South Korea’s impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol has been found guilty of abuse of power, obstructing justice and falsifying documents in relation to his failed martial law bid in 2024.
Prosecutors have sought a 10-year jail term for this set of…
Category: 2. World
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Cuba counts cost of alliance after 32 troops killed in Venezuela
Will GrantBBC’s Cuba correspondent in Havana
Watch: Public pay their respects to Cubans killed in Venezuela during US raid From sunrise, throngs of military personnel, government officials and civilians lined the route between Havana’s airport and…
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Australian woman wakes to find massive python on her chest
In the middle of the night on Monday, Rachel Bloor stirred in her bed to find a heavy weight curled up on her chest.
Half asleep, she reached out for her dog – and instead found herself petting a smooth, slithering object.
As Bloor retreated…
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Trump threatens to invoke Insurrection Act to quell anti-ICE protests in Minnesota
US President Donald Trump has threatened to invoke the rarely used Insurrection Act to quell unrest over federal immigration enforcement operations in Minneapolis.
He threatened to send in troops following a night of protests and vandalism in the…
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How realistic are India’s its ambitions?
Bloomberg via Getty ImagesIndia hopes to make its own rare earth magnets for domestic use In November 2025, India approved a 73bn-rupee ($800m; £600m) plan that could help it to cut its dependence on China in one of the most strategic corners of…
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Empire’s duplicity: Trump cheers riots in Iran while legitimizing cold-blooded murder at home
US hypocrisy has again been exposed after ICE killed Renee Good, suppressed dissent, blocked investigation, and then had the audacity to support deadly riots and rioters in Iran.
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Actor Timothy Busfield charged with sexually abusing boys on TV series set
Actor Timothy Busfield has made his first court appearance after turning himself in on criminal charges that he allegedly sexually abused two boys on the set of a TV series filmed in New Mexico, prosecutors say.
The Emmy-winning actor, who starred…
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Nigeria’s healthcare under the spotlight after death of author’s child
Mansur Abubakar,Abujaand
Makuochi Okafor,BBC Africa, Lagos
EPAPopular author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie alleges her toddler was denied oxygen and excessively sedated, leading to cardiac arrest A series of harrowing cases of allegations of medical…
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Israel moves Yellow Line deeper into Gaza, satellite images show
Benedict Garman,
Emma Pengellyand
Matt Murphy,BBC Verify
BBCIsrael has moved the blocks which are supposed to mark its post-ceasefire line of control deeper into Gaza in several places, sowing confusion among Palestinians.
Satellite images…
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New map reveals landscape beneath Antarctica in unprecedented detail
Mark Poynting,Climate researcherand
Erwan Rivault,Senior data designer
Getty ImagesA new map has unmasked the landscape beneath Antarctica’s ice in unprecedented detail, something scientists say could greatly enhance our understanding of the frozen…
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