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Nepalese army rescues survivors from hydropower tunnel

Army personnel in Nepal have been filmed rescuing survivors from a hydropower tunnel, in footage shared by the Prime Minister’s Secretariat.

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Norway's King Harald dies aged 89

Norway's King Harald has died at the age of 89 after a 35-year reign marked by a break with royal tradition and a noted message celebrating the countr...

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Ratko Mladic described as leader of ethnic cleansing campaign

Ratko Mladic, the Bosnian Serb commander known by the nickname the “Butcher of Bosnia”, is described as having led a campaign of ethnic cleansing duri...

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Allan Little recalls early Bosnian war meeting with Mladić

Special correspondent Allan Little has described meeting Ratko Mladić in the early months of the Bosnian war, characterising him as dangerously fanati...

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Verified video traces deadly Nepal-Tibet flash flood

Verified footage has been used to reconstruct the path of a destructive flash flood affecting the Nepal-Tibet area, showing how the fast-moving water...

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Norwegians lay flowers at palace as King Harald’s condition worsens

Flowers have been placed at the palace in Norway after King Harald’s condition was described as extremely serious and family members visited him in ho...

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Convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Mladić dies aged 84

Mladić, a convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal, has died aged 84. He was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2017 for genocide, war crimes and crimes aga...

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Two teenagers among 33 UK nationals missing after Nepal disaster

Two UK nationals aged 13 and 14 are among 33 British-linked people reported missing after a disaster in Nepal, where police say 177 bodies have been r...

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Germany’s Nazi past at centre of AfD election dispute

A dispute over how Germany remembers its wartime history has intensified as the far-right AfD is positioned for a potential electoral breakthrough.

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At least 160 killed along Nepal-Tibet border as rescues continue

At least 160 people have died along the Nepal-Tibet border, where rescue teams are struggling to reach the affected area and people have been pulled f...

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Hospital denies locked-door claim after Pakistan fire kills 14 babies

Witnesses say a ward door was locked during a hospital fire in Pakistan that killed 14 babies. The hospital says the door was not locked and was guard...

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Fuel firms warn customers after Russia targets Ukraine petrol pumps

Fuel companies have told customers not to spend longer than necessary at petrol pumps after deadly attacks, as Russia targets Ukraine’s fuel infrastru...

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China criticises new US sanctions on Iran and trading partners

China has criticised new US sanctions targeting Iran and its trading partners, after Washington threatened to isolate countries that continue doing bu...

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Spanish government apologises to Ceuta over migrant crisis

Spain’s government has apologised to the people of Ceuta after a mass crossing from Morocco in late July left several thousand migrants still in the e...

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Trump says mines cleared from Strait of Hormuz

Trump has said all mines have been cleared from the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway that Iran has closed since the start of the conflict, triggerin...

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CIA chief reported in Moscow for unannounced talks

US media have reported that the head of the CIA is in Moscow for previously unannounced discussions, as flight tracking data showed an American milita...

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Trump’s new Iran sanctions seek to intensify economic pressure

The United States has described new sanctions on Iran as an “economic D-Day”, while Tehran’s leadership appears to be calculating that it can withstan...

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