Dozens killed while at prayer in Sudan
19 Sep 2025
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A drone strike on a mosque in Sudan's Darfur region has killed more than 70 people. The attack in El...
US blocks another UN Gaza ceasefire attempt
19 Sep 2025
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The United States has, for the sixth time since the start of the war in Gaza, vetoed a draft resolut...
Trump criticises Putin as his UK state visit ends
18 Sep 2025
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US President Donald Trump says his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin "let me down" at a news confer...
US TV host Jimmy Kimmel suspended over Charlie Kirk shooting comments
18 Sep 2025
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The American television network ABC has suspended late-night talk show host, Jimmy Kimmel, indefinit...
King Charles welcomes Trump at Windsor Castle
17 Sep 2025
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US President Donald Trump is welcomed at Windsor Castle with an elaborate ceremony during his second...
Trump begins unprecedented second state visit to Britain
17 Sep 2025
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In an honour accorded to no US president before him, Donald Trump has arrived in Britain for a secon...
Rolling out the royal red carpet for Trump
16 Sep 2025
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In this special edition of the Global News Podcast, we're talking about 'tiara diplomacy'.Britain is...
Israel launches ground offensive on Gaza City
16 Sep 2025
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Thousands have fled Gaza City down a single coastal road, to escape a new Israeli assault. They have...
Trump launches crime crackdown in Memphis
16 Sep 2025
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The US President Donald Trump, joined by the Tennessee Republican Governor Bill Lee, has established...
US promises 'unwavering support' for Israel's Gaza goals
15 Sep 2025
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Israel's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, says he doesn't rule out further strikes on Hamas leade...
Hundreds of medical clinics shut in Afghanistan after US aid cut
15 Sep 2025
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BBC report finds tragic accounts of Afghan maternity deaths after US-backed clinics shut. More than ...
Israel calls Spanish PM 'a disgrace' after pro-Palestinian protest
15 Sep 2025
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Israel is angry at Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's support for pro-Palestinian protests which...
The Global Story: Russia and Israel put Witkoff's diplomacy to the test
14 Sep 2025
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Donald Trump wants to broker peace in two of the world’s most intractable wars: Gaza and Ukraine. ...
Hostages' families call Netanyahu 'obstacle to peace'
14 Sep 2025
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The hostages' families have said Israel's strike on Qatar has blocked the captives' return and an en...
The Happy Pod: Escaping death on a glacier
13 Sep 2025
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A man who survived alone on a glacier for six days after a near death fall says it's made him apprec...
Charlie Kirk murder suspect arrested
13 Sep 2025
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Officials say 22-year-old Tyler Robinson was arrested in connection with conservative activist Charl...
Trump on Charlie Kirk shooter: 'I think we have him'
12 Sep 2025
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Donald Trump believes that authorities have caught Charlie Kirk's shooter. Also: the former presiden...
FBI releases photos of 'person of interest' in hunt for Charlie Kirk's killer
12 Sep 2025
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The FBI has released images of a person it's trying to find in connection with the murder of the con...
Huge manhunt underway for Charlie Kirk's killer
11 Sep 2025
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A huge search is underway for the killer of the influential conservative US activist and ally of Pre...
Trump ally Charlie Kirk shot dead in Utah
11 Sep 2025
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One of Donald Trump's leading supporters -- the right-wing activist, Charlie Kirk -- has been shot d...
Poland says Russian drones shot down over its territory
10 Sep 2025
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Warsaw says Polish and NATO pilots scrambled to shoot down Russian drones that violated its airspace...
Hamas claims leadership survived Israeli attack in Doha
10 Sep 2025
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The Qatari prime minister has denounced Israel's attack on Hamas leaders in his country as 'treacher...
Nepal's prime minister resigns as protests grow
09 Sep 2025
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The Nepalese prime minister, K P Sharma Oli, has resigned amid public outrage over the killing of ni...
France in fresh political crisis after MPs oust PM
09 Sep 2025
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France has been plunged into a new political crisis with the defeat of Prime Minister François Bayr...
Six killed in Jerusalem shooting
08 Sep 2025
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Two gunmen open fire on bus stop in the North of the city, before being shot and killed by an Israel...
Supporters of Brazil's Bolsonaro stage huge demonstrations
08 Sep 2025
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A huge demonstration has taken place in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo to denounce the Supreme Cour...
Investigators: 'Cable snapped before Lisbon funicular crash'
07 Sep 2025
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Portuguese officials investigating Wednesday's deadly funicular crash in Lisbon, which killed 16 peo...
The Happy Pod: The 'game changing' test for ovarian cancer
06 Sep 2025
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A new blood test could dramatically improve survival rates for women with ovarian cancer by detectin...
Trump rebrands Department of Defence Department of War
06 Sep 2025
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President Trump has signed an executive order renaming the Defence Department, the Department of War...
Thailand's new Prime Minister: Business tycoon Anutin Charnvirakul
05 Sep 2025
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The new Thai leader, Anutin Charnvirakul, has pledged to work his hardest to address the country’s...
Italian designer Giorgio Armani dies
05 Sep 2025
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The Italian designer Giorgio Armani - a master of style and elegance who reimagined fashion for a mo...
Xi, Kim and Putin: A new world alliance?
04 Sep 2025
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After China's President Xi welcomed North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un and Russia's Vladimir Putin to ...
Israel rejects latest Hamas Gaza ceasefire offer
04 Sep 2025
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Israel says latest Hamas proposal to free all the hostages and end the war in Gaza is nothing new. M...
Lisbon's world-famous funicular derails
03 Sep 2025
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At least 15 people have died after the Gloria Funicular crashes in the Portuguese capita, Lisbon. S...
China showcases military might in Beijing
03 Sep 2025
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President Xi Jinping says China will 'never be intimidated' at a display of military might in Beijin...
Strong aftershocks hit Afghanistan after quake kills more than a thousand
03 Sep 2025
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Aftershocks have struck eastern Afghanistan - two days after a powerful quake in the same region kil...
Kim Jong Un travels to China for military parade
02 Sep 2025
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North Korean leader arrives in Beijing by armoured train to meet President Xi Jinping and the Russia...
Rescue efforts continue in Afghanistan after earthquake kills hundreds
02 Sep 2025
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Survivors of a devastating earthquake in eastern Afghanistan have been spending the night in the ope...
Quake kills hundreds in Afghanistan
01 Sep 2025
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Rescue workers in Afghanistan are trying to reach villages in remote mountainous areas in the east o...
Israel says Hamas spokesman Abu Obeida killed in Gaza
01 Sep 2025
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Israel says it's killed a senior Hamas official in a strike on a block of flats in Gaza City. Abu Ob...
Houthis in Yemen say prime minister was killed in Israeli strike
31 Aug 2025
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Yemen’s Houthi movement has confirmed that an Israeli airstrike on the capital, Sanaa, on Thursday...
The Happy Pod: Hugs from Texas
30 Aug 2025
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We meet the woman sending hugs from Texas in the form of a quilt. Connie Kortz set up a network of v...
WHO warns of growing cholera crisis
29 Aug 2025
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The World Health Organization says a resurgence of cholera in a number of African countries is putti...
Thai court removes prime minister over leaked call
29 Aug 2025
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Thailand's prime minister has been removed by the constitutional court, plunging politics into turmo...
America marks the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina
28 Aug 2025
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Twenty years on, Americans remember Hurricane Katrina, which killed nearly 1,800 people and caused $...
Russia strikes Ukraine in one of the biggest attacks of the war
28 Aug 2025
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President Zelensky says the world must respond firmly after Russia attacked Ukraine with one of its ...
Members of UN Security Council, except US, say Gaza famine is man-made
27 Aug 2025
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All members of the UN Security Council -- apart from the United States -- have released a statement ...
Trump hits India with 50% tariffs
27 Aug 2025
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Steep tariffs have been imposed on India by the US, doubling an existing duty, as President Donald T...
Israeli report denies targetting journalist in Gaza
26 Aug 2025
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The Israeli military says in its initial report about the attack on the Nasser Hospital in southern ...
Trump sacks Federal Reserve Governor
26 Aug 2025
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Donald Trump has ordered the removal of a Federal Reserve governor, as he steps up attempts to exert...
UN calls for investigation following deadly Israeli strikes on Nasser hospital in Gaza
26 Aug 2025
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There's been international condemnation of Israeli airstrikes on the Nasser hospital in southern Gaz...
Gaza: 20 reported dead in Israeli hospital attack
25 Aug 2025
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At least 20 people, including five journalists, are reported to have been killed in an Israeli strik...
Israel hits Houthi targets in Yemen's capital
25 Aug 2025
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The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israeli airstrikes on Houthi targets in Yeme...
Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City continue, days after famine declared there
24 Aug 2025
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Palestinian media say many people were killed by Israeli strikes on a camp for displaced people in s...
The Happy Pod: Letters from dad - with love
23 Aug 2025
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We hear about the Dad Letter Project which was set up by a father and daughter in the US to send han...
UN chief: Famine in Gaza is a 'man-made disaster'
22 Aug 2025
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United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, says the famine in Gaza City is a 'failure of hu...
A famine has been confirmed in Gaza City
22 Aug 2025
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A UN-backed body has confirmed a famine in Gaza City after twenty-two months of conflict and warned ...
Netanyahu: Israel will begin talks to free all hostages
21 Aug 2025
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In a video address, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel would begin negoti...
Russia launches its biggest attack on Ukraine in weeks
21 Aug 2025
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President Zelensky calls on allies to put Russia under greater pressure to stop the war in Ukraine, ...
Israeli military offensive to occupy Gaza City is underway
21 Aug 2025
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Israel says it has begun 'preliminary actions' of a planned ground offensive to capture and occupy a...
NATO heads discuss Ukraine security plans
20 Aug 2025
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NATO military chiefs are meeting to work on security guarantees for Ukraine in the event of a peace ...
Israel casts doubt on whether it will accept a new ceasefire proposal
19 Aug 2025
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Israel is demanding the release of all 50 hostages held in Gaza, an Israeli official has said, casti...
Trump: arrangements under way for Putin Zelensky meeting
19 Aug 2025
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President Zelensky says work has already started on security guarantees for Ukraine after talks in W...
Ukraine talks special: Will Zelensky and Putin meet?
19 Aug 2025
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Donald Trump says he's begun arrangements for a meeting between Presidents Zelensky and Putin to end...
Hope for Ukraine peace as Trump meets Zelensky in Washington
18 Aug 2025
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US President Donald Trump has hosted Ukraine’s leader, Volodymyr Zelensky, at the White House for ...
Trump says Zelensky can end Russia war 'if he wants to'
18 Aug 2025
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Three days after President Trump's meeting in Alaska with President Putin, he's due to see President...
European leaders to join Trump-Zelensky meeting
18 Aug 2025
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Several European leaders are to join the Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, in Washington on M...
Outline emerges of Putin's offer to end war in Ukraine
17 Aug 2025
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Vladimir Putin is reported to have told President Trump that he wants Ukraine to hand over more of i...
The Happy Pod: Mountaintop matchmaking
16 Aug 2025
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In the Swiss mountains, handwritten notes left on mountain peaks have been turning scenic climbs int...
Trump-Putin summit on Ukraine: A Global News Podcast special
16 Aug 2025
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Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin have finished their meeting in Anchorage, Alaska, held to discuss a ...
Trump and Putin fail to reach Ukraine deal
16 Aug 2025
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After ending their much-heralded summit in Alaska, the US and Russian leaders have said their meetin...
How do Alaskans feel about the Trump-Putin summit?
15 Aug 2025
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Hundreds of pro-Ukraine demonstrators in Alaska have been showing their unhappiness about the absenc...
Trump and Putin to hold Ukraine talks in Alaska
15 Aug 2025
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US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to a summit in the US sta...
Sudan suffers deadly cholera outbreak
14 Aug 2025
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An outbreak of cholera in Sudan is reported to have killed hundreds of people. The epicentre is in N...
European leaders hopeful after Trump call before Putin summit
14 Aug 2025
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European leaders appeared cautiously optimistic after holding a virtual meeting with Donald Trump on...
European leaders meet ahead of Trump's summit with Putin
13 Aug 2025
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Europe's leaders warn the US against making concessions to Russia, saying that Ukraine's borders mus...
Zelensky rules out giving up Donbas
13 Aug 2025
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President Zelensky has vowed to reject any proposal from Russia that would mean Ukraine ceding terri...
North Korean workers subjected to 'slave-like' conditions in Russia
12 Aug 2025
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South Korean intelligence officials have told the BBC that 10,000 North Korean workers were sent to ...
Trump deploys troops to Washington in 'crime crackdown'
12 Aug 2025
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President Trump has announced he's sending 800 National Guard troops to Washington DC and taking con...
Israel condemned over journalist deaths in Gaza
11 Aug 2025
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Israel is facing condemnation for the deliberate killing of a prominent Al Jazeera correspondent and...
Al Jazeera journalists killed in targeted Israeli attack in Gaza
11 Aug 2025
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Israel’s military says it's killed the prominent Al Jazeera correspondent Anas al-Sharif in a stri...
Europe rallies behind Ukraine ahead of Trump-Putin talks
10 Aug 2025
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The Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has said Ukraine must be involved in deciding the path to...
The Happy Pod: How baby showers saved a rare bird
09 Aug 2025
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We hear how a woman helped save one of India's rarest birds by holding baby showers to celebrate the...
UN Security Council calls emergency meeting on Gaza
09 Aug 2025
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The UN Security Council is to meet on Sunday to discuss the Israeli government's decision to expand ...
Israel approves military takeover of Gaza City
08 Aug 2025
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The Israeli government's decision to take over Gaza City has prompted criticism from international l...
Netanyahu divides Israelis and allies with plan to occupy Gaza
08 Aug 2025
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The families of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza have joined protests outside a crucial meeting of Isr...
Trump-Putin meeting over Ukraine likely ‘in coming days’
07 Aug 2025
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The Kremlin has said planning is underway for a meeting between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump next...
Trump orders India tariff hike to 50% for buying Russian oil
07 Aug 2025
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US President Donald Trump has issued an executive order hitting India with an additional 25% tariff ...
Trump's envoy meets Putin as Ukraine ceasefire deadline looms
06 Aug 2025
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Kremlin says talks in Moscow between US envoy Steve Witkoff and Vladimir Putin were 'useful and cons...
Former US President Bill Clinton ordered to testify about Jeffrey Epstein
06 Aug 2025
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The former US President Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary are among high-profile figures to be sent ...
UN says 'children reduced to skin and bones' and El Fasher facing starvation
05 Aug 2025
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The UN's food agency says people trapped in the Sudanese city of El Fasher for more than a year are ...
Families accuse Hamas of deliberately starving hostages
05 Aug 2025
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The brother of Israeli hostage Evyatar David has told the BBC that a video released by Hamas shows h...
Israeli media reports plans to expand military offensive in Gaza
04 Aug 2025
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Hundreds of ex-Israeli security officials write to President Trump, urging him to pressurize the gov...
Israeli minister sparks anger by praying at Jerusalem holy site
04 Aug 2025
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Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has visited the al-Aqsa Mosque compoun...
Family of Israeli hostage accuses Hamas of deliberate starvation
02 Aug 2025
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The family of Israeli hostage, Evyatar David, accuses Hamas of starvation as part of a propaganda ca...
The Happy Pod: Learning begins with breakfast
02 Aug 2025
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Meet the charity which is providing free breakfasts for three million children across sixteen countr...
Trump moves nuclear submarines after Russian ex-president's comments
02 Aug 2025
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President Trump says he's ordered two nuclear submarines to "be positioned in appropriate regions" i...
US announces new tariffs for dozens of countries
01 Aug 2025
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President Trump's new tariffs on more than 90 countries will come into effect next Thursday, unless ...
Washington has imposed new sanctions on Palestinian Authority members
01 Aug 2025
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The United States has imposed travel restrictions on members of the Palestinian Authority and the Pa...
Russian strikes hit dozens of locations in the Ukrainian capital
31 Jul 2025
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Many people have been killed in Russian airstrikes on Kyiv, including a six-year-old boy and his mot...