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Cubans grapple with fuel shortages and blackouts a...
The BBC speaks to Havana residents after the US charges the country's former leader, Raúl Castro, with murder.
Africa summit in India postponed over Ebola outbre...
The India-Africa summit was set to be held next week in Delhi after more than a decade.
US pauses $14bn weapons sale to Taiwan due to Iran...
US acting navy chief Hung Cao told a Senate hearing they were "doing a pause" on the sale to make sure they had munition...
US sanctions Tanzanian police official over 'tortu...
The sanctions come amid growing scrutiny of Tanzania’s human rights record in recent years.
Australian man dies after falling down ravine on h...
The body of Matthew Cameron Paton, 53, was found on Thursday, about 300m (984ft) down an abyss.
Elon Musk's SpaceX postpones Starship launch
It comes just a day after the firm revealed plans for a record-breaking stock market debut.
US to send 5,000 more troops to Poland, Trump says...
The announcement comes a week after the Pentagon cancelled a planned deployment of 4,000 troops to the country.
Nascar champion Kyle Busch dies aged 41
Busch's representatives had said earlier on Thursday that he had been sent to hospital with a severe illness.
Cuba is a national security threat to the US, Rubi...
Cuba's foreign minister accused Rubio of trying to "instigate a military aggression".
Jailed Vietnamese tycoon's Birkin bags sells for m...
The disgraced tycoon is serving a life sentence for embezzling from a major Vietnamese bank.
Angry crowd sets Ebola hospital tents on fire in D...
Grieving relatives and friends of a suspected Ebola victim were prevented from taking his body for burial.
Pair arrested after boys abandoned by road in Port...
The children were carrying backpacks with food and water but no identity documents when they were found by a driver.
Walmart warns US shoppers are cutting spending as ...
The retail giant said it expects customers to cut back in the coming months due to higher gas prices.
Charges dismissed against official at school where...
The child fired a single shot at a teacher, who had to have surgery after the incident in 2023.
Gaza flotilla activists set for deportation from I...
Activists have begun to leave Israel after international outrage over their treatment in detention.
Dozens of vehicles burnt as Mali jihadists enforce...
Mali is a landlocked country and depends heavily on fuel transported from neighbouring countries.
DR Congo cancels World Cup training camp over Ebol...
The outbreak, caused by a rare Ebola species, is thought to have caused 139 deaths so far.
Sacred hall housing 'eternal flame' in Japan destr...
The temple has moved the flame to a different location and authorities said the fire may have been caused by it, accordi...
Why Russian jets intercepting an RAF spy plane is ...
The BBC's Frank Gardner explained how the incident highlighted tense relations between Russia and Nato.
Tesla Cybertruck driver arrested after driving int...
Police said the vehicle was abandoned by the driver after it took on water near the shoreline of Grapevine Lake in north...
What we know about the San Diego mosque attack sus...
Authorities say the teenage suspects shared a "broad hatred" of multiple religions and racial groups.
Police officer catches baby dropped from window of...
Body cam footage shows the moment a baby was thrown from a window and caught by an officer during a house fire.
Nigeria arrests former minister in hiding after co...
The former power minister was sentenced to 75 years in jail in absentia earlier this month.
Man who murdered teen TikTok star in Pakistan gets...
Sana Yousaf's murder highlights a pattern of violence against women in Pakistan, activists say.
Woman dies after falling into uncovered New York C...
It's believed the manhole cover on the city's Fifth Avenue was dislodged by a truck minutes before incident.
Anti-government demonstrators and police clash in ...
Protesters have been calling for the president to resign after weeks-long unrest.
Two dead in Spain shooting, with babies reportedly...
Police say a 25-year-old man is suspected of killing his parents and injuring four others in southern Spain.
Trump told Taiwan not to 'go independent' - but do...
Taiwan independence is the reddest of red lines for China, which claims the island as its own.
'FedEx says your parcel has drugs': The scam that ...
Ankita Shrivastav is among millions of Indians who fall prey to cybercrimes every year.
Selling children to survive: Afghan fathers forced...
In Afghanistan today, a staggering three in four people cannot meet their basic needs.



































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