Man arrested after crashing car into Russian consulate in Australia

Police say an officer injured their hand but no other injuries were reported.

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Life inside notorious 'Alligator Alcatraz' in its final days

Family members of detainees say their loved ones disappeared into the notorious immigration detention facility.

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How Tokyo is using AI video to prepare for a Mt Fuji eruption

Tokyo authorities say they released the AI-generated video to raise awareness and help people prepare for disaster - but how likely is Mt Fuji to actually erupt?

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Reeling from Trump's tariffs, India and China seek a business reboot

India's prime minister hopes to draw nearer to some of the world’s largest economies.

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What Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding could look like

From dress(es) to secret plans, experts share their predictions for America's wedding of the century.

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US court rules many of Trump's global tariffs are illegal

The tariffs can remain in place until mid-October to allow the Trump administration time to request the Supreme Court take up the case.

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Manhunt in Australian bush brings long-dismissed conspiracy theorists to the fore

Two officers were shot dead in a small, rural town, allegedly by a man with links to the "SovCit" movement.

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Buddhist rites and packed museums: South Korea is celebrating K-pop Demon Hunters

There is frenzy, fascination and even a little bit of FOMO as Koreans revel in the K-pop hit.

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Minneapolis school attacker 'obsessed with idea of killing children', officials say

The two children killed in the shooting have been identified as Fletcher Merkel, eight, and Harper Moyski, 10.

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'India put us on the boat like captives - then threw us in the sea'

Rohingya refugees tell the BBC they were flown from Delhi and forced into the sea off the coast of Myanmar.

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Watch: Moment pilot is rescued after emergency water landing

New drone video shows rescuers rushing to the small plane off the coast of North Carolina and extracting the pilot in less than 30 seconds.

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Child sex abuse victim begs Elon Musk to remove links to her images

BBC investigation finds US victim's images are traded globally by an operator based in Indonesia.

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How the double strike on Gaza's Nasser Hospital unfolded

BBC Verify analyses footage from the attack and its aftermath to piece together the timeline of events and what it reveals.

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Inside Donetsk as residents flee attacks on Ukrainian region Putin wants to control

Quentin Sommerville follows volunteers carrying out evacuations in eastern Ukraine as drone attacks rage.

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'How will I pay workers?': Indian factories hit hard by Trump's 50% tariffs

BBC correspondents visit export hubs across India to assess how steep US tariffs are impacting business owners.

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What is behind the passion of Love Island USA's Nigerian fanbase?

Nigerians made their mark during this year's Love Island USA - but it caused tensions within the fanbase.

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Floods keep ravaging Pakistan - how can it protect itself?

In June of this year alone, monsoon rains have killed at least 750 people across the country.

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My trip to North Korea's 'Benidorm' - flanked by guards and full of rules

Anastasia, one of the first visitors to North Korea's new beach resort, tells of strict rules and "immaculate" beaches.

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UK's Chagos Islands deal 'significant victory', says Pope

Pope Leo XIV said he hoped Mauritian authorities would ensure the refugees are able to return home.

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South Korea fires warning shots at North Korean troops crossing border

Pyongyang's state media call the shots a "deliberate provocation", as the South Korean leader begins visit to US and Japan.

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Why India's Election Commission is facing a test of credibility

The polling monitor is facing heat over voter roll revision and allegations of vote theft, that it has denied.

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Weekly quiz: Why was a Swedish church moved on giant trailers?

How much attention did you pay to what happened in the world over the past seven days?

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The 95-year-old Korean POW who wishes to return to the North to die

Ahn Hak-sop, whose wishes to return to North Korea before he dies, failed his attempt on Wednesday.

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Watch: Are museums in DC too 'woke'? We ask visitors what they think

President Donald Trump has called for a review of Smithsonian museums, saying they focus too much on "how bad Slavery was".

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'No-one comes for us': The women trapped in Afghanistan's mental health system

Accessing treatment in an Afghan mental health facility is difficult - but getting out can be harder.

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'The danger is not over in Pakistan' after flash floods

Emergency teams searching for the missing are struggling through mud and debris, following flash flooding in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

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I saw a kaleidoscopic light before going blind, says survivor of Laos methanol poisoning

Calum Macdonald and the families of three people who died in South East Asia call on the Foreign Office for clearer travel advice.

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Watch: Destruction in Pakistan after flash floods that have killed hundreds

The majority of fatalities were recorded in the northwest Buner district, where at least 200 people were killed.

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Resignation and betrayal: What handing Donbas to Putin would mean for Ukraine

Donald Trump is reportedly planning to urge Ukraine to surrender the Donetsk and Luhansk regions as part of negotiations over an end to the war.

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Trump posted a photo of me sitting by my tent - then a bulldozer arrived

DC's largest homeless encampment was destroyed after the president called for a crackdown. What happened to its residents?

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Protesters target Serbian ruling party offices in fifth night of demonstrations

Offices belonging to President Aleksander Vučić's political party were vandalised during the fifth consecutive night of unrest.

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'A long way for nothing?' BBC correspondents on Alaska meeting

After the leaders left without taking questions, Anthony Zurcher and Steve Rosenberg stayed on to unpack what we learned.

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Watch: Royals and veterans mark VJ Day 80 years on

The King and Queen led a two-minute silence at a service in Staffordshire to commemorate 80 years since VJ Day.

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One dead and several injured as Danish train hits tanker and derails

Local media report crash at railway crossing in southern Jutland involved lorry transporting farm waste.

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'Our children are dying': Rare footage shows plight of civilians in besieged Sudan city

Parents are struggling to feed their children in war-hit Sudan's Darfur region.

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'It's coming home' - the undignified row over the body of Zambia's ex-president

Edgar Lungu, who died in June, is yet to be buried - the debate over what next exposes deep divisions.

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BBC defends investigation of Kenya child-sex trafficking after 'hoax' claims

The exposé was in the "public interest", the BBC says, following criticism from senior Kenyan politicians.

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What we learned from Taylor Swift's hour-long podcast appearance

If there's one thing male sports fans want, "it's more of me," the NFL footballer's girlfriend joked.

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Chemistry on trial: How a professor tried to convince a court she didn’t kill her husband

While the accused mounted a self-argued defence using science, the court found her guilty of murder.

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Inside Australia's billion-dollar bid to take on China's rare earth dominance

Recent moves by Beijing have got businesses worried - and Australia is looking to offer an alternative.

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Tibetans in India long for identity and homeland

Many fear they could lose the long-standing support that sustained the community after the current Dalai Lama passes away.

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France's last newspaper hawker gets Order of Merit from his old customer - President Macron

Ali Akbar has sold papers in Paris since 1973 and once counted President Macron among his customers.

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Putin gives Trump envoy award for CIA official's son killed fighting in Ukraine

Michael Gloss, 21, who was killed in Ukraine last year, was the son of Juliane Gallina, a CIA deputy director,

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Nagasaki mayor warns of nuclear war 80 years after atomic bomb attack

Shiro Suzuki calls for a halt to armed conflicts on the anniversary of the atom bomb attack.

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Jerusalem protesters converge on PM Netanyahu's residence

BBC correspondent Emir Nader speaks to demonstrators against the Israeli prime minister's plans for Gaza, including a former soldier who says he no longer supports the government.

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'An escape from feeling lonely': The Seoul 'convenience stores' fighting isolation

From comforting bowls of ramen to company, these stores are South Korea's latest effort to fight loneliness.

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Why Hiroshima and Nagasaki are safe to live in today

BBC science reporter Esme Stallard explains why the radiation from the 1945 atomic bombings is undetectable.

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Is the world's oldest leader set for an eighth term?

Paul Biya is the world's oldest president and if he wins October's election, would stay in power until he's 99.

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Six dead in Kenya medical small plane crash, official says

The plane lost signal just three minutes after take off according to the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority.

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Five troops injured after soldier opens fire at Georgia military base

The US Army sergeant allegedly opened fire on his fellow troops before being tackled by soldiers, officials say.

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Myanmar's figurehead president dies after long illness

The South East Asian nation's military leaders named Myint Swe acting president after a 2021 coup.

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Trump's new tariffs take effect in trade war escalation

On Wednesday, the president also threatened a 100% import tax on foreign-made semiconductors.

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On Ukraine's front line, twisted wreckage shows sanctions haven't yet stopped Russia

In Kharkiv, investigators gather evidence of Russian attacks - and how it has dodged sanctions.

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How Trump's secondary tariffs on Russia could hit the global economy

The sweeping secondary tariffs could cut the flow of Russian oil and gas to global markets.

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'Hiroshima survivor stories were painful to draw'

Hiroshima students have spent weeks visualising the stories of survivors from the atomic bomb and turning them into art.

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'I'm upset, angry and disgusted,' Epstein accuser tells BBC

Haley Robson says recent speculation Ghislaine Maxwell could be pardoned has left her "extremely angry".

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Soulja Boy arrested on suspicion of weapons charges

He was arrested during a traffic stop on suspicion of possession of a firearm while being a felon.

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Disfigured, shamed and forgotten: The BBC visits the Korean survivors of the Hiroshima bomb

When the atom bomb was dropped, 140,000 Koreans were in Japan's Hiroshima city, many as forced labour.

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Hackers, secret cables and security fears: The explosive fight over the UK's new Chinese embassy

It will be the biggest embassy in Europe, if approved. But its opponents fear it brings with it certain risks and dangers

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Ukraine officials held in military drone corruption probe

The arrests come just two days after Ukraine's anti-corruption agencies had their independence restored.

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The mystery of Winston Churchill's dead platypus was unsolved, until now

The mystery of a dead platypus, a Nazi submarine and a 45-day voyage has long remained unsolved - until now.

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Confusion and anger in Switzerland - hit by highest tariffs in Europe

Trump threatened Switzerland with 31% tariffs but they ended up even higher, leaving the country asking why.

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They escaped Ukraine's frontlines. The sound of drones followed them

As technology transforms the war in Ukraine, soldiers are experiencing a new form of trauma: "Droneophobia".

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North Korea sent me abroad to be a secret IT worker. My wages funded the regime

In a rare interview, a former North Korean IT worker reveals the secret scheme raising funds for Kim Jong Un’s regime.

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Jeremy Bowen: 'Thank you, but it's too late': Why some Palestinians aren't convinced by Starmer's promise

Some say Britain's decision is an important first step – while others worry it won't make a real difference.

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Wounded soldier escapes battlefield using e-bike delivered by drone

The Ukraine war has seen remarkable innovations in drone technology but it’s rare to see them saving lives.

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