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The death of US actress Hayden Panettiere has been ruled accidental, ending a local probe into her death, police in South Carolina have said. The Heroes and Nashville star died in August from the toxic effects of fentanyl, Xanax and several other drugs in her system, at the age of 36. Citing the medical examiner’s […]

King Charles III danced in the street while taking part in a parade with officials in the Bahamas capital city of Nassau. On Tuesday, the King gave a speech at an event celebrating local youth and acknowledged “great suffering of the past” as he faced calls for slavery reparations. The nine-day tour will end in […]

Elon Musk is a “real genius”, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday after revealing the two are in “close” contact about satellite technology. The remarks came during the Russia-Africa Summit in Moscow, during which Putin discussed Russia’s own satellite internet project Rassvet, which provides internet connections to people from satellites. “He’s a genius, a […]

Brazil’s defeated presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro has landed in the US after ongoing uncertainty about his whereabouts. The US state department told the BBC on Tuesday it will issue visas to Bolsonaro and his family. BBC Verify has pieced together his journey through Brazil, Argentina and Ecuador to reach Miami. Produced by Jenna Abaakouk. Graphics […]

Myanmar’s representative to the United Nations has urged member states “stop their silence on our suffering” and help end the crisis in the country. Kyar Moe Tun, who was appointed as the country’s UN ambassador before the democratically elected government was ousted in 2021, made an emotional appeal saying the international community had “failed the […]

A dramatic deadlock had been widely forecast as Israelis surged to the polls – with turnout reaching more than 77%. Despite the historic number of voters, no clear winner has emerged. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is calling for a “strong” right-wing government and his Likud is set to be the biggest party in the […]

“The discovery is important in ensuring the country has reliable, clean and safe energy at affordable costs, particularly at a time when demand is increasing due to industrial growth and other economic activities,” Homera said. Natural gas accounted for nearly 80% of Tanzania’s sources of electricity generation, according to government statistics for 2024. In recent […]

Polls have closed in the Israeli election and votes are being counted. Exit polls suggest Gadi Eisenkot’s bloc have won the largest number of seats, but has not wont a majority. The polls also suggest Netanyahu’s Likud party is set to be the biggest single party in the parliament. The BBC’s Hugo Bachega looks at […]

“Federal databases can be invaluable to states trying to update their voter rolls so long as their limitations are understood,” says Olson. “So part of the Trump plan which requires the sharing of information is positive, even if the second part to require states to treat the database contents as reliable despite their continuing evident […]

The former wife of Zimbabwe’s vice-president has been freed from remand after seven years while on trial for his attempted murder. Marry Mubaiwa was charged in 2019, after her then husband Gen Constantino Chiwenga accused her of trying to impede his medical treatment in South Africa. Ordering her release, a magistrate said Mubaiwa had suffered […]