Paul Kirby
Europe digital editor
Jeff Overs/BBCGerman Chancellor Friedrich Merz has accepted US accusations that Europe was doing too little to fund its…
Category: 2. World
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Germany’s Merz admits Europe was free-riding on the US
Jeff Overs/BBCFriedrich Merz has met President Donald Trump three times since becoming chancellor in early May -
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to end in May 2026, CBS says
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert will end in May 2026, the CBS television network announced in a surprise statement on Thursday.
The move “is purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night [television],” and “is not…
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Relentless immigration raids are changing California’s way of life
Regan MorrisBBC News, Los Angeles
Getty ImagesProtesters film federal officers in Southern California’s farm country When immigration agents came to the farm where he worked, Jaime Alanis tried to hide.
Climbing to the roof of a greenhouse, while…
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Trump diagnosed with vein condition, White House says
Bernd Debusmann JrBBC News, White House
Kwasi Gyamfi AsieduBBC News, Washington DC
Watch: White House says Trump has a chronic venous insufficiency Donald Trump is suffering from a chronic vein condition, the White House announced on Thursday, after…
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Felix Baumgartner, who jumped from edge of space, dies paragliding
Ottilie Mitchell & Hollie ColeBBC News
Getty ImagesFelix Baumgartner, who once broke the world record for the highest skydive by jumping from the edge of space, has died in a motorised paragliding accident in Italy.
The 56-year-old fell to the…
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Police bust trafficking syndicate sending babies to Singapore
Indonesian police have uncovered an international baby trafficking syndicate which has allegedly sold at least 25 infants to buyers in Singapore since 2023.
Authorities made 13 arrests related to the syndicate in the Indonesian cities of Pontianak…
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Almost 600 killed in south Syria violence, monitoring group says
ReutersThe fighting was sparked by a dispute between the Bedouin and Druze communities A monitoring group says 594 people have been killed during the recent violence in southern Syria that took on a sectarian dimension.
The UK-based Syrian…
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A furious Chinese internet takes on privilege
Getty ImagesNashi joins a growing list of people facing intense scrutiny in China over their privilege This was supposed to be a breakout year for Chinese actress Nashi, with major roles in two blockbuster films and a highly anticipated TV drama.
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Israel regrets deadly strike on Catholic Church in Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said his country “deeply regrets that a stray ammunition” hit Gaza’s only Catholic Church, killing three people sheltering there.
“Every innocent life lost is a tragedy. We share the grief of the…
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Citizen Kane sled saved from destruction sells for nearly $15m
A prop central to the celebrated opening scene of Citizen Kane – widely regarded as one of the best films ever made – has sold at auction for $14.75m (£11m).
The wooden Rosebud sled, one of at least three known to have survived, was long thought…
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