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France braced for biggest national strike in years

Transport and schools are expected to be severely affected amid warnings of mass demonstrations.

French President Emmanuel Macron

France braced for biggest national strike in years

Transport and schools are expected to be severely affected amid warnings of mass demonstrations.

UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown

Five 'hot mic' moments that got leaders in trouble

Unguarded comments have heaped embarrassment on generations of politicians around the world.

congress

Trump's Ukraine conduct impeachable - law experts

The House Judiciary Committee prepares to write articles of impeachment after hearing expert witnesses.

Congress hearing
Video 1 minute 47 seconds

The king of England and an impeachment hearing

Four legal experts testified to Congress about whether the president should be impeached.

Trump and Trudeau at Nato summit in Watford

Trump calls Trudeau 'two-faced' at Nato summit

Footage appeared to show Canada's PM laughing about the US president with other leaders.

British diver Vernon Unsworth arrives for the first day of trial against Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk

Cave diver says Elon Musk tweets 'humiliated' him

Vernon Unsworth tells a court that he felt "ashamed" after the Tesla founder dubbed him "pedo guy".

Child being vaccinated

Typhoid vaccine 'works fantastically well'

The jab is being given to nine million children in Pakistan at risk of a dangerous form of the infection.

Bishop Richard Malone in 2006

US bishop resigns amid abuse cover-up accusations

Bishop Richard J Malone of New York state's Buffalo oversaw a scandal-hit diocese.

Potesters in Beirut
Video 10 minutes 26 seconds

What's behind the wave of Middle East protests?

The BBC's Jeremy Bowen asks why people have been taking to the streets in Lebanon, Iran and Iraq.

Finnish border zone near the Russian border

People smuggler 'built fake border post in Russia'

The man accused of putting up fake posts near the border with Finland is now facing a fraud charge.

Claire Hockridge (right) and Tamra McBeath-Riley
Video 2 minutes 3 seconds

Body found in Australia outback

The body is believed to be Claire Hockridge, according to Northern Territory Police

Finnish border zone near the Russian border

People smuggler 'built fake border post in Russia'

The man accused of putting up fake posts near the border with Finland is now facing a fraud charge.

Claire Hockridge (right) and Tamra McBeath-Riley
Video 2 minutes 3 seconds

Body found in Australia outback

The body is believed to be Claire Hockridge, according to Northern Territory Police

Police officers stand in front of the court where the verdict was handed down

Koranic school head who chained students sentenced

The case in Senegal proved highly controversial, with opinion split in the majority Muslim country.

Crime scene in Moabit, Berlin, 23 Aug 19

Germany expels Russia diplomats over Berlin murder

The pair are told to leave months after a Georgian national was shot dead in a park.

Young woman taking a pill

Once-a-month oral contraceptive pill in tests

Researchers say the prototype pill could ultimately offer women more contraceptive choice and control.

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