A British-owned, Canadian-made whiskey is at the centre of a spat between two provinces that is testing a unified “Team Canada” approach in the face of US tariffs.
It started after the whiskey maker, Diageo, said it will shut down a bottling plant…
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Pandoro cake influencer cleared of aggravated fraud in Italy
An Italian fashion influencer has been acquitted of aggravated fraud, bringing a long-running scandal involving a charity Christmas cake to an end.
Chiara Ferragni had been accused of misleading consumers by promoting the sale of a designer pink…
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US and UK pulling some personnel from Qatar military base
TSGT Scott Reed, USAFAl-Udeid is the largest US military base in the Middle East The US and UK are reducing the number of personnel at the Al-Udeid air base in Qatar, as US President Donald Trump considers whether to take action against Iran over…
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Tehran morgue videos show the brutality of Iran’s crackdown on protesters
Shayan Sardarizadeh,
Merlyn Thomas,BBC Verifyand
Ghoncheh Habibiazad,BBC Persian
BBCCrowds of masked protesters gather in Tehran Warning: this story contains content which some readers might find distressing
Distressing new videos have emerged from a…
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Swiss regions ban pyrotechnics after Crans-Montana ski bar fire
EPAThe community in Crans-Montana remains in shock two weeks after the fire The Swiss canton of Valais has banned pyrotechnic devices in all indoor public venues following the devastating fire at a bar on New Year’s Eve where 40 people were killed…
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White House defends Trump over middle-finger gesture at heckler
The White House has defended US President Donald Trump after he aimed an offensive gesture at a heckler during his appearance at a Ford factory in Detroit on Tuesday.
Footage of the incident published by TMZ appears to show the president…
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IRGC Aerospace chief declares 'peak readiness' amid US-Israeli war rhetoric
The commander of the Aerospace Force of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the force has achieved the highest level of its defensive preparedness.
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BBC on site after crane collapses on train in Thailand
A construction crane fell onto a moving train in north-eastern Thailand, killing at least 32 people and injuring 66 others.
The crane derailed the train and crushed some of its carriages, one of which caught fire. A one-year-old and an 85-year-old…
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Australian Open Million Dollar One Point Slam: Amateur Jordan Smith stuns world’s best
Analysis by BBC Sport tennis news reporter Jonathan Jurejko
At the start of the night, Coco Gauff admitted she didn’t want to win the One Point Slam.
Instead, the two-time major singles champion wanted an amateur to take home the money. They would…
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Paintings of Palestinian teenager reflect war, displacement in Gaza
The quiet grief of displacement and the shared exhaustion of a nation under siege are the details a Palestinian teenager in Gaza captures through her art.
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