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Some see them as sinister or hunt them for ritual use but these birds play a vital role in nature's cycle.

Japanese risk aversion and conservatism blamed for slow AI take-up by the country's business sector.

Leavitt will depart from her role to spend time with her young children and family, the president says.

An online petition accusing Pete Hoekstra of diplomatic interference in Canadian domestic affairs has garnered more than 60,000 signatures.

The US immigration agency is spending $20m on gloves that deliver a sharp electric shock intended to compel subjects to comply.

The programme was game-changing for its users - but as costs balloon, its success has led to its downfall.

Grain exports from both Russia and Ukraine are falling as both countries attack each other's shipping facilities and ports.

The Los Angeles Lakers is to be sold for a reported record $12.5bn - less than a year after Mark Walter took a majority stake in the NBA franchise.

Israeli security forces have reportedly withdrawn and about a dozen settlers are said to remain at the site where two families have been besieged since Sunday.

The vessel is said to have overturned after being hit by strong waves.

Centrist David Crowley is projected to have beaten democratic socialist Francesca Hong, breaking a recent nationwide trend.

The former premier brought China into the WTO and championed reforms that fuelled growth.

Following a 10-hour rescue operation, emergency workers pulled the 32-year-old from beneath slabs of concrete.

Chandrasekaran said he would not seek reappointment when his term ends due to a lack of support from the Tata Sons board.

Trader Joe's Everything But the Bagel seasoning contains poppy seeds which are banned in both countries.

The boy from the most-watched YouTube video of all time is now 17 years old, and wants to be a K-pop star.

Christopher Luxon says he has "full support" of his party, after a vote of confidence 12 weeks before a general election.

The president says the Secret Service wanted him to go on a different flight after the Nato summit in Turkey.

It marks another striking episode in the turbulent history of his relationship with Iran, writes the BBC's Anthony Zurcher.

The Portuguese superstar has posted an image of two hands - presumed to be his on top of his wife's - both wearing wedding rings.

Malaysia's Forest City was pitched as "paradise" but last month police raided it over alleged scam operations.

A 97-year-old's dramatic rescue captures how Assam's floods are reaching places once thought safe.

Donald Trump secretly swapped planes as he left a Nato summit in Turkey last month, deceiving even the press pool who flew on board without him.

BBC Mundo has gone to the site of Torres del Limonar, a collapsed building in Cali where rescue workers fight to free survivors.

Elaborate deception operations and decoys are often used to deceive potential threats to the US president.

Most deaths from the magnitude-7.4 quake were reported in Cali, Colombia’s third-most populous city, as crews search collapsed buildings for those still trapped.

The judge overseeing the state murder trial ruled the 12-person jury would remain anonymous because of the intense media spotlight on the case.

Colombia experienced a number of aftershocks on Tuesday, as efforts continued to free survivors trapped in rubble and buildings.

Workers in Manila waded through the river, collecting waste that washed in during days of heavy rain.

US media reports say the president secretly left via a catering truck to avoid a threat to his life from Iran.

The new law - which next goes to the cabinet for approval - would make Lebanon the first country in the Middle East to end capital punishment.

Authorities promise tough new laws in the country, which has high levels of firearms ownership.

The aerial footage shows homes destroyed down to their foundations, with burned cars still parked in some driveways.

The ex-president is convicted of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity during the country's civil war.

At least 169 people are dead and a state of emergency has been declared after Colombia was hit by one of its largest earthquakes in years.

The US president was reportedly part of a ruse where reporters were falsely told he was with them on Air Force One leaving a Nato summit in Turkey.

Monday's drone strike on the Zawiya refinery was the third such incident in two days.

An ex-Japanese envoy said the "sexist" comments "betrayed the close bond" between the countries.

The American Academy of Pediatrics calls the recommendation on measles, mumps and rubella shots "dangerous".

The magnitude 7.4 quake had its epicentre in Chocó province, near the Pacific Coast, but could be felt in cities hundreds of kilometres away.