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Why Modi wants Indians to buy less gold and take fewer foreign holidays -- Modi has urged Indians to save dollars as war and oil shocks strain the rupee and economy further this year.

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Flattery and fanfare as Trump welcomed to China - but thorny issues remain -- The leaders of the world's two superpowers were all smiles for the cameras during the US president's visit to Beijing.

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Why is Donald Trump visiting China now? BBC explains -- Laura Bicker breaks down what could be on the agenda for the US president and China's leader as they meet in Beijing.

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Trump brought top CEOs to Beijing but few big deals emerge

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Play-off final may be delayed by Spygate hearing - The Championship play-off final may not go ahead on Saturday 23 May as the EFL investigates the Spygate scandal surrounding finalists Southampton. 14 hrs ago - Championship

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Parlour? Villa? Gerrard? Ranking best FA Cup final goals - From Ricky Villa to Steven Gerrard, Ray Parlour to Roberto di Matteo - here are 10 of the best FA Cup final goals of all time. 1 hr ago

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LIVE - Trump meets Xi again for final round of talks in Beijing - Earlier on Friday, the US leader said in a Fox News interview that China will withhold military equipment from Iran.

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Pressure mounts on UK PM as rivals appear poised to challenge leadership -- The UK Health Secretary Wes Streeting resigns, saying he has lost confidence in Sir Keir Starmer's leadership.

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'Pretty miraculous' - 11 rescued after pilot ditches plane in Atlantic

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US Supreme Court restores abortion pill access for now

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British royal finances face a cut. But will much really change?

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Giant new dinosaur identified from fossils in Thailand

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'Floating armoury' ship reportedly seized by Iran

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What happens next in the Alex Murdaugh case? -- The South Carolina Supreme Court has ordered a new trial for the man accused of killing his wife and son in a case that fascinated the US.

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UK Eurovision act: The BBC gave me a stress test to check I could cope under pressure -- "It could go well or completely wrong, I'm just here for the ride," says song contest hopeful Sam Battle.

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Gunfire chaos as Philippine senator resists ICC arrest: What we know so far -- Gunshots rang out sparking chaos in the Senate building where Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa had sought refuge.

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UK anti-immigration social media accounts traced to Sri Lanka and Vietnam -- Overseas fakers are using AI videos to push a narrative of UK decline to large audiences, BBC finds. -- Technology

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Weekly quiz: Which animal delivered the King's birthday card to Sir David Attenborough? -- How much attention did you pay to what happened in the world over the past seven days? -- Science & Environment

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Watch: US Air Force rescues 11 people after plane crashes off Florida coast

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Hundreds of illegal motorbikes bulldozed in New York City crime crackdown

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BBC on the ground during march through Jerusalem's Old City

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Colbert discusses his show's end with late-night peers

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Watch: What happened on day one of Trump's China visit?

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Italians praise Catherine as they turn out for final day of trip -- The Princess of Wales shone in front of large crowds in Reggio Emilia on the final day of her tour.

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Farage says £5m gift a reward for Brexit campaigning -- The Reform UK leader, who is facing a Commons standards probe, said he "cannot be bought by anybody".

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AI could put people off tech jobs and hurt the economy, warns Raspberry Pi boss - Eben Upton warns against claims that Artificial Intelligence will destroy vast numbers of computing roles over the coming years. 7 hrs ago

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Ukraine rescuers pull dead from rubble of Kyiv flats after massive Russian strikes -- Two children are among at least 16 killed in Ukraine's capital in massive Russian drone and missile attacks, officials say.

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War criminal Ratko Mladić's jail release request denied -- A UN judge admits the 84-year-old is "in the final stages of his life", but says prison conditions in The Hague ensure his maximum comfort.

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Brutal raid on woman's birthday party highlights rise of Russian vigilante group

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Noah did not know friends meeting was cancelled, inquest told

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Hotel owners expected a World Cup boom - so far it hasn't happened

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New Zealand's Māori Queen meets King Charles at Buckingham Palace

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CIA chief visits Cuba as energy crisis worsens

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Five Italians die during cave dive in Maldives

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Claim, counter-claim and tech's seedy side exposed: Five things we learned in the Musk-Altman trial

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Scheffler shares US PGA lead as Aronimink bites back -- As many of the world's best struggle at the US PGA Championship, Scottie Scheffler - the world's very best - is among a select few to get change out of Aronimink.

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Mbappe jeered on Real Madrid return - Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappe is whistled by his own fans on his return to action following recent scrutiny.

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Kerr to leave Chelsea at end of season -- Chelsea's all-time top scorer in the WSL, Sam Kerr, will leave the club when her contract expires this summer.

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Unstoppable Sinner breaks Djokovic record in Rome -- Jannik Sinner breaks Novak Djokovic's record of successive match wins at ATP Masters 1000 tournaments as he reaches the Italian Open semi-finals.

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