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The man who was killed by a tiger after entering its enclosure at a wildlife park has been identified as William Chapman, the BBC understands. Chapman entered the enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park near Doncaster shortly after 13:30…
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The public will be able to watch the execution of a former US Army major by firing squad, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has said. A Defense Department official told the BBC the execution of Nidal Hasan, who shot dead 13 unarmed US…
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A group of 20 young people who were abducted in South-East Nigeria last week have been rescued, police say. The graduates were kidnapped on 1 October while they were travelling for a national community service programme in the Abia and…
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Anti-migrant protests in two cities in South Africa have turned ⁠violent, with the government blaming disinformation about a court ruling on asylum seekers. Violence erupted on Thursday in Johannesburg’s Soweto township and the east coast…
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The right-wing Flávio Bolsonaro has won the first round of Brazil’s presidential election, beating the incumbent left-wing President Lula da Silva. But he did not obtain more than 50% of the votes required to win outright. There will be a…
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A Nigerian ​military plane flying from Benin City ‌to Lagos crashed on Monday in southwestern Ondo state, killing 25 passengers and seven crew ​members. President Bola Tinubu, confirming that ​there were no survivors, expressed “profound…
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US President Donald Trump has urged Americans to cast their ballots using “every appropriate tool,” including early voting, mail-in voting or voting in person on Election Day, in a pre-recorded video encouraging Republicans to participate…
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Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike has been taken to hospital after an attempt to execute her by two lethal injections failed, her lawyer says. Her legal team filed an emergency motion to halt the convicted murderer’s execution as…
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A U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) sniffer dog named Rowdy has helped authorities intercept 72 pounds of yams, vegetables and spices from Ghana at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York. Rowdy alerted CBP…
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Algeria has adopted a law imposing the death penalty on people convicted of arson of forests or fields after a series of deadly wildfires swept parts of the country. Members of the national assembly voted through the bill, which also…
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