Celebrity shark guided out of South Korea canal refuses to swim out to sea
Bukangi the shark became an unlikely sensation after it was spotted in a canal in Busan weeks ago.
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Trump's green card curbs test Indian tech workers' American dream
With immigration curbs and tech firms cutting foreign hiring, US residency is becoming a distant dream for many Indians.
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Pakistan arrests man wanted by US over $126m postage fraud case
Faheem Akram allegedly sold more than 5 million fake postage labels for a fixed price of $2 a piece.
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Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Jio launches India's biggest share sale
India's second mega IPO in a month comes despite subdued equity markets and aims to raise $3.2bn.
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King Charles sends Aung San Suu Kyi books, says Myanmar government
Nay Pyi Taw has released rare photographs of Suu Kyi receiving the books along with a sealed letter.
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Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff survives shooting attempt in Mumbai
Videos showed gunmen firing shots at Shroff's car while it was moving slowly past a crowd.
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A thousand slogans echoed here - but it could be the end for iconic Delhi protest site
Jantar Mantar, an 18th Century site almost synonymous with demonstrations in Delhi, has been denotified as a protest…
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China tells Israel to stop 'forced establishment' of West Bank settlements
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi spoke to Israeli President Isaac Herzog on the sidelines of a conference.
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'Onion cartel' in Philippines fined $28m for price shock
Onions were worth more than the daily minimum wage at the height of the price surge in 2022.
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North Korea and China open new bridge after 12-year delay
China is the North's largest trading partner and a lifeline against the sanctions Pyongyang faces.
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Desperate to clear toxic haze, Indonesia douses its skies with dry ice
Authorities in South East Asia have turned to weather modification as fires blanket the region in smog.
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Australia's first-ever Michelin stars go to 11 restaurants in one state
All of the spots are in South Australia, reportedly because the state government paid for incognito inspectors to visit.
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India's 'cockroach' leaders jailed after holding protest
The youth leaders were sent to custody on charges of trespassing at Jantar Mantar, a now denotified protest site.
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Watch: Hong Kong crowds queue to see Van Gogh painting unveiled for first time in 60 years
Châtaigniers en fleurs, also known as Chestnut Trees in Blossom, is expected to receive record bids at auction this…
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BBC FM radio transmissions suspended in Afghanistan
BBC programming is still reaching audiences on shortwave, medium wave, via satellite and online.
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Eight injured in South Korea knife attack
Using knives strapped to his hands, a man reportedly stabbed several people at a shopping centre in Incheon.
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Australian freed from Iraq thanks family after landing in Ireland
Engineer Robert Pether said his wife and children "have lived this every single day with me".
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The island where locals say data centres are taking their water
"Not a single drop has come through our taps for the last three months," a local tells the BBC.
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Thousands march to Indian Supreme Court to demand election chief resign
The march follows a chaotic weekend in Delhi which saw thousands of protesters detained by police.
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Inside the room: What it was like to be with Blackpink's Lisa as race scandal erupted
Film-maker Sue Kim talks about having unprecedented access to K-Pop idol Lisa Manobal at her most candid.
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Thai Queen makes first solo flight in fighter jet
Thailand’s Queen Suthida made her first solo flight in a fighter jet, according to the Thai Royal Household.
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Why is it so hard to put out Indonesian fires shrouding the region in toxic smog?
We explain why Indonesia’s peatland fires are so difficult to battle and produce so much haze.
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Meet India's feisty Gen Z protester who is taking on Modi
Neha Bora has emerged as one of the most recognisable faces from India's recent Gen Z-led protests.
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South Korea recalls Ukraine envoy over prisoner-of-war row
It is the latest in a diplomatic spat after Kyiv disclosed that two North Korean prisoners were transferred to Seoul.
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Teacher who sexually abused pupil back in Indonesia jail after BBC investigation
Mochamad Subchi Azal Tsani had been secretly released on parole in 2025, after serving less than half his sentence.
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Former Bachelor Australia star Sam Wood denied bail over domestic violence charges
The fitness coach is accused of strangling and assaulting a woman while on holiday in Queensland.
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Pornhub returns to Australia but only for adults with Apple devices
The world's most popular porn site went dark in March in Australia due to age verification laws.
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Former Australian bishop jailed for sexually abusing young men
The former Bishop of Broome is one of the most senior Catholic clerics in the world to face sex abuse charges.
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Japanese city accused of inflating census as country's population shrinks
As a result, Toyama city may have received more funding from the central government than it should have.
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Samoa leader apologises for Nazi salute after video from 2007 emerges
Schmidt acknowledged that his actions "were inappropriate and capable of causing offence and hurt".
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Saudi Arabia urged to spare Sri Lankan man sentenced to death over Facebook post
Anojan Sivarasa faces execution after he was found guilty of blasphemy over a Facebook comment.
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Forced to call him 'Dad': Trial over sexual abuse in disabled care home shocks South Korea
The BBC spoke to one of three residents at a care home who were sexually assaulted by a staff member.
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Who is the 'hero' Indian pilot who was stabbed on Israel-bound flight?
Capt Smit Machchhar was attacked by another pilot onboard the Flydubai flight bound for Tel Aviv.
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Japan's first mayor to take maternity leave lands on TIME100 Next list
Shoko Kawata's maternity leave drew mixed reactions in Japan, a country struggling to lift birth rates.
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India's 'cockroach' protesters are back - this time asking poll chief to resign
Thousands of people have turned up at a protest in Mumbai called by the Cockroach Janta Party.
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'He's taught us courage': Friend on Indian pilot hailed as a hero
Capt Smit Machchhar was attacked by another pilot onboard the Flydubai flight bound for Tel Aviv.
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