Nearly 4 million people visited the ruins of the Roman city of Pompeii in 2023, a third more than the previous year.
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Trump ally says Ukraine focus must be peace, not territory
Bryan Lanza tells the BBC there needs to be an “honest conversation” with Kyiv and returning Crimea is not a US priority.
Melania Trump, enigmatic first lady who might do it differently this time
Described by some as an “enigma”, Mrs Trump is expected to return to her White House duties “on her own terms”.
What’s at stake in the Irish general election?
After growing speculation, the Irish prime minister has called a general election.
Candyman actor Tony Todd dies aged 69
His Candyman co-star has called him an “angel” and a “truly poetic man”.
Pakistan railway bomb blast kills at least 25
About 50 others were injured in the blast, the city’s commissioner says.
US ‘won’t accept Hamas presence in Qatar’
The move appears to be an effort to pressurise the Palestinian group to accept a limited Gaza ceasefire.
Is this tiny Mauritian island a confidential spy station?
India has built a 3km-long runway on Agalega and no-one has fully explained why, angering residents.
FBI investigates racist text messages sent to black people across US
The messages tell recipients they have been selected “to pick cotton” or “chosen to be a slave”, authorities say.
Pictures from space show mighty smog choking Lahore
The smog covering Pakistan’s second largest city has been captured in satellite images.