Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a bill that critics say weakens the independence of the country’s anti-corruption bodies, sparking protests and drawing international criticism.
Critics say the new law undermines the authority of…
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Columbia University expels, suspends dozens over pro-Palestine protests
Columbia University has suspended or expelled dozens of students for participating in pro-Palestinian demonstrations.
The university said in a statement on Tuesday that it was punishing an unspecified number of students…
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Hamas decries regional silence as Gaza faces catastrophic hunger
The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has voiced surprise at the “silence” of Arab and Islamic countries amid Israel’s ongoing genocidal campaign and deliberate starvation of civilians across the Gaza…
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Hezbollah chief slams global silence on Gaza, calls for boycott of Israel
The head of the Hezbollah resistance movement has condemned global inaction in response to the genocide in Gaza, urging Arab and Islamic nations to halt all forms of normalization with Israel and to impose sweeping…
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Obama blasts ‘bizarre’ Trump claim of 2016 election ‘treason’
Watch: Trump accuses Obama of plotting against him Donald Trump has accused Barack Obama of “treason”, claiming he plotted to sabotage his first presidency by linking him to alleged Russian election meddling.
“They tried to steal the election,”…
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Kordofan becomes the latest front line in the civil war
Anne SoyBBC Senior Africa Correspondent
Avaaz via Getty ImagesSudan’s oil-rich Kordofan region has turned into a major front line in the war between the army and rival paramilitary forces, as both sides try to gain the upper-hand in a conflict…
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Why were so many people killed there during Texas floods?
The recent floods in Texas killed 135 people, including many young children.
At least 27 campers and staff from Camp Mystic died.
BBC Verify’s Jake Horton has visited Kerr County in Texas to find out what happened there and why it was so badly hit.
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Ozzy Osbourne death: 'He was one of nature's good guys'
The BBC’s David Sillito looks back at the life of Ozzy Osbourne, the frontman of heavy metal band Black Sabbath, who has died at the age of 76.
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Australia’s coral reefs bleached by marine heatwave
Katy WatsonAustralia correspondent
Reporting fromWestern AustraliaWatch: Can you un-bleach coral? BBC visits remote Australian reef to find out Australia boasts plenty of superlatives when it comes to its natural landmarks. The Great Barrier Reef,…
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Big cat owners hide their animals amid Pakistani crackdown
Azadeh MoshiriPakistan correspondent in Lahore
Watch: Pakistan crackdown on illegal big cats after pet lion pounces on woman and two children The smell hanging in the air is the first sign there’s something unusual about the farmhouse on the…
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