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Sudan conflict: Dozens killed in attack on Khartoum market, medics say
By Farouk Chothia BBC News At least 35 people have been killed after a crowded market in Sudan’s capital was hit with “explosive weapons”, a medical charity says. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) described it as “carnage”, saying that more than 60 people had also been wounded in the attack. Local volunteers say a military aircraft…
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Beatification for Polish family murdered for sheltering Jews
By Adam Easton BBC News, Warsaw A beatification Mass service has been held in Poland for a Catholic family murdered by Nazis for hiding Jews during World War Two. Poland’s president and more than 30,000 pilgrims attended the outdoor service, led by Pope Francis’ envoy. This was the first time an entire family has been…
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Ukraine war: Two foreign aid workers die in Russian missile strike
By Graeme Baker BBC News Two foreign aid volunteers have been killed and two others injured in a missile attack in Ukraine. The Road to Relief NGO said Anthony Ihnat, a Canadian, died in what it described as a “Russian attack” on a vehicle driving toward Bakhmut. Spain’s government said a Spanish woman was also…
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Kanye West’s Wife Bianca Censori’s Latest Viral Images Go Viral
Kanye West and his new wife, Bianca Censori, who seem to be trying to get people’s attention, have caused a stir in Italy with their latest move. The beautiful Australian woman’s new pictures, in which she is seen walking around Italy in different outfits, have gone viral on social media. Bianca has been taken in…
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Russia hails unexpected G20 ‘milestone’ as Ukraine fumes
By Zoya Mateen in Delhi and Simon Fraser in London BBC News Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has praised a joint declaration by G20 leaders in Delhi that avoids condemning Moscow for its war against Ukraine. Russia had not expected consensus and agreement on the wording was “a step in the right direction”, said Mr…
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Daniel Khalife charged over prison escape
Daniel Khalife is charged with escaping HMP Wandsworth after his arrest on Saturday, following a four-day manhunt. The 21-year-old is due to appear in Westminster Magistrates Court on Monday. He was arrested on a towpath in Northolt after being pulled off a bicycle by a plain-clothed officer. Mr Khalife escaped Wandsworth prison on Wednesday morning…
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Lee review from TIFF: Kate Winslet scores her best ever role in this biopic of a Vogue model-turned WW2 photographer
A new film, which stars Kate Winslet and premiered at TIFF, shows how a Vogue model became a ground-breaking World War Two photographer. Antony Penrose’s biography of his mother is called The Lives of Lee Miller for good reason. She had so many. In New York, she was a great beauty who became a fashion…
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Watch: Morocco’s national football team give blood after quake
Players and staff of Morocco’s national football team have given blood after a deadly earthquake hit their country. More than 2,000 people have been killed by the 6.8-magnitude earthquake. The team was due to play an African Cup of Nations qualifier against Liberia on Saturday in Agadir, 205km (127 miles) south-west of Marrakesh, but the…
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What BBC reporter first saw in the Atlas Mountains
The BBC’s Nick Beake has arrived in one of the areas worst affected by Friday’s earthquake in Morocco – the High Atlas Mountains. It is remote and difficult to access, he says, as he encountered families in despair wailing in the streets. Follow the latest on this story.
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About 30 fighting days left for Ukraine offensive
US Army chief Mark Milley and the head of the UK’s Armed Forces Sir Tony Radakin have been speaking to the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme about Ukraine’s progress with its counter-offensive against Russia’s forces. Ukraine has 30-45 days of “fighting weather left” before its offensive against Russia becomes much harder, the US’ highest-ranking…