Nicolas Négoce, Natasha Booty & Jonathan Griffin
BBC News
10 Design ArchitecturePlans for a futuristic city in Senegal dreamt up by the singer Akon have been scrapped and…
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Wakanda-style $6bn project abandoned by Senegal
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Hamas says it is consulting other groups on ceasefire plan
Hamas says it is consulting other Palestinian groups before giving a formal response to the latest proposal for a new Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal put forward by the US.
President Donald Trump said on Friday morning that expected to…
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Zambia elephant attack kills British and New Zealand tourists
Wycliffe Muia & Kennedy GondweBBC News, Nairobi & Lusaka
Getty ImagesThe elephant was shot and wounded, but still attacked the two women, police said (file photo) Two female tourists, including a British pensioner, have been killed by a charging…
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Gas station explodes in Rome, injuring at least 9
TEHRAN, Jul. 04 (MNA) – An explosion rocked a gas station in Rome on Friday, leaving several people injured, including eight police officers and a firefighter, officials said. The blast from the explosion was so loud that it was heard across…
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Israel arms Fatah-linked gangs in Gaza to fight Hamas
Israel is cooperating with three Gaza-based armed groups, including two Fatah-affiliated armed groups in Gaza City and Khan Yunis, which receive the regime’s support and funding from the Palestinian Authority,…
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Drone attack leaves over 50,000 people without power
TEHRAN, Jul. 04 (MNA) – Over 50,000 people were left without power in the Moscow region after a drone attack caused a fire at an electrical substation in the Sergiev Posad region.
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Sport agent Jonathan Barnett accused of rape in US lawsuit
Adam Fradgley – AMA/West Bromwich Albion FC via Getty ImagesBarnett denies the woman’s allegations that he kept her as a “sex slave” High-profile British sports agent Jonathan Barnett has been accused of raping a woman more than 39 times, in a US…
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Kyiv hit by barrage of drone strikes as Putin spurns Trump’s truce bid
A pall of acrid smoke hung over Kyiv on Friday morning following a night of intensive Russian strikes – the hours of darkness once again punctuated by the staccato of air defence guns, buzz of drones and large explosions.
Almost every district in…
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Pezeshkian arrives in Azerbaijan
TEHRAN, Jul. 04 (MNA) – Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian arrived in Azerbaijan on Friday.
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Roadblocks replace rallies as Serbian protesters demand new elections
Guy De LauneyBBC Balkans correspondent
Getty ImagesAs Serbia’s anti-corruption protests enter their ninth month, they show no sign of abating – and are instead changing in their leadership, composition and tactics.
At the climax of last weekend’s…
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