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BBC News - Top Stories

Watch: Buildings shake and people take shelter after tsunami warnings -- Tsunami warnings have been issued in Russia, Japan, Ecuador and Hawaii.

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LIVE -- How we're verifying earthquake video and analysing Gaza aid situation -- Latest updates from the BBC's specialists in fact-checking, verifying video and tackling disinformation.

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BBC experts answer your questions on Israel-Gaza as six people reported killed near aid site -- The Israeli military disputes the deaths, saying it told a "gathering of suspects" to move away from the aid site.

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Fans gather to watch Ozzy's cortege travel through Birmingham, UK -- A cortege for the Black Sabbath frontman was driven through Birmingham so fans could say goodbye.

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Trump to hit India with 25% tariffs - plus 'penalty' for trade with Russia

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'The risk is too high' - Stokes to miss fifth Test -- Ollie Pope leads England in place of captain Ben Stokes, who has been ruled out of the fifth Test against India starting at The Oval on Thursday. -- Cricket

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Hansie Cronje, match fixing and plane crash that left a complex legacy -- Hansie Cronje's story, re-examined in Sport's Strangest Crimes on BBC Sounds, is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma. -- South Africa

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'Without AFL and NRL, the Wallabies wouldn't lose a game' -- The lure of Australian Rules and rugby league in Australia means that the Wallabies will always have to fight for talent according to those on the ground down under. -- British & Irish Lions

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LIVE - Waves reach US west coast after Russian earthquake as Japan lifts tsunami warnings - Almost two million people had been told to evacuate in Japan after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake, one of the strongest ever, struck Russia's eastern coast.

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Trump says Epstein 'stole' young women from his Mar-a-Lago spa

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Olympic star Dahlmeier dies after climbing accident

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Trump's ex-lawyer Emil Bove confirmed as appeals court judge

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Dating safety app Tea suspends messaging after hack

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What will UK's new banknotes look like? -- Young people are among those suggesting new themes for the biggest change to banknotes in 50 years.

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Bowen: UK move to recognise Palestinian state is a diplomatic crowbar to revive peace process -- Such a move would be a major departure from UK foreign policy.

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How young people are risking their lives to find TikTok's 'secret' beauty spots -- Mountain rescuers rush to save a young couple stranded in a quarry after watching a TikTok video.

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How Gwyneth Paltrow became a divisive, defiant icon - The author of new book Gwyneth: The Biography, tells the BBC what fascinates her about the star.

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A mistaken elevator, frantic emails and a run for help - how New York shooting unfolded -- Workers barricaded doors and sent goodbye notes as a man roamed through a skyscraper killing people.

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YouTube to be included in Australia's teen social media ban -- The Australian government says the world-first ban is aimed at protecting youth from online harm.

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More than 1,000 people arrested over deadly Angola fuel protests -- "People are fed up, hunger is rife," activists tell the BBC as thousands join protests in Luanda.

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UK gets first female Astronomer Royal in 350 years -- Prof Michele Dougherty is the first woman to be appointed to the influential post.

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Hawaiians cram roads away from coasts as tsunami waves arrive

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Trump takes aim at US Fed as import drop lifts economy

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What we know as tsunami alerts issued after Russia earthquake

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Why plane turbulence is becoming more frequent - and more severe

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Air India watchdog audit reveals 51 safety violations

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Greece warns of 'invasion' as it halts asylum on Med route

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Trump parting shot at 'terrible first minister' Sturgeon

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Two British brothers, 11 and 13, drown off beach in Spain

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Two charged with assault in connection with viral Cincinnati brawl

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Shaw backs Amorim approach to 'toxic' Man Utd culture -- Manchester United defender Luke Shaw backs head coach Ruben Amorim's hard-line approach to improving the "toxic" and "unhealthy" culture at the club. -- Man Utd

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Trump deserves Open at Turnberry, says son -- Eric Trump - US President Donald Trump's son - says his father "deserves" to have his Turnberry course host The Open again.

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Bayern sign Liverpool winger Diaz for £65.5m -- German champions Bayern Munich complete the £65.5m signing of Liverpool and Colombia winger Luis Diaz.

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