Indian model's understated Met Gala debut revives debate on cultural representation

Bhavitha Mandava’s Met Gala debut has brought a new wave of attention to her - and to her understated aesthetic.

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Tenerife medics poised for arrival of virus-hit cruise ship

BBC's Sarah Rainsford reports from the port in Tenerife where the MV Hondius is soon to dock, after a deadly hantavirus outbreak.

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German tourist wins payout after losing sun lounger race

The man sued his tour operator for allowing people to reserve sun loungers with towels despite a hotel ban on the practice.

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One year after India-Pakistan conflict, ceasefire holds - but little else does

A year after their military conflict, India and Pakistan avoid war, but diplomacy and trust remain frozen.

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Russia ignores Ukraine's unilateral ceasefire and attacks kindergarten

Ukraine's president says Russia has "spurned the ceasefire" and Kyiv is deciding on further action to take.

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Explosion at China fireworks factory kills 26 people

A blast at a fireworks factory in Hunan province has killed 26 people and injured 61, state media report.

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Finding soldier Tom: Solving family mystery of WW2 Soviet prisoner of war

He was saved by a Jersey family after escaping a Nazi labour camp, but after the war he disappeared in the Soviet Union.

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