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Remarkable US oil deal puzzles analysts - and angers many Venezuelans -- Amounting to 65 billion barrels of crude, the deal is labelled by one ex-envoy as a colonialist "fever dream". -- World

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US borrowing costs hit fresh highs over inflation fears -- The effective interest rate on 10 years rose to 4.79%, its highest level since January 2025, as oil prices surged.

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Liberals sweep three seats in boost for Carney after trade tensions with US -- One seat was taken from the Conservatives, indicating public support for the PM after a confrontation with Donald Trump.

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US army secretary resigns after months of tension -- Dan Driscoll, the youngest-ever army secretary, was about 18 months into his post.

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Teen girl charged with murder over recording of San Diego mosque attack -- Prosecutors say the 17-year-old from North Carolina also published a manifesto from the two teenage shooters in the 18 May attack.

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Ex-gang boss guilty of orchestrating 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur -- Duane "Keffe D" Davis was convicted over the drive-by shooting of the rap superstar 30 years ago.

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Watch: Moment Duane 'Keffe D' Davis is found guilty of Tupac Shakur's murder -- The rapper's killing became one of popular culture's great mysteries, with countless theories but no arrests until 2023.

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Watch: Why is the US-Venezuela oil deal so controversial? -- President Donald Trump announced the US has struck a deal to control more than 65 billion barrels of proven oil reserves.

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'A giant leap forward': Nasa launches powerful new space telescope -- The US space agency's telescope is starting a multi-year mission to create a new map of the universe and learn more about dark energy and dark matter.

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Watch: Marchers reflect on voting rights 63 years after 'I have a dream' speech -- This year's March on Washington, held annually to commemorate Martin Luther King's historic speech, called on strengthening voting rights.

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BBC speaks with US group after 77 trekkers go missing in Nepal flood -- The BBC's Helena Humphrey visited Isha Foundation in the US state of Tennessee, that lost contact with their tour group on the China-Nepal border.

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The US-Canada trade war in 5 charts -- Even with the hike in tariffs, Canada still has a better deal from the US than the UK or the EU.

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'Our parents were crossing the border an hour before the flood hit' -- Authorities say nearly 2,000 people are missing, including more than 100 Americans and Canadians, as families await word on loved ones after the Nepal flash floods.

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A summer of foodborne illness is already testing Trump's pick for top regulator -- Heidi Overton has been tapped to lead the Food and Drug Administration. But some worry she will pick loyalty to Trump over science.

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'Not far enough' - US parents and teens on Meta's new limits for young users -- As part of an $18bn settlement in a child-safety lawsuit, Meta announced new restrictions on its apps. We asked families what they thought.

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US plans to cut off military aid to key Middle East ally, BBC told -- Iraqi Kurdistan fears the Trump administration's plan will make the region more vulnerable to further attacks from Iran.

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Watch: Astronauts set out on rare all-female spacewalk -- For the sixth time in history, a team of two women completed a spacewalk outside the International Space Station.

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Jurors in Lindsay Clancy trial deadlocked but judge asks them to keep trying -- The Massachusetts mother is facing murder charges for killing her three children at their family home in 2023.

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Could Tupac verdict inspire new efforts to find killer of his rival the Notorious B.I.G.? -- Biggie Smalls was killed months after the murder of his rival Tupac Shakur, both drive-by shootings.

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As Michigan Senate race heats up, Vance calls El-Sayed 'evil' -- El-Sayed faces Trump ally Mike Rogers in what has quickly become a senate race characterised by personal attacks and insults between the two.

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How a small island in Canada appeared, vanished, and was found again -- Officials in British Columbia say the floating island drifted towards the shoreline of a local lake. But its origins remain a mystery.

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Woman killed in Times Square stabbing, suspect shot dead by police -- Police say the double stabbing, which injured another person, was random and the suspect had a mental health history.

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Watch: Judge orders deadlocked Clancy jurors to keep deliberating -- Lindsay Clancy is on trial for killing her three small children in the basement of their family home in Massachusetts in 2023.

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