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Mandelson under formal investigation by EU’s anti-fraud office

The EU’s anti-fraud office confirms it has “sufficient information” to launch an investigation, but does not say if it involves

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Trump’s envoys Witkoff and Kushner to fly to Pakistan for Iran talks

Iran says its Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is already in Pakistan but that there is no meeting planned between Iran

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Pirates hijack oil tanker off the coast of Somalia

Piracy, once notorious in this stretch of the Indian Ocean, has made a comeback in recent years.

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Key suspect in notorious Tadamon massacre during Syria civil war arrested

Amjad Youssef was wanted over the mass killing of blindfolded civilians in April 2013 in the district of Damascus.

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Three Kosovo Serbs jailed over deadly gun battle and monastery siege

Kosovo’s court sentences two men to life imprisonment and another to a 30-year term for the 2023 attack.

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Israeli police investigate after officers ‘cut Palestinian flag’ from skullcap

The British Israeli man says he was detained after someone took offence at his kippah embroidered with Israeli and Palestinian

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Behind Nigeria’s murky coup plot – the money, the prayers and a Nollywood arrest

What court papers and sources close to the investigation have told the BBC about the scope of the plan.

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Who is making decisions in Iran?

Iran’s new supreme leader is supposed to have the final say, but in practice the picture is far murkier.

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Poisoning suspected in deaths of 18 wolves in Italian national park

After the carcasses of 10 wolves were found last week, another eight have been found in recent days.

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US justice department drops probe into Fed chairman Jerome Powell

President Donald Trump had accused Powell of improper cost overruns in renovating the Fed’s building.

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Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu treated for early-stage prostate cancer

The Israeli prime minister says he is “in excellent physical condition” after having a malignant tumour removed.

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South Korea police arrest man for posting AI photo of runaway wolf

The widely circulated image had prompted authorities to move their search operation.

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Kenyan leader sparks uproar after mocking Nigerians’ spoken English

William Ruto says Kenyans speak “some of the best English in the world” while it is hard to understand Nigerians.

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Epstein housed abuse victims in London flats, BBC reveals

The revelations intensify concerns about repeated police decisions not to investigate 2015 trafficking claims.

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South Africa’s top envoy to Ghana summoned over attacks on foreigners

A Ghanaian national was confronted by South Africans in a viral clip and questioned about his immigration status.

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No 10 says Falklands sovereignty rests with UK after report of US ‘review’

An internal Pentagon document reportedly raised the prospect of a change in position in retaliation for the UK not joining

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UK biobank data incident caused by ‘a few bad apples’, boss says

Professor Sir Rory Collins said he was “angry” and “upset” about the incident, as both the bank’s boss and a

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Nato says ‘no provision’ to expel members after report US could seek to suspend Spain

An internal Pentagon email reportedly outlines options to punish allies over a perceived lack of support for Iran war.

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Briton in Netflix’s ‘Con Mum’ faces fresh charges in Singapore

Dionne Marie Hanna, 85, is accused of duping more than two dozen people – including her own son.

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Judge dismisses Smokey Robinson’s defamation claim against rape accusers

The veteran singer had made a counterclaim after four housekeepers sued him for alleged sexual assault.