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Erdogan: Audio of Khashoggi murder shows close MBS aides involved

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that the perpetrators in the murder of

Six security officials killed in attack in southwest Pakistan

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Six security officials have been killed in an attack in southwest Pakistan when their convoy came

Statue of ‘racist’ Gandhi removed from Ghana university campus

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A statue of Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi has been removed from Ghana‘s most prestigious university

UN monitors needed to observe Yemen ceasefire, UN envoy says

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The UN envoy for Yemen called for the urgent deployment of UN monitors to observe

Palestinian teen killed by Israeli forces during Ramallah protest

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A Palestinian teenager was killed by Israeli forces on Friday in the occupied West Bank

J&J stocks plunge after report says firm knew about asbestos

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Shares of Johnson & Johnson fell 10 percent on Friday and were on track to post

Laura Kenny, Katie Archibald, Neah Evans and Ellie Dickinson win gold in women’s team pursuit

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Laura Kenny, Katie Archibald, Neah Evans and Ellie Dickinson win gold in the women’s team

Eleven die and dozens ill after eating rice at Indian temple

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Witnesses say people quickly fell ill after eating rice following

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Labour’s referendum strains

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PA The former prime minister can see a clear path to another

Ex-rider Varnish case about ‘self interest’ – British Cycling lawyer

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Jess Varnish arrives at the employment tribunal on Wednesday, accompanied by boyfriend and ex-GB BMX

Chelsea being ‘unfairly’ targeted over fan racism allegations, says Fabregas

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Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas has said that the club is being “unfairly” singled out for

Russian swimmers claim 3 golds at short-course world championships

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Russian swimmers have taken a mounting haul of medals at the short-course swimming world championships

‘We’re sorry this happened’: Bug causes leak of 7 million Facebook users’ photos

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The relentless stream of controversy at Facebook continues unabated as the social media giant has

Russia’s own internet? Legislators plan to protect the country’s web from foreign interference

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Russian lawmakers have introduced legislation designed to reduce the country’s internet resources’ dependence on foreign

Brexit: EU pledges to May unlikely to placate critics

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Reuters It was a tough diplomatic test for Theresa May (3rd R)

Mohamed Salah named BBC African Footballer of the Year 2018

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Mohamed Salah’s goals in qualifying helped Egypt to their first World Cup appearance in 28

UK schoolgirls assaulted in Ghana ‘given specialist support’

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British police are assisting their counterparts conducting the investigation in

Decorated US soldier ‘admitted murder in CIA job interview’

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Fox News A decorated US special forces soldier has been charged with an

Johnson & Johnson shares drop after report says firm ‘knew’ of asbestos

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Shares in Johnson & Johnson plunged more than 10% on Friday,

Theresa May’s week in charts

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A confidence vote, a promise to stand down, and thousands of miles travelled – it’s

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Juncker explains ‘nebulous’ remark

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Shakira: Colombian pop star accused of tax evasion in Spain

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The case centres around where the star was living between

Were Taylor Swift fans tracked at her gig?

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Reuters A major stadium in Los Angeles has confirmed that it uses facial

New Facebook bug exposed millions of photos

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Reuters Facebook has revealed that a software bug exposed the photos of up

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Our Future, Our Choice’s on another EU referendum

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Voters have a clearer idea over relations with other European nations, says Lara Spirit of

Hastings cliff fall: Rock crashes into bedroom

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ESFRS The bedroom was empty when a large rock crashed through the

‘Miracle’ six-day-old baby survives Ebola

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Ministere de la Sante RDC Baby Benedicte’s mother, who had Ebola, died

Sarah Papenheim: US student stabbed to death in Rotterdam

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Sarah Papenheim Facebook page Tributes have been posted to Ms Papenheim’s Facebook

Festive reindeer for rent at Russian zoo

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By News from Elsewhere… …as found by BBC Monitoring roev.ru The reindeer

Delays made me give up my Army dream

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Separate food waste may become compulsory

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All households in England may be obliged to collect food waste in a separate caddy

Sterling comments ‘a game changer’ on racism in football

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BBC Sport’s Hugh Woozencroft is joined by journalists Jordan Jarrett-Bryan, Natasha Henry and Leon Mann

Israeli army arrests dozens in raids across West Bank

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A Hamas official in the occupied West Bank says Israeli forces have arrested dozens of

India’s top court dismisses demands for France jet deal probe

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India‘s top court has ruled that there was no wrongdoing in the government’s awarding of

Back to Kinshasa: The Fight for Democracy in the DRC

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“The people always win.” Thirty-one-year-old Ben is one of the leaders of a civil society

Virgin Galactic completes space test

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A Virgin Galactic rocket plane has reached space and returned safely to the California desert,

Syria: SDF fighters capture ISIL pocket in Deir Az Zor

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A United States-backed Kurdish coalition has captured the last town held by fighters from ISIL in

Trump knew hush-money payments were wrong: ex-lawyer Cohen

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US President Donald Trump knew it was wrong to order election-eve hush money paid to

France braces for fifth straight weekend of ‘yellow vest’ rallies

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Anticipating a fifth straight weekend of violent protests, Paris’ police chief has said that armoured

Maldives court freezes ex-president Yameen’s bank accounts

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A court in the Maldives has frozen bank accounts owned by former President Abdulla Yameen,

Kosovo approves new army despite Serbia opposition

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Kosovo’s parliament overwhelmingly approved the formation of an army on Friday, a move that has

Sri Lanka’s disputed PM Mahinda Rajapaksa to step down

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Sri Lanka‘s strongman leader Mahinda Rajapaksa will step down from his disputed position of the

Miss USA sorry for offending contestants over lack of English

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By Bernadette McCague BBC News Instagram A well-meaning comment from Miss USA

J Hus jailed for eight months for carrying knife

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C Brandon/Redferns/ J Hus has been sentenced to eight months in jail

Who is shining a torch for women today?

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The general election of 14 December 1918 saw the first votes cast by women in

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