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Nicolas Negoce,BBC AfricaandWedaeli ChibelushiAFP/Getty ImagesMilitary takeovers are nothing new in Guinea-Bissau. The West African country has experienced at least nine attempted and successful coups since gaining independence from Portugal in 1974.But when military officers announced they had seized control...

India has scrapped an order making it mandatory for smartphone makers to preload a state-run cyber safety app on new phones after a public furore. The order - passed last week but made public on Monday - gave...

Prada announced on Tuesday that it has acquired Versace, bringing two major Italian luxury fashion houses under one roof.The $1.38bn (£1.04bn) deal is well below the roughly $2bn that Versace's former parent company, Capri Holdings, paid for the brand...

Getty ImagesMore than 200,000 cases of acute respiratory illnesses were recorded in six state-run hospitals in Delhi between 2022 and 2024 as the Indian capital struggled with rising pollution levels, the federal government has said.The government said in parliament...

A New Zealand man has been charged for theft after he allegedly stole a diamond-studded locket in a rather unusual way - by swallowing it. The ingested loot - a Fabergé egg locket valued at NZ$33,585 ($19,300; £14,600) -...

A top aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin said there is still "much work to be done" after President Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff met with Russian President Vladimir Putin...

Ishara Danasekara,News Editor, BBC News Sinhala,BBC SinhalaandKoh EweMr Sahan also considers the kitchen as an "extension" of his volunteer work in 2016, when torrential rain and floods killed 250 people across the country.Volunteers have compiled hundreds of requests for...

Maia DaviesandLaura GozziGetty ImagesVladimir Putin hosted US negotiators at the Kremlin on Tuesday for five hours of talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine, which a Russian official said had been "productive".The discussions with US envoy Steve Witkoff...

U.S.-operated flights returning deported migrants to Venezuela will continue despite President Trump's assertion that the airspace of the South American country should be considered closed.The government of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Tuesday announced that the twice-weekly flights will...