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LIVE - Artemis II crew 'happy and healthy' after completing historic mission to the Moon - Nasa hails a "textbook" splashdown in the Pacific Ocean after the four astronauts travelled further from Earth than any humans before.

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LIVE - US and Iran to meet for historic peace talks in Pakistan as questions linger over ceasefire in Lebanon - A number of key issues remain as the US and Iran ready to meet for peace talks in Islamabad, including whether Lebanon is party to the ongoing ceasefire.

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Irish government prepares fuel support deal after blockade pressure -- Travel across parts of the Republic of Ireland was affected for the fourth day in a row as vehicles, including tractors, blocked roads.

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Man accused of coercing wife into sex with 120 men goes on trial in Sweden -- The 61-year-old denies threatening physical violence and plying his wife with drugs to force her into having sex with strangers.

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Lyse Doucet: Historic US-Iran talks must bridge deep distrust -- Face-to-face talks would mark the highest-level engagement between Iran and the US since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

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Final push for votes as challenger to Hungary's Orbán scents victory -- As Péter Magyar's opposition movement leads in the polls, tens of thousands of anti-Orbán supporters fill Heroes' Square in Budapest.

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Lebanon and Israel officials to meet in US on Tuesday -- A senior Lebanese official earlier told the BBC that Lebanon would only take part in talks if a ceasefire was in place.

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Palestinian shot dead during Israeli settler attack on occupied West Bank village -- The killing came as ex-security chiefs warned "government sponsored Jewish terrorism" was out of control.

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Chimpanzees in Uganda locked in vicious 'civil war', say researchers -- The once close-knit community of Ngogo chimpanzees have been at loggerheads for the last eight years.

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Gunmen kill at least four people at Afghanistan picnic spot -- Officials say attackers opened fire near the village of Deh Mehri in Herat.

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South Korea deploys thermal imaging cameras in search for escaped zoo wolf -- The male wolf, named Neukgu, escaped a zoo in the central city of Daejeon on Wednesday, officials said.

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Melania Trump's speech propels Epstein crisis back to forefront -- She has now placed herself squarely into the Epstein story and at odds with the administration, which wants to end the investigation.

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In pictures: Artemis II's spectacular Moon mission, from launch to dramatic splashdown

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Trump has handed JD Vance his most difficult mission yet -- As the US vice-president leads peace talks with Iran, he must balance warring factions, a demanding boss and his own political future.

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The five big sticking points in US-Iran talks -- Peace talks between the US and Iran are due to begin in Pakistan on Saturday.

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'Every drop of water counts': Fear for the future of Argentina's glaciers -- A controversial law to remove protections for the country's glaciers has passed, opening the doors for mining.

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An inappropriate joke nearly ended his career. Now he's back with more humour -- A misfired joke nearly derailed Samay Raina's comedy career. Now he's back, reclaiming his voice.

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Melania Trump: 'I never had a relationship with Epstein' -- Watch the first lady's full statement from the White House as she addresses her links to the late sex offender.

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BBC at the site of Israeli air strikes in Beirut -- At least 182 people were killed and 890 others wounded, according to the Lebanese health ministry.

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Watch: BBC asks Artemis II crew a question in space -- The BBC's Science Editor Rebecca Morelle has spoken to the Artemis II crew ahead of their likely splashdown on Saturday.

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Watch: Pope Leo XIV spins basketball on his finger, with help from Harlem Globetrotters -- US exhibition squad, the Harlem Globetrotters, met the pontiff in the Vatican, helping him to spin a basketball on the tip of his finger.

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Who is Viktor Orbán, Hungarian PM fighting to stay in power after 16 years? -- Since 2010, Orbán has transformed Hungary into what the European Parliament has denounced as a "hybrid regime of electoral autocracy".

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Péter Magyar, the former Orban ally vying for power in Hungary -- Magyar represents the biggest threat to Viktor Orban's rule in Hungary since he won the first of four consecutive victories in 2010.

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California governor candidate Eric Swalwell denies sexual assault allegations -- The congressman is a leading Democratic candidate who is now facing calls to drop out of the race.

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Trump administration unveils 250-foot 'Triumphal Arch' design -- The new arch, if approved, would be taller than the US Capitol building and the Lincoln Memorial.

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This idyllic US town was full of police families - and a serial killer in their midst -- For years, rumours swirled about who could be behind the bodies that washed up on the shores of Gilgo Beach.

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Watch the Artemis II re-entry: Separation, blackout, then splashdown -- The four crew members of the Artemis II are back on Earth after their 10-day mission to the Moon.

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Artemis II mission was a triumph. Now comes the hard part -- The mission was almost flawless but there are considerable obstacles ahead before a Moon landing.

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