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At least four killed and dozens injured in Indonesia train crash

BBC News - 7 hours 14 min ago
Officials say a commuter train and a long-distance train collided on the outskirts of Jakarta on Monday.
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Pakistan accused of attacking Afghan university

BBC News - 9 hours 26 min ago
Air attacks on the province of Kunar have killed at least seven people and injured 75, sources tell the BBC.
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Sri Lankan monks arrested after 110kg of cannabis discovered in their luggage

BBC News - 14 hours 7 min ago
Officials say each monk was found with around 5kg of Kush - a particularly potent form of the drug - hidden within "false walls" in their luggage.
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Remembering Raghu Rai: The photographer who showed India to itself

BBC News - 17 hours 50 min ago
With Rai's passing, India has lost a visual historian who was a chronicler of its most defining and often painful moments.
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The Chinese sports brand taking on Nike and Adidas

BBC News - 19 hours 11 min ago
Now one of the biggest sportswear firms, Anta's rise follows a playbook adopted by many Chinese giants.
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Kim Jong Un opens memorial for N Korean soldiers killed in Ukraine war

BBC News - 19 hours 28 min ago
Kim Jong Un and Russian Defence Minister Andrey Belousov unveiled the memorial in Pyongyang.
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Kim Jong Un opens memorial for N Korean soldiers killed in Ukraine war

BBC News - 19 hours 28 min ago
Kim Jong Un and Russian Defence Minister Andrey Belousov unveiled the memorial in Pyongyang.
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French teen who licked vending machine straw faces jail in Singapore

BBC News - 19 hours 40 min ago
The teen, who posted on social media a video of himself licking the straw, could be jailed for more than two years.
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Missing 5-year-old girl likely abducted from Outback home, police say

BBC News - April 26, 2026 - 10:06pm
Police are searching for a man recently released from prison over her disappearance.
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How climate change threatens the economic backbone of the Pacific

BBC News - April 26, 2026 - 7:16pm
Tuna populations around the Pacific Islands could move away as ocean temperatures increase.
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Indian Dalit man's alleged custodial death and a family's wait for justice

BBC News - April 26, 2026 - 7:00pm
Akash Delison's death in Tamil Nadu state has revived concerns about alleged custody killings in India.
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The Chinese sports brand taking on Nike and Adidas

BBC News - April 26, 2026 - 6:24pm
Now one of the biggest sportswear firms, Anta's rise follows a playbook adopted by many Chinese giants.
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'We don't come to play': Is Gawdland's RuPaul win Asia's big drag moment?

BBC News - April 25, 2026 - 7:08pm
Gawdland spoke to the BBC shortly after she was crowned the winner of RuPaul's Drag Race UK versus the World.
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'We don't come to play': Is Gawdland's RuPaul win Asia's big drag moment?

BBC News - April 25, 2026 - 7:08pm
Gawdland spoke to the BBC shortly after she was crowned the winner of RuPaul's Drag Race UK versus the World.
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A 17th Century 'supercomputer' once owned by Indian royalty heads for auction

BBC News - April 25, 2026 - 7:01pm
The astrolabe - or astronomical computer - is possibly the largest in existence and has never been exhibited before.
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Thousands at risk after multi-million dollar Everest flood warning system left to rust

BBC News - April 24, 2026 - 7:28pm
The flood warning system at Imja glacial lake has not been maintained since 2016, fearful locals tell BBC.
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Thousands at risk after multi-million dollar Everest flood warning system left to rust

BBC News - April 24, 2026 - 7:28pm
The flood warning system at Imja glacial lake has not been maintained since 2016, fearful locals tell BBC.
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The Kashmir town trying to win back tourists after a deadly attack

BBC News - April 24, 2026 - 6:01pm
A year after the Pahalgam attack, tourism has slowed in Indian-administered Kashmir, hitting lives and livelihoods.
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China car giant BYD says it can thrive without US

BBC News - April 24, 2026 - 5:25pm
With the price of fuel rising China's BYD says it is positioning itself to benefit from the global shift away from fossil fuels.
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China car giant BYD says it can thrive without US

BBC News - April 24, 2026 - 5:25pm
With the price of fuel rising China's BYD says it is positioning itself to benefit from the global shift away from fossil fuels.
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