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LIVE - Trump says 'a whole civilisation will die tonight' if Iran doesn't make deal, as US hits Kharg Island - Trump says "something revolutionarily wonderful can happen" before his deadline of 20:00 on Tuesday (EDT) for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

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One gunman killed, two others 'neutralised' in shooting at Israeli consulate in Istanbul, governor says - Images show armed police at the scene, after "an attack occurred against our police force", according to Istanbul's governor.

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Just now -- Earthset and a solar eclipse: Nasa releases first images from Moon fly-by -- The first two images show an 'Earthrise' and the solar eclipse the astronauts viewed. -- Just now

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Dozens killed as Angola flood death toll rises -- Mourning the deaths, the president says it was a "race against the clock" to find others affected.

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One dead as train travelling 99mph collides with lorry in France -- The lorry driver is in custody after the train driver died during the collision in northern France.

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Australia's most-decorated living soldier charged over alleged war crimes -- Ben Roberts-Smith, who denies all wrongdoing, previously lost a landmark defamation case over the alleged murders.

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Artemis II crew head for home after travelling further from Earth than anyone before - One of the crew say they have seen "sights that no human has ever seen" after travelling beyond the far side of the Moon.

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JD Vance arrives in Hungary to back Orbán's re-election bid -- The US vice-president's visit is the latest show of White House support for the Hungarian leader.

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Chilean woman accused of Pinochet-era kidnaps loses Australia extradition battle -- Adriana Rivas moved from Chile to Australia in the 1970s, working there as a nanny and cleaner.

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Music giant Universal gets $64bn takeover offer -- The music giant behind acts such as Taylor Swift and Sabrina Carpenter gets an offer from Bill Ackman's Pershing Square.

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Taiwan opposition leader visits China for expected meeting with Xi Jinping -- Cheng Li-wun said she "gladly accepted" Xi Jinping's invitation and hopes to be a "bridge for peace".

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Rapper Offset shot in Florida - reports -- Reports suggest the former Migos rapper is in a "stable" condition.

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Nine policemen sentenced to death in India over Covid custody killings -- The father and son died in jail after being arrested on suspicion of breaching Covid lockdown rules in 2020.

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Lil Nas X assault case to be dismissed if he completes mental health programme -- The judge said the musician's behaviour when he was arrested in LA last year was "aberrant from his normal conduct".

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Little sign of breakthrough as Trump's Iran deadline nears -- The US president is in a delicate political position as the final hours to Tuesday's deadline for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz tick down.

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China is winning one AI race, the US another - but either might pull ahead -- Both sides don't want to let their rival dominate. And the competition may yet be transformed further.

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How rescue of US airman in remote part of Iran unfolded -- The operation to extract him from the ground in hostile territory was hugely complex and involved multiple US government agencies.

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Fake Australian, Chinese and Brazilian police stations: BBC goes inside a seized scam compound -- Almost nothing was known about the Royal Hill casino until the Thai military took control of it in December.

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'We're sinking deeper': Iranians brace for infrastructure strikes as Trump deadline nears -- Ordinary Iranians respond to the US president's threat to destroy Iran's power plants and bridges unless it opens the Strait of Hormuz.

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'We are at the edge of a battlefield': BBC reports near Strait of Hormuz -- The BBC's Orla Guerin travels to the edge of the critical waterway that Iran has put a stranglehold on.

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'Absolutely spectacular': Artemis II crew see first glimpse of far side of Moon -- Astronauts on the Artemis II mission are on the third day of their journey around the far side of the Moon.

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What we know so far about the search for missing US airman in Iran -- US and Iranian forces are searching for a missing American crew member after a US warplane was shot down.

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Watch: Artemis II's journey so far as it leaves Earth orbit... in 85 seconds -- The crew will not land on the Moon on this current mission, though Nasa is preparing for a potential lunar landing by 2028.

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Slow moving traffic convoys protest against fuel prices in Ireland -- Drivers and commuters are being warned to allow extra time for their journeys due to protests on roads.

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OpenAI encourages firms to trial four-day weeks to adapt to AI era -- The ChatGPT-maker said its early policy ideas aim to prompt discussions about action needed as AI systems become more capable.

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Ex-Australia batter Warner charged with drink-driving -- Former Australia opener David Warner is charged with drink-driving in Sydney.

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Vietnam's leader To Lam strengthens power in unanimous assembly vote -- Vietnam's communist party chief is now also the country's president - an unusual concentration of power.

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Watch: Artemis II's historic lunar flyby... in 90 seconds -- The four astronauts in the Orion spacecraft set a new record for distance travelled from Earth.

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