Dahomey doc on Europe’s looted African art wins Berlin film festival

A documentary by Franco-Senegalese director Mati Diop probing Europe's looted antiquities wins prestigious Golden Bear.

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At least 15 killed in fire at apartment block in China’s Nanjing

Residential building fire is the latest in a series of blazes that have killed dozens across China.

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Can a ‘Muslin’ lion, ‘Hindu’ lioness live together? An Indian zoo dilemma

A Hindu group is upset because a zoo kept a lion named after a Mughal king with a lioness named after a Hindu deity.

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‘Where love transcends language’: Kashmir’s silent village

Dozens of people in the tiny community of Dadhkai are deaf-mute; they have developed their own language.

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Israel’s war on Gaza: List of key events, day 140

As attacks continue in the enclave, Gaza's population of 2.3 million faces acute hunger and a humanitarian crisis.

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Google’s Gem­i­ni criticised over China images amid anti-‘woke’ back­lash

Gemini users report refusal to show images of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre and Hong Kong pro-democracy protests.

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US pulls off first moon landing since 1972 with spacecraft Odysseus

Odysseus is the first spacecraft built by a private company to land on the lunar surface.

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Google pauses Gemini’s image tool for people after anti-‘woke’ backlash

Tech giant says model is 'missing the mark' after controversy over failure to depict white people.

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Israeli siege turns Gaza’s Nasser Hospital into ‘a place of death’

UN staff who helped evacuate critically wounded patients from Gaza's Nasser Hospital describe 'appalling' conditions.

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At least 23 dead after open-pit gold mine collapses in Venezuela

Rescuers retrieve 23 bodies after a wall of earth collapses upon workers at an illegally operated mine in Bolivar state.

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US congressman Andy Ogles stirs outrage with Gaza comment: ‘Kill them all’

Video of the United States representative has gone viral after he clashed with pro-Palestinian protesters in Washington.

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UK parliament speaker gives Labour Gaza ceasefire vote reprieve

Government and SNP condemn Speaker Lindsay Hoyle for his handling of the Gaza ceasefire debate.

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World condemns US’s latest UN Security Council veto on Gaza ceasefire

Russia pledges not to give up as China says US veto gives a green light for Israel's continued slaughter in Gaza.

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WFP halts food deliveries to north Gaza amid ‘complete chaos, violence’

World Food Programme pauses deliveries amid Israeli gunfire and a 'collapse of civil order' in northern Gaza.

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Who is Julian Assange and why does the United States want him so badly?

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been fighting for years against being sent to the United States

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Pakistan government deal agreed despite opposition from Imran Khan’s PTI

Pakistan People's Party, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz to form a coalition with Shehbaz Sharif selected as PM candidate.

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Does Israel care about international justice?

UN's International Court of Justice holds hearings on consequences of Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories.

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Year of the Dragon: China faces critical moment in push to revive economy

Analysts say Beijing needs to roll out measures to stimulate greater domestic consumption amid slowing growth.

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As Thailand’s Thaksin goes free, questions about his political future loom

Ex-prime minister's release caps period of reconciliation between his populist movement and conservative establishment.

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At least 64 killed in ‘largest’ tribal clashes in Papua New Guinea

Police retrieve 64 bodies after fighting breaks out between rival tribes in Papua New Guinea's northern highlands.

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Navalny’s widow Yulia will meet EU foreign ministers, Borrell says

Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny died in a Russian jail after spending more than three years behind bars.

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