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Oil prices hit $100 for the first time since May -- The price of Brent crude rose more than 6% on Thursday as the war in the Middle East continues to escalate.

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India's 'cockroach' protesters and government to hold talks as stalemate continues -- The meeting comes hours after activist Sonam Wangchuk announced he was ending his 26-day hunger strike.

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Ukraine's ousted defence minister insists on being reinstated -- Mykhailo Fedorov refuses President Zelensky's offer to accept an alternative post, as the battle of wills continues.

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Indonesian babies were trafficked to Singapore. What happens to them now? -- At least 12 babies have been trafficked from Indonesia to Singapore, but what will happen to them remains unclear.

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Saudis must recognise Israel for nuclear deal, says Trump -- The US president says the landmark agreement to help Saudis develop nuclear energy is dependent on it joining the Abraham Accords.

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France evacuates 20,000 as wildfires spread in south-west -- Most of those evacuated were tourists from campsites around Arcachon Bay in France's Gironde region.

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Teen jailed for exam cheating in Guinea dies after sickle cell complications, father says -- Mamadou Djouma Bah, 17, was arrested and sentenced to prison for exam fraud earlier this month.

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'Let's enjoy the ride' says Elon Musk, as AI fears mount -- Talking to The Economist, Musk said he doesn't care if people hate him and said he was not a racist.

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Nicaragua's legislature debates barring opposition from elections -- The move comes days after President Daniel Ortega demanded 'a wall, a blockade' against opposition parties.

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Ex-governor convicted of murdering a pregnant student in Kenya -- Okoth Obado was found guilty of killing Sharon Otieno with whom he had had an affair.

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Blocked by censors, China's animal lovers take fight against abuse offline and overseas -- The killing of a dog and her puppies in Guangdong has sparked outrage inside and outside the country.

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CJP protest: The youth movement India's Modi didn't see coming -- The CJP protest began with exam paper leaks. It became India's biggest student movement in years - why?

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Houthi attacks raise fears of wider Middle East conflict and more global economic damage -- The Iran-backed group in Yemen has threatened to target Saudi vessels in a vital shipping route.

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Trump's nuclear deal with Saudis jettisons longstanding US demands -- Signing a nuclear pact in the Middle East is a bold move that has drawn criticism in the US and in Israel.

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'What was their crime?': BBC visits Iran school where strike killed 120 children -- Nearly five months on, grief is still raw as a teacher and a mother recall the horror of the attack in Minab.

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A year after deadly jet crash at Bangladesh school, families demand answers -- This week marks one year since a military jet struck a school in Dhaka, killing 36, most of them children.

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Families still search for bodies a month after Venezuela earthquakes -- Officials say the death toll has surpassed 5,300, though estimates of the number still missing could be as high as 50,000.

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Watch: Driver dressed as Spider-Man whisks man in a wheelchair across busy road -- Traffic junction footage captured the moment a man dressed as Spider-Man helped a man cross a busy highway .

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Could you run a country on just three hours of sleep? Japan's PM says she does -- Japan's prime minister Sanae Takaichi says she survives on zero to three hours a night, and people are reacting.

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Liquor store employee narrowly escapes leopard attack -- After nearly five hours, officials captured the animal and it was later released back into the wild, local authorities confirmed.

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Watch: What we know about the US-Saudi nuclear deal -- The BBC's Sarah Smith explains the implications of the landmark cooperation agreement between both countries.

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US hits dozens of trading partners with new wave of tariffs -- Imposed citing forced labour concerns, the levies replace a temporary global duty brought in after the US Supreme Court struck down tariffs in February.

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France orders evacuation of peninsula as hundreds flee wildfires by boat -- The fire has raged in the region for several days with officials on Friday morning saying it had continued to progress overnight.

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Two Chinese win world's top Maths prize for solving century-old problems -- This is the first time Chinese nationals have won the prestigious Fields Medal.

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The $4.5bn bridge which became a symbol of a strained US-Canada relationship -- A bridge linking Michigan to Ontario is about to open but Canada has disinvited US dignitaries from the ceremony.

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UK 'ready to defend itself' after Iran says bases are 'legitimate targets' -- An Iranian military group has issued a warning to the UK over allowing US forces to use British bases for strikes on Iran.

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Sheikh Hasina ally to step down as Bangladesh's president -- President Mohammed Shahabuddin is one of former leader Sheikh Hasina's only allies left in power.

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Gruesome images in D4vd hearing are 'worst nightmare' for teen girl's family -- The court hears the singer ordered a body bag, chainsaws and an inflatable pool to dispose of the teen's body.

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US health panel loosens restrictions for controversial peptides popular online -- The vote marks a win for Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy who has said he's a big fan of the drugs, which haven't been well studied for human use.

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