Ruchira Ranasingha, 50, has been stranded in the Cook Islands since 2023 and wants to return to Sri Lanka.

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More than 320,000 people demonstrated across France against the rising cost of living and poor public services, with clashes between some protesters and police.

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Indian chef Ranji Smile opened America’s first Indian restaurant in 1901 - then became a fake prince.

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BBC Verify has pieced together defeated presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro's journey through Brazil, Argentina and Ecuador to reach Miami.

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The election was a celebration of democracy in some ways - but it has left Israel with no clear path to a new government, writes James Landale.

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The BBC's Sarah Smith followed Trump and Obama as both parties hope their biggest names can drive midterm turnout.

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The three brothers were found guilty of drugging and raping several women over the course of decades.

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Prosecutors have indicted Devin Jacob Ballard for a killing that has caused outrage in Japan, local media reports.

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Security and democracy emerge as central issues in Israel's highly anticipated general election, as Middle East correspondent Lucy Williamson reports.

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The country's populist right-wing leader of 12 years says it is "clear" his Serbian Progressive Party has lost.

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For Bu and Tyapa, the five-year journey from Russia to the Irish countryside was anything but straightforward.

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Voters are choosing between two very different candidates, as Americas correspondent Ione Wells reports from Rio de Janeiro.

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Officials have so far managed to avoid a repeat of last weekend's rioting and looting as hundreds of thousands took part in demonstrations.

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Satellite images show oil spreading for miles along the coastline, threatening local marine wildlife

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The network is used by the Ukrainian military, sources say, and Trump says "if there is a problem, I'll get it straightened out".

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Officials compare working in Russia since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine to the Cold War era.

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The Brazilian president accuses the tech firm of favouring Flávio Bolsonaro, which it denies.

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The fine is the largest to date against Facebook's owner, larger than an $18bn deal with California.

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There are signs the United States is shifting its policy towards Myanmar, formerly a global pariah.

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The lawsuit argues the White House exceeded its authority in imposing the latest tariffs on the country and caused "immediate harm to American businesses".

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