Just hours after winning the South Korean presidency, Lee Jae-myung pledged to “unite the people” in his inauguration speech on Wednesday.
Lee enters office at a time when the country is still grappling with deep divisions, which were further…
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US Navy to rename USNS Harvey Milk, named after gay rights leader
Getty ImagesHarvey Milk was the first openly gay man elected to public office in California The US Navy plans to remove the name of gay rights leader and Navy veteran Harvey Milk from one of its ships, and may change the titles of other vessels…
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South Korea’s new president has a Trump-shaped crisis to avert
Jean MackenzieSeoul correspondent
Watch: BBC on the ground in Seoul as new president is announced South Korea’s new president, Lee Jae-myung, has secured a storming victory, but his honeymoon will barely last the day.
The former opposition leader is…
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Boulder attack renews safety concerns for US Jewish communities
On Sunday, a group gathered in Boulder, Colorado, to raise awareness for hostages held in Gaza was attacked, leaving 12 people injured.
The suspect, Mohammed Sabry Soliman, accused of throwing incendiary devices at them, allegedly planned the…
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The hunt for alleged Stilfontein kingpin Tiger
Mayeni JonesBBC News, Mahontlong and Bobete
South Africa policeThe police issued this shot of Tiger when it launched the manhunt in January Nobody in South Africa seems to know where Tiger is.
The 42-year-old from neighbouring Lesotho, whose real…
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Donald Trump doubles US steel and aluminium tariffs to 50%
Getty ImagesUS President Donald Trump has signed an order doubling tariffs on steel and aluminium imports from 25% to 50%.
The move hikes import taxes on the metals – key inputs in everything from cars to canned food – for the second time since…
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Yemeni missile disrupts flights at Israel airport
Yemen’s armed forces have said that they had launched a hypersonic ballistic missile towards Ben Gurion International Airport outside Tel Aviv in central Israel, which was reportedly intercepted by Israeli defense systems, the Palestinian…
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Oreo maker sues Aldi over ‘copycat’ packaging
Danai Nesta KupembaBBC News
Mondelēz International/AldiMondelēz International’s Oreo snack brand (R) and Aldi’s store brand chocolate sandwich cookie The corporation behind Oreo has filed a lawsuit in the US against the budget supermarket Aldi,…
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IDF says roads to Gaza aid centres are ‘combat zones’ as sites close for day
Aid distribution centres in Gaza will be closed for a day on Wednesday, as the Israeli military warned roads leading to the sites will be considered “combat zones”.
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a controversial US and Israel-backed aid…
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The Today Debate: Israel-Gaza – are we witnessing war crimes?
The BBC’s Anna Foster hosts a special Today Debate: Israel-Gaza – are we witnessing war crimes?
On the panel are Lyse Doucet, the BBC’s chief international correspondent, and Michael Kleiner, president of the Supreme Court of the Israeli Likud…
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