US President Donald Trump has extended the deadline to comply with a law that requires TikTok’s parent company “ByteDance” to sell the popular video app to an American buyer.
The 75-day extension comes as the administration finalises a plan to…
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Ronin the rat sets new landmine-sniffing record
Tiffany WertheimerBBC News
APOPOFive-year-old Ronin has helped Cambodians reclaim land that was once avoided for fear of landmines A landmine-sniffing rat in Cambodia has set a new world record to become the first rat to uncover more than 100 mines…
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Children among 14 dead in Russian attack on Kryvyi Rih, say Ukraine officials
A Russian missile attack on the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih has killed at least 14 people and left dozens of others wounded, according to regional head Serhii Lysak.
The head of city’s defence administration, Oleksandr Vilkul, said a…
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Videos show Israeli strike on school-turned-shelter in Gaza
On Thursday at least 27 Palestinians were killed in an Israeli air strike on a school-turned-shelter in northern Gaza, according to the Hamas-run health ministry.
The Israel Defense Forces said it was targeting “prominent terrorists” inside a…
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How the scale of loss is clearer one week on
More than 3,000 people were killed by last week’s 7.7 magnitude earthquake, Myanmar’s military junta has said. Hundreds more people are missing and the toll is expected to rise.
Rescuers are still unable to reach parts of the country devastated…
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Stocks plunge as China retaliates to Trump tariffs
Natalie ShermanBusiness reporters, BBC News
Getty ImagesStock market turmoil deepened on Friday, as China hit back at tariffs announced by Donald Trump, raising the likelihood of an extended trade war and damage to the global economy.
All three…
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“Inevitable” revenge for deadly US raids on Yemen
TEHRAN – American and British airstrikes on Yemen have resulted in the deaths of more than 30 civilians and left at least 100 others injured.
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Journalist arrests fuel fears for democracy
BBCYasin Akgul, a photojournalist for AFP, was arrested at his home It was early morning on 23 March when the police came to Yasin Akgul’s door in Istanbul – while his children were still in bed. Just hours before, the Turkish photojournalist…
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US Senate overwhelmingly rejects bid to block arms sales to Israel
The US Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly rejected a bid to block $8.8 billion in arms sales to Israel over the human rights crisis facing Palestinians in Gaza following Israel’s bombardment of the enclave and suspension of humanitarian aid…
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Russian official says Moscow, Washington made ‘3 steps forward’ in mending ties
Russia and the US made “three steps forward” on a large number of issues over the past two days, Kirill Dmitriev, Russia’s special envoy for foreign investment and economic cooperation, said Thursday.
“You know, indeed, for the last two days, on…
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