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Iran retaliates after US strikes kill four at wedding party, state media reports -- Iran has launched attacks on US military bases in Iraq and Jordan, according to local state media and the Jordanian Armed Forces. -- World

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Jurors in Lindsay Clancy trial deadlocked but judge asks them to keep trying -- The Massachusetts mother is facing murder charges for killing her three children at their family home in 2023. -- US & Canada

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Ariana Grande completes tour and steps back from public life -- The star makes an emotional farewell as she wraps up a tour she's described as her "last hurrah". -- Culture

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'I've never been to Afghanistan': Six million deportees forced to start over under the Taliban -- As of August, the number forced to return this year from Pakistan and Iran had reached another million.

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River water smashed into tunnel and chased me for 20 minutes, Nepal worker tells BBC -- Major efforts to rescue hydropower workers continue as Nepal's death toll exceeds 1,000.

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Sexual assaults happening almost every day in Ceuta, prosecutors say -- Most migrants have returned to neighbouring Morocco, but as many as 5,000 remain in the Spanish exclave.

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Pistol in a lake gives hope for French cold case -- Saad al-Hilli was shot dead with his wife and mother-in-law while holidaying in eastern France in September 2012.

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As Michigan Senate race heats up, Vance calls El-Sayed 'evil' -- El-Sayed faces Trump ally Mike Rogers in what has quickly become a senate race characterised by personal attacks and insults between the two.

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France targets Shein and Temu with fast fashion fees -- The levy on "ultra-fast fashion" items could reach almost €20 per garment by 2030.

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'I have fired 40 of my agents for being corrupt', says Nigeria's anti-corruption chief -- The EFCC boss says more than five of the dismissed officials are already facing prosecution.

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Israel says Hamas security chief captured as strikes kill four during Gaza raid -- The Israeli military says it carried out strikes in Gaza City during a raid by special forces to capture the head of Hamas's internal security service.

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The final minutes before floodwater crashed through Nepal-China border -- More than 100 Indians are missing at a vital Nepal-China trade crossing after devastating Himalayan floods.

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Why did Modi urge Putin to end Ukraine war - and will he listen? -- BBC correspondents in Delhi and Moscow look at why the Indian PM made a very public peace plea to his Russian ally.

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What it was like inside court for Tupac Shakur's murder trial verdict -- BBC presenter Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty describes what it was like when Duane "Keffe D" Davis was found guilty of murdering the famous rapper.

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Flock's rapidly expanding AI surveillance network facing growing backlash in US -- BBC Verify examines the expanding network of Flock cameras in the US and the backlash against it.

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Japan Inc is betting big on India as China risks deepen -- Japanese companies are doubling down on India amid a shrinking domestic market and rising risks in China.

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Cup noodles made with cold water? BBC tries Japan's viral snack -- The BBC's Tokyo correspondent Kurumi Mori tries Japan's latest food trend, instant noodles made using cold water.

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Norway's new king takes oath as mourners pay respects to his late father -- Norway's new King takes the first major step of his reign as his father, the late King Harald V, lies in state at the Royal Palace.

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Watch: Moment Duane 'Keffe D' Davis is found guilty of Tupac Shakur's murder -- The rapper's killing became one of popular culture's great mysteries, with countless theories but no arrests until 2023.

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Orangutans in danger as wildfires blaze through Borneo -- Wildfires in Indonesia have destroyed part of the natural habitat of hundreds of orangutans, risking the survival of the species.

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Across Latin America, 'aura battles' burst onto the scene -- Young people across Latin America are taking part in the contests where participants compete to prove who has the most charisma.

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Jailed HK activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty to foreign collusion -- Wong, 29, is already in prison on subversion charges under the controversial National Security Law.

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Germany says Russia behind Leipzig airport drone attack -- A drone carrying an explosive device was discovered at the airport close to Ukrainian cargo planes on 4 August.

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Pennsylvania officer charged in death of student who knocked at wrong door -- The police officer shot Glenwood Earl Pysher, 22, as he walked towards him with hands up, say prosecutors.

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Apple Maps renames Lake Ontario as Lake America after Trump order -- The iPhone maker follows rival technology giant Google in relabelling the Great Lake.

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Tiger Woods to change plea after crash arrest -- The golfer will be in court on Wednesday for a hearing to change his plea after being charged with driving under the influence.

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Not just guilty or not - The jury's options in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial -- Jurors have five options before them as they decide the fate of the former nurse charged with murdering her three children.

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Watch: Why is JD Vance going after Abdul El-Sayed? -- The vice-president and Michigan Democratic senate candidate are in the midst of a war of words that is turning increasingly more personal.

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Watch: Astronauts set out on rare all-female spacewalk -- For the sixth time in history, a team of two women completed a spacewalk outside the International Space Station.

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