His efforts to democratise his country led to the fall of communism, the end of the Cold War and the break-up of the Eastern Bloc.
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Fears mount among more than 1,000 Palestinians that Israel’s army will force them to leave their homes in the occupied West Bank.
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Police say the soldiers, who were in the US for training, were found with gunshot wounds early on Saturday.
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The extreme heat this summer has exacerbated the many hazards, leading to a sudden spike in deaths in Hungary.
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Two British imams met an Iranian minister hours before the decree calling for the author’s death, was issued in 1989.
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Image appears to show a plant burning unsellable gas and Latvia removes a controversial Soviet-era monument.
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Critics say the high-profile arrest is a bid by President Erdogan to consolidate support ahead of elections.
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A redacted version of the affidavit used to justify the Mar-a-Lago investigation will be released on Friday.
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Riga, the capital city of Latvia, has dismantled a World War II monument in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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Officials are investigating possible contributing factors, including available care and living conditions.
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A deadly attack on passenger carriages and a warning of disaster mark six months since Russia's invasion.
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Members of one of Ukraine’s top rock bands, Antytila, are among thousands of civilians fighting against Russia.
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A former teacher at Kolkata's St Xavier's University says she was forced to resign over her bikini photos.
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A mistaken forecast saw the postponement of a huge fireworks display planned to celebrate a national day.
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The US and South Korea are doing drills to practise fighting a war against an increasingly hostile North Korea.
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The once thriving city of Bamenda has been destroyed by fighting between secessionists and Cameroon's government.
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Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are the real-life stars of Welcome to Wrexham, a documentary series about their first season as football club owners
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Briton Anthony Joshua's bid to recapture the unified heavyweight titles ends in disappointment as Oleksandr Usyk produces a terrific performance to win by split decision in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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In Zulu, Amapiano literally means “the pianos” and it's a blend of house, kwaito, jazz, and lounge music.
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Agents took classified documents from the former president's home as part of an unprecedented investigation.
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Liz Cheney just got trounced by a Trump-backed candidate - but the ex-president's critic isn't going away.
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The platform says it is to do more to ensure influencers understand that it prohibits paid political ads.
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She was raped in 1994 when she was 12. The son born out of the assault is now helping her quest for justice.
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Competitive gaming may soon be added to the Commonwealth Games programme, after a successful test event in Birmingham.
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Russia has played down the series of explosions at a military airfield in the area it annexed from Ukraine in 2014.
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China’s massive economy is being threatened by a crisis in the real estate market. As developers spiral into debt, some people have decided to move into unfinished apartments.
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The BBC visits a maternity ward where mothers are forced to share beds and have no access to pain relief.
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Sparsh's family fled in terror 75 years ago - it wasn't spoken about until his grandfather agreed to talk.
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Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones ordered to pay $4.1m after falsely claiming the school shooting was a hoax
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It is the first grain shipment to leave Ukraine by sea since Russia began blockading its ports in February.
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