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BBC News - World

Australia 'outraged' after Israeli decision not to prosecute over killing of aid worker in Gaza -- Foreign minister says she will summon Israeli ambassador over 'insulting' Zomi Frankcom decision.

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Israel confirms soldiers fired at car in which Hind Rajab was killed and opens criminal investigation - The five-year-old Palestinian girl initially survived the attack and pleaded for help but her body was recovered later with those of six of her relatives. 7 hrs ago - Middle East

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Ukrainian man arrested in Croatia over Nord Stream pipeline blasts -- The man is alleged to have been one of the scuba divers who planted explosives on the pipelines in 2022.

9 hours ago

Ecuador intelligence chief and five Americans killed in Kenya helicopter crash -- Michele Sensi-Contugi, and his wife Stephany Hollihan among the seven people killed in the crash.

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Sacked Ukrainian defence minister calls for presidential election -- Martial law has been in place in Ukraine since February 2022, under which elections are suspended.

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Israel opens up bids for highly-sensitive West Bank settlement project -- Israeli plans to build on the area east of Jerusalem - which would divide the occupied West Bank in two - have long been internationally condemned.

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South Korea shortens war games with US, citing Washington request -- It comes after Trump announced plans to curtail joint military exercises with South Korea, citing a "very good" relationship with North Korea's Kim Jong Un.

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Head-on collision between bus and lorry in Brazil kills more than 20 -- It is not yet clear what caused the two vehicles to crash into each other in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

9 hours ago

Canada and US say they are finalising a trade deal, but details remain murky -- Prime Minister Carney hailed "significant progress" in trade talks as the two countries seek to hammer out final details ahead of a new weekend tariff deadline.

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Two detained after French influencer's scorched body found in vineyard -- Sonia Bellina's body was "abandoned" after "a murder of rare savagery", the family's lawyer says.

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81-year-old confesses to German cold case murder of US tourist in 1994 -- Amy Lopez from Texas was last seen alive in September 1994 while on a visit to a fortress in Koblenz.

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'I was born in South Africa', says beauty queen facing legal bid to deport her -- Chidimma Adetshina is challenging efforts to have her deported from South Africa, which she says is her home.

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Who is Natalie Harp, Trump's right-hand woman? -- One of Trump's longest serving and most loyal aides, Harp was thrust again into the spotlight when Democrat Jon Ossoff noted her closeness to the president.

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Trial of mum accused of killing her three children puts postpartum psychosis on the map -- Postpartum psychosis is a psychiatric emergency that can involve mania, depression, hallucinations and delusions.

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French civil servant drugged us to make us urinate on ourselves, say accusers -- More than 200 women accuse Christian Nègre of drugging them to make them urinate - two share their stories.

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Families' agonising search for answers as thousands still missing in Gaza -- Ten months after a ceasefire was declared, thousands of Palestinians in Gaza are still reported missing.

17 hours ago

Spared execution eight times, oldest inmate in US dies at 101 -- Francis Smith was one of a growing number of elderly people who are incarcerated.

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Multiple deadly Israeli strikes in Gaza in under 24 hours -- BBC Verify looks at footage from two deadly strikes in under 24 hours in Gaza.

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Why is Ukraine's ex-defence minister calling for wartime elections? -- Mykhailo Fedorov has called for elections, without addressing concerns over how they could be held while at war.

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'Incredible': SpaceX rocket spotted off Christmas Island coast -- A SpaceX rocket that blasted off from Texas in July, and crashed into the Indian Ocean, made an unexpected appearance off Christmas Island.

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'Catastrophic' hotel mix-up at the heart of Australia's mushroom murder appeal -- Lawyers for Erin Patterson say her conviction was undermined by a "catastrophic" mix-up that led to the jury staying at the same hotel as prosecutors and a key witness.

11 hours ago

Jellyfish mesmerise in their own museum in Florida -- The Jellyfish Museum in Pompano Beach is believed to be the first in the US dedicated entirely to the floating predators.

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What is postpartum psychosis and why is it central in the Lindsay Clancy trial? -- Clancy is accused of killing her three children in Massachusetts in 2023 and her defence team point to severe postpartum mental illness.

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US long-term borrowing costs ease after government steps in -- It comes after the interest rate on 30-year bonds reached the highest level in almost 20 years.

3 hours ago

Gold mine hit by deadly landslide in CAR near border with Cameroon -- More than 100 people have been killed and rescue efforts are continuing, an official tells the BBC.

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Watch: Trump leads tour of White House helipad construction site -- The work is being expedited ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's planned visit to the White House in late September.

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