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BBC News - World

G7 to release up to 100 million barrels of diesel and crude oil in bid to stop soaring prices - A statement released by the group, which includes France, the UK and Germany, says reserves would be released within four months.

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I've seen nearly 500 executions - but never one like Christa Pike's -- Texas reporter Michael Graczyk has seen botched executions in his time, but not one in which an inmate survived. -- US & Canada

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Riot police clash with students as education protests rage in France -- About 735 schools have faced disruption as violent protests over standards and lack of teachers continue.

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Hawaii's iconic 550-year-old Hōlei Sea Arch collapses -- The lava rock formation protruding from the rocky cliffs of Volcanoes National Park crumbled some time last weekend.

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Woman at centre of Cornell rape inquiry was 'failed' by officials, says New York governor -- The woman, known as Jane Doe, alleges she was raped by seven students at a fraternity house at the university in 2024.

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'I was not going to let others die' - pilot of Flydubai flight describes cockpit attack by co-pilot -- Capt Smit Machchhar tells Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi he opened the cockpit door to let others in during the attack.

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Intensified Russian strikes are tearing Kyiv apart, warns mayor -- Vitaliy Klitschko says Ukraine's capital is in a "very dramatic situation" as Russia hits critical infrastructure.

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Seoul warns 'further action' if Ukraine does not apologise over prisoner-of-war row -- President Lee Jae Myung also accused Kyiv of "attempting to provoke a war on the Korean Peninsula".

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Japan's first mayor to take maternity leave lands on TIME100 Next list -- Shoko Kawata's maternity leave drew mixed reactions in Japan, a country struggling to lift birth rates.

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OpenAI fires workers for 'mishandling sensitive information' -- The former employees were investigated for sharing data with an outside AI evaluation group.

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Netanyahu says Flydubai attacker had 'Islamist radical indoctrination' -- Israel's prime minister says the pilot who tried to take over the Flydubai plane clearly intended to "down the plane".

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Ethiopia and Eritrea cut diplomatic ties as northern conflict escalates -- The diplomatic fallout comes as Ethiopian forces battle rebel fighters across its northern region.

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School protests send shivers down French government's spine -- A movement that started nearly two weeks ago has spread, and in France young people on the streets spells trouble, writes Hugh Schofield.

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What happened in the failed execution of Christa Pike - and what next? -- The convicted killer is in hospital in Tennessee after surviving two lethal injections, in a case that has raised many questions.

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Spain and China are cosying up - to the anger of many in the EU -- Amid global tumult, the two countries' alliance is not the only unlikely pairing.

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The wealthy Cuban Americans ready and waiting for Havana to fall -- Cuban exiles in Florida are increasingly hopeful that regime change in Cuba is now on the horizon.

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What's gone wrong at Nike? How the world's sportswear giant lost its mojo -- Several self-inflicted mistakes have cost the biggest sportswear brand on the planet in recent years.

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Watch: Emotional pilot recounts moment of Flydubai attack -- He has been hailed a hero for opening the cockpit door, allowing passengers to overpower his co-pilot.

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What we know about Christa Pike's condition after failed execution -- The BBC's Ione Wells reports from outside the Tennessee hospital where Pike is said to have arrived Wednesday night after surviving two lethal injection attempts.

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Cornell students voice frustration at public hearing over rape case -- The BBC's Nada Tawfik was at the hearing, where the university's Student Assembly led a discussion around safety concerns and sexual violence on campus.

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Why are these endangered moths swarming Australia's east coast? -- The sudden influx of Bogong moths has caused a stir in cities like Sydney and Canberra, with people filming them infiltrating their homes and cars.

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Plummeting Israel flight like 'rollercoaster', says passenger -- An aeroplane flying to Israel fell 17,000ft (5,200m) in less than two minutes before it was diverted.

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Newly released video shows Luigi Mangione's arrest -- The bodycam footage also shows a police officer finding a gun in Mangione's backpack, days after the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

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US murderer Christa Pike unconscious and on ventilator after failed execution, lawyers say -- As of Thursday night, Pike remained critically ill and is being treated at a hospital in Nashville, Tennessee.

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What we know about Cornell University frat house rape investigation -- The woman alleges she was drugged and raped at a fraternity house at the university two years ago.

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Spanish PM Sánchez loses key housing crisis vote after eviction of woman, 87 -- The defeat raises pressure on Sánchez to call a snap election, after a series of scandals affecting his party and allies.

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