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Thai Queen makes first solo flight in fighter jet
Thailand’s Queen Suthida made her first solo flight in a fighter jet, according to the Thai Royal Household.
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Russian search engine Yandex struggles after Ukrainian strikes on data centres
Often dubbed "Russia's Google", the tech firm admits customers may experience disruption to digital services due to the attacks.
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Did Russia play by the rules in reporting lab worker's death?
A global treaty signed by 197 countries — including Russia — requires reporting any death that could be a sign of an outbreak to come. (Image credit: Tatyana Makeyeva/AFP)
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Man named Hitler Mussolini elected mayor in Peru
The left-wing candidate won a narrow victory in a remote district in the Peruvian Andes, exit polls show.
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ICJ judge Navi Pillay wins Nobel peace prize for promoting international law
Committee recognises work of South African who chaired UN commission that concluded Israel was guilty of genocide in Gaza The Nobel peace prize has been awarded to Navi Pillay, the South African former UN human rights chief who chaired the UN commission that c
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Tornado rips through Sicilian town and city
Dramatic footage shows huge tornado moving through Marsala and Petrosino, causing damage to buildings and cars.
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Watch: Who is Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay?
BBC correspondent Joe Inwood explains how Pillay's childhood in South Africa led her to become a driving force in international law from Myanmar to Gaza.
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New spate of stabbings, overdoses and fires at Australian immigration detention centres run by ICE-linked US prison firm
Exclusive: Federal government under scrutiny as documents reveal serious security lapses at Melbourne and Villawood immigration detention centres Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A new spate of stabbings, overdoses and drug use in A
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Pete Hegseth’s plan to livestream execution puts US in dubious company
Only Iran and Afghanistan routinely carry out sentences in public, with Saudi Arabia appearing to have ended practice US politics – live updates If the US defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, goes ahead with plans to livestream the execution of a soldier radicalis
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Cop31 host urges wealthy countries to spend ‘much more’ on climate than defence
‘The climate issue is the security issue,’ says Turkish minister at Pacific pre-Cop summit in Fiji Wealthy countries should spend far more on dealing with the climate crisis than the 5% of GDP promised by Nato members for defence because “the climate issue is
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Trump says U.S. won't attack Iran before midterms. And, ICE agent shoots man in NYC
Trump announced that the U.S. will not attack Iran ahead of the midterms. And, a 28-year-old man is receiving treatment at the hospital after an ICE agent shot him in the neck. (Image credit: Kent Nishimura)
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Isaias strengthens to become first Atlantic hurricane of 2026 season
Storm expected to make landfall on US’s northern Gulf coast with risk of flash floods and isolated river flooding Isaias has become the first Atlantic hurricane of the 2026 season, with wind speeds of 80mph and a minimum pressure of 975mb. It is expected to st
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Three Saudis killed in Riyadh airport attack claimed by Houthis
Attack is deadliest in kingdom since it launched major military offensive with allies against Houthis in Yemen Three Saudi citizens have been killed and several other people were wounded in attacks targeting Riyadh airport for which Yemen’s Houthis claimed re
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Fort Hood survivor supports gunman's execution by firing squad but questions livestream
Alonzo Lunsford tells the BBC the punishment befits the crime but he has some doubts whether the public should be able to watch it.
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Why is it so hard to put out Indonesian fires shrouding the region in toxic smog?
We explain why Indonesia’s peatland fires are so difficult to battle and produce so much haze.
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South African human rights lawyer Navi Pillay wins the Nobel Peace Prize
South African human rights lawyer Navi Pillay wins the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for advancing human rights and international law. (Image credit: Daniel Karmann)
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Meet India's feisty Gen Z protester who is taking on Modi
Neha Bora has emerged as one of the most recognisable faces from India's recent Gen Z-led protests.
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Adidas accuses Australian label White Fox of ‘trading off its reputation’ with use of four-stripe branding
Global sportswear brand is suing online retailer in the federal court for selling clothes featuring ‘deceptively similar’ design Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Global sportswear brand Adidas claims Australian label White Fox is tr
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