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An attempt by inmates to break out of a high-security prison in the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kinshasa, has led to the deaths of 129 people, the authorities say.Interior Minister Shabani Lukoo said that 24 prisoners had died of bullet wounds after warning shots were fired in the e...
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A judge in Venezuela has issued an arrest warrant for Edmundo González, the opposition's candidate in the country's recent presidential election.It comes after a request by the public prosecutor's office, which is loyal to President Nicolás Maduro.Mr Maduro was declared the...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Mongolia, his first visit to an International Criminal Court (ICC) member since it issued a warrant for his arrest last year.He was welcomed by Mongolia's leader at a lavish ceremony in the Asian nation's capital Ulaanbaatar on Tuesday.The Russ...
Israel says its forces have recovered the bodies of six hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip.In a statement, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the bodies were located on Saturday in an underground tunnel in the Rafah area of southern Gaza.The IDF named the hostages as Carmel Gat, Eden Yerusha...
Ukraine has launched a wave of overnight drone attacks on Russia, causing fires at two Russian energy facilities.According to Russia’s defence ministry, more than 158 Ukrainian drones targeted 15 regions of the country, including the capital Moscow.The Russian military claimed that these drone...
During a pivotal debate in the 2020 US presidential election, one candidate seemed to dominate the stage. They interrupted their rivals at strategic moments, sometimes speaking over them.They directly confronted an opponent, Joe Biden, generating headlines for days and had critics questioning whethe...
X, formerly Twitter, has been banned in Brazil after failing to meet a deadline set by a Supreme Court judge to name a new legal representative in the country.Alexandre de Moraes ordered the "immediate and complete suspension" of the social media platform until it complies with all court o...
Canada’s record wildfires last year produced more carbon emissions than the burning of fossil fuels in all but three major countries, according to a study released in the journal Nature.Only China, the US and India produced more carbon emissions than the 2023 Canadian fires.Unusually high temp...
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The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has said that big polluters have a clear responsibility to cut emissions – or risk a worldwide catastrophe.“The Pacific is today the most vulnerable area of the world,” he told the BBC at the Pacific Island Forum Leaders ...
Australia will introduce a cap on the number of new international students it accepts, as it tries to reduce overall migration to pre-pandemic levels.The nation has one of the biggest international student markets in the world, but the number of new enrolments will be limited to 270,000 for 2025.Eac...
Jake Sullivan has arrived on his first visit to China as US national security adviser. He will hold talks with Foreign Minister Wang Yi as the two countries try to stabilise relations.Mr Sullivan and Mr Wang have met four times over 16 months in Vienna, Malta, Washington and Bangkok. Their last meet...
Japan has accused a Chinese spy plane of breaching its airspace, in what would be the first known instance of such a direct violation.Japan scrambled fighter jets after a Y-9 surveillance plane ‘violated the territorial airspace’ of Danjo Islands for about two minutes at 11:29 local time...
At least six people have been killed after Russia launched a massive attack across Ukraine, seriously damaging some power and water supplies.Explosions rang out in several cities including Kyiv on Monday morning, as more than half of the country's regions came under attack.Authorities in Zaporiz...
Israel's attack on Hezbollah at around 04:30 (01:30 GMT) on Sunday was its biggest since the full-scale war between them in 2006.The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said about 100 fighter jets had “struck and destroyed thousands of Hezbollah rocket launcher barrels” in more than 40 areas...
This morning's exchange of strikes between Israel and Hezbollah appears to be a significant escalation.The Israeli military says around 100 fighter jets carried out what it described as pre-emptive strikes on Hezbollah targets across southern Lebanon on Sunday morning. Hezbollah later fired rock...
A 26-year-old man has given himself up and confessed to a mass knife attack at a street festival in Germany, police said on Sunday."The involvement of this person is currently under intensive investigation," prosecutors and Düsseldorf police said.He is under investigation for murder, ...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Ukraine on Friday to hold talks with President Volodymyr Zelensky. The trip comes just weeks after he met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.The visit is significant because Kyiv and some Western capitals had reacted sharply to Mr Modi’s visit ...
A senior US administration official has pushed back at reported comments by Benjamin Netanyahu, accusing the Israeli prime minister of making “maximalist statements” that are “not constructive to getting a ceasefire deal across the finish line”. It comes in the midst of an in...
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to an American "bridging proposal" for a ceasefire deal in Gaza.It is now up to Hamas to agree, Mr Blinken added.The pair met in Tel Aviv for talks that Mr Netanyahu has described as "positi...
India's top court has said the recent rape and murder of a trainee doctor in West Bengal state has "shocked the conscience of the nation" and criticised authorities for their handling of the investigation.The 31-year-old woman's body was found earlier this month in the seminar room...
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