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The tornado has injured more than 40 people and destroyed homes in villages.

Rising heat and water scarcity are deepening old caste inequalities in Bundelkhand region, activists say.

There are more than two million robots working in China's factories - and they are scaling up fast.

There have been protests since the girl was found dead last week, three days after she went missing.

Preparations for President Hakainde Hichilema's second inauguration appear to be continuing.

Hamas says the kites found in Israeli border communities in recent days were launched by children in Gaza.

Scott Bessent says the US will sever all economic ties with the country and that any nation partnering with Iran financially will also be isolated.

The former police officer, whose crime reignited the debate about US police brutality, was undergoing treatment for cancer.

An investigation is looking into whether the deaths were caused by pesticides sprayed on tomato crops.

Ozon says its warehouses across southern Russia, including in Dagestan and Krasnodar, were hit in the overnight strikes.

Tens of thousands of people in the US state have been warned to evacuate as the wildfire spreads in the outskirts of Reno.

Business owners in both countries are navigating uncertainty and worry as the tit-for-tat import taxes ratchet up.

Norway's King Harald remains in hospital receiving antibiotics for a bloodstream bacterial infection.

The fast-fashion giant's shares are due to start trading in Hong Kong on 1 September.

The football with which Diego Maradona scored his famous 'hand of God' goal in the 1986 World Cup quarter-final victory over England is sold at auction.

Using the carcinogen to preserve food is prohibited in China, the world's largest producer of cabbages.

Five years after the Taliban’s return, the BBC follows senior figures as the group reshapes the country.

US President Donald Trump was among hundreds of people who gathered to see the race through Washington DC streets on Sunday.

The former skippers say it is "basic decency" for Pakistan to comply with a court-ordered medical assessment.

Leah Stewart was mauled by a shark in June, suffering multiple bites to her arms and legs.

The president took a ceremonial lap of the track before the race, which is the culmination of a summer of events to mark the country's 250th birthday.

A mound of rubbish at a major waste site buried several homes in the capital, the government says.

In the town of Gary, where a third of residents live in poverty, people say they have been living in "survival mode".

Ethiopia's Yomif Kejelcha breaks the men's half marathon world record in a time of 56 minutes 51 seconds in a World Athletics road race in Buenos Aires.

Representatives met in Switzerland to work out next steps to resolve the conflict.

The final film in the folk horror trilogy brings closure to the saga as well as its creator's family after more than 50 years.

The second-edition of the five-day competition kicked off in Beijing, China, on Saturday.

Manchester City striker Erling Haaland reveals his new buzz cut on social media.

No group has claimed responsibility for the attacks, which the military said "aimed at creating unrest".

Bob Brown from Saltash has ridden a non-electric scooter from Perth to Sydney.

Runners will receive a medal at the 2026 Sydney Marathon with an engraving of a German stadium.

Two boys aged 12 and 17 were also injured in the attack, while an 18-year-old suspect has been detained.

Prospectors have come to West Pokot county in the hope a gram of the precious metal can change their lives.

The latest incident comes days after reports emerged Israel had struck a military airbase close to the Turkish border.

Canada's prime minister said he was "reluctantly" announcing retaliatory tariffs as he accused the US of starting a trade war.

The Canadian prime minister will have to sell his gamble that walking away from talks with the White House will be worth the consequences.

The robot ran the distance in 9.39 seconds at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing.

Erik Slavin believes he was fired for saying in an interview that "in a hypothetical situation, censorship would be a red line".

A rescue worker said the site had been struck twice as civilians gathered for a meditation retreat.

A new 50% levy on $20bn of Canadian imports comes into force after a last-minute breakdown in trade talks.