Lebanon parliament votes to abolish death penalty

BBC World News - August 12, 2026 - 00:24
The new law - which next goes to the cabinet for approval - would make Lebanon the first country in the Middle East to end capital punishment.
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Japanese Woman Trapped in North Korea for 40 Years

Japan Society News - August 12, 2026 - 00:20
Hiroko Saito was 19 years old when she left Japan for North Korea in June 1961 with her Korean husband and their one-year-old daughter, persuaded by assurances that they were heading to a "paradise on earth" and that she could return to Japan after three years. Instead, she would spend four decades in North Korea, enduring chronic hunger, the deaths of her husband and children and a desperate struggle to survive before finally escaping and returning home in 2001. (News On Japan)
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Japan Reinvents the Summer Festival

Japan Travel News - August 11, 2026 - 23:55
Summer festivals are in full swing across Japan, with distinctive local dances ranging from long-established traditions to unusual routines born at fishermen's banquets and even performances set to the music of American rock band Bon Jovi. (News On Japan)
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Ousted Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad sentenced to death in absentia

BBC World News - August 11, 2026 - 23:50
The ex-president is convicted of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity during the country's civil war.
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France bans unsolicited telemarketing calls

BBC World News - August 11, 2026 - 23:19
Cold calling is coming to an end in France, with one consumer group calling the ban a "small revolution".
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France bans unsolicited telemarketing calls

BBC World News - August 11, 2026 - 23:19
Cold calling is coming to an end in France, with one consumer group calling the ban a "small revolution".
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Thailand suspends new gun permits after mass shooting

BBC World News - August 11, 2026 - 23:16
Authorities promise tough new laws in the country, which has high levels of firearms ownership.
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Drone captures devastating aftermath of Spokane wildfires

BBC World News - August 11, 2026 - 23:02
The aerial footage shows homes destroyed down to their foundations, with burned cars still parked in some driveways.
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Drone captures devastating aftermath of Spokane wildfires

BBC World News - August 11, 2026 - 23:02
The aerial footage shows homes destroyed down to their foundations, with burned cars still parked in some driveways.
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Houthis kill three in first deadly attack since start of Iran war - reports

BBC World News - August 11, 2026 - 22:35
The attack was reportedly carried out by Iranian proxy on a small cargo ship, as tensions in region over the US-Iran conflict remain high.
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Luigi Mangione back in court as key questions remain over case ahead of murder trial

BBC World News - August 11, 2026 - 20:35
Mangione's lawyers have yet to signal their defence, while prosecutors are in a battle over evidence.
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Luigi Mangione back in court as key questions remain over case ahead of murder trial

BBC World News - August 11, 2026 - 20:35
Mangione's lawyers have yet to signal their defence, while prosecutors are in a battle over evidence.
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Watch: Family escapes home during Colombia earthquake

BBC World News - August 11, 2026 - 19:12
At least 169 people are dead and a state of emergency has been declared after Colombia was hit by one of its largest earthquakes in years.
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Watch: Family escapes home during Colombia earthquake

BBC World News - August 11, 2026 - 19:12
At least 132 people are dead and a state of emergency has been declared after Colombia was hit by one of its largest earthquakes in years.
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Trump hid in catering truck in secret plane swap over Iran threat, reports say

BBC World News - August 11, 2026 - 18:58
The US president was moved from the old Air Force One to a military plane as he left a Nato summit in Turkey last month, US media say.
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Ousted Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad sentenced to death in absentia

BBC World News - August 11, 2026 - 18:42
The ex-president is convicted of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity during the country's civil war.
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Russia using North Korean missiles to strike Ukraine, Zelensky says

BBC World News - August 11, 2026 - 18:39
Ukraine's president says strikes in Zaporizhzhia - which killed at least six and injured 19 - involved ballistic missiles from Russia's ally.
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Libyan authorities battle big blaze at major oil refinery

BBC World News - August 11, 2026 - 17:28
Monday's drone strike on the Zawiya refinery was the third such incident in two days.
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Libyan authorities battle big blaze at major oil refinery

BBC World News - August 11, 2026 - 17:28
Monday's drone strike on the Zawiya refinery was the third such incident in two days.
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Australia PM under fire for remarks on Japanese counterpart's melon gifts

BBC World News - August 11, 2026 - 16:55
An ex-Japanese envoy said the "sexist" comments "betrayed the close bond" between the countries.
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