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BBC News - World

LIVE - Trump says he is considering seizing Iran's Kharg Island, but deal could be made 'very quickly' The US president's comments come alongside briefings from US officials about the readiness of troops to carry out ground operations.

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Why does the US have Iran's Kharg Island in its sights? -- The tiny island is home to one of the most critical pieces of Iran's energy infrastructure.

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Russia expels British diplomat over spying allegations -- A UK Foreign Office spokesman accused Russia of an "aggressive and co-ordinated campaign of harassment against British diplomats".

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Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing nominated as president -- The military leader, who has been sanctioned by Western countries, is now certain to get the job.

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Russian oil tanker reaches Cuba after Trump appears to loosen blockade -- The tanker has reached Cuban waters just hours after Donald Trump said he had "no problem" with it arriving.

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Photos show heavily damaged US radar jet at Saudi base -- US Central Command has not yet publicly commented on the incident.

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Fugitive Dezi Freeman shot dead by Australian police after seven months in hiding -- Freeman has been wanted since the fatal shooting of two police officers in Porepunkah in August.

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Latin Patriarch will have access to Jerusalem holy site after police stopped entry -- The Israeli PM said Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa had been asked not to enter the church out of concern for his safety.

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Three killed as unfinished building collapses on church service in Ghana -- Locals say the structure, in a school complex, was in use despite lying unfinished for a number of years.

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Partial government shutdown becomes the longest in US history -- The 44-day funding lapse for the Department of Homeland Security has led to travel chaos at US airports.

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No Kings protests draw large crowds to rally against Donald Trump -- One of the flagship No Kings rallies happened in Minnesota, where singer Bruce Springsteen performed to crowds.

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Thieves steal Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse paintings in three-minute Italian heist -- The paintings were taken from a museum in Parma by four masked men in the middle of the night, police say.

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First stop, the Moon. Next stop, Mars? Why Nasa's mission matters -- From a race with China to lunar discoveries, the US is investing time, effort and money to head to the Moon - and beyond.

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Fuel rations and free buses: How countries are responding to rising oil prices -- Governments around the world have introduced measures to limit the impact of price increases.

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Tech CEOs suddenly love blaming AI for mass job cuts. Why? -- More tech leaders are pointing to job cuts caused by AI tools - and a need for more investment cash.

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Why Chinese tech companies are racing to set up in Hong Kong -- Mainland firms are using the territory to test products and as a springboard for global expansion.

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Educated and employed but still struggling: India's middle class under strain -- Once aspirational, India's middle class today are finding fewer avenues for their ambition.

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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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Expectant mothers in Cuba struggle under fuel blockade -- The BBC's Will Grant speaks to two women experiencing starkly different realities as the country's energy crisis impacts their pregnancies.

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'Our home is gone': BBC speaks to displaced families in Lebanon -- The BBC's Hugo Bachega speaks to families in Beirut as more than a million people have been displaced in Lebanon.

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Creeslough planning permission 'morally and ethically wrong' -- Ten people lost their lives in the blast at a petrol station in Creeslough on 7 October 2022.

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Three Lebanese journalists killed in Israeli strike, say broadcasters -- The Israeli military confirms it killed Ali Shoeib and Mohamed Ftouni, alleging they also belonged to Hezbollah's military wing.

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Fuel tax halved and free public transport offered as war pushes up prices in Australia -- Victoria and Tasmania are incentivising commuters not to drive in a bid to ease cost pressures.

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