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LIVE -- Putin arrives in China's 'Little Moscow' as allies aim to deepen trade -- It comes a day after the Russian and Chinese leaders pledged a "new era" of partnership between their countries.

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India's Modi aims to make history amid divisive campaign -- India

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Row erupts over portraits of Australia's richest woman -- Australia

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From New York to Paris - how breaking made it to the Olympics - Paris 2024 will give an Olympic Games debut to the sport of breaking - a style of street dance that originated in 1970s New York City.

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'We are restoring oysters once made extinct'

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Hopes beer made from killer bees will create buzz - Cardiff University scientists are brewing beer after studying Africanised honey bees in Namibia. Wales

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French police kill man trying to 'burn synagogue'

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The rise and fall of Canada's 'Crypto King'

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Texas pardons man who shot Black Lives Matter protester

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Key weeks ahead for Russia's war in Ukraine -- Europe

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Migrant crossings plunge at US-Mexico border- why it may not last - Mexican crackdown has stopped tens of thousands - but experts say the fall is not sustainable. US & Canada

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Why Biden might be happy to debate Trump in June - The campaigns have agreed to debate twice before November's election - and the stakes will be high. US & Canada

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'We were all under water': Afghans tell BBC of devastating flooding -- The BBC goes to Afghanistan's Baghlan province, where hundreds have died in devastating flooding. -- Asia

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Video shows crash that left truck hanging off bridge

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Watch: Kyren Wilson returns to local snooker club

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Michael Cohen faces brutal questioning at Trump trial

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Bomb survivor thought she was hit by lightning - On the 50th anniversary, BBC News NI speaks to those affected by 1974 bombs which killed 33 people.

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Business locked in expensive AI 'arms race' Business leaders feel pressure to invest in AI but the costs are formidable.

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Life-size family photos win top prize -- Lebohang Kganye has won the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize for her exhibition Haufi nyana? I've come to take you home -- In Pictures

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Weekly quiz: Why are puffins causing an international row? -- Test how closely you have been paying attention to what has been going on over the past seven days. -- World

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IDF posting abuse footage despite pledge to act

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Scientists may have solved mystery behind Egypt's pyramids

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Ukraine's defence lines stretched as Russian troops advance

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Is the move to electric cars running out of power?

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Trump lawyer accuses Cohen of lying in hush-money trial

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Unseen pictures of Royal Family to go on display

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Super Bowl star 'homemaker' speech sparks backlash

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LIVE -- Brazil to host 2027 Women's World Cup, Leeds reach play-off final plus weekend build-up -- The latest football news as Brazil are selected as 2027 Women's World Cup hosts plus build-up to the final weekend of the Premier League and WSL season.

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Tyson Fury: the good, the bad, the ugly, the undisputed? -- Over a 16-year professional career, Tyson Fury has risen from small shows and low expectations to a shot at becoming undisputed world champion.

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Schauffele equals major record as McIlroy & MacIntyre shine -- Rory McIlroy and Robert MacIntyre start well at the US PGA Championship as American Xander Schauffele sets the early pace at Valhalla.

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Fury refuses to look Usyk in the eye in face-off - Heavyweight Tyson Fury refuses to face off with Oleksandr Usyk during a cordial news conference in Saudi Arabia. Boxing

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Ronaldo tops highest-paid athlete list - Forbes - Cristiano Ronaldo tops the Forbes list of highest-paid athletes for the fourth time in his career, with Jon Rahm moving up to second.

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Championship play-offs: Rampant Leeds reach play-off final - Relive the Championship play-offs semi-final as Leeds book a place at Wembley by beating Norwich 4-0 after the first game ended scoreless.

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Brazil named 2027 Women's World Cup hosts -- Brazil are voted hosts of the 2027 Women's World Cup after beating a joint bid by Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany at Fifa's congress. -- Women's World Cup

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