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BBC News - World

Two US troops killed and one missing after Iranian attack in Jordan - Iran and the US have traded strikes as hostilities re-escalated this week, with Tehran targeting US military facilities across the Gulf region. 51 mins ago - World

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Tate brothers arrested in US after more charges laid against them in UK -- The new charges announced on Saturday include rape and sex trafficking.

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Russian online retail warehouses hit by deadly Ukrainian strikes -- Drones targeted Wildberries facilities near Moscow and in Tambov. Ukraine's leader called them "major logistics facilities" supplying "sanctioned components".

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German politician resigns over surrogacy child controversy -- Jens Spahn faced criticism over his use of a surrogate, a ban on which he previously backed.

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Space start-up launches India's first commercial rocket designed for orbit -- India's first space-tech unicorn Skyroot Aerospace successfully launched Vikram-1 on Saturday.

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Russians turn to cash, putting more strain on slowing wartime economy -- Russians have been hit by mobile internet shutdowns and more businesses are seeking to dodge tax after more than four years of war with Ukraine.

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Hungary's president agrees to stand down after parliament backs removal -- Tamás Sulyok, seen as an Orbán loyalist, had until Saturday night to agree to end his term.

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Many Ukrainian soldiers outraged over removal of defence minister, troops tell BBC -- Protests erupted in Ukraine on Thursday after Mykhailo Fedorov's removal - and now soldiers are also criticising the move.

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Laos says it can't determine cause of tourist deaths linked to methanol -- Officials say they have no evidence of poisoning over the 2024 deaths because autopsies were not conducted.

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Trump threatens new Canada tariffs over fires sending 'filthy' air into US cities -- Canadian leader Mark Carney says both the US and Canada have an equal responsibility to fight climate change, which experts say are worsening wildfire conditions.

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Indian activist on hunger strike for 20 days forcibly taken to hospital -- Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke has now begun an indefinite fast in Sonam Wangchuk's place.

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White House defends Argentina team over Falklands banner -- The comments could further fuel the row over the incident, which has seen Downing Street back calls for Fifa to investigate.

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One anti-war critic fined, another held as Russia clamps down on dissent -- While Boris Nadezhdin is barred from running for parliament, blogger Ilya Remeslo is remanded in custody.

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Private jets flock to Montana - but locals can't afford the trailer park -- Rents in Bozeman, Montana have skyrocketed as wealthy out-of-towners flock to the city to experience the American West.

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Control, threats, disfiguring surgery: My life inside Jeffrey Epstein's 'cult' -- "Anya" gives the BBC a rare account of how sex-criminal financier Epstein lured and abused his "assistants".

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What this desert city can teach the world about tackling heat deaths -- Maricopa County in Arizona has some of the hottest temperatures, but it has reduced the number of heat-related deaths.

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Kim Jong Un was meant to be their only idol - then North Koreans discovered K-pop -- Defectors tell the BBC that despite restrictions, K-pop has cut through in the stifling dictatorship.

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He made history in Congress - then the Supreme Court changed its mind -- Residents say they're afraid that if Shomari Figures loses his seat, their federal-funding could disappear with him.

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Helicopters dump water as huge Norway fire destroys homes -- The blaze has destroyed more than 100 homes in Drammen and has spread to a nearby forest, authorities say.

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Bodycam footage shows airlift of girl stranded by Texas floods -- Footage shows a rescuer reaching a family of three stranded by floods that destroyed their house in Uvalde county.

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Watch: What we know about newly discovered monkey species -- New monkey species hailed as 'amazing discovery' by conservationist.

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Watch: What to know as Genoa bridge disaster trial ends -- More than 50 defendants have been on trial in Italy over the 2018 bridge collapse which killed 43 people.

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Orange haze from Canada wildfires seen in Ontario and northern US -- There are currently 838 wildfires actively burning across the country, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre.

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India's Ganesh idol makers count the cost of devastating floods -- Weeks before the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, floods washed away months of work for idol makers in Maharashtra.

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Toronto, New York and Washington top list of most polluted cities as wildfires burn -- Canadian officials say that fire activity in Ontario is beginning to ease, with air quality expected to improve in US cities too.

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