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Ukraine war: Russians stage plasticine protests to oppose war
@malenkiy_piket/Instagram By Yulia James BBC Russian On the day Russia invaded Ukraine, Yevgeny went to an anti-war rally in St Petersburg. There he watched as demonstrators were brutally beaten and arrested, and knew that overt dissent was all but impossible. As the war intensified, the artist found another way to make his objections heard: a…
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Why Sinéad O’Connor refused to be silenced
With an almost supernatural voice that could swing from a whisper to a scream, Sinéad O’Connor spoke out throughout her life – and often faced a backlash in response. It’s time to reconsider the singer’s legacy, writes Allyson McCabe. When Sinéad O’Connor published her 2021 memoir Rememberings, I had the chance to interview her for…
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Girl missing for nearly four years walks into police station
Glendale Police Department By Sam Cabral BBC News An Arizona girl who disappeared nearly four years ago has turned up at a police station in Montana. Thousands of tips have come in to the FBI and the Center for Missing and Exploited Children since Alicia Navarro allegedly ran away in 2019. On Tuesday, police in…
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Niger coup: Captive President Bazoum defiant after takeover
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Tchima Illa Issoufou & Lucy Fleming BBC News, Niamey & London Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum has issued a defiant message on Twitter after soldiers announced a coup overnight in the West African nation. Trouble began early…
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Bawaal: Jewish group criticises Holocaust scenes in India film
Spice PR By Geeta Pandey and Cherylann Mollan BBC News A Jewish organisation has written to Amazon Prime asking the streaming service to remove Bollywood film Bawaal from its platform for its “insensitive portrayal” of the Holocaust. The Simon Wiesenthal Center says the film trivialises the “suffering and systematic murder of millions”. Many in India…
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Sinéad O’Connor’s death treated as not suspicious, police say
Getty Images Police say the death of Sinéad O’Connor is not being treated as suspicious following the discovery of her body on Wednesday. The singer and activist, best known for the song Nothing Compares 2 U, died age 56 at her home in London. Police say she was found “unresponsive” and “pronounced dead at the…
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Exonerated man describes first night of freedom
Andrew Malkinson, who served 17 years for a rape he did not commit, has described his first night of freedom after having his conviction overturned. Speaking on Radio 4’s Today programme, he said he had accidentally overslept and shared his “joy at finally telling the world the truth”. Read more on this story.
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Prince Harry set for court showdown with The Sun
Reuters By Sean Seddon BBC News The Duke of Sussex is to take The Sun’s publisher to court over claims it used illegal methods to gather information on him. Prince Harry’s case could go to trial in the High Court next year after a judge ruled on Thursday that parts of his claim can proceed.…
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Travis Scott insists Utopia gig at Egypt’s pyramids will happen
Getty Images Travis Scott has promised fans his live show in front of Egypt’s pyramids will go ahead in the future. The rapper’s desert gig was cancelled at the last minute after promoters Live Nation had insisted it was going ahead this Friday. Following reports Egyptian authorities had pulled the plug, organisers confirmed on Wednesday…
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Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi moved out of jail to house arrest
Getty Images By Frances Mao BBC News, Singapore Myanmar’s ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved to house arrest after the military detained her following a coup in February 2021. Ms Suu Kyi was taken to a government building in Nay Pyi Taw on Monday, prison sources told BBC Burmese. She’d spent…