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Ethiopia’s main opposition party has condemned a ban on its activities, saying it posed a “serious threat” to the 2022 peace deal that ended two years of conflict in the northern Tigray region. The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) has called for the African Union to mediate with the federal government after the electoral agency…

4 hours ago Roxy Gagdekar Chhara BBC Gujarati, Vadnagar Kushal Batunge/BBC The skeleton’s right arm rests on its lap and its left arm lies suspended in the air, as if resting on a stick A 1,000 year-old human skeleton which was buried sitting cross-legged in India has been moved to a museum six years after…

Police in Colombia have arrested a man suspected of being involved in the killing of 13 kidnapped workers at a gold mine in neighbouring Peru. Miguel Antonio Rodríguez Díaz, whose alias is “Cuchillo” (knife), was arrested in the city of Medellin in a joint operation between the two countries and Interpol, according to Peru’s interior…

9 hours ago Tom Bateman in Antalya, David Gritten and Rushdi Abualouf in Cairo BBC News Reuters Air strikes reportedly hit homes and tents sheltering displaced families The top US diplomat Marco Rubio has said the US is “troubled” by the humanitarian situation in Gaza. His comments came as at least 114 Palestinians were killed…

Spectators could fly through the Los Angeles skies and escape the city’s notorious traffic during the 2028 Olympic Games if the organisers have their way. LA28, the committee charged with planning the city’s third Summer Games, have announced a partnership with Archer Aviation to provide an air taxi service during both the Olympic and Paralympic…

Brazilian authorities say they are investigating river contamination levels after a truck accident caused a chemical dye spill in São Paulo. The leak occurred after a vehicle carrying containers of a blue dye solution collided with a pole, causing the product to spill into a manhole connected to the Jundiai River. City officials say they…

Motown legend Smokey Robinson is under criminal investigation in Los Angeles over accusations of sexual assault. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department confirmed it had launched a formal inquiry into the allegations, saying the probe was in the “early stages”. The investigation comes after a lawsuit was filed last week by four anonymous housekeepers against…

12 hours ago BBC Damian Grammaticas Political correspondent Luke Mintz BBC News Listen to Damian read this article On a warm morning earlier this month, a group of Metropolitan Police diplomatic protection officers sat in an anteroom off the ornate entrance hall in London’s Lancaster House, sipping tea and nibbling chocolate biscuits, while upstairs a…

13 hours ago Victoria Bourne BBC News Getty Images Chris Brown performing at Tycoon Music Festival in Detroit, Michigan last month. US singer Chris Brown has been charged with grievous bodily harm with intent, says the Metropolitan Police. The force says the charge relates to an alleged assault, which reportedly took place at a nightclub…

14 hours ago Mark Savage Music Correspondent EPA Yuval Raphael told the BBC she had practised singing to the sound of people booing to prepare for Eurovision Israel has qualified for Eurovision’s grand final on Saturday, hours after protesters tried to disrupt the country’s dress rehearsal. Yuval Raphael, 24, was performing New Day Will Rise…