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LIVE - US launches more strikes on Iran with local media reporting explosions along south coast - Earlier Donald Trump said the US would "hit them hard again", after the two countries exchanged fire the previous night.

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Starmer gifted gun and ammunition by Turkish president at Nato - The weapon has not been brought back to the UK and has instead been left with British officials in Turkey. 4 hrs ago

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It was 'love at first sight' with their adopted baby. Then they were told he may have been trafficked -- The case highlights the problem of child trafficking in Indonesia and raises questions about how Singapore fails to detect it.

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Ukraine to get licence to produce Patriot missiles, Trump says -- Although the Patriots are highly effective against Russia's ballistic missiles, they also have lengthy production times.

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Nato allies announce £37bn for new missile project -- Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer will convene around a dozen leaders to discuss the programme in Ankara.

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Teenager arrested after two girls, 13, seriously injured in German school attack -- Police said a major operation was under way in the area of Welfen-Gymnasium secondary school in Schongau, Bavaria.

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Justin Bieber joins Madonna, Shakira and BTS for Fifa World Cup final half-time show -- The Super Bowl-style show marks the Canadian singer's latest big performance after his comeback shows at Coachella.

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German doctor jailed for murder of 15 patients and suspected of more -- The German palliative care doctor has been sentenced to life imprisonment for killing 15 of his patients.

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Arizona toddler found alive in hospital morgue after declared dead from drowning -- After he was discovered to still be alive, the 18-month-old was flown to another hospital and survived.

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Eight killed after landslide hits girls' school in Bangladesh -- Rescuers pull bodies from the mud after heavy monsoon rains batter the south-eastern coast.

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Nigeria's president demands to know how fake agency was allegedly set up in his office -- Adeniyi Adeyemi allegedly forged a letter of appointment and secured funding for an agency the presidency knew nothing about.

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Trains and emergency calls affected after major outage at Australia's largest telecoms company -- Servers at data centres in Sydney and Melbourne were to blame but the exact cause remains unknown.

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Khamenei's coffin carried through Shia shrines as ceremonies held in Iraq -- The remains of Iran's late supreme leader are transported to Najaf and Karbala, as funeral ceremonies continue for a fifth day.

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Bowen: For all his bluster, Trump has no better option than talks with Iran -- The negotiating process is fragile and recent US strikes show how hard it will be to reach agreement, writes BBC's International Editor Jeremy Bowen.

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Will Le Pen rise again? French nationalist leader defiant after court's ruling -- Within hours of a court of appeal confirming a guilty verdict, Marine Le Pen had already launched her presidential campaign.

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Fears of a massacre in this city on the front line of Sudan's war -- El-Obeid has been under "siege-like conditions" for 18 months says the UN human rights chief.

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Russian fuel shortages bite – but will Putin change tack in Ukraine war? -- Even in Moscow, authorities are unable to guarantee fuel supplies, but will economic pressure lead to talks or escalation?

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'The water just came so fast': Typhoon triggers floods and rare tornadoes in China -- Villagers whose families have been stranded told the BBC they are struggling to get food and help.

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Watch: Why is there a 'black cloud' over unity at the Nato summit? -- US President Donald Trump has used the Nato summit to criticise the lack of support for his war on Iran, and revive his interest in taking over Greenland.

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Watch: Nato chief asked if there really is 'unity' in Nato -- Nato's secretary general insists there is "unity" among Nato members, but the BBC's security correspondent asks if that is really the case.

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Watch: Gaza football fans watch World Cup from rubble -- Hundreds of people cheered for Egypt, which shares a border with Gaza, in the match against Argentina.

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New video shows man believed to be Tyler Robinson before Charlie Kirk shooting -- The footage shown during the second day of a preliminary hearing appears to show Robinson walking through a parking garage and running across a roof.

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International court tells BBC of breakthrough in Sudan war crimes probe -- The ICC has been looking into atrocities committed in Darfur over the past three years.

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Trump 'immediately' asking US Supreme Court to reconsider birthright citizenship case -- The long-shot bid by Trump comes a week after the high court ruled that those born in the US have a constitutional right to citizenship.

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India is adding biofuels to petrol – but many drivers are unhappy -- Motorists say the E20 fuel blend has reduced their vehicles' fuel efficiency and could lead to higher maintenance costs.

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Nato chief tells BBC that Trump comments are like 'family argument' -- Mark Rutte says Nato is stronger than ever, and that he is 100% convinced of the US president's commitment to the alliance.

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Judge orders Trump's $5m damages be released to E Jean Carroll -- The Supreme Court declined to hear his appeal of the case, but Trump still sought to delay the payment.

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New footage shows first look at Ernest Shackleton's final ship Quest -- Scientists are the first to capture the shipwreck where Shackleton, a leading figure of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, died in 1922.

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