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LIVE - British doctor evacuated from virus-hit cruise ship in stable condition, Spanish minister says - The ship is currently in Cape Verde - three patients, including the 56-year-old from Britain, were evacuated to the Netherlands on Wednesday morning.

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LIVE - Trump warns strikes on Iran will restart at 'higher level than before' if peace deal not agreed - Iran has not officially responded to the remarks, nor has it responded to US media reports that a deal between the two countries could be close.

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Dressed for succession: What Kim Ju Ae's outfits tell us about North Korea -- Kim Ju Ae's evolving fashion is one of the signs that she is being groomed as North Korea's next leader.

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Vivek Ramaswamy wins Republican nomination for Ohio governor -- The staunch Trump ally emerged victorious in one of a series of closely-watched primary contests held in the US Midwest.

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To stay or risk the 'Road of Death' - Ukrainian civilians trapped in frontline city -- People in the Ukrainian city of Oleshky say they have been cut off from fresh supplies of food or medicine for months. -- Europe

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BBC traces how 10 minutes of Israeli bombing brought devastation to Lebanon -- The bombs started falling at 14:15 in the afternoon - bringing chaos and destruction across the country. -- Middle East

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Bowen: Strait of Hormuz standoff raises risk of sliding back into all-out war -- The US and Iran's determination to keep the pressure on each other has put the fragile Gulf ceasefire in serious jeopardy. -- World

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China calls for Strait to be reopened 'as soon as possible' in Iran talks -- Wang Yi is holding talks with Iran's foreign minister Aragchi who is on his first trip to China since the war began.

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'I had to stick to the plan': Officer describes retrieving crocodile with human remains inside -- DNA tests are underway to confirm whether remains found inside the crocodile match that of a missing man.

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Russian attacks kill more than 20 ahead of rival ceasefires proposed by Kyiv and Moscow -- Kyiv said it would begin a truce on 6 May and then "act symmetrically" after Moscow declared a pause for its Victory Day parade.

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What is Trump's 'Project Freedom' in the Strait of Hormuz? -- The US president said the operation has been paused after starting on Monday.

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IS families in Syria have booked tickets home to Australia, minister says -- The four women and nine children with links to Islamic State have spent years in a Syrian camp.

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The most talked-about looks at this year's Met Gala -- The theme for 2026 Met Gala fundraiser is "Costume Art", exploring fashion as an embodied art form.

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India's fiercest female politician faces a fight for survival -- Mamata Banerjee loses West Bengal state, throwing her party - and political future - into doubt.

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What do a teenager's clothes tell us about North Korea's future? -- Analysts say the daughter of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un is not just growing up - she's being styled for succession.

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Finding soldier Tom: Solving family mystery of WW2 Soviet prisoner of war -- He was saved by a Jersey family after escaping a Nazi labour camp, but after the war he disappeared in the Soviet Union.

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Robots move in as waste firms struggle to find staff -- Humanoid robots are being added to the automation of waste sorting.

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Watch: The Lebanese neighbourhoods shattered by Israel's ten minute bombing raid -- The BBC's Nawal Al-Maghafi has been piecing together what happened on 8 April 2026, after one of the deadliest chapters in the country's recent history.

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Do viruses spread more easily on cruise ships? -- The BBC explains what experts have to say about the infection risks associated with cruise ships.

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Moment Indonesian river overflows from heavy rain -- A glamping facility was destroyed by the raging torrent in Bogor, West Java on 4 May.

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Watch: Moment United Airlines flight strikes vehicle during landing -- Flight 169 from Venice, Italy, landed safely at Newark Airport with no reported injuries among the 231 passengers and crew. The lorry driver sustained minor injuries.

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Massive Alaska megatsunami was second largest ever recorded -- A new scientific analysis of the event shows tiny earthquakes triggered a massive landslide.

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Robot wars - what an operation in Ukraine tells us about the battlefield of the near future -- After Ukraine's President Zelensky said territory had been captured using just robots and drones, what is the future of unmanned warfare?

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What is the cruise ship hantavirus and how does it spread? -- The Andes strain of the virus has been confirmed in some passengers, which can rarely be passed from person to person.

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Russia ignores Ukraine's unilateral ceasefire and attacks kindergarten -- Ukraine's president says Russia has "spurned the ceasefire" and Kyiv is deciding on further action to take.

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Cruise passengers tell of life on board stranded ship after hantavirus outbreak -- While passengers onboard the MV Hondius say the situation is calm, they face days at sea as officials warn the disease may have spread.

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German police raid neo-Nazi criminal youth groups -- Police search locations in 12 states, mainly in the East and South of the country in what prosecutors say is a targeted raid.

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The Summer I Turned Pretty fans asked to stop visiting film set -- Prime Video have said fans coming to the set causes "real safety concerns" and disrupts filming.

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Sudan accuses Ethiopia and UAE of orchestrating drone attacks on airport -- Sudan's foreign minister says Ethiopia and UAE has chosen the "wrong path" and would regret it.

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