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Israel's announcement that a body returned from Gaza on Thursday was not that of Shiri Bibas, as Hamas had said, throws up another stumbling block in this ceasefire deal.It was thought the remains of Shiri, a mother of two,...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday condemned Hamas for failing to hand over the remains of Shiri Bibas, a mother of two taken hostage by militants, despite a promise to do so, and said the body released was...

SAO PAULO (AP) — A bus carrying university students and a truck collided on a highway in southeastern Brazil, killing 12 passengers and injuring 21 others, authorities said Friday.The truck driver, who was also injured, tried to flee the...

Nigeria's ex-military ruler Gen Ibrahim Babangida has expressed deep regret for the first time for annulling the results of the 1993 presidential election.The poll was supposed to bring about an end to military rule after 10 years and the...

Swedish police have been investigating the suspected sabotage of an undersea telecoms cable in the Baltic Sea, connecting Germany and Finland.A series of undersea cables and gas pipelines have been damaged in suspected attacks since Russia's invasion of Ukraine...

Gavin BevisBBC News, East MidlandsBea SwallowBBC News, BristolBBCMadeleine McCann's disappearance at the age of three in Portugal in 2007 is one of the most widely reported missing child cases in history and remains unsolved.Ms Wendal claimed to be missing...

The US government will end the temporary protected status (TPS) for 500,000 Haitians living in the country in August, the Department of Homeland Security said on Thursday. This comes despite deteriorating conditions in the Caribbean country, with gangs controlling...

Planes flying between Australia and New Zealand have been diverted as China conducts a closely-scrutinised military exercise in nearby waters that may involve live fire.The rare presence of three Chinese naval ships in the Tasman Sea has put both...

Radisson Hotel Group (RHG) has revealed plans to open new hotels and carry out refurbishment and repositioning projects in Spain and Portugal, strengthening its presence in Iberia. The group will open new properties in the...

Jayne McCormackBBC News NI political correspondentPA MediaO'Neill said Trump's comments on "forced expulsion of the Palestinian people of Gaza cannot be ignored".On X, formerly Twitter, she said that she will "continue to engage with senior figures in the US...