New Japanese PM promises to increase defence spending as tensions rise with neighbours
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has said in her first speech that defence is a priority for her country as the region experiences uncertainty with Russia, China and North Korea.
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Shock at $100,000 fee to contest Guinea elections to replace junta
The authorities say the high amount is needed to ensure only credible candidates take part.
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Makers of lift used by Louvre thieves reveal tongue-in-cheek advert
The makers of the furniture lift used by the Louvre thieves have told Sky News the device is "certainly not intended for burglaries" after publishing a tongue-in-cheek advert making the most of the product's sudden fame.
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We won't accept a stolen vote, Cameroon opposition leader tells BBC
Issa Tchiroma Bakary says he won the election and is not concerned about being arrested or put in jail.
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Huge noise then I yelled to get out - Louvre attendant recalls shock of heist
The attendant describes the moment thieves used an angle grinder to burst into the Gallery of Apollo.
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'Mind-boggling' poker fraud used x-ray tables, high-tech glasses and NBA players
Prosecutors said the elaborate plot, which allegedly netted $7m from victims, belonged in a Hollywood film.
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Slow-motion footage reveals secrets of snake bites
Scientists working out of a venom laboratory in Paris studied which snakes strike their prey fastest.
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Watch: UN official says Gaza ruins 'like Hiroshima'
Humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher talk to the BBC about scenes of despair he witnessed on a recent trip to the costal enclave.
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Gaza doctors struggle to investigate 'signs of torture' on unnamed dead returned by Israel
Photographs show bodies with multiple signs of injury and wrists tied behind their backs.
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Louvre heist lift-maker seizes the moment with new ad campaign
Böcker is touting its "quiet as a whisper" technology for "when you need to move fast".
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Australian servicewomen launch landmark sex abuse case against military
Lawyers say they expect thousands of women to join the lawsuit against the Australian Defence Force (ADF).
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Furious Trump cancels 'all trade negotiations' with Canada after TV advert
Donald Trump has announced that he is ending "all trade negotiations" with Canada.
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NBA stars and mafia among dozens arrested in illegal gambling crackdown
It follows a sweeping FBI investigation into illegal sports betting and rigged, mafia-linked poker games.
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Trump says trade talks with Canada 'terminated' over anti-tariffs advert
Trump says the advert included former US president Ronald Regan speaking negatively about tariffs.
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German bid to close migrant boats loophole could face delay
There are growing doubts Germany will be able to tighten its laws this year, the BBC has learned.
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Voters to go to the polls to elect Ireland's next president
Voters will go to the polls in the Republic of Ireland today to elect the country's next president.
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NBA injuries, rigged poker games and the mafia: What we know about gambling arrests
Authorities said the "mind-boggling" fraud involved tens of millions of dollars and included members of organised crime.
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European space firms combine to compete with SpaceX
Europe's top space firms have forged a deal to combine their satellite manufacturing and servicing businesses, creating a new European space group that will compete with global giants like Elon Musk's Starlink.
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Sanctions could have a genuinely chilling effect on the market for Russian oil and gas
US sanctions against Russia's two largest energy companies, the state-owned Rosneft and privately held Lukoil, are perhaps the most significant economic measures imposed by the West since the invasion of Ukraine.
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China names new second highest-ranking general after military purge
Zhang Shengmin heads anti-corruption efforts in the army and is seen as a trusted loyalist of President Xi.
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