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03/08/2016 GMT
Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
South Sudan Humanitarian Catastrophe
President Kiir fires ministers; new Boko Haram leader; why haven't we found alien life?
Murder Arrest after London Knife Attack
Mental health fears after stabbings; South African elections; how birds sleep mid-flight.
Gaza Charity Boss Accused Of Funding Hamas
Israel charges Gaza aid worker with funding Hamas; attacks on Aleppo; Zika vaccine.
Rio Olympics: Countdown to the Opening Ceremony
First Olympic games in South America; ANC suffers in elections; China's 'Great Flood'
Tight Security in Rio Ahead of Olympics Opening
What can we expect of the opening ceremony?
Celebrations and Cyclists at the Rio Olympics
First full day of competition at the Games, Panama Papers resignations, Bollywood Oscars
ANC's worst ever election result in South Africa
South Africa's governing party suffers worst electoral result since the end of apartheid
Philippines President Launches Shame Campaign
Officials named in anti-drug campaign; Thai referendum; Brazilian Butt-lift king dies
Zimbabwean president hopes to retain power
Zimbabwe’s Zanu-PF hopes to extend its 43-year rule at Wednesday's polls
Ukraine says Russia is the real obstacle to peace
The comments come after Moscow launched a big missile and drone attack on Kyiv
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"
Kyiv mayor says Ukraine may need to 'give up territory' for truce
Vitali Klitschko’s comments come hours after deadly Russian attack on Kyiv
Putin and Trump envoy meeting 'constructive'
Steve Witkoff met Russian president for fourth time
The funeral of Pope Francis
A quarter of a million people gather in Rome for the funeral of Pope Francis
Pope Francis buried at his favourite church in Rome
His funeral was attended by hundreds of thousands of people
Car ploughs into Vancouver street festival
At least nine people have been killed after a car drives into crowds at a street event
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
Huge power blackouts across Spain and Portugal
Chaos as most services stop working
Spain and Portugal slowly restore power after blackouts
Spain aims to restore power soon after a blackout disrupted daily life for millions
Mark Carney's Liberal Party wins Canadian general election
In his victory speech, Carney told supporters President Trump is ‘trying to break us’
New PM says Canada deserves respect from America
Canada's new Prime Minister Mark Carney says his country deserves respect from the US
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
US economy shrinks
US GDP shrank in the first quarter of 2025, partly because of a surge in imports
Ukraine hopes resources deal with US will enable 'just peace'- adviser
Ukraine and the US have signed a much-anticipated natural resources deal
Mike Waltz replaced as national security adviser
Waltz mistakenly included a journalist on a group chat discussing airstrikes on Yemen
Israeli airstrike on Syrian capital
Israel's PM says the strike is a message to Syria's government
German AfD party classed as extreme-right by spy agency
The party came second in February’s general election
Australia’s Labor Party wins general election
Australia's governing Labor Party wins, less than a week after the Liberals won in Canada
Australia PM Albanese makes stunning comeback with landslide win
Labor's Anthony Albanese re-elected Australia's prime minister in a landslide.
Romania reruns annulled Presidential election
Romanians vote for a new president after suspected Russian interference in 2024 poll