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Hezbollah at crossroads after blows from war weaken group

The BBC's Hugo Bachega explores the future for Hezbollah in the wake of Israel's devastating attacks.

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Trump tariffs trigger steepest US stocks drop since 2020 as China, EU vow to hit back

Nike and Apple were among brands worst hit, but Trump maintained the US economy would ultimately "boom".

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Denmark and Greenland show united front against US 'annexation' threats

The Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen says the US "cannot annex other countries".

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Israeli strike on Gaza City school kills 27, health ministry says

Palestinian authorities say children were among the dead, while Israel says it hit a Hamas command-and-control centre.

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Post-earthquake ceasefires in Myanmar offer rare opportunity for disaster diplomacy

Temporary ceasefires announced by warring groups in Myanmar in the wake of last week’s devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake represent a rare de-escalation of a conflict that since 2021 has taken thousands of lives and uprooted more than 3 million people

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Haiti announces new measures to fight gangs after thousands of protesters demand security

The leader of Haiti’s transitional presidential council says it is taking measures to crack down on a surge in gang violence as he acknowledged that the country has “become hell for everyone.”

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Is South Africa's coalition government about to fall apart?

The pro-business DA rejects the budget leaving the ANC to rely on other parties to get it passed in parliament.

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Europe hopes for Trump tariffs deal but prepares for the worst

The EU's message is that it is ready to negotiate with the US but at the same time poised to hit back too.

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Watchdog to probe charity co-founded by Prince Harry after chairwoman accused him of bullying

Britain’s charity commission has opened an investigation into the boardroom battle of an African charity co-founded by Prince Harry

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In the crosshairs of stiff US tariffs, tiny coral islands in the South Pacific and Arctic outposts

The Trump administration appears to be leaving no stone unturned with its sweeping tariffs around the globe, from rocky outcrops home to polar bears in the Arctic to tiny tropical islands to a former British penal colony

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Liechtenstein's public radio station ceases broadcasting after funding withdrawn

Tiny Liechtenstein’s public radio broadcaster is to disappear from the airwaves after voters decided to pull state funding and the government was unable to find a way to privatize it

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Head of Myanmar's military government visits Thailand in rare overseas trip

The head of Myanmar’s military government arrived in Thailand in a rare international trip as his country recovers from a devastating earthquake that killed thousands

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Senegal revises amnesty law that covered deadly protests

Senegal’s parliament has approved revisions to a law passed under the former president that granted amnesty for offences committed during deadly opposition protests in the West African country

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Serbian student protesters head to Strasbourg on bicycles to seek EU support

Serbian university students who say their fight for justice and the rule of law is being overlooked are cycling 1,300 kilometers (780 miles) toward the heart of the European Union to seek support

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China says 3 Filipinos detained on spying suspicions

China says it has detained three Philippine nationals on suspicion of spying

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Bulgaria's government survives a no-confidence vote brought by a pro-Russia political party

Bulgaria’s government has survived a parliamentary vote of no-confidence brought by a pro-Russia political party over what it called a failure in the nation’s foreign policy

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How were Donald Trump's tariffs calculated?

Analysts have questioned claims that new tariffs are reciprocal and based on those charged against the US.

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11 held in Turkey over shopping boycott to support Istanbul's imprisoned mayor

Turkish state-run media says police have detained 11 people for supporting a one-day shopping boycott that was held to protest the imprisonment of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s main rival

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Hungary to withdraw from International Criminal Court

The move is announced hours after Israel's PM Benjamin Netanyahu, who is sought under an ICC arrest warrant, arrives in Budapest for a state visit.

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Lithuanians bid farewell to 4 US soldiers who died during training exercise

A procession carrying the coffins of four American soldiers who died during a training exercise in Lithuania will proceed past the capital’s cathedral square Thursday

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