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Key Indian state polls begin in test for Modi's party

BBC News - April 8, 2026 - 10:00pm
Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party is trying to expand into regions where it has struggled to gain a foothold.
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He's Australia's most decorated soldier. Now he's at the centre of a historic war crimes case

BBC News - April 8, 2026 - 5:10pm
Ben Roberts-Smith's case is not only unprecedented for Australia but "extraordinary" for the globe too, historians say.
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British teen dies in reported Vietnam motorbike fall

BBC News - April 8, 2026 - 7:37am
Orla Wates is remembered by her mother as "beautiful, independent and very funny".
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Man fined after breaking into viral hippo Moo Deng's enclosure

BBC News - April 8, 2026 - 7:33am
The director of the Thai zoo where Moo Deng lives said security would be upped after the incident.
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Man fined after breaking into viral hippo Moo Deng's enclosure

BBC News - April 8, 2026 - 7:33am
The director of the Thai zoo where Moo Deng lives said security would be upped after the incident.
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How Pakistan helped secure a fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran

BBC News - April 8, 2026 - 1:03am
Pakistan has a historic relationship with Iran, but an agreement was far from certain, writes the BBC’s Caroline Davies
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Top Australian soldier charged with war crimes to remain in jail after bail hearing

BBC News - April 7, 2026 - 10:24pm
Ben Roberts-Smith faces five charges of the war crime of murder, which has a penalty of life in prison.
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Tributes after British teenager dies while visiting Vietnam

BBC News - April 7, 2026 - 9:15pm
Orla Wates, reportedly killed in a road accident, is remembered by her mother as "beautiful, independent and very funny".
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Vietnam's leader To Lam strengthens power in unanimous assembly vote

BBC News - April 7, 2026 - 6:59am
Vietnam's communist party chief is now also the country's president - an unusual concentration of power.
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Vietnam's leader To Lam strengthens power in unanimous assembly vote

BBC News - April 7, 2026 - 6:59am
Vietnam's communist party chief is now also the country's president - an unusual concentration of power.
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Air India CEO steps down early as losses mount

BBC News - April 7, 2026 - 6:10am
Wilson, whose term was set to end in 2027, will remain CEO and MD until a successor is appointed.
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Air India CEO steps down early as losses mount

BBC News - April 7, 2026 - 6:10am
Wilson, whose term was set to end in 2027, will remain CEO and MD until a successor is appointed.
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Taiwan opposition leader visits China for expected meeting with Xi Jinping

BBC News - April 7, 2026 - 3:29am
Cheng Li-wun said she "gladly accepted" Xi Jinping's invitation and hopes to be a "bridge for peace".
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India's top court hears challenges to ruling on women's entry into temple

BBC News - April 7, 2026 - 2:55am
Experts say the court's decision will have far-reaching consequences for women's religious freedoms in India.
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India's top court hears challenges to ruling on women's entry into temple

BBC News - April 7, 2026 - 2:55am
Experts say the court's decision will have far-reaching consequences for women's religious freedoms in India.
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Australia's most-decorated soldier arrested over alleged war crimes

BBC News - April 6, 2026 - 11:21pm
Ben Roberts-Smith, who denies all wrongdoing, previously lost a landmark defamation case over the alleged murders.
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India's high-growth economy gets a Middle East oil shock

BBC News - April 6, 2026 - 9:21pm
India's currency, stocks and growth projections take a beating as the country faces a triple energy shock due to Iran war.
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Trump's deadline looms but Asian nations already have deals with Iran

BBC News - April 6, 2026 - 7:34pm
Nations in the region have been keen to reach agreements as their economies are heavily reliant on Middle East energy.
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Trump's Hormuz deadline looms but Asian nations have already struck deals with Iran

BBC News - April 6, 2026 - 7:34pm
Nations in the region have been keen to reach agreements as their economies are heavily reliant on Middle East energy.
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Fake Australian, Chinese and Brazilian police stations: BBC goes inside a seized scam compound

BBC News - April 6, 2026 - 7:09pm
Almost nothing was known about the Royal Hill casino until the Thai military took control of it in December.
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