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• newBeauty queen 'raped by Gambia's ex-President Jammeh'
  Three women tell HRW how they were assaulted by the now exiled leader - allegations his party deny.
  - 47 mins ago 25 Jun 19, 11:54pm -
• newAustralia fire: Three children killed in house blaze
  Two girls and a boy died in the blaze in a popular tourism region north of Sydney, police say.
  - 50 mins ago 25 Jun 19, 11:51pm -
• newFrance's raw recruits sign up for return of national service
  For the first time in 20 years, French teenagers are taking part in a four-week training programme.
  - 54 mins ago 25 Jun 19, 11:47pm -
• newWhat did Ukraine’s hero pilot do next?
  Once seen as a potential president, Nadiya Savchenko now faces accusations of planning a violent coup.
  - 2 hours ago 25 Jun 19, 11:00pm -
• newSan Francisco becomes first US city to ban e-cigarettes
  The US city, home to market leader Juul, is the first to ban sales in-store and from online retailers.
  - 2 hours ago 25 Jun 19, 10:11pm -

• new'World's best restaurant' is France's Mirazur
  It won in a competition by the World's 50 Best Restaurants, but some experts question the methodology.
  - 3 hours ago 25 Jun 19, 9:50pm -
• newFertility doctor loses licence after using his own sperm
  One woman said he felt "contaminated" to discover that Dr Norman Barwin was her father.
  - 3 hours ago 25 Jun 19, 9:36pm -
• newIn pictures: Europe's June 2019 heatwave
  Temperatures are soaring across the continent, thanks to a plume of hot air from the Sahara.
  - 4 hours ago 25 Jun 19, 8:20pm -
• newStephanie Grisham: Melania Trump's top aide picked as press secretary
  Mrs Trump's communications director Stephanie Grisham will replace Sarah Sanders.
  - 5 hours ago 25 Jun 19, 8:02pm -
• newNew York helicopter crash: Pilot 'did not know where he was'
  Tim McCormack, 58, died this month after crash-landing on a 54-storey building in Manhattan.
  - 6 hours ago 25 Jun 19, 6:58pm -
• newIsrael-Palestinian conflict: Kushner says peace can bring prosperity
  Trump's son-in-law says this is "the opportunity of the century", but Palestinians have rejected it.
  - 7 hours ago 25 Jun 19, 6:03pm -
• newEtika: Body found in search is missing YouTuber
  The gamer, who went missing last week, had uploaded a video describing suicidal thoughts.
  - 7 hours ago 25 Jun 19, 5:54pm -
• newUS-Iran crisis: Trump lashes out at 'ignorant and insulting' statement
  The US president tweeted after his Iranian counterpart responded to sanctions unveiled on Monday.
  - 8 hours ago 25 Jun 19, 4:55pm -
• newFacebook to identify French hate speech suspects
  The deal between the French government and the tech giant is believed to be the first of its kind.
  - 8 hours ago 25 Jun 19, 4:39pm -
• newUsed car batteries may power football stadium lights
  Refurbished batteries are already in use at stadiums in Norway and the Netherlands.
  - 10 hours ago 25 Jun 19, 2:31pm -
• newRhino release: Epic journey to freedom in Rwanda
  Five zoo-born eastern black rhinos have been transported from Europe to Africa.
  - 13 hours ago 25 Jun 19, 11:27am -
• Trump's 'deal of the century' falls flat in West Bank
  Palestinians in the occupied West Bank say Donald Trump's economic master plan does not help them.
  - 1 day ago 25 Jun 19, 12:21am -
• Letter from Africa: Kenya's love-hate relationship with Chinese traders
  Why the arrival of Chinese traders at the famous Gikomba market is both a blessing and a curse for Kenyans.
  - 1 day ago 24 Jun 19, 11:48pm -
• Bihar encephalitis deaths reveal cracks in India healthcare
  Doctors are scrambling to contain the outbreak, which has killed more than 150 children in a month.
  - 1 day ago 24 Jun 19, 11:47pm -
• Icelanders tire of disrespectful Instagram influencers
  Locals are frustrated at a number of cases where influencers have been disrespectful at tourist sites.
  - 1 day ago 24 Jun 19, 11:44pm -
• Death in Ice Valley: New clues in Isdal Woman mystery
  A man who may have seen the Isdal Woman on the way to her death; a police officer bitter that the case was shut down - new leads in a 49-year-old puzzle.
  - 1 day ago 24 Jun 19, 11:36pm -
• Kwame Akoto-Bamfo: 'You see the faces of our ancestors'
  Ghanaian artist Kwame Akoto-Bamfo creates sculptures of slaves to immerse people in their experience.
  - 1 day ago 24 Jun 19, 11:01pm -
• South Korea's Gangnam rocked by rape scandals
  South Korea's glamorous nightclub scene has been hit by allegations of drugging and rape.
  - 1 day ago 24 Jun 19, 11:01pm -
• Reactions to Istanbul's mayoral election
  Supporters and opponents of Istanbul's new mayor explain why they think Ekrem Imamoglu won.
  - 1 day ago 24 Jun 19, 5:20pm -
• Muslim women defy ban to swim in burkinis at French pool
  Activists in the city of Grenoble hold a protest inspired by US civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks.
  - 2 days ago 24 Jun 19, 12:26pm -
• Bangladesh train derailed killing at least five people
  A passenger train derailed on a bridge in north-east Bangladesh, killing at least five people and injuring more than 100.
  - 2 days ago 24 Jun 19, 11:10am -
• Istanbul mayoral vote: Is ‘disastrous’ loss beginning of Erdogan’s end?
  The defeat of Erdogan’s ruling AKP party in Istanbul’s mayoral election has sparked hope for change.
  - 2 days ago 24 Jun 19, 10:45am -
• Is peace between Israel and Palestinians out of reach?
  More than 25 years on from breakthrough peace accords the two sides seem further apart than ever. But why?
  - 2 days ago 24 Jun 19, 5:06am -
• Ransomware cyber-attacks are targeting large companies and demanding huge payments
  A Norwegian aluminium producer is recovering after hackers took thousands of computers offline and demanded a ransom.
  - 2 days ago 24 Jun 19, 12:00am -
• Ethiopia mosque ban: 'Our sacred city of Aksum must be protected'
  Ethiopian Orthodox Christian leaders say they would rather die than see a mosque in their ancient city of Aksum.
  - 2 days ago 23 Jun 19, 11:55pm -
• Dopey: ‘We needed somewhere to tell wild drug stories’
  When two ex-addicts started a podcast, they had no idea what success - and tragedy - awaited them.
  - 2 days ago 23 Jun 19, 11:51pm -

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