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BBC News - World

US soldier killed and one injured after Iranian attack in Iraq - The US military reports another death a day after two of its soldiers were killed in Jordan. 2 hrs ago - World

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Ferry carrying 133 passengers and crew sinks off Guyana coast -- Fifteen children are among 67 people rescued, officials say, with dozens still missing.

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The 1975's Matty Healy marries model Gabbriette Bechtel in Los Angeles -- The newlyweds were first linked in 2023 after Healy's brief relationship with Taylor Swift.

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Cuban dissident Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara goes into exile in US -- He was arrested in 2021 during Cuba's largest anti-government protests in decades and spent five years ⁠in prison.

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Runners complete 'world's coolest marathon' on drifting North Pole ice -- Organisers say 23 runners from seven countries took part in races at the Arctic's geographic North Pole.

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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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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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Messi on the brink of history - will it be his last World Cup game? -- Argentina captain Lionel Messi will play his 34th World Cup match in Sunday's final, but will it be his last appearance?

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Why the World Cup half-time show may be a taste of things to come -- The 2026 World Cup's spectacle is creating debate about the place of music in sport - and how it could infiltrate other tournaments.

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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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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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Timelapse shows World Cup final stadium nearly vanish in smoky haze -- MetLife stadium in New Jersey, where the World Cup final will be held, was shrouded in haze caused by hundreds of wildfires in Canada.

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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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Eight people die and dozens are injured as several cities are hit by missile and drone attacks, while Kyiv continues its own assault on Russian infrastructure.

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The US Food and Drug Administration says iceberg lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms and sold at Taco Bell and Walmart locations was the source of cyclosporiasis infections.

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The Crown Prosecution Service says it has requested their extradition from the US, while their lawyer says they are innocent.

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Anita Le Brun, the face of a campaign to allow for alcohol to be served at care homes without a licence, is celebrating its success.

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His son, actor Jason Donovan, posted to social media that his father died on Saturday night peacefully in Melbourne, Australia

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Ryanair has also warned passengers travelling to Europe this summer to prepare for extended waits.

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Weeks before the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, floods washed away months of work for idol makers in Maharashtra.

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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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Rents in Bozeman, Montana have skyrocketed as wealthy out-of-towners flock to the city to experience the American West.

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