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Friday, August 07, 2026 8:50 PM ET

BBC News - World

Spain imposes border controls against Italy as row over Ceuta migrant influx intensifies - Italy introduced border controls following an influx of about 78,000 migrants from neighbouring Morocco into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta. 3 hrs ago - World

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He's been frozen on Everest for 30 years, now 'Green Boots' may finally be coming home -- For decades, an Indian man's lime shoes have been a grim trail marker for many climbing the world's highest peak.

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Thai PM vows to introduce stricter gun laws after eight killed in shooting -- Eight people were killed when a 14-year-old opened fire at his home and school before shooting himself dead.

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'We have nowhere to return to': How Russia is seizing homes in occupied Ukraine

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Kidnapped rare Serbian eagle freed into wild after rescue -- Feliks the eagle was abducted as he first flew the nest in Serbia and wound up in the Middle East with poachers who demanded a ransom.

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I was standing in front of my teacher when she was shot, Thai pupil says -- The student says she feared never seeing her mother again after the attack killed five teachers.

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Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan sign defence pact -- Pakistan says an attack on any of the three will amount to an attack against all, amid conflict in the Middle East.

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Spanish police arrest 78 people in bust of 'one of largest' smuggling networks -- The group moved synthetic drugs from Spain to Algeria, then used the return journey to smuggle migrants and weapons.

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Hunter Biden tells BBC his pardon was 'not good' for America or his father's legacy -- In a wide-ranging BBC interview, the former president's son denied having any interest in running for office and said his father's cancer has spread.

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Sophia Laforteza steps away from Katseye, the second member to depart this year -- The announcement came comes after fellow bandmate Manon Bannerman went on a hiatus from the ensemble.

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Mexico and Peru restore diplomatic relations after asylum row -- Relations broke down after former Peruvian Prime Minister Betssy Chávez sought asylum in the Mexican embassy in November 2025.

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A new youth agitation grips an Indian state after 'cockroach' protests -- Weeks after the CJP protests shook Delhi, a new youth-led movement over jobs and recruitment is gathering force in Jharkhand.

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Meta fined $567m in largest child safety ruling against social media giant -- The ruling is in addition to $375m in fines Meta was already ordered to pay in the case, for a total of $942m.

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What is birthright citizenship and how common is birth tourism in the US? -- The Trump administration is trying to restrict access to US citizenship for some people through attempts to end birth tourism and tighten other criteria.

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German airport drone-bomb: Could Russia be involved? -- The BBC has seen evidence from previous cases that Russian-linked proxies not only handled drones and explosives, but also delivered them to Germany.

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Sudan's invisible children - born in war with no legal identity -- Babies born as a result of rape are often unable to get a birth certificate, meaning a life-time of problems.

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'Put your phone down': K-pop band weighs in on concert etiquette -- Cortis's plea has drawn mixed reactions in a fandom that's obsessed with capturing every moment.

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India is a nation of walkers - but its cities forgot them -- India's top court has put the spotlight on unsafe footpaths and the country's forgotten pedestrians.

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Watch: BBC asks Infantino if he will resign as Fifa president -- The head of the football governing body has faced multiple calls to quit after his aborted attempt to sell private stakes in the World Cup.

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What we know so far about the deadly Thailand shooting -- At least seven people have died after a teenage boy shot his grandparents before opening fire on a school in Bangkok.

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Moment earthquake shakes hospital operating room in Japan -- Security camera footage shows doctors shielding a patient on the operating table as last month's magnitude 6.8 quake shook Kumamoto General Hospital.

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'Wiped out' - BBC reports from Spokane neighbourhood devastated by fires -- Officials are still working to contain the blazes that have burned down at least 860 buildings, including hundreds of homes.

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'I ran because I knew I would die': Russian drones target medics in Ukraine -- Ukrainian emergency workers warn of growing Russian attacks on hospitals and ambulances.

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Coroners try to identify dozens of bodies kept in 'deplorable conditions' at US funeral home -- The medical examiner's office in Chicago said the process to identify the remains could take days.

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Motorcyclist dies in County Donegal crash -- The motorbike rider, a man in his 60s, was pronounced dead at the scene, Irish police have said.

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Hunter Biden opens up to the BBC about father's cancer battle, pardon and politics -- Hunter Biden talks to BBC Newsnight about his father's decision to issue him a pardon, his own political future and the former president's battle with cancer.

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