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Death toll from blast at Iran's Bandar Abbas port rises to 40
28 Apr 2025More than 1200 people have been injured.
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Doves, deaths and rations: Papal elections over time
27 Apr 2025Cardinals electing Pope Francis's successor will have an easier time than many of their predecessors, who endured spartan conditions and were even locked up for so long that some of them died.
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How three Americans allegedly conspired to overthrow the DRC government
How did teammates from Utah end up entangled with rebel forces in an attack on the presidential palace in the Democratic Republic of Congo?
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Americans reflect on 100 days of President Trump 2.0
27 Apr 2025Trump promised the "most extraordinary first 100 days of any presidency in American history". Here's what some Americans think.
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Virginia Giuffre remembered as a vocal advocate for sexual abuse victims
27 Apr 2025The prominent accuser of Jeffrey Epstein and Prince Andrew is being remembered for her "incredible courage" in speaking out against abuse and pursuing justice.
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Sombre tone to annual White House correspondents' gala
The event has been shunned by the Republican tycoon, who has sought to neuter the traditional media since his return to power.
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Explainer: What to watch for when a new pope is chosen
27 Apr 2025The new pope is soon to be decided through the secretive process of the conclave. Here's what to expect.
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The journalist who first called Donald Trump a 'short-fingered vulgarian'
27 Apr 2025Former Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter got in Trump's firing line after coining a description of the business tycoon that has now become a running joke in pop culture.
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North Korea confirms troop deployment to Russia, hails 'heroes'
Neither Russia nor North Korea had previously either confirmed or denied the deployment.
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Nine dead after man drives into Vancouver festival crowd
27 Apr 2025Nine people were killed and multiple others were injured in Vancouver after a 30-year-old man drove into a crowd at a Filipino street festival in the western Canadian city.
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Lord of the Rings fan killed after accepting lift - inquest
26 Apr 2025Joseph Snode died in a single-vehicle crash on the West Coast on 28 January 2024.
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Napoleon's sword to be sold at auction in Paris
27 Apr 2025Napoleon ordered the sabre in 1802 and kept it throughout his reign.
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What Luigi Mangione supporters want you to know
Some have expressed sympathy and even support for Mangione who has been charged with the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Audio
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Hamas open to five-year Gaza truce, one-time hostages release
27 Apr 2025A Hamas official said the Palestinian militant group "is ready for an exchange of prisoners in a single batch and a truce for five years".
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Canadian leaders make final pitches in campaign upended by Trump
27 Apr 2025A victory for Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberal Party would mark one of the most dramatic turnarounds in Canadian political history.
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Trump and Zelensky meet one-on-one in Vatican basilica
27 Apr 2025The Ukrainian president said the meeting could prove historic if it delivers the kind of peace he is hoping for.
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Palestinian leader Abbas names likely successor
27 Apr 2025Abbas, 89, has headed the Palestine Liberation Organisation and the Palestinian Authority since the death of veteran leader Yasser Arafat in 2004.
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Suspected chemical blast at Iran's biggest port kills 14, injures hundreds
27 Apr 2025A huge blast probably caused by the explosion of chemical materials killed at least 14 people and injured more than 700.
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Pope Francis' coffin carried to his final resting place
27 Apr 2025Large crowds have gathered for the pope's funeral mass, before lining the streets as his coffin was carried to the Basilica de Santa Maria Maggiore where he has been laid to rest.
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In pictures: Thousands attend Pope Francis' funeral
27 Apr 2025Thousands of people gathered in St Peter's Square, Vatican City, on Saturday for the funeral of Pope Francis.
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Virginia Giuffre, who accused Jeffrey Epstein and Prince Andrew of sexual abuse, has died
26 Apr 2025"It is with utterly broken hearts that we announce that Virginia passed away last night at her farm in Western Australia," the family said in a statement.
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Two-year-old US citizen appears to have been deported
26 Apr 2025The Trump administration appears to have deported a 2-year-old US citizen "with no meaningful process," a judge says.
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India, Pakistan exchange gunfire for second day
26 Apr 2025Indian and Pakistani troops have exchanged gunfire for a second straight day as ties plummeted between the two nuclear-armed neighbours after an attack on tourists blamed on Pakistani militants killed…
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Ex-US congressman Santos sobs after being sent to jail for fraud, identity theft
26 Apr 2025George Santos took unemployment benefits out during Covid-19, stole identities and money, and spent the money on vacations and designer clothes.
