NetflixWhen a South Korean monk performed a Buddhist ritual for a wildly popular K-pop boy band, it was the most unusual ceremony he had ever held.
His mission: to guide the souls of the band to peace and rebirth.
The band were long gone – or…
Category: 2. World
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National security or xenophobia? Texas restricts Chinese owning and renting property
Mengchen ZhangBBC Global China Unit, reporting from Texas
Office of the Texas GovernorA signing ceremony of Governor Greg Abbott took place on 26 August Jason Yuan, a second-hand car shop owner, closes the hood of a vehicle after tightening the…
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Father of child killed in Minneapolis shooting speaks out
Jesse Merkel, whose eight-year-old son Fletcher was killed during a shooting at Annunciation Catholic School on Wednesday, read a family statement outside the church targeted by the attacker.
He described his son as a loving boy who enjoyed…
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Rohingya refugees: ‘India put us on the boat like captives
Samira HussainSouth Asia Correspondent, BBC News, Delhi
BBCSoyed Noor (centre) and some of the other refugees spoke to the BBC via a video call from Myanmar Noorul Amin last spoke to his brother on 9 May. The call was brief, but the news was…
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Minneapolis school attacker ‘obsessed with idea of killing children’, officials say
Tom BatemanBBC News, Minneapolis and
Max MatzaBBC News
Watch: Minneapolis shooter “wanted to watch children suffer”, says official Investigators say that the attacker who opened fire on pupils as they were praying at a church in Minneapolis was…
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Iran to give proportionate response to E3 snapback move
Abbas Araghchi held a phone call with the European Union
High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President Kajal Kallas on Thursday night after the United Kingdom, France, and Germany formally notified the United…
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Yemeni official denies commanders targeted in Israeli strikes
The Israeli regime’s military attacked the Yemeni capital of Sanaa on Thursday. Following the airstrikes, Israeli regime media claimed that the commanders of the Ansarullah government-led military were targted.
The Israeli military said in a…
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How a Small Chinese City Is Serving Up Shanghai Spirit
This regional bloc was founded in 2001 by China, Russia, and several Central Asian nations to promote regional security and trust. Today, with 10 member countries that include India, Pakistan, Iran, alongside 14 dialogue partners and two observer…
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BBC reports from scene of deadly Russian attack on Kyiv
Russia launched a major attack on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv in the early hours of Thursday evening, killing at least 19 people, including four children.
Among the targets hit were a number of residential buildings across the capital.
BBC correspondent…
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E3 at a decisive moment over snapback mechanism
Iran’s UN delegation said on Thursday that the UN Security Council must choose between supporting the draft resolution proposed by Russia and China, intended to extend diplomatic engagement, or activating the snapback mechanism, which could…
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