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BBC News Senior IS leader killed in joint operation, US and Nigeria say

President Donald Trump said the operation eliminated "the most active terrorist in the world", Abu-Bilal al-Minuki.

BBC News Freight train and bus crash kills at least eight in Bangkok

Police and rescue officials said the collision sparked a fire that engulfed the bus.

BBC News Senior IS leader killed in joint operation, US and Nigeria say

President Donald Trump said the operation eliminated "the most active terrorist in the world", Abu-Bilal al-Minuki.

BBC News Senior IS leader killed in joint operation, US and Nigeria say

President Donald Trump said the operation eliminated "the most active terrorist in the world", Abu-Bilal al-Minuki.

BBC News Hamas confirms top commander killed in Israeli air strike

Friday's strike is the latest launched by Israel on Gaza despite a ceasefire with Hamas.

BBC News Senior IS leader killed by US and Nigerian forces

US President Donald Trump said the joint operation eliminated "the most active terrorist in the world", Abu-Bilal al-Minuki.

BBC News Senior IS leader killed by US and Nigerian forces

US President Donald Trump said the joint operation eliminated "the most active terrorist in the world", Abu-Bilal al-Minuki.

BBC News Senior IS leader killed by US and Nigerian forces

US President Donald Trump said the joint operation eliminated "the most active terrorist in the world", Abu-Bilal al-Minuki.

BBC News Man killed by 13ft great white shark in Western Australia

The man was bitten just before 10:00 (03:00 BST) at Horseshoe Reef - north-west of the popular Rottnest Island near the city of Perth, local police said.

BBC News Trump says senior IS leader killed by US and Nigerian forces

The US president says the joint operation eliminated "the most active terrorist in the world", Abu-Bilal al-Minuki.

BBC News Trump warns Taiwan against declaring independence, hours after summit with China's Xi

The US president says he wants Beijing and Taipei to "cool down" tensions over the self-governing island.

BBC News New outbreak of Ebola kills 80 in eastern DR Congo

Africa's top health agency says around 246 cases have been reported - a case has also been reported in Uganda.

BBC News Trump warns Taiwan against declaring independence, hours after summit with China's Xi

The US president says he wants Beijing and Taipei to "cool down" tensions over the self-governing island.

BBC News US planning to criminally indict ex-Cuban leader Raúl Castro

Charges could come as soon as next week in a case reportedly focused on Cuba's downing of two planes in 1996.

BBC News Judge declares another mistrial in Harvey Weinstein New York rape case

It marks the third time a New York jury has considered the case against the 74-year-old disgraced film mogul.

BBC News Lebanon says six killed in Israeli strike as US announces ceasefire extension

President Trump announced the truce last month, but Israel and Hezbollah have continued to exchange fire since then.

BBC News From misfit to rap sensation: A 'Reble' storms into Indian hip-hop

Reble has emerged as one of hip-hop’s most distinctive new voices, channelling defiance into a sound rooted in India’s northeast.

BBC News Palestinian leaders hold rare party meeting as polls show rising discontent

The Fatah faction elects top decision makers, but ordinary Palestinians feel the party and its leader are out of touch.

BBC News What is a 'safe death'? Mentally ill woman asks for assisted dying in Canada

Canada has twice delayed access to medically assisted dying for those with mental illness. Claire Brosseau says she cannot wait any longer and wants the courts to decide.

BBC News Switzerland to open secret files on Auschwitz 'Angel of Death' Mengele

Mengele fled Europe after the war but for years there were rumours he spent time in Switzerland.

BBC News Trump and Xi conclude 'very successful' talks but few deals confirmed

There were plenty of choreographed ceremonies but no trade breakthroughs after the two-day visit.

BBC News Five Italians die during cave scuba dive in Maldives

Four of the Italians were part of a team from the University of Genoa.

BBC News Trump warns Taiwan against declaring independence, hours after summit with China's Xi

The US president says he wants Beijing and Taipei to "cool down" tensions over the self-governing island.

BBC News Trump says 20-year nuclear programme suspension by Iran is enough

The US president says Tehran has to show "real" commitment to removing nuclear fuel and stopping uranium enrichment.

BBC News Alleged murder of Aboriginal girl highlights Australia's deep inequalities

Her death has sparked outrage across Australia and intense debate about disparities in society.

BBC News Israel and Lebanon agree to extend ceasefire, US state department says

President Trump announced the truce last month, but Israel and Hezbollah have continued to exchange fire since then.

BBC News What China critics in Maga movement make of Trump's Beijing trip

Trump’s softer approach towards China is one that experts say will likely trickle down to the wider MAGA base.

BBC News Israel says it has killed Hamas commander in Gaza air strike

Izz ad-Din al-Haddad, described as "one of the architects of the October 7 massacre", was killed in Gaza City, Israel says.

BBC News Israel and Lebanon agree to extend ceasefire, US state department says

President Trump announced the truce last month, but Israel and Hezbollah have continued to exchange fire since then.

BBC News Judge declares another mistrial in Harvey Weinstein New York rape case

It marks the third time a New York jury has considered the case against the 74-year-old disgraced film mogul.

BBC News Israel and Lebanon agree to extend ceasefire, US state department says

President Trump announced the truce last month, but Israel and Hezbollah have continued to exchange fire since then.

BBC News Israel and Lebanon agree to extend ceasefire, US state department says

President Trump announced the truce last month, but Israel and Hezbollah have continued to exchange fire since then.

BBC News US to seek death penalty for suspect in killing of Israeli embassy staff members

The US government alleges that Elias Rodriguez shot and killed a young Jewish couple at an event in Washington last May.

BBC News Judge declares another mistrial in Harvey Weinstein New York rape charge

It marks the third time a New York jury has considered the case against the 74-year-old disgraced film mogul.

BBC News New outbreak of Ebola kills 65 in eastern DR Congo

Africa's top health agency says around 246 cases have been reported.

BBC News Trump warns Taiwan against declaring independence, hours after summit with China's Xi

The US president says he wants Beijing and Taipei to "cool down" tensions over the self-governing island.

BBC News CIA chief visits Cuba as energy crisis worsens

The reported visit to Havana came after the US renewed an offer of aid to ease the effects of its oil blockade.

BBC News ICE releases wife of US soldier and Afghanistan veteran from detention

Deisy Rivera Ortega was taken into custody at an immigration appointment in Texas last month.

BBC News New York Times defends journalist after Israel threatens to sue

Israel's prime minister says he has ordered legal action over an article which alleged Israeli security officials raped Palestinian detainees.

BBC News Five Italians die during cave scuba dive in Maldives

Four of the Italians were part of a team from the University of Genoa.

BBC News Australia court doubles payout for trans woman in landmark discrimination case

Roxanne Tickle has been awarded AU$40,000 in damages for being kicked off the Giggle for Girls app.

BBC News Trump and Xi conclude 'very successful' talks but no deals confirmed

There were plenty of choreographed ceremonies but no trade breakthroughs after the two-day visit.

BBC News AI vigilante trap snares alleged paedophile ex-teacher in France

The 66-year-old handed himself in after an influencer used AI to pose as a 14-year-old girl and broadcast their conversation online.

BBC News Trump says he 'made no commitment either way' to Xi on Taiwan

Trump said Xi Jinping had asked directly if the US would defend Taiwan, and he had responded, "I don't talk about that".

BBC News Watch: What did we learn from Trump's visit to China?

President Trump has concluded a two-day visit to Beijing at a high-stakes summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

BBC News New outbreak of Ebola kills 65 in eastern DR Congo

Africa's top health agency says around 246 cases have been reported.

BBC News Trump and Xi conclude 'very successful' talks but no deals confirmed

There were plenty of choreographed ceremonies but no trade breakthroughs after the two-day visit.

BBC News Prisoner swap goes ahead as Kyiv mourns 24 killed in Russian strike on flats

Among the victims in Kyiv was 12-year-old Lyubava Yakovleva, whose father was killed during the war.

BBC News Boy, 15, shot dead in France as prosecutors blame drug war

Prosecutors in Nantes say the shooting was drug-related, but the victim's aunt says he was not involved.

BBC News Boy, 15, shot dead in France as prosecutors blame drug war

Prosecutors in Nantes say the shooting was drug-related, but the victim's aunt says he was not involved.

BBC News Why is Ireland not taking part in this year's Eurovision?

Ireland's boycott is the latest in a series of moves that has seen the country at odds with Israel over its war in Gaza.

BBC News Trump and Xi conclude 'very successful' talks but no deals announced

There were plenty of choreographed ceremonies but no trade breakthroughs after the two-day visit.

BBC News New outbreak of Ebola kills 65 in eastern DR Congo

Africa's top health agency says around 246 cases have been reported.

BBC News Australia court doubles payout for trans woman in landmark discrimination case

Roxanne Tickle has been awarded AU$40,000 in damages for being kicked off the Giggle for Girls app.

BBC News Xi takes Trump on tour of Communist Party's seat of power as China visit ends

Trump and Xi toured Zhongnanhai, the heavily guarded compound where China's top leaders live and work.

BBC News Trump brought top CEOs to Beijing but few big deals emerge

There were plenty of choreographed ceremonies but no sweeping trade breakthrough as Trump met Xi in Beijing.

BBC News New outbreak of Ebola kills 65 in eastern DR Congo

Africa's top health agency says around 246 cases have been reported.

BBC News Five Italians die during cave scuba dive in Maldives

Four of the Italians were part of a team from the University of Genoa.

BBC News India's Adanis agree to pay $18m to settle civil fraud case in the US

The US securities regulator had accused the Adanis of paying bribes and misleading investors, which they denied.

BBC News Trump brought top CEOs to Beijing but few big deals emerge

There were plenty of choreographed ceremonies but no sweeping trade breakthrough as Trump met Xi in Beijing.

BBC News US hotel owners expected a World Cup boom - so far it hasn't happened

An industry body survey found hotels in World Cup host cities see the tournament as a "non-event".

BBC News Anti-immigration AI videos traced to overseas fakers, BBC finds

"Patriotic" UK anti-immigration social media accounts have been traced to Sri Lanka and Vietnam.

BBC News CIA chief visits Cuba as energy crisis worsens

The reported visit to Havana came after the US renewed an offer of aid to ease the effects of its oil blockade.

BBC News Cuba says CIA chief visited Havana as energy crisis worsens

The reported visit came after the US renewed an offer of aid to ease the effects of its oil blockade.

BBC News Brutal raid on woman's birthday party highlights rise of Russian vigilante group

The Russkaya Obshina group stages raids to look for activities contravening "traditional Russian values".

BBC News Why Modi wants Indians to buy less gold and take fewer foreign holidays

Modi has urged Indians to save dollars as war and oil shocks strain the rupee and economy further this year.

BBC News US Supreme Court restores abortion pill access for now

Abortion pills are the most common method of terminating pregnancies in the US.

BBC News Cuba says CIA chief visited Havana as energy crisis worsens

The reported visit came after the US renewed an offer of aid to ease the effects of its oil blockade.

BBC News Cuba tells US to lift blockade instead of offering aid as energy crisis worsens

The Communist-run island has seen rare protests over worsening power cuts due to shortages of fuel.

BBC News BBC on the ground during march through Jerusalem's Old City

Tens of thousands of Israeli celebrants have marched through the area captured by Israel in the 1967 Arab-Israeli war.

BBC News Five Italians die during cave dive in Maldives

Italy says the incident happened at a depth of 50m. Maldivian rescuers have so far found one body.

BBC News Cuba president tells US to lift blockade instead of offering aid as energy crisis worsens

The Communist-run island has seen rare protests over worsening power cuts due to shortages of fuel.

BBC News Hundreds of illegal motorbikes bulldozed in New York City crime crackdown

A moped had been used in the deadly stray-bullet shooting of a 7-month-old in Brooklyn last month, officials said.

BBC News 'We didn't die': Pilot recounts crash landing in Atlantic with 10 aboard

The 11 survivors spent roughly five hours on a life raft, before being rescued by the US Air Force off Florida coast.

BBC News War criminal Ratko Mladić's jail release request denied

A UN judge admits the 84-year-old is "in the final stages of his life", but says prison conditions in The Hague ensure his maximum comfort.

BBC News Giant new dinosaur identified from fossils in Thailand

The nagatitan is the largest dinosaur found in South-East Asia and weighs as much as nine elephants.

BBC News Cuba considers $100m US aid offer as energy crisis worsens

Cuba says it is unclear if the US aid offer would be in cash or assistance in-kind as shortages hit.

BBC News Warning of record global temperatures

Warning of record global temperatures as chance of very strong El Niño grows

BBC News In pictures: Trump hosted by Xi Jinping in Beijing on two-day summit

President Trump was welcomed by President Xi Jinping in Beijing for what will be a whirlwind tour.

BBC News Warning of record global temperatures as chance of very strong El Niño grows

As El Niño develops this year, scientists are increasingly confident it could be one of the strongest on record with global consequences, as Simon King explains.

BBC News 'Floating armoury' ship reportedly hijacked by Iran

A vessel said to be a “floating armoury” in the Gulf of Oman has been seized by Iranian military personnel, according to reports.

BBC News In pictures: Trump hosted by Xi Jinping in Beijing on two-day summit

President Trump was welcomed by President Xi Jinping in Beijing for what will be a whirlwind tour.

BBC News Ukraine rescuers pull dead from rubble of Kyiv flats after massive Russian strikes

A girl is among at least seven killed in Ukraine's capital in massive Russian drone and missile attacks, officials say.

BBC News Flattery and fanfare as Trump welcomed to China - but thorny issues remain

The leaders of the world's two superpowers were all smiles for the cameras during the US president's visit to Beijing.

BBC News Rescuers pull dead from rubble of Kyiv flats after massive Russian strikes

A girl, 12, is among the dead after Russia launched attacks across Ukraine overnight, officials say.

BBC News Rescuers pull dead from rubble of Kyiv flats after massive Russian strikes

A girl, 12, is among the dead after Russia launched attacks across Ukraine overnight, officials say.

BBC News Former Nigerian minister sentenced to 75 years in rare corruption verdict

Former Power Minister Saleh Mamman was convicted last week - but the authorities do not know his whereabouts.

BBC News Rescuers pull dead from rubble of Kyiv flats after massive Russian strikes

A girl, 12, is among the dead after Russia launched attacks across Ukraine overnight, officials say.

BBC News Latvian PM resigns after row over stray Ukrainian drones

Drones bound for Russia crashed down in Latvia last week, prompting a political fallout.

BBC News Rescuers pull dead from rubble of Kyiv flats after massive Russian strikes

Children are among the injured after Russia launched drones and missiles across Ukraine, officials say.

BBC News In pictures: Trump hosted by Xi Jinping in Beijing on two-day summit

President Trump was welcomed by President Xi Jinping in Beijing for what will be a whirlwind tour.

BBC News Cuba has run out of diesel and oil, energy minister says

The minister says the situation in Cuba is "extremely tense", as a US-led blockade of oil to the country causes widespread power cuts.

BBC News What to know as Trump visits Xi in China

Trump has landed in Beijing for the first visit by a US leader since his own in 2017.

BBC News Rescuers search rubble of Kyiv flats after massive Russian strikes kill two

Children are among the injured after Russia launched drones and missiles across Ukraine, officials say.

BBC News Rescuers search rubble of Kyiv flats after massive Russian strikes kill two

Children are among the injured after Russia launched drones and missiles across Ukraine, officials say.

BBC News Massive Russian strikes across Ukraine leave one dead, officials say

Rescuers are searching for survivors in the rubble of a residential building hit overnight in Kyiv.

BBC News Pomp and pageantry: Key moments from day one of Trump's visit to China

China welcomed US President Donald Trump with cheering children and a troop parade on Thursday, before a nearly two-hour long meeting with Xi-Jinping.

BBC News Nigerian film star Alexx Ekubo dies from cancer aged 40

The actor was recognised for his contributions to entertainment as well as his humanitarian efforts.

BBC News 'They shot my neighbour in the head' - the lakeside city traumatised by war

Rebel fighters and Rwandan troops are accused of committing atrocities after capturing the DR Congo city of Uvira in December.

BBC News Cuba has run out of diesel and oil, energy minister says

The minister says the situation in Cuba is "extremely tense", as a US-led blockade of oil to the country causes widespread power cuts.

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