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LIVE - Iran denies Trump's claim it requested ceasefire, calling it 'false and baseless' Donald Trump earlier said Iran's "New Regime President" had asked for a ceasefire - without specifying who he was referring to.

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What do Trump's latest comments on leaving Nato mean for the alliance? -- Trump has criticised Nato members for showing a lack of support for US objectives in Iran.

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Mass robotaxi malfunction halts traffic in Chinese city -- Baidu has not responded to a request for comment about the outage, which affected at least 100 cars.

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Devastated Italians reckon with 'third apocalypse' of World Cup failure -- Azzurri fans and management alike are pondering what went wrong after Italy fail to qualify for third World Cup in a row.

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Israel intensifies Lebanon attacks and hits areas not in Hezbollah's control -- Attacks have continued as Israel has announced its intention to control swathes of south Lebanon.

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Families cram into Greek court for trial into deadliest train crash -- Fifty-seven people were killed when two trains collided in 2023 in the worst rail accident in Greek history, with 36 accused in a trial expected to last years.

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Peter Magyar, the former Orban ally vying for power in Hungary -- Magyar represents the biggest threat to Viktor Orban's rule in Hungary since he won the first of four consecutive victories in 2010.

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Russian military plane crash kills 29 in occupied Crimea -- Russian authorities say a technical malfunction caused the An-26 to crash into a cliff.

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Trump to give primetime address on war as questions swirl over his next move -- The US president finds himself under growing pressure at home to avoid a protracted conflict.

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Explosions at Burundi ammunition depot kill civilians, witnesses say -- Powerful blasts destroyed homes and sparked panic in the city of Bujumbura on Tuesday night.

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Brazil judge blocks Sugarloaf Mountain zipline -- The project to build a zipline linking the popular Rio tourist spot to Morro da Urca proved controversial.

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South African army arrive in crime hotspots to help tackle gangs -- The army has been deployed to five of South Africa's nine provinces for a year-long operation.

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'You're no longer my sister' - rows erupt as war divides Iranian families -- People in Iran describe angry scenes and tense relationships as rifts open up over the war.

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China is trying to play peacemaker in the Iran war - will it work? -- It's a turnaround for Beijing, whose official response has been muted so far. Why is China stepping in now?

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'Moonshots' and merch - what it's like to be on Florida's Space Coast ahead of Artemis launch -- Huge crowds are gathering around the Kennedy Space Centre to see the launch of the historic moon mission.

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Billion-plus people, three million officials, 33 questions - India begins huge census -- The two-phase exercise - the world's most ambitious - will see three million officials count every Indian.

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'A million things could go wrong' - why seizing Iran's uranium would be so risky for the US -- Seizing the stockpile would be one of the "most complicated special operations in history", a former defence official tells the BBC.

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'It's phenomenal!': Excitement in Florida ahead of Artemis launch -- BBC's Leyla Khodabakhshi speaks to locals and visitors in Florida ahead of the Artemis II mission blast off.

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Inside Nasa's moon spacesuit lab ahead of Artemis launch -- The Artemis II spacesuits are designed to protect the astronauts during launch and landing, as well as possible emergency scenarios.

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How Australia's seven-month-long manhunt came to an end -- Fugitive Dezi Freeman has been wanted since he shot dead two police officers on his rural property in August last year.

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Hundreds in Beirut mourn journalists killed in Israeli strike -- BBC reports from the funerals of three journalists killed by a targeted attack in southern Lebanon.

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Watch: Iconic global landmarks turn off lights for Earth Hour -- France's Eiffel Tower and Barcelona's Sagrada Família Basilica were among the famous global landmarks that went dark for an hour on Saturday night.

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US Supreme Court appears sceptical of US birthright citizenship challenge -- Trump attended the oral arguments in person on Wednesday, a rare move by a sitting president that underscored the high stakes of the case.

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'A historic moment' - Americans react to birthright citizenship case -- The BBC's Ione Wells spoke with protesters and attendees outside the Supreme Court hearing on President Donald Trump's executive order.

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Suited up and ready to go: Watch the Artemis crew's journey to launch -- From spacesuit fitting to final communications checks in the rocket, the crew prepared for liftoff to begin their 10-day mission.

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Israel's perpetual war with Iran may be hard to win with military might alone -- The war with Iran has not yet resolved any of Israel's regional conflicts in the way its prime minister suggested it would.

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Rescuers abandon hope for whale stranded off German island -- The whale became stranded on a sandbank before it was rescued, only to swim into shallow waters further along the coast.

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Two migrants die in Channel crossing attempt -- French authorities rescue eight people who get into difficulty boarding a small boat, but two of them died.

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DR Congo declares national holiday after reaching World Cup for first time in 52 years -- This is just the second time that DR Congo have reached the World Cup finals, sparking celebrations in Kinshasa.

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