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BBC News - World

Five House Republicans stall Trump's 'big, beautiful' tax bill -- Lawmakers from the president's own party joined all Democrats to reject a key domestic bill, demanding deeper budget cuts.

5 hours ago

US loses last perfect credit rating amid rising debt -- Moody's said successive US administrations had failed to reverse ballooning deficits and interest costs.

3 hours ago

Cassie Ventura tells Diddy trial she would give back $20m to undo freak-offs -- The rapper's ex-girlfriend rejects defence suggestions that her accusations were financially motivated.

3 minutes ago

How Diddy's lawyers used freak-off texts against Cassie -- The BBC's Nada Tawfik explains what happened when the text messages were brought up in court. -- US & Canada

7 hours ago

Huge fire engulfs historic plantation house in Louisiana -- Flames ripped through Nottoway House, destroying much of structure, which was built in 1859. -- US & Canada

6 hours ago

Nine reported killed in Russian strike on civilian bus in Ukraine -- Another four people are injured in Ukraine's north-eastern Sumy region, local officials say. -- Europe

3 minutes ago

'To Easy LoL' - New Orleans jail break may have been inside job -- The inmates ripped a toilet from the wall and escaped through a hole before running across a highway. -- US & Canada

3 hours ago

Audio emerges of Biden 'poor memory' interview with investigator -- Recordings of the then-president's interviews with special counsel reveal he struggled to recall key details from his life. -- US & Canada

3 hours ago

Ex-FBI boss interviewed by Secret Service over Trump seashell post -- Trump accused Comey of using the seashells to incite the president's assassination "loud and clear". -- US & Canada

5 hours ago

Four obstacles for Republican rebels in Trump's 'big, beautiful' tax bill -- Government-funded welfare programmes have become a major point of contention in Trump's tax bill. -- US & Canada

7 hours ago

The 'peacock of Savile Row' on dressing stars for the Met Gala -- Ozwald Boateng's four decades of experience was on show at the fashion world's biggest event. -- Africa

5 hours ago

Ukraine and Russia far apart in direct talks, but prisoner swap agreed -- The talks lasted just over 90 minutes and there were few signs of any progress on ending the war.

11 hours ago

Eurovision final 2025: Catch up with the top five favourites -- Meet the five artists who are tipped to take the Eurovision trophy, as Saturday's final draws near.

6 hours ago

Melania Trump statue goes missing in Slovenia -- The bronze depiction of the US First Lady is a replacement for a previous wooden version, which was set on fire in 2019.

9 hours ago

Dizziness from hunger has become a constant, Gazans tell the BBC -- The BBC speaks to people in Gaza during a 10-week blockade on food, medical supplies and other aid.

5 hours ago

The poison paradox: How Australia's deadliest animals save lives -- The public antivenom programme saving lives in a place where, the joke goes, everything wants to kill you.

4 hours ago

Rushdie attacker sentenced to 25 years in prison -- Sir Salman was on a New York lecture stage, when he was stabbed multiple times in the face and neck leaving him partially blinded.

11 hours ago

Mexico accuses Youtuber MrBeast of exploiting Mayan pyramids filming permit -- Authorities say they never allowed Mr Beast to film at their pyramid heritage sites for profit.

4 hours ago

Former Chad PM arrested over alleged links to deadly clash -- Masra's party the Transformers say their leader's detention took place "outside of any known judicial procedure".

12 hours ago

Russia jails Australian man for fighting alongside Ukraine -- Oscar Jenkins, 33, is sentenced to 13 years by a Russian-controlled court in eastern Ukraine.

12 hours ago

Trump's frantic week of peace brokering hints at what he really wants -- After seven breathless days of diplomatic hurly burly, we have a clearer idea of the US president's global ideology - and the limits of his 'art of a deal'. -- BBC InDepth

6 hours ago

Of opium, fire temples, and sarees: A peek into the world of India's dwindling Parsis -- The Alpaiwala Museum in Mumbai city traces the origins and history of the fast-dwindling Parsi community. -- Asia

5 hours ago

Polish voters set for tight presidential race after 10 years of Duda -- Sunday's first-round is expected to set up a run-off between Warsaw's liberal mayor and a conservative historian. -- Europe

15 hours ago

Is Britain really inching back towards the EU? -- The summit between the UK and EU on 19 May will be the first since Brexit - the very idea of it has polarised opinions -- BBC InDepth

21 hours ago

'I didn't come here for fun' - Afrikaner defends refugee status in US -- Charl Kleinhaus tells the BBC he had no choice but to leave his farm in South Africa after receiving death threats. -- World

1 day ago

Watch: UK surgeon shares footage from Gaza hospital after deadly Israeli strike -- Tuesday's strike killed 28 people, the Hamas-run civil defence said. Israel says it was a precise strike on Hamas. -- Middle East

1 day ago

Watch: Wildlife dyed blue in São Paulo chemical spill -- City officials say they are acting to rescue and save the lives of the affected animals. -- Latin America

1 day ago

Watch: How experts stumbled upon a priceless document in a university library -- A manuscript, once considered an unofficial copy of Magna Carta, is now believed to be genuine and ''one of the world's most valuable documents''. -- US & Canada

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