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Two US troops killed and one missing after Iranian attack in Jordan

Iran and the US have traded strikes as hostilities re-escalated this week, with Tehran targeting US military facilities across the Gulf region.

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Russian online retail warehouses hit by deadly Ukrainian strikes

Drones targeted Wildberries facilities near Moscow and in Tambov. Ukraine's leader called them "major logistics facilities" supplying "sanctioned components".

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Hungary's president agrees to stand down after parliament backs removal

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

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Many Ukrainian soldiers outraged over removal of defence minister, troops tell BBC

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

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German politician resigns over surrogacy child controversy

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

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Laos says it can't determine cause of tourist deaths linked to methanol

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

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Space start-up launches India’s first commercial rocket designed for orbit

India's first space-tech unicorn Skyroot Aerospace successfully launched Vikram-1 on Saturday.

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Trump threatens new Canada tariffs over fires sending 'filthy' air into US cities

Canadian leader Mark Carney says both the US and Canada have an equal responsibility to fight climate change, which experts say are worsening wildfire conditions.

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Indian activist on hunger strike for 20 days forcibly taken to hospital

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

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White House defends Argentina team over Falklands banner

The comments could further fuel the row over the incident, which has seen Downing Street back calls for Fifa to investigate.

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One anti-war critic fined, another held as Russia clamps down on dissent

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

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EU proposes slowing down cuts to carbon emissions for businesses

Under the proposals, the EU plans to relax its emissions trading system to give companies more time to reduce their carbon output.

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Magnitude 7.3 earthquake quake strikes off Mexico coast

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

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Air conditioner sparked deadly blaze at children's orphanage - police

Eleven people, including children, died in the fire that also injured 19 others.

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Second tanker in three months hijacked off Yemen by suspected Somali pirates

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

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China hits out at British Steel nationalisation

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

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Trump alleges China meddled in 2020 election and questions voting security ahead of midterms

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

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Trump Media to sell instant access to 'market-moving' social posts

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

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Japan relaxes royal succession rules - but ban on female emperors remains

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

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Olympic cyclist admits to driving despite ban after crash that killed wife

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

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Control, threats, disfiguring surgery: My life inside Jeffrey Epstein's 'cult'

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

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What this desert city can teach the world about tackling heat deaths

Maricopa County in Arizona has some of the hottest temperatures, but it has reduced the number of heat-related deaths.

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Kim Jong Un was meant to be their only idol - then North Koreans discovered K-pop

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

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He made history in Congress - then the Supreme Court changed its mind

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

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How these twins' rare growth disorder could provide the key to preventing cancer

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

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Brad Pitt's children are dropping their dad's surname - here's why I did the same

Hannah had used her mother's maiden name on her social media for years before she legally made the change.

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Helicopters dump water as huge Norway fire destroys homes

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

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Bodycam footage shows airlift of girl stranded by Texas floods

Footage shows a rescuer reaching a family of three stranded by floods that destroyed their house in Uvalde county.

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Watch: What we know about newly discovered monkey species

New monkey species hailed as 'amazing discovery' by conservationist.

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Watch: What to know as Genoa bridge disaster trial ends

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

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Orange haze from Canada wildfires seen in Ontario and northern US

There are currently 838 wildfires actively burning across the country, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre.