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Nepal to scrap 'failed' Mount Everest waste deposit scheme

Under the scheme, climbers paid a $4,000 deposit that was returned if they broug...

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Trump meets Netanyahu in Florida as focus turns to Middle East issues

They are set to discuss Iran, Lebanon, Syria and Gaza, where the Trump administr...

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Ukraine denies drone attack on Putin's residence

Russia has accused Ukraine of targeting a presidential residence, which Presiden...

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US pledges $2bn for humanitarian aid, but tells UN 'adapt or die'

The pledge was welcomed by the UN, but comes after previous major cuts to US fun...

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Egyptian dissident sorry for tweets after calls for deportation from UK

Shabana Mahmood is facing growing calls to revoke the citizenship of Alaa Abdel ...

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Boss of Everyman cinema chain departs weeks after profit warning

The upmarket cinema chain faces a leadership shake-up weeks after it cut its rev...

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China holds military drills around Taiwan as warning to 'separatist forces'

The drills come days after the US announced the sale of one of its largest weapo...

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Pothole claims up 90% in three years, says RAC

Research from the motoring group also finds that only one in four claims results...

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Decline in adoption rates at Devon animal rescue

Gables Cats and Dogs Home says some dogs in its care are difficult and have cert...

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Thailand accuses Cambodia of breaking newly signed ceasefire deal

The ceasefire took effect at noon local time (05:00 GMT) on Saturday. ...

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John Simpson: 'I've reported on 40 wars but I've never seen a year like 2025'

It has been a year of multiple major conflicts - and there are geopolitical impl...

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James Bond game 007 First Light delayed to May 2026

Dexter Original Sin actor Patrick Gibson will star as the British spy when the g...

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HS2 goal to be running by 2033 'cannot be met'

HS2 CEO Mark Wild advises the government that the 2029/2033 opening schedule is ...

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Earliest coin minted in Scotland saved for the nation after 900 years

The medieval David I silver coin, discovered in a wooded area in Midlothian, has...

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'There are many challenges': Syrians in Turkey consider return after fall of Assad

Syrians in Turkey are weighing up whether it is the right time to return to thei...

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Bondi hero says he wanted to stop gunman killing innocent people

Authorities say the actions of Ahmed al Ahmed, a shop owner, saved countless liv...

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Five-year-old boy dies after getting caught in Japan ski travelator

Officials spent 40 minutes dismantling the travelator to free him, but he was la...

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An orphan's brutal murder shines a spotlight on child abuse in Somalia

The woman who was supposed to care for Saabirin Saylaan was found to have beaten...

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Mexico train crash kills 13 and injures almost 100

An investigation is under way after the train derailed as it rounded a bend near...

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Living in fear of Lakurawa - the militant group Trump targeted in Nigeria strikes

"We cannot live freely. You cannot even play music" - residents tell the BBC of ...

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