Hamas has formally rejected Israel’s latest ceasefire offer, saying it is prepared to immediately negotiate a deal that would see the release of all remaining hostages in return for an end to the war and the release of Palestinian prisoners.
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Category: 2. World
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Canada’s ‘regular’ homes now cost millions. Can a new government fix it?
Nadine YousifBBC News
Reporting fromVancouver, British Columbia
Eloise Alanna/BBCVancouver has been labelled one of the most “impossibly unaffordable” cities in the world for housing Before Donald Trump imposed tariffs on Canada and threatened its…
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JD Vance heads to Rome
Davide Ghiglione in Rome & Bernd Debusmann Jr in Washington DCBBC News, Washington
Getty ImagesJD Vance converted to Catholicism in 2019 at the age of 35. When US Vice-President JD Vance comes to Rome on Friday, he is set to meet Italy’s prime…
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Migrant tents removed from Guantanamo Bay, satellite images show
The US has dismantled large parts of a camp built to house migrants at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, satellite images reviewed by BBC Verify show.
President Donald Trump ordered the existing facility in Cuba be expanded to hold 30,000 migrants…
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Syrians have more freedom after Assad, but could they lose it?
Lina SinjabMiddle East Correspondent
BBCOn the morning of 8 December 2024, I waited anxiously at the Lebanese border, hoping to get into Syria as soon as the crossing opened, not knowing what to expect.
Bashar al-Assad, the president of 24 years,…
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Controversy in Iraq over Al Sharaa’s invitation to Arab summit in Baghdad
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani’s confirmation that Syrian President Ahmad Al Sharaa has been invited to the Arab summit in Baghdad next month has caused controversy in Iraq, The National reported on Thursday.
The reason behind…
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The rise and wobble of India’s EV pioneer Ola
Getty ImagesSales of Ola’s electric scooters have fallen sharply It was once the Indian start-up world’s shining star, but Ola is now battling a multitude of crises.
Founded in 2010, it quickly became a household name, expanding from ride-hailing…
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Trump’s tariffs leave China’s neighbours with an impossible choice
Nick MarshBBC News
Reporting fromKuala LumpurAstudestra AjengrastriBBC Indonesian
Getty ImagesSouth East Asia is on the frontline of Chinese exports to the US that are now looking for new markets When US President Donald Trump hit China with tariffs…
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US weapons left in Afghanistan sold to militant groups, sources tell BBC
Yasin Rasouli & Zia ShahreyarBBC Afghan Languages
Getty ImagesUS military equipment and vehicles, including abandoned Humvees, fell into the hands of the Taliban in 2021 Half a million weapons obtained by the Taliban in Afghanistan have been lost,…
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US halts construction of vast wind farm off New York coast
The Trump administration has halted construction of a vast wind farm off the coast of New York, which was designed to provide enough electricity to power 500,000 homes.
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said the Biden administration had “rushed…
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