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BBC News - World

Spain battles to contain one of its deadliest wildfires as at least 12 killed - At least four Britons are believed to be among the victims of the blaze, which left another 23 people missing. Just now - Europe

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The photo that shows who's really on top in Le Pen's party -- Thirty-year-old Jordan Bardella had been groomed for success as France's next hard-right leader. He will now have to wait longer.

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Man fatally shot by ICE in Houston was not intended target, DHS says -- Immigration agents were looking for a different person when they shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo during a traffic stop, officials say.

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At Canada's biggest rodeo, the starting gun is fired in the fight over Alberta separation -- Canadian unity takes centre stage at the Calgary Stampede as fears of a Brexit-style upset looms over the October vote on Alberta's future.

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How a fake presidential council ended up with a budget of almost $1m in Nigeria -- The government says it was set up with a forged letter of appointment but others say there is more to it.

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Will Trump Accounts deliver for American children? -- The White House has hailed the project as giving new generations a stake in the American dream, but the scheme has its critics.

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Legionnaires' outbreak hits New York as officials rush to test water towers -- To date, 46 people have been infected from breathing mist from bacteria-filled water coolers on the Upper East side.

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'Devastating' evidence against Charlie Kirk murder suspect laid out in court -- Prosecutors build a vivid picture of the suspect's movements as they seek to try the 23-year-old.

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The Englishwoman who sketched India before photography took hold -- Emily Eden travelled across northern India in the 1830s, sketching princes, warriors, hill communities and even animals.

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Russia trains sights on schools, offices and buses in busy Ukrainian city -- In Zaporizhzhia, the densely populated city close to the front line, the security situation is deteriorating.

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US wants Iran to pledge to stop shooting at ships in Strait of Hormuz - Vice-President JD Vance is among US officials expected to take part in negotiations resuming on Saturday in Oman. 3 hrs ago - World

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Meta pulls new AI image feature after days of backlash -- Meta's release this week of an AI feature that let people alter Instagram content drew swift blowback.

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Apple sues OpenAI, its employees claiming theft of trade secrets -- Apple said in a Friday lawsuit that OpenAI's nascent hardware business is "rotten to its core."

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Meet the crypto billionaires building a world where money buys you a vote -- They think democracy has run its course - so they're setting up their own nations instead.

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East Asia braces for destructive typhoon as landslides kill 15 in Philippines -- Heading for Taiwan and south-eastern China, the 1,000 km-wide Bavi is forecast to be one of the strongest storms in decades.

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New dinosaur species with neck as long as cricket pitch discovered in Thailand -- The plant-eating dinosaur, named Uragasaurus kalasinensis, is thought to have lived about 150 million years ago.

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Small plane crash in Bahamas kills 10 people -- The country's prime minister called the crash, on the country's independence day, a tragedy.

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Man nearly sucked out of window mid-air on Ryanair plane, passengers say -- The man's wife held onto his legs for around five minutes to stop him from being sucked out, officials say.

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Zulu king expresses regret after video captures tirade against his wife -- In the footage widely shared in South Africa, King Misuzulu threatens to physically assault his wife and accuses her of cheating.

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Twelve men and 12 women enter a Buddhist temple - will the monks help them find love? -- Dating can be hard in South Korea. A group of monks hope a 30-hour rural retreat can help.

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How an app in South Korea will let victims track their stalkers -- Officials say the app will help stalking victims, but some experts question the impact it might have.

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Watch: Inside the 30-hour dating retreat run by monks -- Forget coffee or drinks, the latest dating trend in South Korea takes place somewhere very different, a Buddhist temple.

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Boxy forms and odd lights: US declassifies more UFO files -- The US government published a fourth instalment of unresolved cases, promising to release more files on a rolling basis.

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Watch: What links a bomb in Monaco and a shooting in Ukraine? -- A Ukrainian intelligence agent who confessed to killing the woman suspected of trying to assassinate a multimillionaire in Monaco, has now claimed he did not pull the trigger.

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What's next for Iran after the funeral of their late supreme leader? -- The BBC's chief international correspondent looks at how Iran's new leadership will respond to several issues affecting the country.

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