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03/08/2016 GMT

Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.

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South Sudan Humanitarian Catastrophe

President Kiir fires ministers; new Boko Haram leader; why haven't we found alien life?

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Murder Arrest after London Knife Attack

Mental health fears after stabbings; South African elections; how birds sleep mid-flight.

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Gaza Charity Boss Accused Of Funding Hamas

Israel charges Gaza aid worker with funding Hamas; attacks on Aleppo; Zika vaccine.

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Rio Olympics: Countdown to the Opening Ceremony

First Olympic games in South America; ANC suffers in elections; China's 'Great Flood'

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Tight Security in Rio Ahead of Olympics Opening

What can we expect of the opening ceremony?

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Celebrations and Cyclists at the Rio Olympics

First full day of competition at the Games, Panama Papers resignations, Bollywood Oscars

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ANC's worst ever election result in South Africa

South Africa's governing party suffers worst electoral result since the end of apartheid

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Philippines President Launches Shame Campaign

Officials named in anti-drug campaign; Thai referendum; Brazilian Butt-lift king dies

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Zimbabwean president hopes to retain power

Zimbabwe’s Zanu-PF hopes to extend its 43-year rule at Wednesday's polls

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Ukraine says Russia is the real obstacle to peace

The comments come after Moscow launched a big missile and drone attack on Kyiv

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India threatens Pakistan's water supply over deadly Kashmir attack

Pakistan says any attempt to limit waters from the Indus would be seen as an "act of war"

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Kyiv mayor says Ukraine may need to 'give up territory' for truce

Vitali Klitschko’s comments come hours after deadly Russian attack on Kyiv

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Putin and Trump envoy meeting 'constructive'

Steve Witkoff met Russian president for fourth time

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The funeral of Pope Francis

A quarter of a million people gather in Rome for the funeral of Pope Francis

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Pope Francis buried at his favourite church in Rome

His funeral was attended by hundreds of thousands of people

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Car ploughs into Vancouver street festival

At least nine people have been killed after a car drives into crowds at a street event

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Vancouver police chief: the darkest day in our city's history

11 people died when a car was driven into people at a Filipino street festival

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Huge power blackouts across Spain and Portugal

Chaos as most services stop working

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Spain and Portugal slowly restore power after blackouts

Spain aims to restore power soon after a blackout disrupted daily life for millions

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Mark Carney's Liberal Party wins Canadian general election

In his victory speech, Carney told supporters President Trump is ‘trying to break us’

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New PM says Canada deserves respect from America

Canada's new Prime Minister Mark Carney says his country deserves respect from the US

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India weighs up whether to strike Pakistan after Kashmir terror attack

The Indian PM has held a series of high-level meetings amid growing tension with Pakistan

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US economy shrinks

US GDP shrank in the first quarter of 2025, partly because of a surge in imports

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Ukraine hopes resources deal with US will enable 'just peace'- adviser

Ukraine and the US have signed a much-anticipated natural resources deal

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Mike Waltz replaced as national security adviser

Waltz mistakenly included a journalist on a group chat discussing airstrikes on Yemen

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Israeli airstrike on Syrian capital

Israel's PM says the strike is a message to Syria's government

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German AfD party classed as extreme-right by spy agency

The party came second in February’s general election

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Australia’s Labor Party wins general election

Australia's governing Labor Party wins, less than a week after the Liberals won in Canada

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Australia PM Albanese makes stunning comeback with landslide win

Labor's Anthony Albanese re-elected Australia's prime minister in a landslide.

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