At least 20 people killed in Southern India after a bus caught fire

At least 20 people were killed in India after a bus caught fire in a crash with a motorcycle on the route between the country's southern tech cities of Bengaluru and Hyderabad.

41 passengers were on board when a crash with a motorcycle triggered an explosion.

Authorities are still confirming the identities of the victims.

Priyata Brajabasi reports

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Commission finds Meta and TikTok in breach of transparency obligations

The European Commission has announced that TikTok and Meta have
breached transparency obligations.

It's a move that could antagonize Washington who has warned Europe
about imposing penalties on major U.S. tech firms.

William Denselow reports from Brussels.

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Vance calls on international stabilization force to disarm Hamas

Vice President Vance announced on Thursday that the Trump
administration expects the disarming Hamas to be the responsibility of
the international stabilization force that will be formed and deploy
to Gaza

Blake Sifton reports from Tel Aviv

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STARMER HOSTS 'COTW' MEETING IN LONDON

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is hosting world leaders in London for talks on ending the war in Ukraine.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky is among those attending the Coalition of the Willing meeting in person.

The UK is pushing for Kyiv to be given more long range missiles.

Up to now the US has not supplied Tomahawk missiles to strike Russian targets.

But former American journalist turned Ukrainian army sergeant Ashton Cirillo says it's not only Tomahawks that can make an impact.

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India refiners plan to cut Russian oil purchases - Report

Reuters reports that Indian refiners are positioning themselves to sharply reduce imports of Russian oil to comply with new US sanctions.

This comes amid speculation that India and the US may be close to reaching a trade deal.

Rebecca Bundhun has more from Mumbai.

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EU leaders fail to agree on plan to use frozen Russian assets

European leaders have failed to agree on plans to use frozen Russian
assets to support Ukraine.

That debate dominated much of proceedings as European heads of state
along with Ukraine's President gathered for a summit in the Belgian
capital.

William Denselow reports from Brussels

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US announces sanctions against Russia

The US President has announced new sanctions against Russia's oil industry that are aimed at moving Russian President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table and bringing an end to Moscow's brutal war on Ukraine.

Charlotte North reports from Washington. 

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President Trump pardons convicted Binance crypto exchange founder Changpeng Zhao

President Trump has pardoned Changpeng Zhao - the convicted founder of the world's largest crypto exchange Binance. Zhao, along with the company, pleaded guilty to violating US anti-money laundering laws in 2023, which the Department of Justice says allowed terrorists, cybercriminals and child abusers to move money through the exchange. Toni Waterman has more from Washington.

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NBA coach and player among high profile FBI arrests as part of illegal gambling investigation

An NBA player and coach are among the more than 30 people arrested by the FBI, as part of a sweeping investigation into illegal betting and rigged poker games.

US authorities said the two separate but related cases involved "tens of millions of dollars" in illegal profits.

Our US Correspondent Jagruti Dave has more.

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Trump demolishes East Wing of White House

Trump demolishes East Wing of White House

US President Donald Trump has said the "existing structure" of the White House East Wing must be torn down completely in order to build a new ballroom.

The scale of the project is provoking surprise and outrage in Congress. 

Charlotte North reports from Washington.

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Vance and Rubio concerned about Israeli parliament's West Bank annexation vote

Senior US officials have voiced their opposition to an initial vote by Israel's parliament backing the annexation of the West Bank.

The US Vice President and Secretary of State said the move goes against plans for peace in Gaza.

Our Washington correspondent Jagruti Dave has more.

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RADIO: DRC CHOLERA OUTBREAK

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International medical charity, Doctors Without Borders has sounded an alarm over the increasing number of cholera cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The charity says more than 58,000 suspected cases of the bacterial disease have been recorded in the country over the past nine months. Chris Ocamringa has more from Kinshasa.

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China, US to hold trade talks in Malaysia in coming days

INTRO: China said on Thursday it will hold a next round of trade talks with the United States in Malaysia, as the world's two biggest economies seek to avoid further escalating a damaging tit-for-tat tariff war.

The trade talks overlap with a visit by US President Donald Trump to the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur for an Association of Southeast Asian Nations meeting over the weekend. East Asia Correspondent Laura Westbrook has more from Hong Kong.

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EU adopts 19th round of Russian sanctions

The European Union has adopted a fresh round of sanctions on Russia
targeting energy supplies, banks, crypto exchanges and entities in
India and China.

This comes as the United States announced it was sanctioning two of
Moscow's largest oil companies.

William Denselow reports from Brussels.

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Israel and U.S. criticize ICJ advisory opinion

Israel and the Trump administration have criticized an advisory
opinion issued by the International Court of Justice on Wednesday that
said Israel must facilitate the flow of UN aid into Gaza.

Blake Sifton reports from Tel Aviv

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Prez Trump claims India will cut Russian oil imports to almost nothing by end of the year

US President Donald Trump has claimed that India will cut Russian oil imports to almost nothing by the end of the year, citing a personal assurance from Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

India is yet to respond to President Trump's latest claims.

Priyata Brajabasi reports

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US AND EU SANCTION RUSSIA OVER UKRAINE

The US has announced sanctions on Russia's two largest oil companies.

President Donald Trump says discussions about peace "don't go anywhere" despite what he thought were 'good conversations' with Vladimir Putin.

European Union leaders are in Brussels for a summit at which a new sanctions package on Moscow is also being signed off.

Former US intelligence officer Don Bramer says it's the most effective way for Donald Trump to get through to the Kremlin.

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India's Tata Tech to Boost Local Hiring in U.S. as Immigration Rules Tighten

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Indian engineering giant Tata Technologies says it will expand its local hiring in the United States to reduce dependence on temporary work visas. The move comes amid tighter U.S. immigration scrutiny under the Trump administration and growing pressure on Indian tech firms to localize operations. Kshitij Nagar has more from New Delhi.

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India proposes new rules to tackle deepfakes

India is stepping up efforts to fight online misinformation.

The government is proposing that AI and social media platforms must label all content created by artificial intelligence, in a bid to tackle the growing problem of deepfakes.

Rebecca Bundhun has more from Mumbai.

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ICJ says Israell can't use starvation as method of war

The International Court of Justice has announced that Israel can't use
starvation as a method of warfare and must ensure the basic needs of
the people in Gaza are met.

This advisory opinion issued by the United Nations' top court isn't
legally binding and has been described by Israeli officials as
"shameful."

William Denselow reports from the ICJ in The Hague.

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