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Much of £11bn Covid scheme fraud 'beyond recovery', report says

The response to the pandemic led to "enormous outlays of public money which expo...

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Trump criticises 'weak' European leaders over Ukraine and immigration

In his latest public criticism of Europe, the US president claims countries are ...

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Trump ban on wind energy permits 'unlawful', court rules

An executive order freezing all wind energy projects - both on land and sea - ha...

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Starbucks workers and unions in UK to join protests in support of striking US baristas

Starbucks workers and union allies in 10 countries are set to demonstrate on Wed...

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French feminists outraged by Brigitte Macron's comment about activists

There has been pushback to the term used by France's first lady to describe acti...

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Sacked agents sue FBI, saying they were punished for taking the knee

The group say adopting a gesture used by protesters helped to defuse tensions du...

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A coup too far: Why Benin's rebel soldiers failed where others in the region succeeded

Plotters misjudged the national mood and Benin's neighbours learnt from past err...

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CCTV shows suspects make off on foot with stolen artworks

Brazilian officials say thieves held up a security guard and an elderly couple b...

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EU investigates Google over AI-generated summaries in search results

It is examining whether the tech giant did not offer "appropriate compensation" ...

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Why has Paramount launched a hostile bid for Warner Bros Discovery?

What to know about Netflix and Paramount Skydance's blockbuster battle over Warn...

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Congress ups pressure to release boat strike video with threat to Hegseth's travel budget

US lawmakers could withhold Pentagon travel funds until unedited video of a cont...

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Burkina Faso accuses Nigerian Air Force of violating its airspace

Nigeria denies the violation saying the aircraft made an emergency landing due t...

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Sudan militia chief sentenced to 20 years for war crimes during Darfur conflict

Ali Kushayb led the Janjaweed, a group whose campaign of terror led to hundreds ...

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Tanzania crackdown on planned protest leaves streets deserted

There is a large police presence in major cities and the authorities have encour...

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Does Japan's megaquake warning mean the 'big one' is coming?

An alert issued this week has caught the attention of a country used to earthqua...

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Jakarta office fire kills at least 22, police confirm

The blaze in the Indonesian capital breaks out as office workers take their lunc...

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Nasa astronaut and cosmonauts return to Earth after 245 days in space

Nasa's Jonny Kim and cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky have touche...

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Mike Ashley's Frasers group buys shopping centre

The shopping centre in the old GWR railway works attracts more than three millio...

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Why are Thailand and Cambodia fighting at the border?

The roots of the South East Asian neighbours' dispute go back more than a centur...

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Ukrainians raise flag to show BBC the fight goes on in city claimed by Russia

Ukraine barely has a hold on Pokrovsk, but its forces are keen to show they are ...

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