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High-profile figures, including Bill Clinton and Michael Jackson, can be seen in the long-awaited files.
"It was the coolest experience!" said Michaela Benthaus after the 10-minute Blue Origin flight.
The move comes after US President Donald Trump ordered a "blockade" of sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela.
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US lawmakers who pushed for the documents to be made public have criticised the initial release as incomplete.
Pakistan's former PM, who is already serving time in prison, plans to challenge the verdict.
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New South Wales will look at passing hate speech laws after Australia's deadliest shooting in almost 30 years.
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The partial release of documents includes photos of the late sex offender's properties, audio files and redacted documents.
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In 1970s Zambia, Zamrock led a musical revolution. It's now back, with some big names among its proponents.
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Lucknow recently joined a select list of global cities recognised for their fine food.
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Disgraced president Yoon Suk Yeol has become an unlikely poster boy for anti-government sentiment.
Russia's leader told our Russia editor that claims an attack on Europe was planned were "rubbish".
The US says it struck dozens of targets across Syria in response to last week's deadly Islamic State attack on US forces there.
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Kemal Mrndzic did not reveal that he had been a guard at a camp where atrocities occurred when seeking US naturalisation, officials say.
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Two men say they experienced the kind of abuse highlighted in recent reports on Israel's treatment of prisoners, which Israel denies.
Anuradha Mittal was ejected from the board of the ice cream maker this week.
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Visitors who don't live in Rome will have to pay to view the Baroque monument up close from February.
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It introduced stricter gun laws after the 1996 Port Arthur massacre, but some say they now need to be tightened further.
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Conservatives traded criticims at this year's annual Turning Point USA America Fest conference.
BBC Russia editor Steve Rosenberg had the opportunity to ask Vladimir Putin about his plans for the future of the country.
The 61-year-old has been sentenced to eight-and-a-half years in prison after posting the videos online.
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Claudio Neves Valente is believed to have shot dead two students on Saturday, and an academic in Massachusetts two days later.
The fast-fashion giant welcomed the judgement and said its priority remains protecting French consumers.
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The Friday deadline was mandated by a bill that got near-unanimous support in the US Congress.
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BBC Analysis Editor Ros Atkins examines allegations of links between the UAE and Sudan’s RSF in the civil war, as international efforts continue to seek an end to the fighting.
Russia's leader said during a TV marathon that claims that an attack on Europe was planned were "nonsense".
The suspect's spree began at Taipei's main metro before he moved to another station nearby.
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Mette-Marit has pulmonary fibrosis, a disease that stiffens the lungs, making it hard to breathe.
Ugandan law requires public servants to remain politically neutral and bars them from active politics.
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Israel says the report "doesn't reflect the reality" and ignores the volume of aid entering the Gaza Strip.
South Africa has accused the US of employing Kenyans without work permits to process refugee applications.
The fresh protests are sparked by the death of one of the leaders of protests that ousted ex-PM Sheikh Hasina.
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The five cases in Madhya Pradesh state come weeks after a similar incident was reported in Jharkhand state.
The BBC's Asia business correspondent says it is still unclear what sort of experience TikTok users in the US will get.
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The suspect in the university shooting and the murder of an MIT professor entered the US via the scheme.
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Hundreds paddle out at Bondi beach to commemorate the shooting victims from Sunday's attack.
EU leaders said the loan would be repayable only when Russia paid reparations for the war.
It is the largest scheme since the Port Arthur massacre in 1996, which prompted massive gun law reform.
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There are no official statistics surrounding suicide among Ukrainian soldiers, but they are thought to count in the hundreds.
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The deals would end years of efforts by Washington to force ByteDance to sell its US operations.
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Sunali Khatun was pregnant when she was deported to Bangladesh for allegedly being an illegal immigrant.
The suspect in last week's mass shooting at Brown University has also been linked by police to the murder of an MIT professor on Monday.
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Experts say Lee Jae Myung's bid to insure hair loss treatment is a "strategic gesture targeting young male voters".
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The 58-year-old from Chicago will replace Cardinal Timothy Dolan to lead New York's 2.5 million Catholics.
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The materials include photos of women's passports, and Lolita quotes written across a woman's body.
Sharif Osman Hadi was a prominent figure in the movement that ousted former prime minister Sheik Hasina.
Officials confirmed Greg Biffle, his wife and two children were among those who boarded the small plane that crashed at a regional airport in North Carolina.
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Kristin Cabot says she was bombarded with abusive and threatening messages after being filmed with her boss on the 'kiss-cam'.
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The rapper, who has been sentenced in absentia, had admitted to smoking a cannabis joint on stage at a festival last year.
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One father tells the BBC he owes the life of his child to a stranger forced into an impossible decision.
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The order to place cannabis in the same category as Tylenol with codeine marks the most significant change in US drug policy since 1971.
The company behind President Trump's Truth Social platform makes a surprising move into the energy sector.
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He was known for covering the Vietnam and Gulf Wars - and for interviewing both Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden.
The bombings come as renewed border clashes show no sign of letting up between the two countries.
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DR Congo's government say the announced withdrawal is intended to distract the US mediation team.
The air force personnel have been released but have not yet returned home, Nigeria says.
In an address, Trump touted his achievements during 11 months back in office, and blamed Democrats for lingering economic pain.
Ecuador defender Mario Pineida dies at the age of 33 after being shot outside a shop in Guayaquil.
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The aunt of the youngest victim of the Bondi shooting says those who are angry should "plant a seed of happiness" in their heart in memory of her niece Matilda..
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