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Social security minister latest to quit in major pensions fraud scandal

Brazil’s Social Security Minister, Carlos Lupi, has resigned nine days after police unveiled a major corruption scandal which defrauded pensioners of $1.1bn (£829m). Federal police

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US small parcels loophole closes pushing up prices for Shein and Temu

Peter Hoskins Business reporter Getty Images A duty-free loophole for low-value packages has been closed by President Donald Trump, pushing up prices for US customers

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US and Ukraine sign long-awaited natural resources deal

Bernd Debusmann Jr BBC News, Washington DC Tom Bateman US State Department correspondent US Department of the Treasury US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant (l) and

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Three people killed in city of Uppsala

Three people have been killed in a shooting in the Swedish city of Uppsala, police have confirmed. The shooting took place at a hair salon

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How they shaped the Catholic Church during the Roman Empire

Catherine Heathwood BBC World Service Getty Images Pope Victor I (L), Pope Gelasius I and Pope Militades (R) are all believed to be of North

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Suspect charged after car ramming leaves 11 dead

Bernd Debusmann Jr BBC News Reporting fromWashington DC Reuters A 30-year-old man has been charged with eight counts of second degree murder after a car

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Dr Celiwe gets South Africa talking about financial abuse

Danai Nesta Kupemba BBC News Celiwe Ndaba / Facebook Dr Celiwe Ndaba said that once she decided to refuse to pay for her husband’s lifestyle

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Russia and Ukraine ‘very close to a deal’, says Donald Trump

Reuters Trump told reporters a deal was close as he arrived in Italy for Pope Francis’s funeral US President Donald Trump has said Russia and

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Trump says he is ‘not happy’ with deadly Russian strikes on Kyiv

US President Donald Trump has said he is “not happy” with deadly Russian strikes on Kyiv and that President Vladimir Putin should “stop” – but

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Trump attacks Zelensky over possibility of Crimea going to Russia

Brandon Drenon BBC News, Washington DC Watch: President Trump says it’s been ‘hard’ to get a deal with Zelensky to end war with Russia US