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Pochettino agrees to new manager contract with US Soccer
Mauricio Pochettino inks a four-year head coach extension after Team USA finished in the last-16 at World Cup 2026.
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More than 17 killed as Russia and Ukraine trade heavy attacks
Exchange of fire intensifies as the war, now in its fifth year, shows no signs of slowing down.
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Aung San Suu Kyi appears healthy in first confirmed outside contact for 2.5 years
Photos newly released by Myanmar's military government show Suu Kyi meeting with an ICRC official.
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FIFA’s Infantino sought Trump backing after World Cup selloff plan: Report
FIFA boss Gianni Infantino turned to Donald Trump to save his job amid revolt against World Cup privatisation plan.
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Hilltop Youth: A group intent on taking over the West Bank by violence
The Hilltop Youth is a radical religious Zionist group devoted to seizing Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank.
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Why does Spain have ‘enclaves’ in North Africa?
The Spanish enclaves lie on the northern coast of Africa, bordering Morocco.
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Families search for loved ones after deadly Ceuta crossings
Families in northern Morocco are still searching for loved ones after last week's deadly crossings into Ceuta.
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Heatwave in Gaza compounds Palestinian suffering
Heatwave in Gaza compounds Palestinian suffering
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People flee as rain triggers landslide in India’s Kerala
Heavy rain triggered a landslide in India's Kerala state, sending part of a hillside crashing onto a highway as people f
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Massive Attack says members held after pro-Palestine display in Singapore
Music group says 'proud' to have made 'impromptu expression' of support for Palestine by unfurling flag during concert.
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Why genocide keeps repeating in Sudan
The lack of international action after the atrocities in el-Geneina and el-Fasher has doomed el-Obeid.
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Detained Myanmar leader Suu Kyi has first foreign visitor in five years
Aung San Suu Kyi has met a Red Cross representative in her first confirmed contact with a foreign official since 2021.
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Protests, boycott cast shadow on Pakistan-administered Kashmir election
Second round in regional elections held amid deadly clashes and heightened tensions over demands for electoral reforms.
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Moroccan king's letter confirms naming of major highway in honour of Trump
The highway enters Western Sahara, a disputed territory that Morocco claims sovereignty over.
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Who will shape post-war Iran?
There are competing narratives in Tehran for its post-war recovery.
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Palestine’s new ambassador to Spain calls for deeper friendship
Palestine's new ambassador to Spain, Fadi Elhusseini, has shared his first message since taking office.
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Pakistan-administered Kashmir elections and protests – all you need to know
Protests over refugee seats turn deadly, forcing staggered elections under internet blackout and calls for a boycott.
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Hundreds flee fighting in northern Ethiopia as fears rise of return to civil war
There are concerns of a full-scale conflict once again as a peace deal has not been fully implemented.
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‘Tell us’: Gaza family trapped between hope and pain over missing brothers
The disappearance of two boys last year has turned the Abdel Aal family’s life into an endless search for answers.
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Grid failure plunges Cuba into nationwide blackout
Cuba’s ageing power grid collapsed on Sunday after a weekend of outages and amid US-imposed fuel shortages.
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'My only son was shot standing up for justice' - inside city gripped by deadly protests in Pakistan-administered Kashmir
The BBC gains unique access to Rawalakot, scene of violent clashes between security forces and protesters in Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
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Fires in Spokane, Washington, burn 600 structures, force 60,000 evacuations
A total of 1,000sq km (386sq miles) has burned across Washington state, and some of the fires have not been contained.
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Trump pauses ‘massive attack’ on Iran, says new talks to begin
US President Trump says new talks with Iran will start Monday ‘in the form of a negotiation’ after calling off attack.
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Brazil’s Lula launches reelection bid amid foreign interference concerns
Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has officially launched his reelection campaign.
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