Navin Singh KhadkaEnvironment correspondent, BBC World Service
Getty ImagesClear skies, calm winds and a panoramic view of Himalayan peaks draped in snow – that is the autumn hikers on…
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How the autumn climbing season turned deadly in the Himalayas
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No trust in Israel, no talks beyond nuclear issue
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Iran welcomes cessation of the Israeli regime’s genocide in the Gaza Strip, while advising serious caution in light of multiple instances of Tel Aviv’s betrayal of previous…
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Israelis praise Trump at rally ahead of hostage release by Hamas in Gaza
Alice CuddyTel Aviv and
Jaroslav Lukiv
Tel Aviv crowd boos as Witkoff thanks Netanyahu Hundreds of thousands of people have held a rally in Tel Aviv, ahead of the expected release of Israeli hostages by Hamas.
Addressing the crowds, US special envoy…
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Oscar-winning actress dies aged 79, US media report
Oscar-winning actress Diane Keaton has died at the age of 79, according to US media reports.
Keaton, who was born in Los Angeles, shot to fame in the 1970s through her role as Kay Adams-Corleone in The Godfather films.
She was also known for…
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One killed in Israeli drone strike in southern Lebanon amid rise in ceasefire violations
In the latest violation of a shaky ceasefire agreement with Lebanon, the Israeli military has carried out an airstrike against a car in the country’s southern Nabatieh governorate, killing one individual.
Lebanon’s…
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Over 500k Palestinians return to ruined Gaza as truce holds
“More than half a million people have returned to Gaza (City) since yesterday,” said Mahmud Bassal, a spokesman for the civil defense, a rescue service operating under the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, AFP reported.
Many…
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Over half a million Palestinians return to Gaza City amid massive destruction
More than 500,000 displaced Palestinians have returned to the ruins of their homes in Gaza City after the declaration of a ceasefire between Israel and the Hamas resistance movement, according to Gaza’s civil defense…
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We’re grateful for what Trump is doing for peace, Nobel winner Machado tells BBC
Norberto ParedesBBC Mundo and
Alex Boyd
Watch: ‘A great honour for Venezuelan society’ – Machado speaks to the BBC Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado has told the BBC she is grateful for what US President Donald Trump is doing “around…
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Driven by Venezuela’s oil riches, Trump intensifies clash with Maduro government
TEHRAN – Tensions between Caracas and Washington are mounting amid the White House’s continued push for regime change in Venezuela.
The United Nations Security Council held a rare session on Friday following deadly U.S. military strikes…
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Hamas insists on full implementation of first phase of Gaza ceasefire
The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has reaffirmed its commitment to completing the first phase of the ceasefire agreement with Israel.
In a statement on Saturday, Hamas said the truce “is holding, and the…
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