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Authorities in Nigeria's northeastern Borno State say nearly 10,000 former Boko Haram fighters have now been reintegrated into society under a government-backed rehabilitation and deradicalisation programme aimed at encouraging defections…
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Eight people, including two Boeing employees, have been killed after a US Air Force B-52 bomber crashed immediately after take-off from Edwards Air Force Base in southern California. The incident occurred at 11:20 local time (19:20 GMT)…
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The normal display of African unity in the early stages of a football World Cup was notably absent from social media as many fans from across the continent backed Mexico in the tournament's opening match against South Africa. The memes…
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 Russian families are using artificial intelligence (AI) to create emotional videos and images that appear to bring back relatives killed or missing in the war in Ukraine, in a growing trend that is raising ethical concerns and dividing…
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Several hundred people kidnapped by Boko Haram earlier this year from a village in the northeastern state of Borno were freed over the weekend, a senator and local youth leader said Sunday. Kidnappings, often for ransom, have become a…
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More than 300 migrants heading to the UK last summer were kidnapped, tortured, and threatened with forced organ removal in Libya, the BBC has learned. The victims were young men from Iraqi Kurdistan who were travelling through Libya on…
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Canada's food inspection agency has announced a temporary ban on livestock from the US state of Texas after flesh-eating screwworms were discovered in calves this week. Cows and horses that were in Texas anytime within 21 days before…
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Russia says Ukraine has launched an "unprecedented attack" on and around St Petersburg, as the city hosted the final day of an economic forum. More than 140 drones were shot down over the surrounding Leningrad region, governor Aleksandr…
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Student Henry Nowak repeatedly told police officers "I can't breathe" as he lay dying in handcuffs after being stabbed, bodycam footage shows. The 18-year-old Southampton student was handcuffed after killer Vickrum Digwa, 23, lied to…
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A British couple jailed in Iran on espionage charges have lost an appeal against their 10-year sentence, according to their family. Lindsay and Craig Foreman were arrested in January 2025 while passing through Iran on a round-the-world…
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