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Mahatma Gandhi's handwritten reflections on life sold for $1.69m at Indian auction
The collection documents key moments in Gandhi’s freedom movement as well as his personal relationship with close aide.
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'Reasonable' or a 'hit list' - New Yorkers react to rollout of Mamdani's tax on second homes
A list of expensive New York homes has sparked a controversy as Mamdani implements a second home tax.
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Israel re-establishes closed West Bank settlement, defying growing international protests
Thirty "pioneer families" have arrived on a wave of nationalism driven by Israel's government, but the rapid change has…
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Australian hiker's body recovered as police probe error reporting she was alive
The body of Lily Hooper, 18, has been airlifted from a national park in the Southern Highlands following an eight-day se…
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British rapper Yung Filly to face retrial on rape charges in Australia
A jury last month cleared the YouTuber of several sexual assault offences, but it couldn't reach a decision on three oth…
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What happened to Harry and Meghan's American dream?
Harry and Meghan enjoyed some showbusiness success, but their Hollywood reign proved short-lived.
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Meghan could return to acting once back in UK
Sources close to the Sussexes have not denied reports that Meghan has been offered an acting role in the UK.
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Japan executes man who killed five in gaming parlour fire
This is the first time since June 2025 that the country has enacted capital punishment.
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Bali jails Swiss tourist for insulting sacred Day of Silence
The 26-year-old sparked anger with an expletive-laden post about the sacred holiday.
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Hong Kong's Tiananmen Square activists guilty in national security trial
Three activists were accused of inciting others to subvert state power under the China-introduced law.
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Trump scales up Cuban sanctions targeting state-run companies
An international socialist institute and Cuba's construction ministry are subject to the latest US sanctions, Marco Rubi…
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CJP's #SchoolThikKaro: #FixTheSchool, say India's 'cockroach' protesters. Schoolchildren agree
The poor state of government schools is the focus of a new campaign by India's Cockroach Janta Party (CJP).
BBC News World · 37 days ago