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Watch: Dramatic moment a cargo ship crashes into another vessel -- Verified footage appears to show a cargo ship colliding with a fishing boat near Singapore, with investigators still working to establish exactly when and how the crash happened.

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German Chancellor Merz calls state election a 'disaster' for his party but vows to stay on - Exit polls show damaging losses for Merz's centre-right CDU party in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Berlin. 6 hrs ago - Europe

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Largest attack on Moscow sees Ukraine fire hundreds of drones, mayor says -- Moscow's mayor says 450 drones were downed during the overnight barrage, in which two people died. -- Europe

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Sister of Pakistan's ex-PM Imran Khan arrested -- Aleema Khanum is accused of mobilising her brother's supporters ahead of country-wide protests. -- Asia

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Houthis say they targeted Saudi capital with ballistic missiles -- A reported strike on a fuel depot at Riyadh airport caused delays on Saturday, as Saudi Arabia says it shot down a ballistic missile aimed at the capital. -- Middle East

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Ed Sheeran admits 'mistakes' at first show since Macklemore controversy -- The singer spoke about Israel and Gaza after Macklemore was dropped from his tour for making pro-Palestinian remarks on stage.

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Trump says triumphal arch will be military complex with drones and snipers -- Trump said the updated plans were at the request of the US military and for national security purposes.

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Man, 82, dies after beach fight with 76-year-old over sunlounger in Greece -- One eyewitness said the scene was so chaotic that screaming could be heard from the other end of the beach.

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Converse pulls 'deeply upsetting' advert after backlash -- Social media users say an image from the brand's Instagram account resembled a KKK hood and hanging.

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Nato welcomes Greenland deal as Trump says it will give US 'permanent security control' -- Denmark and the US have reached an agreement after months of threats from Donald Trump to annex the territory.

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Google's Gemini AI hacked three companies in security test -- The AI model accessed the internet and guessed credentials to three websites, a Google official told the BBC.

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Trump says US will form 'AI Force' and appoint an artificial intelligence tsar -- The president said his administration "will not in any way hinder or stifle the growth" amid amid warnings about the emergent technology.

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Grim discoveries of murdered women spark fear in South Africa -- Dineo Motapane is one of nine recent victims whose deaths have left a nation traumatised over the level of violence against women.

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Cultural treasures are being destroyed worldwide - so why is no-one being punished? -- A cauldron of conflicts is bubbling across the world, with cultural monuments being destroyed. These people are fighting against it.

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Our head teacher was an abuser. We joined forces to get justice - now we're married -- Students spent years collecting evidence against their Indonesian principal, before falling in love.

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The children of key politicians jailed 25 years ago without a trace in Eritrea want answers.

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Trump escalates media fight after week of setbacks -- An embattled Trump has injected his fight with the news media with new acrimony, writes the BBC's Anthony Zurcher.

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Mum's viral barefoot race sparks debate over India's education crisis -- The 47-year-old ran - and won - a 3km race where she hoped to win enough prize money to buy study books for her daughter.

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Watch: Fans react as Ed Sheeran speaks out over Macklemore controversy at show -- Ed Sheeran told the crowd he had made mistakes after Macklemore was dropped from his tour for making pro-Palestinian remarks.

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Watch: Concertgoers and pro-Palestinian activists arrive at Ed Sheeran concert -- Some Ed Sheeran fans say they are excited to enjoy music and are not there for politics after Macklemore was dropped from the tour for making pro-Palestinian comments.

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'Enough is enough': Women protest after string of murders near Johannesburg -- The police have since set up a task team to investigate the murders and have urged women in the Kempton Park area to avoid walking or running alone "particularly in isolated areas".

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Is the Kennedy Center losing 'hundreds of millions of dollars'? -- Records in 2024 show the venue had a surplus of millions of dollars once contributions and grants had been factored in.

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Trial of ex-police officer accused of double murder to begin in Sydney -- Beaumont Lamarre-Condon has pleaded not guilty to the 2024 murder of his ex-partner and his new boyfriend.

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ICE agent shoots and wounds man in Texas as locals demand answers -- Protests broke out after a Venezuelan man was taken to hospital with a gunshot wound in his torso.

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Russia's elections had few surprises - but how the Kremlin uses the results is far from clear -- Vladimir Putin will likely use the result to claim most Russians back the so-called special military operation in Ukraine, writes the BBC's Steve Rosenberg.

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Brigitte Bardot's ballet flats and diamond rings to be sold at auction -- Many of the film star's personal items, on sale in Paris, are priced at under €100.

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Jailed teacher convicted of sexual abuse secretly released early in Indonesia, BBC finds -- Undercover footage recorded by the BBC reveals he has been released after serving less than half his sentence.

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Watch: BBC tracks down abusive teacher secretly released early -- BBC Eye has discovered a teacher who was imprisoned for sexually assaulting a student in Indonesia has been secretly released early.

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Why a new Pakistan-China border pact has irked India -- A China-Pakistan border pact challenges India's territorial claims and deepens strategic concerns over disputed Kashmir.

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Workers came across human remains – and unearthed a mass grave of 572 people -- Workers in northern Sri Lanka accidentally uncovered the country's largest mass grave – and reopened wounds from its civil war.

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