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He was arrested in 2021 during Cuba's largest anti-government protests in decades and spent five years ⁠in prison.

The Crown Prosecution Service says it has requested their extradition from the US, while their lawyer says they are "innocent".

Ryanair has also warned passengers travelling to Europe this summer to prepare for extended waits.

The 2026 World Cup's spectacle is creating debate about the place of music in sport - and how it could infiltrate other tournaments.

Russians have been hit by mobile internet shutdowns and more businesses are seeking to dodge tax after more than four years of war with Ukraine.

Rents in Bozeman, Montana have skyrocketed as wealthy out-of-towners flock to the city to experience the American West.

Tamás Sulyok, seen as an Orbán loyalist, had until Saturday night to agree to end his term.

Jens Spahn faced criticism over his use of a surrogate, a ban on which he previously backed.

Officials say they have no evidence of poisoning over the 2024 deaths because autopsies were not conducted.

The blaze has destroyed more than 100 homes in Drammen and has spread to a nearby forest, authorities say.

Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke has now begun an indefinite fast in Sonam Wangchuk's place.

"Anya" gives the BBC a rare account of how sex-criminal financier Epstein lured and abused his “assistants”.

Residents say they're afraid that if Shomari Figures loses his seat, their federal-funding could disappear with him.

The US command says it is conducting more strikes to degrade Iran's armed forces, as Iran reports explosions near the Strait of Hormuz.

Researchers have found that people with Laron syndrome have a lower incidence of cancer than the wider population.

Defectors tell the BBC that despite restrictions, K-pop has cut through in the stifling dictatorship.

While Boris Nadezhdin is barred from running for parliament, blogger Ilya Remeslo is remanded in custody.

Protests erupted in Ukraine on Thursday after Mykhailo Fedorov's removal - and now soldiers are also criticising the move.

The US Tsunami Warning Center has recorded waves 0.3m (1.1 feet) high in Puerto Madero and Chiapas in Mexico after the quake.

There have also been several unsuccessful attacks in a region where piracy appears to be making a comeback.

MetLife stadium in New Jersey, where the World Cup final will be held, was shrouded in haze caused by hundreds of wildfires in Canada.

Thousands are killed on Uganda's roads each year but this is one of its deadliest accidents involving children.

China said Trump's claims were fabricated and US Democrats said he was paving the way to undermine November's elections.

The UK government said taking the firm into public hands would safeguard "a vital national capability".

Trump Media is launching a fast, paid feed to its most influential posts for Wall Street traders.

The law now allows the adoption of male distant relatives aged over 15 back into the imperial family.

Rohan Dennis pleaded guilty to driving while disqualified after police pulled him over last month.

Lettuce from one supplier is being removed indefinitely "out of an abundance of caution", the company says.

Media reports say Laos will press charges of up to one year in jail against those allegedly responsible.

The AI video on China Daily showed a monkey in Philippine garments singing its claims to the South China Sea.

Iran says US strikes hit bridges in the country in an apparent escalation, while the US boards a ship in the Strait of Hormuz.

Sarah and her husband have shared one account for 25 years, but she says managing it falls to her.

Athipat Wichan tells BBC Thai he regrets bringing his girlfriend Nahathai into his indie band Thotsakan.

Previously little-known in Europe, the Midea PortaSplit has become a household name this summer.

The US vice president says he thinks some Israeli politicians are trying to detail efforts to end the conflict.

A shirt worn by Pele during the 1958 World Cup final has sold for $4.9m (£3.6m) at a Sotheby's auction in New York.

A White House staffer has been accused of using inside knowledge of speeches to make nearly $100,000 on Kalshi.

More than 50 defendants have been on trial in Italy over the 2018 bridge collapse which killed 43 people.

Fifa is "assessing the match reports" before deciding whether to punish Argentina after players held a banner in support of their country's claims to the Falkland Islands.

The US Vice-President writes in his new book that a visit to north Wales in 2013 changed his perspective.