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BBC News - World

Blast that injured two was 'terrorist attack', Ukrainian authorities say -- The suspect is a 21-year-old local resident who claims he was blackmailed and forced to plant explosives.

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Referendum defeat leaves Italy's Meloni looking more vulnerable -- Meloni vowed to press on after losing a vote on constitutional reform many turned into a referendum on her government.

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Slovenia becomes first EU country to introduce fuel rationing -- Until further notice, motorists in Slovenia will be restricted to a maximum purchase of 50 litres of fuel per day.

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LIVE - Trump says Iran has 'one more chance at peace' as Tehran calls reports of US talks 'fake news' The president earlier said he'd postponed strikes on Iranian power plants after talks, which the speaker of Iran's parliament denies took place.

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LIVE - Flight attendant found alive strapped to seat that fell through plane floor in deadly New York crash - LaGuardia Airport has reopened for flights after two pilots died when an Air Canada plane collided with a firefighting vehicle.

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Colombian Air Force plane crashes with 125 people on board -- Colombia's defence minister says it was a "tragic accident" but the cause is not yet clear. -- Latin America

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Oil falls and shares rebound after Trump says talks have been held to end war -- Energy prices fall and stock markets rebound after the US president says "very good and productive" talks have been held. -- Business

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UN warns Earth's climate being 'pushed beyond its limits' as El Niño looms -- The Earth's climate is further out of balance than at any time in recorded history, the UN's weather agency says.

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OnlyFans owner Leonid Radvinsky dies at 43 -- Leo Radvinsky became a billionaire after investing in the site, known for its pornographic content.

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HK police can now demand phone passwords under new national security rules -- Those who do not comply can be jailed for up to a year and fined up to HK$100,000 ($12,700; £9,600).

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Nigerian police arrest 15 after viral videos of alleged sexual assault at festival -- The videos sparked widespread anger, leading to the hashtag #StopRapingWomen to trend on social media.

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'Like the plane got cut in half': Eyewitnesses describe chaos of LaGuardia crash -- Eyewitnesses have described the moment Air Canada flight AC8646 crashed into a fire truck on the runway of New York's LaGuardia airport.

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US' and Iran's options for ending war narrow the longer it goes on -- Iran shows no sign of climbdown, while air power alone cannot achieve the US' main goal.

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US weight-loss drugmakers slash prices in fight to win customers -- Weight-loss drug prices are falling in the US - but can the example be repeated?

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Germany has a shortage of workers - so it's turning to India for help -- The European nation, struggling to find skilled staff, is giving jobs to young people from India.

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How a ban on religious symbols has triggered a Canadian constitutional debate -- Quebec's law to regulate religious symbols goes to the Supreme Court in a constitutional test case.

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Watch: Inside a Palestinian home attacked by settlers -- Violence began after a teenage settler was killed, reportedly after being hit by a vehicle driven by a Palestinian.

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Why is Israel targeting Lebanon's bridges? -- Israeli forces have been instructed to destroy the crossings over the Litani river that were being used by Hezbollah to send reinforcements.

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'A direct hit' - BBC visits Israeli town after Iranian strike -- The BBC's Sebastian Usher reports from Dimona in southern Israel, which was hit by an Iranian missile.

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BBC in Cuba as island plunged into darkness -- More than 10 million people are enduring power cuts after Cuba's national electrical grid collapsed again.

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Isolation or neutrality: The impact of Quebec's secular law -- As Quebec's secularism law, Bill 21, faces a challenge at the Supreme Court of Canada, some Muslim women in Quebec say they've paid the highest price.

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ICE agents deploy to major US airports as security queues stretch for hours -- Hundreds of ICE agents have been deployed to 14 airports, in cities including New York, Atlanta and Houston.

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A pharmacist and a homesick lifestyle blogger: The 'alarming' civilian cost of war in Iran -- The toll on civilians is mounting fast as the US-Israeli war on Iran continues.

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Seven jailed over international cocaine smuggling operation -- The judge said the men were part of a sophisticated international drug smuggling operation.

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Starmer considers options over Iran cost-of-living concerns -- Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey is among those attending the emergency Cobra committee meeting.

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