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Top Democrats press Graham Platner to drop out of Maine race over new allegation -- The Senate candidate denies sexual assault, calling the accusation "categorically false", but says he is taking time out to reflect. -- US & Canada

10 hours ago

Fatal Typhoon Maysak floods burst dam wall in China

21 hours ago

'I wear it on my middle finger': The rise of the defiant divorce ring

15 hours ago

LIVE - Switzerland v Colombia penalty shootout under way for spot in World Cup quarter-finals - Follow live as Switzerland face Colombia with Argentina waiting in the quarter-finals of the World Cup.

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'The moments I still play tennis for' - extraordinary Djokovic wins five-set epic -- Novak Djokovic beats Felix Auger-Aliassime in an epic five-setter to set up a blockbuster semi-final against defending champion Jannik Sinner.

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Tears of relief? Messi adds another incredible chapter to World Cup career -- Argentina great Lionel Messi sheds tears as they fight back to beat Egypt and reach the World Cup quarter-finals. -- World Cup

2 hours ago

Dallas Cowboys player who died by suicide diagnosed with brain disease

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UK's Farage resigns as MP and vows to fight by-election amid finances row

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Wimbledon: Magnificent Djokovic wins record-breaking five-set quarter-final

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Hungary's public news broadcasts halted in bid to scrap Orban-era propaganda

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Harry loses High Court privacy case against Daily Mail publisher

6 hours ago

Balogun decision could lead to football 'cesspit' -- Uefa vice-president Laura McAllister says there is a risk of "an absolute cesspit" of political interference in football after USA striker Folarin Balogun avoided a ban at the World Cup.

2 hours ago

England players to be told not to jump hoardings -- England players will be advised not to jump over advertising hoardings after Jordan Henderson suffered a freak injury.

4 hours ago

Belgium say 'sense of injustice' spurred them on to knock US out of World Cup -- Belgium's Nicolas Raskin says Fifa's decision to allow US striker Folarin Balogun to play against them fired them up for the last-16 tie in Seattle.

7 hours ago

Why some African nations are turning down Trump aid money -- The Trump administration sees the aid as more transactional - but some say it is not a fair trade.

22 hours ago

Presidency bid while continuing court fight a gamble for Le Pen -- Hard-right leader Marine Le Pen is appealing her case to France's top civil court, but it could backfire.

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Resistance and revenge - Iran wanted to send a message with its farewell to Khamenei -- Three days of public mourning in Tehran was a political spectacle Iran's leaders wanted the world to see, writes the BBC's international correspondent Lyse Doucet.

13 hours ago

Chris Mason: Nigel Farage attempts to seize back the agenda after finance row -- His aim throughout the forthcoming campaign is to clearly frame this by-election as "the people versus the establishment".

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Fans react to US World Cup loss after red card drama

17 hours ago

'We don't need anybody's help': Trump renews Nato criticism

8 hours ago

New video shows man believed to be Tyler Robinson before Charlie Kirk shooting

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Watch: Moment rare tornado lashes central Chinese cities

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Ghana halts visit by South African president amid row over anti-migrant protests -- Many in Ghana feared his presence would lead to mass protests, and officials say it is postponed for now.

1 hour ago

Lawyer says detained Gaza doctor was severely beaten in Israeli jail -- The lawyer for Dr Hussam Abu Safiya tells the BBC his client was so badly beaten he could not recognise him during a visit last week.

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British hunger strike couple 'denied medical care' -- The family say they are "desperately worried" for Craig and Lindsay Foreman who are "starving".

3 hours ago

Nine police officers killed in Pakistan attack, officials say -- Gunmen opened fire on police guarding the construction of a dam in the Balochistan province, the deputy commissioner says.

10 hours ago

BTS take credit for England football win in first UK show since 2019 -- The pop group claim they're a good luck charm for the England team, as they return to London.

4 hours ago

Jailers and officials at Russia's 'torture prisons' in Ukraine exposed by BBC -- Former prisoners accuse the men of abuse in detention centres and want to see them brought to trial.

9 hours ago

US launches strikes on Iran after tankers hit in Strait of Hormuz

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Trump looms large as Nato grapples with challenge of rearming Europe

3 hours ago

China sentences official to death for taking $325m in bribes

19 hours ago

New footage shown at Kirk hearing shows man on rooftop near shooting scene

4 hours ago

Harry's bad news lands at wrong time, but prince sticks to script

2 hours ago

Woman suspected of Monaco bomb attack found dead in Ukraine

11 hours ago

World War Two veteran celebrates 105th birthday

21 hours ago

Marine Le Pen to run for French presidency and appeal conviction in top court

3 hours ago

The fury and heartbreak of Egypt's stunning World Cup collapse -- BBC Sport unpicks a game that will go down in World Cup history for featuring a team who were two goals down so late on, but who went on to win without needing extra time. -- World Cup

54 minutes ago

Russia could compete at LA 2028 Olympics -- Russian athletes could be allowed to compete for their country at the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles after the International Olympic Committee provisionally lifted their suspension. -- Olympic Games

7 hours ago

Superb England inflict record T20 defeat on India -- England inflict a record defeat on India in the third Twenty20 at Trent Bridge to give the home side a 2-0 lead with two matches in the series remaining.

2 hours ago

'How?!' - Gauff battles into first Wimbledon semi-final -- Coco Gauff surprised even herself by overcoming her recent grass-court struggles to reach a first Wimbledon semi-final against Karolina Muchova.

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