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Kenya’s police chief promises independent investigation

Kenyan police officers who were on duty when a man died in custody at a police station have been barred

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Israel strikes southern Beirut on eve of Eid Al Adha

Israel has carried out air strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs, saying it was targeting Hezbollah’s drone production. The attack on

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Japanese baseball legend dies aged 89

Michael Bristow Asia-Pacific editor Getty Images Former baseball player Shigeo Nagashima, who was once one of Japan’s most famous sports

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Ukraine accuses Russia of undermining next round of peace talks in Istanbul

Ukraine’s president has questioned Russia’s commitment to progressing peace talks after Moscow confirmed it was sending a team to talks

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Israel PM says Hamas’s Gaza chief Mohammed Sinwar has been killed

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says its military has “eliminated” Hamas’s Gaza chief Mohammed Sinwar, one of its most wanted

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Bodies of five skiers found near Switzerland’s Zermatt resort

The bodies of five skiers have been found by rescuers near Switzerland’s luxury Zermatt resort. They were recovered a day

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What we know about Israeli embassy staff shooting in Washington DC

André Rhoden-Paul BBC News Watch: BBC at the scene of shooting outside Jewish museum A young couple who worked for

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Israel orders Khan Younis evacuation ahead of ‘unprecedented attack’

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has ordered residents of Khan Younis to evacuate as it prepares to launch an “unprecedented

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Polish voters set for tight presidential race after 10 years of Duda

Adam Easton BBC Warsaw correspondent WOJTEK RADWANSKI/AFP There are two front-runners among the 13 candidates: Rafal Trzaskowski (R) and Karol

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Germany bans extremist movement and arrests self-declared ‘king’ Peter

Damien McGuinness BBC News in Berlin BBC Self-declared king Fitzek told the BBC he had no interest in modern Germany