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Who will lead Hamas after killing of Yahya Sinwar?

Two Hamas officials told the BBC discussions to choose a successor for the group’s leader Yahya Sinwar, whose killing was

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Case begins to remove Kenya’s deputy president

Kenya’s parliament has begun the final step to remove Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from office just two years after he

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Eight dead as storms bring strong winds and downpours

At least eight people have died and thousands are stranded without power after violent storms swept across Brazil on Friday.

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Human rights advocate dies at 96

Ethel Kennedy, a human rights advocate and the widow of Robert F Kennedy, has died aged 96, her family says.

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Israeli strike kills 10 firefighters in Lebanon, authorities say

AFP Israel stepped up its bombardment of southern Lebanon on Monday, hitting towns and villages around Tyre At least 10

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Haiti gang attack leaves at least 70 dead

At least 70 people including children have been killed after an armed gang attacked a small town in Haiti. Sixteen

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More than 20 children dead in Thailand bus crash

Reuters The bus, carrying dozens of primary school age children, was returning from a trip north of Bangkok The bodies

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Trump or Harris? In a crisis-hit world, diplomats resigned to either

Getty Images The annual United Nations General Assembly week is always frenetic. It may be called the Super Bowl of

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Storm Helene intensifies to hurricane as it heads to Mexico and Florida

Getty Images Tropical Storm Helene has intensified into a hurricane and is predicted to turn into a dangerous Category 3

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Left-leaning leader wins Sri Lanka election

EPA Anura Kumara Dissanayake offered voters a break with the established political order Left-leaning politician Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won