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Canary Islands’ El Hierro declares emergency amid migrant, refugee influx
El Hierro asks Spanish government for help after more than 3,300 people arrived on boats since start of November.
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International
Canary Islands’ El Hierro declares emergency amid migrant, refugee influx
El Hierro asks Spanish government for help after more than 3,300 people arrived on boats since start of November.
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‘I haven’t thrown anyone under the bus’: Usman Khawaja defends timing of ball-tampering revelations
Former Test opener issues explanation on social media Khawaja says he would ‘not deny’ everyone knew about sandpaper Usman Khawaja insists he has not thrown anyone under the bus with his bombshell ball-tampering revelations that have rocked Australian cricket. One day on from claiming sandpaper had been used in the Test prior to Cape Town 2018 and the entire team were responsible, Khawaja defended the timing of his claims. Continue reading...
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International
New Zealand’s two major parties are flatlining as dispirited voters seek transformational change
Voters sent National and Labour a clear message last night – and the parties have no one to blame but themselves
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International
My parents chose to die together and I was left to grieve alone
Els and Jan sought medical intervention to end their lives after 50 happy years of marriage, leaving behind their only child.
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Brunson powers Knicks over Cavs in NBA playoff rematch
Jalen Brunson scored 31 points to propel the NBA champion New York Knicks to a convincing 109-97 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday in a rematch of last season's Eastern Conference finals.
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International
NZ election 2026: New Zealand faces weeks of uncertainty with results ‘too close to call’
National party will be largest in parliament but ultimate shape of next government won’t be settled for some time New Zealand could be facing a weeks-long wait to know the shape of its next government, after its nail-biting election failed to hand a decisive victory to either the incumbent rightwing coalition or opposition left bloc. On preliminary results, the centre-right National party, led by the prime minister, Christopher Luxon, managed to secure enough seats to govern alongside its traditional coalition partners, the libertarian Act and populist New Zealand First parties. Continue readi
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International
The Trump coalition is shattered - what will Republicans do now?
Republicans can stick with Trumpism or chart a new path, writes BBC Washington correspondent Daniel Bush.
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International
Germans wrestle with what to do with Hitler's destroyed Eagle's Nest retreat
While some believe the site should be partially or completely rebuilt, others want it abandoned and all memory of its Nazi past forgotten.
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Military
Can the Zelda remake capture the magic of the original?
Nintendo has released its remake of what is considered one of the best games ever made - the BBC's Tom Gerken gives his verdict.
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International
'Dana, please take the job!' - Trump asks UFC boss to be White House press secretary
It was unclear how genuine the president's offer was, although White later said he would travel to Washington for them to meet.
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International
Trump says he asked Dana White, UFC boss, to be his new White House press secretary
White says he has meeting with Trump in Washington DC on Monday, without saying whether he will accept the job
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