Restrictions have been placed on content on some social media platforms in Afghanistan, Taliban government sources told BBC Afghan.Filters have been applied to restrict certain types of content on sites including Facebook, Instagram and X, the sources at the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology said.It is not clear exactly…
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BBCHerut Nimrodi says she is clinging to hope that her son Tamir is “still hanging on” two years after his abductionThe mother of an Israeli man taken by Hamas on 7 October 2023 says she still does not know if her son is dead or alive, but has “real hope” that US President Donald Trump’s peace plan will bring the return of all the hostages held in Gaza.Herut Nimrodi told BBC News she was “fearing…
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Paralympic champion Brock Whiston won gold in the women’s SM8 200m individual medley as Great Britain set a new world record at the World Para Swimming Championships in Singapore.Whiston backed up her Paralympic title from 12 months ago with a season’s best time of two minutes 40.25 seconds, albeit five…
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France’s Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has resigned, less than a day after his cabinet was unveiled. “The conditions were not fulfilled for me to carry on as prime minister,” Lecornu said on Monday morning, and criticised the unwillingness by political parties to reach compromises.The Elysée palace made the announcement after…
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Will GrantMexico, Central America and Cuba correspondentAFP via Getty ImagesTourism is a vital component of the Cuban economyWhen US President Barack Obama stepped off Air Force One onto Cuban soil in 2016, he was one of around four million visitors to the island that year.A record high at the time,…
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BBCThis article is no longer being updated. A new version of the mortgage calculator is available here. Mortgage interest rates have risen sharply over the past six months after years of historic lows.As higher interest rates will mean higher mortgage payments, experts say more people are at risk of falling…
