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Friday, July 03, 2026 5:03 AM ET

BBC News - World

On the Strait of Hormuz, BBC finds seized ships and shark fishermen as uneasy calm returns - The BBC travels to the city of Bandar Abbas - the first international journalists to visit the Iranian side of the strait. 10 hrs ago - Middle East

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Venezuela quake survivor pulled out alive after eight days -- Hernán Gil was trapped under a collapsed multi-storey car park. -- Latin America

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After 250 years the American Dream is surviving, but only just -- The American Dream has persisted since the days of the Founding Fathers, but faith in the ideal is fading -- BBC InDepth

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Just now -- Alex Eala's historic Wimbledon run thrills boxing-obsessed Philippines -- The 21-year-old has become the first Filipino to reach the third round of a Grand Slam in the Open era. -- Just now

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'Most massive' Russian attack on Kyiv kills at least 30 - The latest barrage deployed the largest number of weapons on the capital and hit locations over a wide area. 4 hrs ago

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A mayor in Japan announced her maternity leave - and got the whole country talking -- In the face of criticism, Shoko Kawata, 35, says she loves her job and is proud to be taking time off to have a baby.

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Bomb blast at Damascus cafe kills nine, Syrian state media say -- There was no immediate claim for the bombing at a cafe close to the Palace of Justice, a major government building.

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Ebola treatments trial begins in DR Congo -- According to WHO data, there have been 1,406 confirmed cases of the disease in DRC, with 301 suspected cases and 438 deaths.

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Killers of British couple in South Africa sentenced to life -- The pair had been collecting rare plants and seeds before their bodies were found days later in a river.

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Canadian boy, 11, dies of rabies after waking to bat on his face -- Rabies infections are rare in Canada. There have been 28 human deaths due to rabies in the country since 1924.

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From friendship bracelets to wedding rings: A Taylor and Travis timeline -- Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are expected to celebrate their wedding with a party at New York's Madison Square Garden this weekend.

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What will guests wear to Taylor Swift's wedding of the century? -- Romantic, fairytale vibes could dominate Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's reported wedding event in New York City on Friday.

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Turkish police beat us with iron rods before we lost limbs to frostbite, Afghans say -- The young migrants heading to Europe say they were stripped and had their hands tied in freezing temperatures.

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Gaza patients face agonising delays for medical evacuation -- An estimated 300 Palestinians referred for treatment abroad have died since the ceasefire began, according to Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry.

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Aunt of Venezuelan boy pulled from rubble tells BBC she will give him 'mother's warmth' -- Kleiber Moran, 2, was rescued on Wednesday, six days after last week's deadly earthquakes.

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Cheers and applause as security guard rescued from rubble -- Emergency workers managed to free Hernán Gil more than 100 hours after they had first located him under 140 tonnes of rubble.

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Watch: BBC at site of deadly Russian attack on Kyiv flats -- Sarah Rainsford reports from the completely destroyed nine-storey block of flats in Ukraine's capital.

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Did this AI anti-drug video make drugs look appealing? -- Hong Kong's Correctional Services Department removed an AI-generated K-pop video, after facing backlash that it made substances look too appealing.

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'Beautiful and terrible' - the world's thoughts on the US at 250 -- From Brazil to India to Egypt, the BBC asked people across the world what they think of America today.

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Americans react to Supreme Court upholding birthright citizenship -- The BBC asked Americans how they felt after the Supreme Court's ruling on citizenship for babies born in the US.

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Iran begins public mourning for Ayatollah killed in February -- Ali Khamenei's body will lie in state in Tehran's Grand Mosalla from Friday ahead of days-long funeral events.

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Taylor Swift's rumoured wedding celebrations begin with star-studded New York event -- Actress Lena Dunham, model Gigi Hadid and longtime music collaborator Jack Antonoff were spotted in formal attire near Madison Square Garden.

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Arrest warrant issued for suspect in Monaco parcel bombing -- Monaco's prosecutor's office say the suspect is a foreign national and no longer in Monaco.

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Everything we know about Taylor Swift's rumoured NYC wedding celebrations -- Swift and NFL star Travis Kelce have kept details about their upcoming nuptials secret, but speculation is soaring about a days-long celebration at Madison Square Garden in New York.

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Instagram running ads promoting child sexual abuse material in India, BBC finds -- The ads use terms including "rape" and "child video" and link to content on the messaging app Telegram.

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Dangerous heatwave scorches US ahead of Fourth of July holiday -- Millions are enduring dangerous heat and humidity, with temperatures expected to stay at 38C (100F) for several days.

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Fans gather in New York to get a peek of rumoured Swift 'royal wedding' -- BBC's Nada Tawfik spoke to fans outside the Madison Square Garaden arena who hope to catch a glimpse of the weekend's festivities and guests.

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