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Modi’s BJP wins big in high-stakes contest

Nikita Yadav and Zoya MateenBBC News, DelhiGetty ImagesThe victory is a shot in the arm for Modi's BJPPrime Minister Narendra…

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Belgian police hunt for gunmen in Brussels underground

Belgian police are looking for armed men after a shooting reported outside a metro station in the centre of Brussels.CCTV…

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Woman dies in Australian flood as thousands flee homes

A woman has died in Australia and thousands have been forced to flee their homes after torrential rainfall has caused…

1 year ago

DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi vows ‘vigorous’ response to M23 rebels in Goma

Basillioh RukangaBBC NewsAFPThe M23 have been been advancing to other areas after their offensive in GomaCongolese President FĂ©lix Tshisekedi has…

1 year ago

Sweden seizes ship after suspected Baltic Sea cable sabotage

Swedish authorities have seized a ship suspected of damaging a data cable running under the Baltic Sea to Latvia.Prosecutors said…

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Australians react to smell of plant in bloom

Almost 20,000 people have visited Sydney's Botanic Gardens to catch a whiff of an endangered plant known as the "corpse…

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Turkish ski resort fire at hotel in Bolu leaves 10 dead

Getty ImagesThe fire is thought to have started in the hotel's restaurant areaA fire at a hotel in the Turkish…

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Four killed in strike on central Kyiv, officials say

Four people have been killed in a Russian air strike on Kyiv overnight, Ukrainian officials have said. A previous air…

1 year ago

SpaceX rocket launches private missions to the Moon

Two lunar landers built by private companies in the US and Japan have left Earth aboard a SpaceX rocket as…

1 year ago

Trump threats cast ominous shadow over icy fjords of Greenland

BBCThe sun is rising over the ice-covered mountains of Nuuk fjord and we are travelling along one of the world's…

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