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pakistans former president, general pervez musharraf, has died following a long illness. he was 79 years old. president musharraf seized power in a bloodless military coup in 1999, serving in office for seven years from 2001. and in 2019 he was sentenced to death in absentia, for treason charges for absconding the murder trial of one of his successors, bennazir bhuto. at the time of his death, he had been living in exile in dubai, receiving medical treatment. the bbc�*s gordon corera...

pope franciss historic visit to south sudan ends with an open air mass. he urged people to reject the "venom of hatred" and pleaded with leaders to find peace. pakistans former president, general pervez musharraf, has died following a long illness. he was 79 years old. president musharraf seized power in a bloodless military coup in 1999, serving in office for seven years from 2001. in 2008, he suffered defeat in the polls and left the country six months later. when he returned in 2013...

is "outside the law". it is not the law of the land, it is the law of the jungle. and the uks biggest horse racing festival is kicking off, with stricter rules around jockeys whipping horses. the us has summoned the russian ambassador to express concern about a collision between russian fighter jets and an american drone over the black sea. washington has accused moscow of irresponsible behaviour, and said the drone was involved in a routine operation in international airspace. russia ...

president biden will address the irish parliament in dublin this afternoon as he continues his visit to the island of ireland. in belfast yesterday, he urged northern irelands political parties to resume power—sharing. today, hes expected to affirm the strong ties between the republic of ireland and the united states. charlotte callagher reports from belfast. an irish homecoming for a us president. applause. joe biden, who describes himself as a proud irish american, arrives in his a...

a major new service unveiled to take on the likes of netflix, disney and amazon. but will viewers stump up the cash for another subscription? let us now focus on the top money stories. we start with the cost of borrowing, because the number two at the international monetary fund has told the bbc we shouldnt bank on lower interest rates any time soon. the imf and world bank are hosting global financial leaders at their spring meeting in washington, dc. the imf�*s deputy managing direc...

dictionary.com, because its not a promise, its not a pledge, it is a... let me get my notes... its an important goal or purpose. 0k. so its what he would hope to do, should he form the next government, but its definitely not a promise. and a key test in politics of a list with five things on it is whetherjournalists can remember all five at the end of the day. shall we test ourselves? lets go. fastest growth in the g7 by the end of the first term of a labour government. highest sustain...

hello, its adam in the studio. its victoria in the studio. for some reason theyve turned the temperature up really high. its baking in here. lets raise the news temperature by talking about whats been happening... oh, that was so lame, wasnt it? anyway, keir starmer, labour leader, went to manchester, did a big speech, it was billed as a big speech, and he unveiled these five missions. yes. how do you understand what a mission is? i looked it up on dictionary.com, because its not a pro...

preston crown court after falsely claiming she was the victim of an asian grooming gang. —— eight and a half years. the devastation left by the earthquake in turkey. now uk engineers fly out to help assess why so many buildings collapsed. and the public swimming pool that is being heated by a tiny data in exmouth. coming up on the bbc news channel, a privilege to play him, but that didnt stop him winning. jack draper faces and beats andy murray for the first time in an all—britis...

to try and reduce the backlog of applications. millions of americans are facing a weather alert, as a mix of record high and record low temperatures sweeps the country. and, the man who showed the world — a new permanent exhibition is announced, dedicated to david bowie. hello and welcome. police in northern ireland have confirmed that an off—duty officer is in a critical but stable condition after being shot at a sports complex in omagh in county tyrone. the police federation for ...

of asian men is jailed for eight and a half years. china and russia have denounced a defence pact, agreed by the us, uk and australia, that will provide australia with nuclear powered attack submarines. russia said the pact would bring years of confrontation to asia. the chinese foreign ministry said the three countries were on a path of error and danger, calling the deal a violation of the aims of the international non proliferation treaty. heres the chinese foreign ministry spokesper...