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Live and let fly: Pigeon suspected of being a Chinese spy released from detention

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Key Points A pigeon suspected of being a Chinese spy has been cleared of espionage and released into the wild.Indian police detained the...
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US sanctions Israeli settlers in the West Bank amid ‘intolerable levels’ of violence

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Key PointsThe US has sanctioned four Israeli settlers in the West Bank.US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Israel must do more to...
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What is UNRWA, and why are some countries refusing to fund it right now?

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UNRWA, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, was established by the UN in 1949 with the aim "to carry...
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Margot Robbie’s Barbie Oscars ‘snub’ sent the internet into a spin. Now she’s responded

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Key PointsMargot Robbie has responded to Barbie missing out on Oscar nominations for Best Director and Best Actress.Robbie said she was "beyond ecstatic"...
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Russia and Ukraine just exchanged hundreds of prisoners. Here’s what we know

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Key PointsClose to 200 prisoners of war from each side have been returned.The deal was originally meant to take place on 24 January...
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Iran has formed an ‘axis of resistance’ against the US and Israel. Which groups are in it?

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Groups backed by Iran have been waging attacks on Israeli and US targets since war erupted between its Palestinian ally Hamas and Israel...
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This brain chip is promising to bring the human mind closer to computers. How does it work?

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Key PointsTech company Neuralink claims it has successfully implanted a wireless brain chip in a human for the first time.It's one of several...
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This rock band criticised Putin’s war in Ukraine. Now they face deportation to Russia

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Key PointsThe rock band Bi-2 has been heavily critical of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.The band members were detained in Phuket after a concert...
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A Moscow librarian was told by the government to destroy LGBTIQ+ books. So he made a choice

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Vladimir Kosarevskiy loved his job.As the director of Moscow’s Anna Akhmatova library, he oversaw its transformation into a ‘smart library’, the first of...
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‘Murder of justice’: Anger as Pakistan’s ex-PM Imran Khan gets harshest sentence yet

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KEY POINTSPakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan has been handed a 10-year jail term.He was found guilty of leaking the contents of a...
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