Soutik BiswasIndia correspondent
APLast week, a helicopter appeared over the green, folded hills of Ukhrul in India’s north-eastern state of Manipur.
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Category: 2. World
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The homecoming of one of the world’s oldest rebels
APAfter more than 60 years, Thuingaleng Muivah returned to his native village in Manipur last week -
How a DIY cracker in India went from social media craze to blinding children
Cherylann Mollan, BBC News and Vishnukant Tiwari, BBC HindiBhopal, Madhya Pradesh
BBCAarish says he’s worried about missing work after losing vision in his left eye Aarish, 15, sits on a hospital bed in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. A…
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two killed in NSW outback
Two people have been killed after an underground explosion at a mine in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW).
Emergency services were called to the Endeavor mine at Cobar, about 700km (435 miles) northwest of Sydney, in the early hours of…
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Who is Anwar Ibrahim, the Malaysian PM?
Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump is greeted by Malaysian PM Anwar when he arrives in Kuala Lumpur in October 2025 “I was in prison but you almost got there,” Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim joked to US President Donald Trump as the…
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OpenAI shares data on ChatGPT users with suicidal thoughts, psychosis
OpenAI has released new estimates of the number of ChatGPT users who exhibit possible signs of mental health emergencies, including mania, psychosis or suicidal thoughts.
The company said that around 0.07% of ChatGPT users active in a given week…
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Film and fashion stars celebrate cinematic style
Getty ImagesHollywood royalty Nicole Kidman commanded the spotlight in a stunning floor length black gown Los Angeles played host to a spectacle of style and storytelling as Vogue World: Hollywood unfolded — an…
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Ivory Coast president, 83, secures fourth term after two rivals barred
Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara has secured a fourth term in an election which two of his biggest challengers were barred from, provisional results show.
Ouattara, 83, won 89.8% of the vote, the electoral commission said on Monday, and…
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Pakistan's interior minister to meet with Ali Larijani
TEHRAN, Oct. 27 (MNA) – The Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi will meet and hold talks with Ali Larijani, Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran, in Tehran on Tuesday.
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Israel allows Hamas member into IDF-held Gaza to search for hostages
The Israeli government says it has allowed a member of Hamas into territory in Gaza controlled by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to help Red Cross and Egyptian personnel search for the bodies of 13 remaining dead hostages.
“The Red Cross, the…
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Freed Israeli hostage Evyatar David who was forced to dig own grave is ‘growing back to his old self’, father says
The father of a released Israeli hostage who was forced to dig his own grave in a Gazan tunnel by Hamas has told the BBC his son’s health is “improving every day”.
Avishai David was speaking after his 24-year-old son Evyatar David and two other…
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