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At least three killed and hundreds displaced by heavy rain in Chile

Chilean President Jose Antonio Kast says that he is travelling to the Biobio region to survey flood damage.

All-time West Indies cricket great Garfield Sobers dies aged 89

Arguably the greatest all-rounder of the game, Sobers led the West Indies at his peak, breaking Test cricket…

Canada wildfires: Smoke choking major US cities

Air quality warnings have been issued in major US cities due to dense wildfire smoke from Canada. FIFA…

Has the World Cup Turned Me Into … a Sports Guy?

The pleasures of watching the TV show of the summer as a bandwagon fan.

Germany’s Merz hails nuclear deterrence cooperation with France

The Franco-German cooperation is not a move to replace NATO’s nuclear umbrella, stresses German Chancellor.

Beyond LNG: Berlin’s red-carpet diplomacy signals a bigger bet on Algeria

Germany, stripped of Russian pipeline gas, received Algeria's president with military honours and talked about LNG.

After Repeated Crises, Boeing Looks to Turn a Corner

The company recently opened a new production line to keep up with strong demand for its 737 Max,…

Japan revises imperial succession rules, but still excludes women

Parliament has adjusted imperial succession laws in the country, seeking to ensure the royal line endures, but maintained…

Can the US and Iran reach a lasting deal to end the conflict?

Air strikes intensify raising fear of an all-out war.

Do declassified files support Trump’s election security claims?

BBC Verify has reviewed these documents, although some of them have been heavily redacted.