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A major fire at one of Australia’s two oil refineries has been extinguished, but the damage has deepened fears over the nation’s petrol supplies amid a global fuel crunch. Emergency crews rushed to Viva’s Corio oil refinery in Geelong, southwest of Melbourne, just before midnight on Wednesday, after reports of explosions and flames. The blaze […]

India is preparing for a once-in-a-generation redraw of its political map, driven by what the government says is a push to reserve one-third of seats for women in parliament and state assemblies. To do that, the government will unveil a constitutional amendment – requiring a two-thirds majority – backed by a three-day special session from […]

China’s economy grew faster than expected in the first three months of the year, even as countries around the international community feel the impact of the US-Israel war with Iran. Gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 5% in the period, compared to a year earlier, according to official data. Economists had expected the figure to […]

US actress Joy Harmon, who was best known for a provocative short scene in the classic film Cool Hand Luke, has died aged 87. Harmon died at home in Los Angeles on Tuesday after being ill with pneumonia for weeks, US media reported. Her character did not have a line in the Paul Newman prison […]

The exact location of William Shakespeare’s only London property has been pinpointed to a Blackfriars street, after an unknown floorplan was discovered. Shakespeare expert Prof Lucy Munro from King’s College London identified the location and size of the property he bought in 1613. It had been thought that Shakespeare retired from his theatre career not long […]

South African opposition politician Julius Malema, 45, has been sentenced to five years after being found guilty of the illegal possession of a gun and firing it in public. Malema’s lawyer immediately appealed against the decision to prevent the leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters and member of parliament from being taken to prison. Standing […]

South African police say have they arrested “wanted fugitive” French-born Beninese activist Kemi Seba while he was allegedly attempting to flee to Europe through Zimbabwe. Seba, whose real name is Stellio Gilles Robert Capo Chichi, is wanted in Benin on charges of “inciting rebellion” after supporting last year’s foiled coup there. This also touches on […]

Towns and villages in southern Lebanon are being levelled by Israeli demolitions, satellite images and videos obtained by BBC Verify reveal. This also touches on aspects of international relations. BBC Verify analysis found more than 1,400 buildings had been destroyed since 2 March based on verified visual evidence. This is just a snapshot of the […]

Speaking in Melbourne about the harms of social media, alongside the Duke of Sussex, Meghan mentioned she was “bullied” every day for a decade and that tech companies were “not incentivised to stop” their platforms being misused. The couple are in Australia on a four-day tour as non-working royals and used a meeting on Thursday […]