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BBC News - World

Oil prices hit $100 for the first time since May - The price of Brent crude rose more than 5% on Thursday as the war in the Middle East continues to escalate. 20 mins ago

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Saudis must recognise Israel for nuclear deal, says Trump -- The US president says the landmark agreement to help Saudis develop nuclear energy is dependent on it joining the Abraham Accords. -- Just now -- World

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Canada's 'powerful' dairy sector is in Trump's trade crosshairs -- Canada's dairy supply management system is in the spotlight after the US president singled it out as one of three main irritants used to justify new tariffs. -- US & Canada

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France evacuates 20,000 as wildfires spread in south-west -- Most of those evacuated were tourists from campsites around Arcachon Bay in France's Gironde region.

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Yemen's Houthis attack Saudi tanker as US launches more Iran strikes -- The Iran-backed group, which previously announced a "maritime embargo" against Saudi Arabia, also claims to have hit another vessel.

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'I am still alive': Indian activist on hunger strike for 26 days loses 11kg -- Sonam Wangchuk has been the main draw at the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest in Delhi.

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'Let's enjoy the ride' says Elon Musk, as AI fears mount -- Talking to The Economist, Musk said he doesn't care if people hate him and said he was not a racist.

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Russia's businesses under strain from Ukraine's attacks on Wildberries -- Ukrainian drones have hit several retail warehouses belonging to Russia's biggest online retailer Wildberries in a matter of days.

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Google burning through cash with spiralling AI costs -- The company said earlier this year it expected to spend as much as $190bn on AI investments.

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Ghanaians' ICC petition over migrant attacks 'opportunistic', says South Africa -- The petition argues the violence against migrants in South Africa could amount to crimes against humanity.

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Blocked by censors, China's animal lovers take fight against abuse offline and overseas -- The killing of a dog and her puppies in Guangdong has sparked outrage inside and outside the country.

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Trump's nuclear deal with Saudis jettisons longstanding US demands -- Signing a nuclear pact in the Middle East is a bold move that has drawn criticism in the US and in Israel.

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'What was their crime?': BBC visits Iran school where strike killed 120 children -- Nearly five months on, grief is still raw as a teacher and a mother recall the horror of the attack in Minab.

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Indian police cracked down on 'cockroach' protesters. They went home and made memes about it -- For 'cockroach' protesters, reels and memes became a way of documenting fear, making sense of violence and refusing to let it have the last word.

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Tankers make sharp U-turns after Houthi shipping threat -- All of the ships were travelling to or from Saudi ports before changing course, ship-tracking data shows.

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A year after deadly jet crash at Bangladesh school, families demand answers -- This week marks one year since a military jet struck a school in Dhaka, killing 36, most of them children.

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Liquor store employee narrowly escapes leopard attack -- After nearly five hours, officials captured the animal and it was later released back into the wild, local authorities confirmed.

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Watch: What we know about the US-Saudi nuclear deal -- The BBC's Sarah Smith explains the implications of the landmark cooperation agreement between both countries.

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Watch: Louvre reopens gallery after jewellery heist -- The Louvre Museum reopens its Apollo Gallery nine months after a robbery that shocked France.

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Watch: Beluga whales travel by plane and lorry to US from closed Canadian marine park -- Six beluga whales have arrived in Illinois and Texas after being moved from a Canadian marine park that could no longer care for them.

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Google fined €890m by EU for favouring its own apps over rivals -- It is the first major enforcement action against the tech giant under the EU's new digital rules.

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Ireland announces €125m Ukraine support package -- Micheál Martin is in Kyiv for a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

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Why are thousands protesting for education reform in India? -- Thousands of mostly young people tried to march on India's parliament to demand changes to how the education system is run.

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South Korea woman acquitted of murdering newborn after hospital delivery -- The woman, who had wanted to end her pregnancy at 36 weeks, gave birth to a baby who doctors later killed.

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Driver arrested after police call bomb disposal unit to roadside -- A woman in her 20s is arrested near Carrickmacross, County Monaghan.

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