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Tuesday, May 26, 2026 1:46 PM ET

BBC News - Top Stories

Rescuers race to free seven people trapped in flooded Laos cave

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Is Beyoncé dropping a new album? Fact vs fan theory - Rumours that Beyoncé is releasing "Act III" this week have exploded online but is there any truth behind the viral fan theories? 3 hrs ago

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Delhi's most exclusive club is under threat of shutdown - can it survive? -- The British-era Gymkhana Club is facing eviction, triggering a legal battle and a wave of nostalgia.

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'Football is life': Ted Lasso actor signs with US pro football team

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Australia confirms first diphtheria death amid worst outbreak in decades -- Most cases are in the Northern Territory with some also in Western Australia, South Australia and Queensland.

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Gisèle Pelicot 'deeply shocked' by decision not to jail boys in rape case

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Internet starts coming back in Iran after months-long blackout

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LIVE - French Open: GB's Fearnley two sets down against Cerundolo - listen & follow - Jacob Fearnley, the sole Briton left in the French Open men's singles, plays his first-round match at Roland Garros - listen to radio commentary and follow text updates.

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Wave of child abuse cases shakes schools in Paris -- A school assistant goes on trial accused of sexual mistreatment of children in his care, in the latest case to rock the Paris school system. -- Europe

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Watch: Texas police rescue baby from car stuck in floodwater

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Eleven killed in Lebanon village as Israel intensifies strikes

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Watch: Drones crash into water after Sydney light show malfunction

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High-flying British conductor and part-time pilot lands top job with US orchestra -- Daniel Harding, a conductor and Air France pilot, is named the LA Philharmonic's new music director.

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The stepmum exposed as a young girl's killer almost 50 years on -- Janice Nix forced her five-year-old stepdaughter to take a bath that left half her body badly burned.

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Protests escalate outside ICE facility over alleged inhumane conditions

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Paris 'punishingly hot' as Western Europe hit by heatwave

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Ebola needs swift response to prevent catastrophe - DR Congo governor -- The governor of Ituri said the more time they lose, the closer the province is to disaster.

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Rights group accuses UAE of being transit point for mercenaries on way to Sudan -- The United Arab Emirates has denied any involvement in the civil war and says it investigates alleged links.

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BTS win big as Black Eyed Peas reunite at American Music Awards -- Other winners included Golden, from the film K-Pop Demon Hunters, Sabrina Carpenter and Katseye.

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Knicks reach NBA Finals for first time in 27 years -- The New York Knicks reach the NBA Finals for the first time in 27 years with a commanding 130-93 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.

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Watch: Bridge collapses and car swept away in China river -- The driver and passengers of the car managed to escape before the bridge gave way in Xiaogan.

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Iran condemns US strikes as 'gross violation' of ceasefire

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China executes man for poisoning billionaire gaming tycoon

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Russia ramps up threats against Ukraine. What does that say about the war?

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Ferrari unveils first fully electric car

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River will take decades to recover from 'vandalism'

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Four killed as school minibus collides with train in Belgium

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The rise of the fruit that tastes like custard

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Sailors from doomed Arctic mission with no survivors identified by DNA

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Man City ahead of Man Utd in race for Anderson -- There is a growing expectation Elliot Anderson will leave the City Ground this summer.

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The big VAR debrief - did it deny Bournemouth Champions League spot? -- BBC Sport assesses how VAR interventions may have impacted games at key moments and how some teams might appreciate the system more than others. -- Premier League

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How are French Open stars coping with Paris 'heat dome'? -- With temperatures reaching 34C at the French Open, players are having to tweak their games to deal with firmer courts, higher bounces and the heat. -- Tennis

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Vingegaard dominates as tempers fray on hot Giro stage -- Denmark's two-time Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard dominates the mountainous stage 16 of the Giro d'Italia to increase his overall lead in the pink jersey. -- Cycling

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The 2025-26 Premier League season in alternative tables -- BBC Sport presents some alternative Premier League tables, looking at set-pieces, xG, long shots, and more.

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Rated - Liverpool's six signings from record summer spree -- BBC Sport assesses the impact made by Liverpool's six signings last summer that totalled a record £415m.

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