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BBC News - World

US pressures Europe over diesel reserves as Trump threatens export ban - President Donald Trump has threatened to ban diesel exports in a bid to ease prices in the US ahead of the November elections. 7 hrs ago - Business

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Christa Pike in critical condition after surviving two lethal injections, lawyer says -- Pike's lawyers have asked for her death sentence to be commuted following the botched execution.

9 hours ago

Putin warns West that Russia is ready to use every weapon to protect Kaliningrad -- The Russian leader insists Moscow is "not threatening anyone" and is merely responding to statements by Western leaders.

9 hours ago

Fires break out at French schools as students protest nationwide -- The French government holds a crisis meeting as demonstrations grow and become violent in places.

12 hours ago

NY's governor appoints special prosecutor in Cornell frat rape investigation -- The governor said she'd lost faith in prosecutors overseeing the case and handed it over to New York Attorney General Letitia James.

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Seoul warns 'further action' if Ukraine does not apologise over prisoner-of-war row -- President Lee Jae Myung also accused Kyiv of "attempting to provoke a war on the Korean Peninsula".

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Netanyahu says Flydubai attacker had 'Islamist radical indoctrination' -- Israel's prime minister says the pilot who tried to take over the Flydubai plane clearly intended to "down the plane".

10 hours ago

OpenAI fires workers for mishandling 'sensitive information' -- The former employees were investigated for sharing data with an outside AI evaluation group.

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Australia says platforms like Steam and Roblox have 'significant' child safety gaps -- Fortnite and Minecraft also told to 'lift their game' by online safety regulator.

1 hour ago

Russian dissident Garry Kasparov says US warned him of danger to his life -- "My family and I will not truly be safe as long as Putin is in power," says the former chess world champion.

13 hours ago

Algeria introduces death penalty for arsonists after deadly wildfires -- It is estimated more than 200 people have died in blazes in the north-east of the country over the summer.

12 hours ago

Renee Good: Family of US woman killed by ICE agent sues Trump officials -- Lawyers for Good's family say US officials created "an unprecedented environment for state sponsored violence" in Minneapolis.

12 hours ago

Explosions heard in Ethiopia's capital after drone flights banned -- It comes a week after fighting erupted north of the capital between the army and a new alliance of armed groups.

17 hours ago

What happened in the failed execution of Christa Pike - and what next? -- The convicted killer is in hospital in Tennessee after surviving two lethal injections, in a case that has raised many questions.

12 hours ago

Spain and China are cosying up - to the anger of many in the EU -- Amid global tumult, the two countries alliance is not the only unlikely pairing.

1 hour ago

The wealthy Cuban Americans ready and waiting for Havana to fall -- Cuban exiles in Florida are increasingly hopeful that regime change in Cuba is now on the horizon.

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What's gone wrong at Nike? How the world's sportswear giant lost its mojo -- Several self-inflicted mistakes have cost the biggest sportswear brand on the planet in recent years.

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Making politics 'fun, trendy, sexy': How Gen Z could shape Kenya's next election -- A voter mobilisation campaign has registered huge numbers of young people but it is not clear who they are backing.

5 hours ago

What we know about Christa Pike's condition after failed execution -- The BBC's Ione Wells reports from outside the Tennessee hospital where Pike is said to have arrived Wednesday night after surviving two lethal injection attempts.

8 hours ago

Cornell students voice frustration at public hearing over rape case -- The BBC's Nada Tawfik was at the hearing, where the university's Student Assembly led a discussion around safety concerns and sexual violence on campus.

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Why are these endangered moths swarming Australia's east coast? -- The sudden influx of Bogong moths has caused a stir in cities like Sydney and Canberra, with people filming them infiltrating their homes and cars.

6 hours ago

Plummeting Israel flight like 'rollercoaster', says passenger -- An aeroplane flying to Israel fell 17,000ft (5,200m) in less than two minutes before it was diverted.

1 day ago

SpaceX launches crew to ISS -- The Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral with two Americans, a Russian and a Canadian who will spend up to six months aboard the International Space Station.

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