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BBC News - World

Just now -- Ocean heat records broken as hottest July temperature recorded -- Global oceans recorded their hottest July on record, partly fuelled by developing El Niño conditions, as wildfires continue to ravage western Europe. -- Just now

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China evacuates one million from homes as massive storm arrives -- Typhoon Dolphin has made landfall, bringing strong winds and heavy rain across eastern China including Shanghai.

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Israel rejects Trump's 15-point plan for Gaza, Netanyahu says -- Israel's PM says its military will not pull out from Gaza until Hamas is "genuinely" disarmed.

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Evidence that South African special forces murdered top detective shared with BBC -- Frans Mathipa was shot while driving - we got access to the prosecution case against eight accused men.

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Former Thai MP allegedly kills official and confesses on YouTube -- Chalong Riewrang called a YouTube livestream to say he had shot a government official.

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'Body in suitcase' found in Australia turns out to be lifelike doll -- Forensics revealed that the 'realistic' looking body was in fact not human.

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Suspected crime boss Kinahan spends first night in custody in Ireland -- The Irish Prison Service bought a bulletproof and bombproof van to transport the 49-year-old to court after his extradition from Dubai.

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Drones spotted over German base days after Leipzig bomb incident -- Police are investigating a drone sighting over a miltary base reportedly used for housing Patriot missile system parts.

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Ancient Roman shipwreck discovered off Sicily coast -- Italy's culture minister says it is one of the most important underwater archaeological finds in years.

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Residents warned to brace for the worst as Canada wildfire rages out of control -- One person has died in the Bald Range wildfire in British Columbia which has spread over 53 sq miles.

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Ecuador charges ex-minister over presidential candidate assassination case -- Prosecutors accuse six others, including the leader of cartel Los Lobos, of having an indirect role in the murder of Fernando Villavicencio.

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Nigerian army says it safely rescued 33 people kidnapped by gunmen -- The people were abducted while travelling through the country's north-western Zamfara state on Saturday.

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Hundreds arrested over French wildfires, but who is to blame? -- The government is trying to attribute blame for the unprecedented fires which tore through the country last month.

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Australia is the planet's extinction hotspot, but one animal offers a glimmer of hope -- The country is home to some of the world's most unique species - but it is losing them at an alarming rate.

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How a schoolteacher's son became Kashmir's first India Test cricketer -- Auqib Nabi becomes Jammu and Kashmir's first cricketer to get India Test call-up, inspiring millions.

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Nigeria's mass wedding - and how telling lovers from fraudsters is proving tricky -- The scheme is for couples who cannot afford the significant financial costs associated with marriage.

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The phone book that led us to Assad's spy chief in hiding -- How we tracked down "The Spider" who was once one of the most-feared men in Syria.

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How Kinahan's hearing unfolded inside the courtroom in Dublin -- Suspected crime boss Daniel Kinahan appeared in court and was charged with directing the activities of a criminal organisation after being extradited from Dubai.

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Watch: Moment opposition MP throws eggs at Kosovo's acting PM -- Lawmakers and police officers had to intervene after Alliance party MP Time Kadrijaj hurled at least four eggs towards Kosovo's acting prime minister Albin Kurti.

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Watch: BBC asks Infantino if he will resign as Fifa president -- The head of the football governing body has faced multiple calls to quit after his aborted attempt to sell private stakes in the World Cup.

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What we know so far about the deadly Thailand shooting -- At least seven people have died after a teenage boy shot his grandparents before opening fire on a school in Bangkok.

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At least 13 killed in Ukrainian strike on Russia's Tatarstan region, officials say -- It is one of the deadliest Ukrainian drone attacks on Russia since the start of Moscow's war on Ukraine.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says she's freezing her eggs -- The Democratic congresswoman says she wants to "normalise" conversations about the process.

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Protest in India state intensifies over alleged corruption in job exams -- Thousands of students and job seekers have gathered in Jharkhand state, weeks after the "cockroach" protests took place in Delhi.

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Thai school shooter learnt how to use guns via social media -- Police say they are still investigating the 14-year-old shooter's motive.

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