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S Korea impeached president arrested after investigators scale walls

January 15, 2025 - 5:03am
They cut through barbed wires and braved freezing temperatures to reach Yoon, ending a weeks-long standoff.
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Why India is reaching out to the Taliban now

January 14, 2025 - 5:47pm
Last week, India’s top diplomat met a senior Taliban minister, the highest-level engagement since Kabul's fall.
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Why India is reaching out to the Taliban now

January 14, 2025 - 5:47pm
Last week, India’s top diplomat met a senior Taliban minister, the highest-level engagement since Kabul's fall.
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TikTok users flock to Chinese app RedNote as US ban looms

January 14, 2025 - 1:57am
A swarm of "TikTok refugees" has made RedNote the most downloaded app on Apple's US App Store.
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TikTok users flock to Chinese app RedNote as US ban looms

January 14, 2025 - 1:57am
A swarm of "TikTok refugees" has made RedNote the most downloaded app on Apple's US App Store.
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S Korea begins impeachment trial of suspended president

January 14, 2025 - 12:18am
Yoon will be removed from office if at least six Constitutional Court judges vote to impeach him.
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S Korea begins impeachment trial against suspended president

January 14, 2025 - 12:18am
Yoon will be removed from office if at least six of the eight-member bench votes for his impeachment.
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Ash-smeared holy men lead India bathing spectacle

January 13, 2025 - 4:34pm
Millions are taking a dip in the sacred Ganges river on the first major bathing day of Kumbh Mela festival.
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Naked ash-smeared ascetics to lead India bathing spectacle

January 13, 2025 - 4:34pm
Hindu holy men will bathe in the sacred Ganges river on the first major bathing day of Kumbh Mela festival.
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Record label takes legal action against K-pop band

January 13, 2025 - 12:06pm
Ador accuses the girl group of trying to sign new deals, while still under contract at the label.
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Record label takes legal action against K-pop band

January 13, 2025 - 12:06pm
Ador accuses the girl group of trying to sign new deals, while still under contract at the label.
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South Korea's impeached president gets pay rise

January 13, 2025 - 12:47am
Yoon Suk Yeol's annual salary will rise to 262.6 million won, as South Korea remains in turmoil.
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South Korea's impeached president gets pay rise

January 13, 2025 - 12:47am
Yoon Suk Yeol's annual salary will rise to 262.6 million won, as South Korea remains in turmoil.
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The truth behind your $12 dress: Inside the Chinese factories fuelling Shein's success

January 12, 2025 - 6:00pm
Workers making clothes for the fast fashion giant tell the BBC they labour for up to 75 hours a week.
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The truth behind your £10 dress: Inside the Chinese factories fuelling Shein's success

January 12, 2025 - 6:00pm
Workers making clothes for the fast fashion giant tell the BBC they labour for up to 75 hours a week.
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Zelensky offers exchange of North Korean soldiers

January 12, 2025 - 3:13pm
One of the soldiers thought he was going to Russia for "training", Kyiv's security service said.
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Zelensky offers exchange of North Korean soldiers

January 12, 2025 - 3:13pm
One of the soldiers thought he was going to Russia for "training", Kyiv's security service said.
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India races to prepare world's largest religious gathering

January 12, 2025 - 1:30pm
The Hindu festival of Kumbh Mela, described as humanity's biggest gathering, begins in India's Prayagraj.
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'I got death threats when men thought I put feminist gesture in video game'

January 11, 2025 - 7:06pm
Young male gamers in South Korea thought it resembled a gesture used to poke fun at the size of men’s penises.
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'I got death threats when men thought I put feminist gesture in video game'

January 11, 2025 - 7:06pm
Young male gamers in South Korea thought it resembled a gesture used to poke fun at the size of men’s penises.
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