The decades-old exemption that lets Trump fast-track White House rebuild
The White House and several other buildings are exempt from the National Historic Preservation Act …
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US forces kill two in strike on alleged drug boat in the Pacific
This is the eighth US strike on alleged drug trafficking vessels near Latin America, the first on t…
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Cameroon judges reject election-rigging complaints
Results will be announced on Monday, prolonging the uncertainty with the opposition claiming victor…
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Gaza ceasefire deal going better than expected, Vance says
The US vice-president's visit comes after a flare-up of violence between Israel and Hamas that …
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Watch: Dozens of giant pumpkins hit the water for rowing race
The 'squashbucklers' climbed into their hollowed out giant gourds, which are grown locally …
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Hamas is a pale shadow of what it was - but it could yet reinvent itself
After governing with an iron rod for so many years, is Hamas really prepared to relinquish control …
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Brazil grants oil exploration licence in Amazon region
The project by state oil giant Petrobras has faced dismay and opposition from conservationists. f…
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Why John Bolton case is more serious than those against other Trump critics
Bolton argues his case is an example of "weaponisation" but legal experts say the charges…
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Giuffre thought she might 'die a sex slave' at hands of Epstein and his circle, memoir reveals
The BBC obtained a copy of Virginia Giuffre's posthumous memoir ahead of its publication on Tue…
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'We are orphans': Kenyans bid farewell to ex-PM Odinga in his political heartland
Kisumu mourners flock to see Raila Odinga's body as Barack Obama remembers "a true champio…
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Wrongfully imprisoned for more than 40 years, US man now faces deportation to India
Subramanyam "Subu" Vedam was freed from prison after being wrongfully convicted for a 198…
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Red Cross retrieves body of dead hostage in Gaza, Israel says
The Israeli military says "a coffin of a deceased hostage" is now on the way to its troop…
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US governor wins $1.4m playing blackjack in Las Vegas
Billionaire JB Pritzker won the sum while on holiday with friends and family. from BBC News https…
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Airline apologises for asking dead flight attendant for paperwork
The woman's death has triggered widespread anger in Taiwan following speculation that she was o…
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Titan submersible imploded due to poor engineering, say US officials
The submersible disappeared from sensors on its journey to the wreck of the Titanic, killing all fi…
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Syria's Sharaa meets Putin in Moscow for first time since fall of Assad
Syria's leader suggested he would continue to allow Russia access to its military bases in Syri…
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Cracked windscreen forces US defence secretary's plane to make unscheduled landing in UK
The Pentagon says Hegseth and other military leaders on board, who were travelling back from a Nato…
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Israel identifies bodies of four dead hostages returned by Hamas
The first four deceased hostages to be returned are Guy Illouz, Bipin Joshi, Yossi Sharabi and Dani…
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