US agrees to ease Trump-era sanctions on Cuba
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US warns over risk of hiring North Korea IT workers
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Somalia: President Biden reverses Trump’s withdrawal of US troops
US officials say President Biden has approved the redeployment of US troops in Somalia, reversing a decision by his predecessor…
Northern Ireland: Could the EU and UK face a trade war?
By Dharshini David Global trade correspondent, BBC News NI election 2022 An escalating dispute over the post-Brexit trading arrangements…
Delhi suffers at 49C as heatwave sweeps India
By Sharanya Hrishikesh & Meryl Sebastian BBC News, Delhi Climate change An intense heatwave is sweeping through northern India…
Why Urdu language draws ire of India’s right-wing
By Zoya Mateen BBC News, Delhi Who does Urdu belong to? India’s right-wing seems to think it’s a foreign import,…
Ukraine war: Global wheat prices jump after India export ban
By Peter Hoskins Business reporter Russia-Ukraine war The price of wheat has jumped on international markets after India…
How Australia became the anxious country
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Buffalo shooting: Gunman deliberately sought black victims – mayor
The man suspected of shooting dead 10 people at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, deliberately sought a site with…
Ranil Wickremesinghe: Sri Lanka’s new prime minister faces uphill battle
By George Wright BBC News News that Ranil Wickremesinghe is the new prime minister has been largely met with dismay…