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Russia and Ukraine exchange prisoners as peace talks end without breakthrough
The swap - the first since October - sees 157 Ukrainians and 160 Russians returned home.
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Lebanon says Israel sprayed southern villages with concentrated herbicide
Israel declines to comment on the allegation its planes sprayed glyphosate over an area with extensive farmland.
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Japanese city cancels cherry blossom festival over badly behaved tourists
"Overtourism" during Japan's iconic blossom season makes life for locals in Fujiyoshida town unmanageable, authorities say.
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Israeli intelligence chief's brother charged with smuggling cigarettes into Gaza
Bezalel Zini, an Israeli military reservist on active duty, is accused of smuggling 14 cartons of cigarettes in exchange for $117,000.
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US and Iran agree to hold nuclear talks in Oman on Friday
The talks had appeared to be in jeopardy, with the two countries at odds over the location and parameters.
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Aid workers missing after airstrikes hit South Sudan hospital
MSF says a government air strike hit its hospital after another of its health facilities was looted.
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55,000 Ukrainian soldiers killed in war with Russia, Zelensky says
The Ukrainian president also said a large number of people were "officially missing", meaning the total death toll is thought to be much higher.
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Dozens of Muslims 'massacred' in Nigeria for refusing to join jihadists, says governor
At least 78 bodies have been buried, while there are fears that around 170 people were killed altogether.
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BBC on the front line with Colombia's war on drugs
BBC Senior international correspondent Orla Guerin joined a special operation over Colombia's cocaine heartland, tasked with destroying crude cocaine labs hidden deep in the jungle.
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Watch: Florida iguanas are 'cold stunned' and falling from trees
A rare cold snap across the state has made the reptiles immobile and ripe for capturing, says the state's wildlife agency.
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Naked images remained in Epstein files despite outcry
Four images seen by BBC Verify show partially clothed women with their faces and bodies unredacted.
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Suspect identified in disappearance of four-year-old in Australian outback
Gus Lamont was last seen playing outside his home on a remote sheep station on 27 September.
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Watch: Inside Gaza hospital struggling to provide care to newborn babies
More aid has been allowed into Gaza since the ceasefire began three months ago, but the UN says it is nowhere near enough.
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US launches plan to tackle China's critical minerals dominance
The event was attended by representatives of more than 50 countries, the White House said.
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Man charged with terrorism over attack targeting Aboriginal Australians at protest
Accused allegedly threw a homemade bomb at a crowd which had gathered to protest Australia Day.