The UN has voted to condemn trafficking of enslaved Africans as the ‘gravest crime against humanity’, urging the West to return the looted heritage.
Category: 2. World
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UN votes to denounce slave trade as ‘gravest crime against humanity’
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Zimbabwe says 15 nationals killed after being lured to fight for Russia
Zimbabwe says it is engaging the Russian government to repatriate bodies and bring home those still alive.
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'A game-changing moment for social media' – what next for big tech after landmark addiction verdict?
The ruling could be the beginning of the end of social media as we know it, writes the BBC’s technology editor Zoe Kleinman.
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New India bill to amend transgender rights sparks protests
The bill seeks to change how transgender people are legally recognised and their right to self-identify.
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'We are being choked': Philippines transport workers strike over fuel costs
It comes as a ship carrying barrels of Russian crude oil arrived in the Philippines earlier this week.
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How will the UK respond to US court verdict on social media?
Will the decision of a Los Angeles jury have an impact on the UK government as it considers potential future regulations on social media, writes the BBC’s political editor.
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Yemen's Ansarullah ready to enter battlefield in support of Iran: Report
Yemen’s Ansarullah is reportedly ready to enter the battlefield in support of Iran amid ongoing unprovoked American-Israeli aggression targeting the Islamic Republic.
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Trump confirms May meeting with Xi Jinping as Iran war forces postponement
Trump’s delayed meeting with Xi Jinping will be the first visit to China by a US president since 2017.
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Hezbollah fires record 85 strikes in a day, targets Israeli war ministry with precision missiles
Fighters from the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement have carried out 85 retaliatory operations against Israeli positions within the past 24 hours.
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'I have no recollection of anything' – Epstein survivor says she was drugged and raped
A survivor of Epstein’s abuses spoke publicly for the first time to BBC Newsnight about her experience of being raped and drugged by the sex offender.
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