Orla GuerinSenior International Correspondent in Gaziantep, Turkey
BBCThe pull of home can be strong – even when it is a place you can’t remember.
That is how it is for Ahmed, 18. He emerges from a…
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Syrians in Turkey consider return after fall of Assad
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Bondi hero recounts moment he tackled gunman during shooting
The man who disarmed one of the gunmen who killed 15 people at a Jewish event at Bondi Beach has revealed his thoughts in the moments before his heroic actions.
In verified footage, Ahmed al Ahmed – a Sydney shop owner born and raised in Syria -…
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At least 13 people killed as train derails in Mexico
“The Ministry of the Navy informed me that in the Interoceanic Train accident 13 people sadly died; 98 were injured, five of them seriously,” she wrote in a post on X.
Earlier, the Mexican Ministry of the Navy, which operates the railway line,…
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Trump describes talks with Putin, Zelensky excellent
“Our meeting was excellent. We covered, somebody would say, 95% [of issues]. I don’t know what percent, but we have made a lot of progress on ending that war,” the US leader said at a joint press conference with Zelensky at his Mar-a-Lago…
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Five-year-old boy dies after getting caught in ski travelator
A five-year-old boy in Japan has died while on a ski holiday with his family after his arm caught on a travelator.
On Sunday morning Hinata Goto was about to step off the travelator at a Hokkaido resort’s ski slopes when he fell down and his right…
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China to hold military drills around Taiwan as warning to ‘separatist forces’
ReutersSince 2022 Beijing has ramped up military drills in the Taiwan Strait China has announced it will hold military drills around Taiwan simulating the seizure and blockade of the island’s key areas, as a warning against “separatist forces”.
The…
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An orphan’s murder shines a spotlight on child abuse in Somalia
Radio GaalkacyoSaabirin’s death sparked calls for child protection measures to be properly implemented A woman is currently awaiting execution in Somalia after being convicted of killing a 14-year-old girl in her care.
The murder of orphan Saabirin…
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‘I’ve never seen a year as worrying as 2025’
John SimpsonBBC world affairs editor
BBCSensitive content: This article contains a graphic description of death that some readers may find upsetting
I’ve reported on more than 40 wars around the world during my career, which goes back to the…
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Mexico train crash kills 13 and injures almost 100
AFP via Getty ImagesThe train derailed while rounding a bend near the town of Nizanda, Oaxaca. At least 13 people died and almost 100 were injured after a train derailed in Mexico’s south-western Oaxaca region, the Mexican navy said.
The train,…
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Trump says progress made in Ukraine talks but ‘thorny issues’ remain
Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky said progress had been made to end the Ukraine war during Florida talks but the US leader added “one or two very thorny issues” remained.
While both the US and Ukrainian presidents described the talks as…
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