BBCIman al-Nouri’s youngest son, two-year-old Siraj, woke up crying from hunger on Thursday and asked to get some nutritional…
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Mother mourns sons killed in Israeli strike while waiting for aid
BBCTwo of Iman al-Nouri’s five sons were killed on Thursday’s Israeli strike, while a third was seriously wounded -
A bridge too far? Prague railway project draws criticism
Rob CameronPrague Correspondent
BBCThe 123-year old Vysehrad railway bridge in Prague is set to be replaced and relocated The Czech capital Prague is one of Europe’s architectural gems: largely untouched by ten centuries of invasion and war, it…
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Is William Ruto the most disliked Kenyan president in history?
Basillioh RukangaBBC News, Nairobi
Bloomberg via Getty ImagesWilliam Ruto has faced mounting public resentment since he became president Kenya’s William Ruto rode into office on a wave of enthusiasm among ordinary people who hoped he would live up…
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North Korea’s Benidorm-style resort welcomes first Russian tourists
Kayleen Devlin, Julie Yoonnyung Lee and Kevin NguyenBBC Verify
Getty ImagesA new beach resort in North Korea, criticised by human rights groups for the harsh treatment of construction workers, has welcomed its first group of Russian tourists this…
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Intense Mediterranean Sea heatwave raises fears for marine life
Mark Poynting and Erwan RivaultBBC Climate & Data teams
Getty ImagesShading from the midday Sun during a recent heatwave in southern France Warmer water at the seaside might sound nice for your holiday dip, but recent ocean heat in the…
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The beauty and brutality of life in the shadow of Kashmir killings
Abid Bhat/BBCA centuries-old Persian couplet often repeated in Indian-administered Kashmir translates to: “If there is a paradise on earth, it is here, it is here, it is here.” And many Kashmiris insist it was written with Pahalgam in mind.
The…
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China champions cultural concord: Beijing hosts Global Civilizations Dialogue Ministerial Meeting
BEIJING — The Chinese capital, Beijing, has become a hub of global unity and cultural understanding as it hosted the Global Civilizations Dialogue Ministerial Meeting.
With its two-day agenda concluded on Friday, the event reflected China’s…
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Canada’s Carney talked tough on Trump
It’s another curveball in the Canada-US trade war – a new missive by US Donald Trump threatening an unexpected 35% tariff on Canadian goods starting next month.
It came as the two countries engage in intense trade talks meant to produce a new…
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BBC correspondent explains the role of fuel switches
The preliminary report into the Air India crash in June has found that both fuel control switches, which are used to turn the engines off, were moved to the cut-off position.
The BBC’s International business correspondent Theo Leggett explains the…
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An Indigenous Australian community is fighting to protect sacred springs from a coal mine
Monica Garnsey and BBC Eye InvestigationsReporting fromCentral Queensland
BBCA small ceremonial fire has been burning for more than 1,300 days on a dusty stretch of Wangan and Jagalingou Country in central Queensland, the second largest state in…
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