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Bystander video shows teen lifeguard's dramatic ocean rescue -- The 16-year-old lifeguard rescued a 10-year-old who had been swept offshore at a California beach.

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Watch: Trump delivers eulogy honouring Lindsey Graham -- The US president hailed the late senator as a "true American original" at the funeral attended by Netanyahu and Zelensky.

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Why Wimbledon is serving Indian ice cream and Bollywood beats -- Departing from tradition, Wimbledon shed its restraint to target new audiences in cricket-crazy India.

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LIVE - Japan earthquake searches continue overnight, with people missing in collapsed mall and factory - The quake with a magnitude of 6.8 hit Kyushu island in south-west Japan on Tuesday afternoon local time.

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Wildfires in south-west France flare up as region braces for new 40C heatwave -- Firefighters are braced for a sharp rise in temperatures on Wednesday, which could complicate the containment of wildfires in Gironde.

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Mysterious deaths of 14 elephants in Kenya prompts urgent inquiry -- It is the highest number of elephant deaths to be recorded in this area of southern Kenya in decades.

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Odyssey translator writes scathing review of Nolan film adaptation -- The film has won rave reviews from film critics but a translator of Homer's work was less than impressed.

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Trump joins Zelensky and Netanyahu at Lindsey Graham's funeral after talks - The world leaders are paying their respects to the late senator, who was a big supporter of both Ukraine and Israel.

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Uefa and PM criticise Infantino World Cup plan -- Uefa and Prime Minister Andy Burnham criticise proposals from Fifa to seek private investment in its competitions, including the World Cup.

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Ghana mourns its tallest man - a 'generous and popular giant' -- Sulemana Abdul Samed, who was diagnosed with gigantism several years ago, has died at the age of 33.

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The cocaine superhighway from Ecuador to Europe - the BBC reports on gangs and the police fightback -- The BBC goes on patrol with Ecuador's police, who are grappling with a huge surge in drug crime.

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US walks out of UN Security Council meeting during France's remarks -- The row sparked after the US joined North Korea and Russia in voting against extending the term of the UN high commissioner for human rights.

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'A lover of life' - Seattle pays tribute to food festival shooting victims -- Families grieved on Monday as they remembered the three people killed in a shooting at a food festival.

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'A narcissist' - victim's family blasts Kohberger for challenging Idaho murder conviction -- The man accused of killing four students in Idaho is taking back his plea, which was made to avoid the death penalty.

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Hong Kong activist allowed to stay in UK after deportation threat -- Wu was detained for hours at London's Heathrow Airport last week and refused entry, he told the BBC.

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Japan earthquake: What we know so far -- Japan is reeling from a major earthquake that hit Kyushu island. Here is what we know so far.

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'It's a hell of a situation': Spain grapples with devastating wildfires -- Three fires in the Madrid region have caused particular concern, with a new heatwave expected to hit Spain from Wednesday.

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A Japanese town wrestles with identity after protests over its first mosque -- As Japan increasingly relies on foreign workers, it is also grappling with how to integrate new cultures and religions.

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As the US pauses the war with Iran, is Trump really running out of weapons? -- The US has fired thousands of hard-to-replace missiles during its war with Iran. We unpack whether its "arsenal of freedom" is perilously low.

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China's new challenge as natural disasters strike - fake AI videos -- Storms and flooding incidents over the last few months have seen fake videos inundating social media.

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Why Netanyahu's visit with Trump at the White House is high-stakes -- The meeting comes amid signs of friction between the two leaders and decreasing public support for Israel in the US.

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Confronting gang members at the heart of Ecuador's drug battle -- Orla Guerin speaks to a gang leader about violence, drugs and infiltrating the police.

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What to expect from Zelensky and Netanyahu's visit to Washington -- Republican Senator Lindsay Graham's funeral is bringing the two world leaders to town, where they'll separately visit the White House to discuss their region's wars.

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BBC outside court as judge rules singer D4vd will face murder trial -- The body of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez was found last September inside the trunk of a Tesla registered to singer D4vd.

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10-year-old girl dies days after collision in which mother was killed -- A car collided with a truck on the R162 in Shercock, County Cavan, after 16:30 local time on Friday.

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Lindsey Graham remembered by Trump as 'giant of the US Senate' at funeral -- The US president was among several dignitaries who attended the service for the late lawmaker, who died earlier this month.

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Pop star Madison Beer and NFL player Justin Herbert announce engagement -- The couple made the announcement on social media on Tuesday, including photos of the proposal.

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In pictures: Buildings damaged after powerful earthquake hits south-west Japan -- A popular shopping mall in Kashima has partly collapsed, while businesses and homes across Kumamoto prefecture are damaged.

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