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September 17, 2025

Rocks on train tracks strand 900 Machu Picchu tourists amid protest

About 1,400 visitors were evacuated but hundreds were left stuck because of action linked to bus contract dispute, say Peru authoritiesAt least 900...

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September 16, 2025

UN tries to limit staff going to Cop30 in Brazil due to high price of hotels

Accommodation costs at climate summit in Belem are pricing out some developing countries and media outletsThe United Nations has urged its staff to...

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September 16, 2025

Lesotho villagers complain of damage from water project backed by African Development Bank

About 1,600 people file complaint to AfDB demanding transparency over forced relocations and compensationEighteen rural communities in Lesotho have...

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September 16, 2025

Kenya seeks arrest of former British soldier over alleged murder of Agnes Wanjiru

High court judge issues arrest warrant, saying a suspect has been charged in relation to 2012 death of 21-year-old

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September 16, 2025

Pacific leaders gather to celebrate 50th anniversary of Papua New Guinea’s independence

Celebrations and events have been held across the country to mark the milestonePNG independence: 50 y...

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September 16, 2025

Trump announces deadly US strike on another alleged Venezuelan drug boat

President says three people killed in strike against vessel he said was transporting drugs ‘headed to the US’Donald Trump said o...

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September 15, 2025

Chinese economy weakens as consumer spending and factory output slows

Economists split on need for new Beijing stimulus amid headwinds from Trump tariffs and crisis-hit property sector

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September 14, 2025

Far-right AfD’s vote triples in elections in German bellwether state

Party takes 16.5% of the vote in North Rhine-Westphalia, behind governing CDU and Social DemocratsGermany’s far-right Alternative für Deutschland...

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September 14, 2025

Vingegaard wins Vuelta after final stage cancelled amid pro-Palestinian protests in Madrid

Organisers cancel stage and declare Vingegaard winnerProtesters threw barricades into the street on Gran VíaThe final stage of the Vuelta a España...

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September 14, 2025

Brazilian musician identified as victim of 1976 killing by Argentina military

The bossa nova pianist Francisco Tenório Cerqueira Júnior went out for cigarettes after a concert in Buenos Aires - a forensic team has finally...

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September 13, 2025

After years living quietly in Florida, Shah of Iran’s alleged ‘chief torturer’ must face accusations in court

Parviz Sabeti crafted a low-profile life for his family - but now he faces a $225m lawsuit over atrocities committed in prisons in Tehran and...

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September 13, 2025

Poland deploys planes due to threat of drone strikes in nearby Ukraine

‘Preventive operations’ included putting air defence systems on high alert and followed serious Russian incursion earlier in the weekPolish and...

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