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ReutersThe boycotts and protests over Israel's inclusion have been the biggest crisis Eurovision has ever seen.This year's competition also had a voting controversy and allegations that Israel's government tried to influence the public vote.This prompted some competition rules to...

Lucy WilliamsonMiddle East correspondent, JerusalemAnadolu via Getty ImagesMore than 800,000 Gazans are at risk from flooding, the UN says, as a powerful winter storm sweeps through the Strip.The heavy rain has already deluged camps, and led several buildings to...

Shanaz MusaferandNatalie ShermanAFP via Getty ImagesVenezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro says escalating pressure from the US comes down to one thing: Washington wants to grab the South American nation's vast oil reserves.This week the American military seized an oil tanker,...

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A former crypto entrepreneur who was behind two digital currencies that collapsed and lost an estimated $40bn ($29.9bn) has been sentenced by a New York judge to 15 years in prison for an "epic" fraud.Do Kwon, a South Korean...

Mengchen Zhang, Jack Lau and Ankur ShahBBC Global China Unit and Eye InvestigationsBBCWarning: This report contains details of physical and sexual abuse and discussion of suicide.Baobao's heart still races when she smells soil after morning rain.It takes her back...

Navin Singh KhadkaEnvironment correspondent, BBC World ServiceGetty ImagesPictures showing the carcass of a Sumatran elephant, another critically endangered species, being swept away by floods in Aceh in northern Sumatra went viral on social media last week.The island hosts a...

Jonathan Head,South East Asia correspondent, BangkokandLulu LuoBBC/ Jonathan HeadAll this drama is down to one thing: the junta's much criticised plan to hold an election later this month. The civil war ignited by its coup is ravaging the country....

The US has imposed fresh sanctions on six more ships said to be carrying Venezuelan oil, a day after seizing a tanker off the country's coast.Sanctions have also been placed on some of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's relatives and...

The U.S. imposed sanctions on three nephews of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Thursday, as well as half a dozen ships accused of carrying oil from the country, as President Trump looks to inflict further...