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BBC News - Top Stories

How Australia combines modern tech and Indigenous knowledge to fight fire -- As Europe faces its worst wildfires in decades, Australia offers lessons in disaster preparedness.

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Italy putting nearly all major cities on highest heat alert -- Some 19 major Italian cities - including Rome, Milan and Naples - are already on red alert, and by Monday all but two will be.

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Call for 'full review' as pressure grows on Infantino -- The leadership of Fifa is publicly questioned by football's governing bodies in Europe, North and Central America and the Caribbean.

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Cambridge professor at centre of plagiarism row defends his work

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US urges its citizens in Middle East to be ready to leave in case of escalation

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Will Canada's WestJet airline strike go ahead - and can I get a refund?

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Trump threatens to revive $1.8bn 'anti-weaponisation' fund as Senate standoff deepens

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Mountaineer Nirmal Purja killed in Pakistan avalanche, his company says

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A bruising 24 hours - what next for Fifa and under-pressure Infantino? -- The pressure is building on Gianni Infantino. Can he survive as Fifa president?

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Spider-Man fans hail Brand New Day as Holland's best yet -- Spider-Man fans are full of praise for Tom Holland's latest web-slinging performance.

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Police in the US are making their own true crime podcasts - will it help catch killers? More police departments are trying to invigorate unsolved murder or missing cases through the power of podcasts. 1 day ago

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Love Island has a problem, say fans - 'there hasn't been much love' -- Fans, commentators and an ex-Islander reflect on what the dating series could do to draw in more viewers again.

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Watch: Tens of thousands of migrants enter Spain's Ceuta from Morocco

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What triggered the mass migrant crossings into Ceuta?

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Crowds line Amsterdam's canals for Pride boat parade

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Watch: Giant iceberg turns over near Greenland's coast

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Bystander video shows teen lifeguard's dramatic ocean rescue

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EU calls emergency meeting to discuss Ceuta migrant crossings -- There have been tense exchanges between Spain and other EU states over the influx of migrants into the enclave of Ceuta.

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'Our hearts are in ruins,' Savannah Guthrie says after kidnapped mother's ransom notes released -- Investigators hope the notes' "distinct linguistic characteristics" may be recognised by a member of the public.

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Nine killed in strikes on Kyiv, as Ukraine sinks Russian container ship -- The attack comes as Moscow escalates deadly ballistic missile attacks on the Ukrainian capital.

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Israeli West Bank settler tells BBC attacks on Palestinians are justified as revenge -- Settler violence against Palestinians is on the rise in the West Bank, as settlements and outposts expand.

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Trump administration drops Reflecting Pool vandalism charge and admits 'botched' repairs -- President Donald Trump had blamed "sick" vandals, and a former Olympian had been charged, but prosecutors now say contractors caused the damage.

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Current Ebola outbreak worst ever in DR Congo, WHO says -- The current strain has so far killed 1,587 people, and there is currently no approved vaccine or treatment.

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I had a vasectomy in my 20s after the trauma of my sons' births

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Young guns for hire - the teenage hitmen recruited to kill across Europe

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How Spain's migrant crisis created a political storm - whipped up by social media

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The Sopranos star Vincent Pastore dies aged 80

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Three killed after bomb detonated at Moscow restaurant, state media say

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Tourist plane crashes in Peru, killing 13

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Solitude as a new aspirational lifestyle: 'We are not lonely'

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'We're being evicted from where we've called home for 55 years'

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Tzolis scores on Arsenal debut in pre-season win over Girona -- Christos Tzolis shows Arsenal fans a glimpse of what may be to come as he scores on his first Gunners appearance in their opening pre-season win against Girona.

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Shittu 'robbed' - are AI boxing judges the answer? After commentators claim England's Dimeji Shittu was "robbed" in the Commonwealth Games final, is judging helped by artificial intelligence the answer? 5 hrs ago - Commonwealth Games

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15-year-old Gabriel makes Man Utd debut in win over Atletico -- Manchester United fans got the opportunity to see one of the most talked about young players in academy football as JJ Gabriel made his senior debut.

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Root in 'very different place' over Test captaincy -- England's Joe Root is ready to embrace his second stint as Test captain, saying he is in a "very different place" to when he stepped down from the role four years ago.

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Emotional Kerr delivers moment Glasgow 2026 has waited for -- There were no pacers and no wave lights. This was a Saturday night scrap - Glasgow rules - and Josh Kerr wasn't going to let anyone beat him in that fight.

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Chelsea confirm Welbeck signing from Brighton -- Chelsea complete the signing of Brighton striker Danny Welbeck.

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