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Nigeria state leaders demand action against Islamist attacks
Governors in northeastern Nigeria have called for measures to tackle the roots of a 16-year-long Islamic militant insur…
Why Australia's opposition is vying for votes on Chinese social media
Chinese Australians are a crucial group that deserted the conservative Liberal-National coalition in the last election.
Australia election 2025 live: Gallagher says Coalition ‘all over the shop’ on public-sector cuts after Taylor proposes ‘migrating people around’ to shore up services
Latest poll shows Albanese on track for minority government. Follow today’s news livePolls tracker; Election guide; Int…
‘My heart’s pounding’: Australians wade into ocean to save great white shark stranded in shallow water
Three-metre shark was found on sand bank near the coastal town of Ardrossan in South AustraliaElection 2025 live update…
Hasbro CEO details tariff impact: 'We're making rapid changes'
In a Thursday interview with CNBC's Jim Cramer, Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks explained how the toy maker is trying to diversi…
Four ways the film Conclave sheds light on the secretive way popes are chosen
The Bafta award-winning film gives viewers a window into a "highly secret and a deeply private process".
Jane Gardam, British novelist with a mordant wit, dies at 96
A two-time winner of the Whitbread literary prize, she was perhaps best known for her 2004 novel “Old Filth,” about a r…
Marco Rubio, Secretary of Everything
The former senator from Florida is now the head of four government bodies. He has outdone Henry Kissinger and even Xi J…
Here’s why Apple’s stock is getting dumped despite solid earnings results
iPhone sales beat Wall Street’s expectations but Apple’s vagueness around tariff impacts didn’t sit well with investors.
More than 100 vehicles stuck with flat tyres on busy Sydney motorway after sharp debris on road
A trucking company has apologised for the debris, which it says spread over a ‘couple of kilometres’ on the M1 causing …
UK local elections: Main political parties brace for losses as hard right rises
The two main political parties in the UK are anxiously awaiting the results of local elections as counting begins. Both…
Tracking a smuggler behind deadly Atlantic migrant crossing
BBC Verify tracks a man accused of selling places on a migrant boat which left dozens dead after getting lost at sea.