John Laurenson
Business reporter
Reporting fromMorey-Saint-Denis, Burgundy
BBCBurgundy is one of the most prestigious wine regions in France, and the US is its biggest export…
Category: 2. World
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Winemakers finding Trump’s tariffs hard to swallow
BBCBurgundy in eastern France is highly praised for the quality of its wine -
Trapped between anglophone militants and the army
Nick EricssonBBC Africa Eye
BBCFour years on from her husband’s brutal killing, Ngabi Dora Tue continues to struggle with the fallout Ngabi Dora Tue, consumed by grief, was barely able to stand on her own.
The coffin of her husband, Johnson Mabia,…
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The story of a dead Indian teacher who media falsely labelled a terrorist
Cherylann MollanBBC News, Mumbai
Farooq AhmedMohammad Iqbal died on 7 May in cross-border shelling in Indian-administered Kashmir Farooq Ahmed still bristles with anger when he talks about his brother’s death.
Mohammad Iqbal, a resident of Poonch…
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How a Russian couple helped Ukraine’s war effort
Ilya Barabanov and Anastasia LotarevaBBC News Russian
BBCSergei and Tatyana Voronkov had long been disillusioned with modern Russia when they decided to move to Ukraine It was shortly after Moscow annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014 that Sergei and…
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‘Trump must free himself from grip of Israel’
Hezbollah Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem has said that US President Donald Trump must free himself from “the grip of Israel if he wants to achieve his goals.”
Sheikh Qassem made the remarks on the occasion of…
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EU wants to move ‘swiftly’ on US trade deal, chief says
The EU’s chief has said she is ready to move “swiftly” to agree a trade deal with the United States, and has held a “good call” with US President Donald Trump following his threat of 50% tariffs on the bloc.
President of the European Commission…
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BBC returns to Gaza baby left hungry by Israeli blockade
Fergal KeaneBBC News, Jerusalem
Warning: Upsetting content There is no excitement as the camera passes. The children barely glance. What can surprise a child who lives among the dead, the dying, the waiting to die? Hunger has worn them down.
They…
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Iran summons French envoy in diplomatic row over ‘insulting’ Cannes remarks
Iran summoned France’s envoy in Tehran to protest against “insulting” remarks made by the French foreign minister after an Iranian filmmaker won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival.
Iranian director Jafar Panahi won the prestigious Palme…
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China: Afghanistan’s top investor – Tehran Times
TEHRAN — Years of wars, occupation, and anarchy have left Afghanistan’s natural resources unexploited due to a lack of investment and the transfer of technology. According to the U.S. and UN assessments, minerals buried across…
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Yemen fires hypersonic ballistic missile at Tel Aviv Airport
TEHRAN – Yemen announces an operation against Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv with a hypersonic ballistic missile.
The Yemen Armed Forces have reaffirmed their commitment to imposing an aerial blockade on the Israeli airport in solidarity with…
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