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It's the third Thursday in November, which - depending on who you ask - can mean only one thing: Beaujolais Day.Traditionally celebrated across France with fireworks, music and other festivities, the day marks the arrival of the first bottles...

InstagramInternational authorities are aware of Kyrgyzstan’s role in sanctions evasion.In April, UK’s foreign secretary at the time, David Cameron, travelled to Bishkek and urged the Kyrgyz authorities to do more to tighten their sanctions' compliance.The Kyrgyz president expressed confidence...

Indian billionaire Gautam Adani has been charged with fraud in the US, which has accused him of orchestrating a $250m (£198m) bribery scheme and concealing it to raise money in the US. The criminal charges, filed on Wednesday in...

The US has blocked a Gaza ceasefire draft resolution at the United Nations Security Council - the fourth time it has used its veto power during the conflict to shield its ally, Israel.Fourteen of the 15 Council members voted...

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Southern African leaders resolved Wednesday to extend for another year the presence of regional troops deployed to fight rebels in conflict-torn eastern Congo, and also pledged to work toward peace in Mozambique, where disputed elections...

Getty ImagesAt the start of this week, Russia launched its biggest aerial attack on Ukraine for almost three months. Amid fears of a renewed strike on Wednesday, several Western embassies closed their doors."It’s all connected," says Mykhaylo Samus, head...

CHRISTOPHE SIMON/AFPThey pleaded with the judges to hand down sentences that reflected the extent of the suffering of Gisèle Pelicot and her family.Mr Camus said he was aware of the “expectations and hopes in this room and beyond” for...

BBCOne viewer noted the many gunfight scenes involving Alec Baldwin could be distracting.“All the time as I was thinking about it, especially during the gunfight scenes, it was hard not to get pulled back out of the movie, especially...

The gold-capped tooth of Patrice Lumumba, the Democratic Republic of Congo's independence hero, is safe and has not been stolen, his daughter has told the BBC.The news comes as a relief to a nation gripped by fear that the...

Norwegian supplier Vestdavit has installed boat-handling systems on CSOV Olympic Notos, a newbuild vessel delivered by Ulstein Verft to Olympic. The package includes two H-9001 davits, two L-3500 liferaft davits, and a PL-3600 MOB davit,...