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Monday, July 13, 2026 9:05 AM ET

BBC News - World

'Hero, legend, sweetheart': Tributes to Jurassic Park actor Sam Neill, who has died aged 78 -- Friends, politicians and fellow film stars remember Neill following his "sudden and unexpected" death. -- Culture

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Men disguised as police kill Ecuadorean drug lord's brother -- The victim, David Macías, was the brother of drug lord 'El Fito', who is awaiting trial in the US. -- Latin America

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Infantino opens door to 64-team World Cup -- Plans for a 64-team men's world cup are set to be picked up and assessed in detail after the 2026 tournament with Fifa boss Gianni Infantino saying football needs to be "for the whole world". -- World Cup

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Senator Lindsey Graham died of aortic tear, examiner says -- Graham, a close Republican ally of Donald Trump, died at the age of 71 on Saturday evening.

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LIVE -- New strikes reported in Iran as tracking data shows limited traffic in Strait of Hormuz -- A small number of vessels appear to be moving through the waterway - but traffic remains restricted, according to ship tracking website MarineTraffic.

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German court convicts Iraqi couple of enslaving Yazidi girls -- The pair, named only as Twana H.S. and Asia R. A., left Germany for Iraq in 2015 and became members of the Islamic State group.

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South Africa says more than 53,000 foreigners deported in migration campaign -- South Africa is cracking down on undocumented migrants following widespread anti-immigration protests.

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US Senator Mitch McConnell says absence due to fall and pneumonia -- The veteran Republican says he will not return to work "quite yet", in his first statement following weeks of speculation about his health.

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Heavy rains and flash floods in Bangladesh leave 51 dead -- Thousands have lost their homes as flash floods and landslides have hit large parts of the country.

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British couple return to village at heart of deadly Spanish wildfire -- At least 13 people, including five believed to be Britons, were killed by Thursday's wildfire in Spain's Almeria province.

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Hollywood blockbusters and arthouse films: Sam Neill's best-known roles in pictures -- The beloved actor's career ranged from box office blockbusters to thrillers and award-winning dramas.

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The SpaceX IPO made history. One month on has it lost momentum? -- A month on from the firm's stock market debut, the reality of how SpaceX currently makes money has seemed to come into clearer focus.

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New era for Gibraltar with removal of 118-year-old border controls with Spain -- It is hoped that free movement between the UK territory and Spain will provide an economic boost.

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How Indian scientists are mapping the brain's last frontier -- India's new brainstem atlas offers scientists an unprecedented map of one of the brain's least known regions.

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The Chinese graduate accused of being Mexico's 'fentanyl king' -- Cartel members and ex-colleagues describe how Zhang Zhidong allegedly linked Chinese chemicals to Mexican drug labs.

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People flee Bangkok bar as huge flames shoot out from doorway -- At least 28 people have died and 25 are critically injured after a fire tore through a bar in a popular Bangkok district.

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Watch: At the scene where Bangkok's deadly bar fire unfolded -- The BBC's South East Asia correspondent visits the site where at least 27 people were killed during a bar fire in Thailand.

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'This landscape is completely charred': Inside the village at epicentre of Spain's wildfires -- The BBC's Nick Beake sees homes razed to the ground and "a sea of black" in Bédar.

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People flee as Russian strike hits near Ukraine coffee shop -- Three cameras caught the moment people ducked then ran for cover in Sumy, in north eastern Ukraine.

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How a viral seal called Neil caused mayhem in Australia -- The five-year-old elephant seal attracted global attention during his recent time ashore in southern Tasmania.

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Irish police to engage with Jordan in murder investigation -- The body of Jamey Carney was discovered at a property in Killarney, County Kerry, last week.

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At least 28 killed, 25 critically injured after fire engulfs Bangkok bar -- Firefighters arrived at the scene in the Chatuchak district to find patrons running through flames to escape.

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'Everybody was running, squeezing into each other': Witnesses describe how deadly inferno swept through Bangkok bar -- A musician who was performing when the fire broke out says he crawled for the exit - and was thrown from the bar when something exploded.

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Blow to South African corruption case as key suspect pulls out of plea deal -- Vusimusi "Cat" Matlala could have given evidence against senior police officials in a $22m graft case.

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Sudan's paramilitary RSF chief sentenced to death over war crimes -- Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo was convicted in absentia along with 15 RSF commanders and allies.

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Wildfire raging south of Paris could have been set deliberately, says minister -- It was the first time firefighting planes had been sent up from the normally drier and hotter south of the country to tackle fires in the Paris region.

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What is Ebola and why is stopping the latest outbreak so difficult? -- An outbreak of Ebola in DR Congo involves a rare species of the virus and is in an area affected by conflict.

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