LIVE - Strait of Hormuz will 'not remain open' if US blockade continues, Iranian official warns - US President Donald Trump says the blockade of Iranian ports will stay in place until a peace deal is agreed.

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Oil prices plunge as Iran says Strait 'open' -- Brent crude sinks by a tenth after Iran says the key waterway is open for commercial ships for the rest of the ceasefire. -- Middle East

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Suspected crime boss Daniel Kinahan arrested in Dubai -- Kinahan, in his 40s, was arrested in Dubai on foot of an arrest warrant issued by the Irish courts. -- World

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Mugabe's son pleads guilty to pointing a gun in South Africa -- Bellarmine Mugabe was arrested in February following the shooting of a 23-year-old man at his home in Johannesburg. -- Africa

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Ceasefire with Israel brings respite to Lebanon, but obstacles to peace remain -- The halt to weeks of fighting is being celebrated in Lebanon, but it will be difficult to ensure it lasts.

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Kanye West concert in Poland cancelled over antisemitic comments -- The UK government blocked the rapper from entering the country over his history of making pro-Nazi and racist statements.

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Thousands celebrate open-air Mass with Pope Leo in Cameroon - in pictures -- Pope Leo XIV is on his third day in Cameroon before he heads to Angola on Saturday.

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Japan reveals new name for 40C-and-hotter days after blistering summer -- The term - kokushobi - translates to "cruelly hot", "brutally hot" or "severely hot", and comes after Japan's hottest summer on record.

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'Mum is finally free!' Pensioner detained by ICE in US returns to France -- Marie-Thérèse had moved to the US after reuniting with her long-lost love, an American man who died in January.

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Palestinians hand over suspect in 1982 attack on Jewish restaurant in Paris -- Hicham Harb is suspected of directing the attack in the Rue des Rosiers and acting as one of the gunmen who shot at diners.

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Singer D4vd arrested on suspicion of murdering teenage girl -- The remains of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez were found in the singer's car last year.

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Runaway wolf finally captured after nine-day search in South Korea -- The search has been marked by twists and turns, gripping South Korea and even inspiring a meme coin.

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Orbán's era was over in a flash and Hungary's next PM is a man in a hurry -- Péter Magyar and his Tisza party are wasting no time preparing for the transfer of power after their dramatic landslide victory.

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What we know about the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire -- A 10-day truce between the two countries is now in effect, with Iran-backed Hezbollah voicing support, as negotiations continue between the US and Iran.

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What next for South African opposition firebrand Malema after his five-year prison sentence? -- The sentence raises huge questions marks over the political future of one of South Africa's most controversial politicians.

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'I was tortured and lost my hand' - one student's struggle to get an education in Nigeria -- The BBC speaks to a student who pushed for his toe print to be taken to verify his identity.

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Avengers reassemble and Top Gun flies back - Hollywood studios preview their new movies -- Some of the most hotly anticipated new films of the next couple of years are previewed at CinemaCon.

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Watch: Fuel truck leaves trail of fire on road in Syria -- Eyewitnesses captured the moment a burning fuel tanker drove through the centre of Hasakah, Syria, leaving a trail of fire behind it.

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BBC in Iran: 'Tehran does not think it has lost this war' -- Lyse Doucet says Iranians want a solution to the long-running animosity with the US, but leaders is not willing to make a deal on Washington's terms.

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Officer on horseback chases suspect through New York streets -- The suspect was accused of purse-snatching and has been charged with larceny and providing false information.

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Moment wolf on the run in South Korea is found -- The escape of Neukgu, a two-year-old wolf, from a zoo in the city of Daejon captured national attention.

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Artemis commander tells BBC about 'powerful' moment crater named after his late wife -- Reid Wiseman's two daughters were in Nasa's mission control room for the naming of the "Carroll" crater in honour of the commander's late wife.

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Historic 1926 census shows Protestant population drop in Irish Free State -- The 1926 census is available online from Saturday morning and the public are able to look up their own families.

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Ireland's bank bailout era draws to a close -- This week, the Austrian bank BAWAG agreed to buy the government's majority stake in PTSB for €931m (£812m).

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What is the Fisa law Trump wants extended and why are lawmakers resisting? -- Both Republicans and Democrats are pushing to reform the law, saying it allows "warrantless searches" of Americans' digital communications.

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Three sentenced for 'man in bear suit' insurance scam -- Video went viral after investigators determined the purported ursine was actually a man in a bear costume.

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Zimbabwe's iconic stone birds were taken by colonialists. Finally, they're all back home -- For centuries the prized sculptures, central to national identity, have been kept outside Zimbabwe's borders.

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What does it take to survive in the Arctic? These rangers have an idea -- The BBC spent time with the Canadian military in the country's northernmost region - this is what they taught us about dealing with extreme conditions.

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