The leader of Yemen’s Ansarullah resistance movement has congratulated Iran on its glorious victory over the Israeli regime and its backers in the recent war of aggression against the Islamic Republic, stressing that Iranian missiles were “an…
Category: 2. World
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Japan executes ‘Twitter killer’ who murdered nine
Japan has executed a man who murdered nine people in 2017, the first time since 2022 that the country has enacted capital punishment.
The serial killings by Takahiro Shiraishi, dubbed the “Twitter killer”, had shocked the country and triggered…
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Stars arrive in Venice for Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez wedding
Celebrities including Kim Kardashian, Bill Gates and Oprah Winfrey are arriving in Venice to attend the extravagant wedding of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez.
Usher, Kylie Jenner and Ivanka Trump were among those seen boarding water…
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Canada passes law fast-tracking nation building projects to counter Trump
Canada’s parliament has passed a landmark bill giving Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government new powers to fast-track major national projects.
The One Canadian Economy Act was passed by the Senate on Thursday, and allows the cabinet to streamline…
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BBC inside Iran state building hit by Israeli missile strike
The BBC’s Chief International Correspondent Lyse Doucet reports from the ruins of an Iranian state TV building in Tehran.
It was hit by an Israeli missile strike during the recent conflict – forcing a newsreader to flee while live on air.
Lyse…
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Hope, fear and anger for families waiting for war to end
Sally NabilBBC World Service
Reporting fromQandil Mountains, IraqMUSTAFA OZER/AFP via Getty Images)
When the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) announced last month that it would disband and end its decades-long insurgency against Turkey,…
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Cases in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania raise fear of regional trend
Basillioh RukangaBBC News, Nairobi
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Kenya’s crackdown on protesters over the last year has sullied its image as a beacon of democracy Kenya has been hit by a recent wave of repression, tarnishing its reputation as a beacon of…
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Brad Pitt’s home ‘ransacked’ in Los Angeles, police say
Actor Brad Pitt’s home in Los Angeles has been ransacked by a trio of thieves.
Three suspects broke into the home in the Los Feliz late on Wednesday through a front window and “ransacked the location,” according to the Los Angeles Police…
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Large fireball seen shooting across sky over Southeastern US
Early on Thursday, the American Meteor Society received multiple reports of a fireball sighting over various Southeastern states, including Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee.
Video from drivers in these states show a flashing light in the sky…
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The woman who could bust Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’
Ana FaguyBBC News, Washington DC
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Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough may not be a household name, but the so-called referee of the Senate has found herself at the centre of a firestorm after she objected to several parts of US…
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