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Saturday, July 12, 2025 8:09 AM ET

BBC News - World

LIVE - Fuel switches cut off before Air India crash, report says, as families ask if it was avoidable - In the cockpit voice recording, one of the pilots is heard asking the other why he "did the cut-off", the other pilot replied that he didn't.

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Why cockpit audio deepens the mystery of Air India crash -- Fuel cut-off switches flipped seconds after take-off in Air India crash, preliminary report finds.

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Canada's Carney talked tough on Trump - now some say he's backing down -- Canada has made concessions to win goodwill with the White House. Trump, in return, has threatened steeper tariffs.

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North Korea's Benidorm-style resort welcomes first Russian tourists -- Details of how it was built - in a country largely closed to the outside world - are shrouded in secrecy.

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Two Palestinians killed in West Bank settler attack, health ministry says -- The two men, including a dual US citizen, were killed when Israeli settlers attacked the town of Sinjil, according to the Palestinian health ministry.

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Gaza ceasefire talks on verge of collapse, Palestinian officials say -- Senior Palestinian officials accuse Israel of deliberately stalling the negotiations in Qatar during the prime minister's US visit.

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'They were just kids': Mother mourns sons killed in Israeli strike while waiting for aid -- Two of Iman al-Nouri's five sons were killed outside a clinic in Deir al-Balah on Thursday, while a third was seriously wounded.

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Intense Med Sea heatwave raises fears for marine life -- Sea temperatures around places like Majorca exceeded 30C earlier this month, far above average.

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US has resumed military supplies to Ukraine, Zelensky says -- It comes after US President Donald Trump announced a new deal to supply air defence systems via Nato.

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Mother mourns 'beautiful' 12-year-old shot while watching TV during Kenya protests -- A stray bullet burst into Bridgit Njoki's home while police were clashing with anti-government protesters.

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Federal judge says voice-over artists' AI lawsuit can move forward - The two voice over artists allege their voices were stolen by an AI voice startup. 9 hrs ago

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US court rejects plea deal for '9/11 mastermind' Khalil Sheikh Mohammed -- The deal would have allowed Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to avoid the death penalty in exchange for life without parole.

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'Was this avoidable?': Families of Air India crash victims seek answers -- Grieving relatives of some of the 260 victims are looking for more answers after a preliminary report.

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Donald Trump and the Scots: A not-so special relationship -- Past visits suggest the US president's latest trip to his mother's homeland is unlikely to receive a warm welcome.

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An Indigenous Australian community is fighting to protect sacred springs from a coal mine -- One Aboriginal family has been fighting for nearly a decade to protect the Doongmabulla Springs.

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The beauty and brutality of life in the shadow of Kashmir killings -- BBC visits ground zero of the April attack in Pahalgam where locals are picking up the pieces of their broken lives.

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Is William Ruto the most disliked president in Kenya's history? -- More than 100 people have been killed in a wave of protests and public anger, described as "unprecedented".

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Watch: What we know about the fuel switches on Air India flight 171 -- A preliminary report investigating the Air India crash finds both fuel switches were moved to the off position. -- Asia

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Russians tell the BBC how they think the Ukraine war will end -- Russian victory is a key message at the 'Patriotic Festival' a few miles outside Moscow. -- Europe

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Watch: Moment child gets stuck inside a claw machine -- The child was rescued unharmed from the toy crane game in the US state of Ohio by first responders. -- US & Canada

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Watch: Child migrants' fears trying to cross the Channel -- Nearly 20,000 people arrived in the UK in the first half of 2025 by crossing the Channel in small boats -- Europe

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German backpacker found after 11 nights in Australia's outback -- Carolina Wilga, 26, survived by drinking from puddles and sleeping in a cave, police said. -- Australia

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What we know so far about Air India crash investigation -- The Air India passenger plane crash in Ahmedabad killed 260 people shortly after taking off on 12 June. -- Asia

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Fuel to engines cut off before Air India crash, preliminary report says -- The plane's flight recorders had one pilot asking the other why they had switched off the fuel - and the other saying he had not. -- Asia

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Air India report may lead to answers, but not closure for families -- As experts analyse the findings of the report, it provides little comfort to the families who lost their loved ones. -- Asia

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'Hero' dad, twin girls and riverside campers among Texas flood victims -- At least 121 lives were killed in the rapid deluge in the centre of the US state on Friday. -- US & Canada

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Arizona wildfires and extreme heat prompt evacuations near Grand Canyon -- A mix of high temperatures, gusty winds, low humidity, and dry vegetation has fuelled the fire's swift advance in Arizona, officials say. -- US & Canada

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