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228 Eritrean opposition supporters arrested in Stuttgart
More than 200 Eritrean opposition supporters have been arrested in Germany after clashing with police. The violence erupted as an Eritrean cultural festival was set to begin in the city of Stuttgart on Saturday. The festival was organised by supporters of the Eritrean regime loyal to Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki. Police sent to the scene…
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Landmark skyscraper in Sudan’s capital engulfed in flames
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Fiona Nimoni BBC News Buildings have caught fire in Sudan’s capital after heavy fighting between the army and rival forces. Videos posted online on Sunday showed the iconic Greater Nile Petroleum Oil Company Tower engulfed in…
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Fire guts landmark Khartoum skyscraper
An 18-storey building in Khartoum has been gutted by a fire, as clashes between the Sudanese armed forces and rival paramilitary forces enters its sixth month. Footage shared on social media showed the Greater Nile Petroleum Operating Company Tower in Sudan’s capital smouldering as flames licked one side of the building producing giant plumes of…
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Entertainment industry has questions to answer after Brand allegations
By Ian Youngs Entertainment & arts reporter The entertainment industry has questions to answer in light of allegations against comedian Russell Brand, Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has said. Brand has been accused of rape and sexual assault in an investigation by Channel 4, the Times and Sunday Times. He denied the allegations, and said his…
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James Cleverly refuses to say if he raised Parliament spy claim with China
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has refused to say whether he spoke to the Chinese government about a researcher in Parliament who was arrested on suspicion of spying for China. Mr Cleverly said both he and the PM…
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Lampedusa: Ursula von der Leyen and Giorgia Meloni visit island after migrant boat fears
The European commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, has visited a migrant reception centre on the Italian island of Lampedusa, after the country’s prime minister called for EU help with small boat arrivals. More than 8,000 migrants have arrived on the island over the past three days. PM Giorgia Meloni says Italy is being placed…
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Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg live updates as foreign secretary to face questions
PA Media/Getty ImagesCopyright: PA Media/Getty Images Let’s have a look at who Laura’s guests are this week. James Cleverly was made foreign secretary this time last year when Liz Truss vacated the role as she became prime minister. He was previously, albeit briefly, education secretary but was a minister in the Foreign Office, with responsibility…
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Necropolis Railway: The railway trip where only some returned
By Bethan Bell BBC News In November 1854, a train made its maiden journey from an annex of Waterloo railway station to the Surrey countryside. Rather than merry day-trippers looking forward to a bucolic break, it bore passengers dressed in mourning. There were no cases and trunks. The freight consisted of coffins. Coffins containing corpses.…
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Brazil: 14 killed after plane crashes in Amazon
By Kathryn Armstrong BBC News Fourteen people have been killed in a plane crash during bad weather in the Brazilian Amazon on Saturday. The small propeller plane was nearing the end of its 400km (248 mile) trip between Manaus, the capital of Amazonas state, and the remote jungle town of Barcelos when it went down.…
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Russell Brand: Comedian says there are things he ‘cannot discuss’ at theatre show
By Chi Chi Izundu at Wembley Park Theatre BBC News “There are obviously some things that I absolutely cannot talk about and I appreciate that you will understand.” Russell Brand was addressing a crowd of 2,000 of his fans at the Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre, part of his Bipolarisation tour – but this was no…