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LIVE - New explosions near port cities, Iranian state media report, as Tehran hits UAE tankers in strait - Meanwhile a shipping boss says Donald Trump's plans to impose a 20% charge on all cargo shipped through the Strait of Hormuz are unworkable.
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Bangkok fire investigation finds locked doors and flammable decor as deaths climb to 30 -- Survivors and first responders reported locked doors and a lack of signage marking emergency exits.2 hours ago
Hungary parliament votes to remove president from office -- Tamás Sulyok was widely seen as a loyalist of former prime minister Viktor Orbán, who lost power in April after 16 years.14 hours ago
US judge voids Donald Trump's $1.8bn settlement with IRS that gave him immunity from tax audits -- The judge said the suit was brought for 'improper purposes' and referred a Trump attorney for possible disciplinary action.15 hours ago
Australian police reveal unseen photos 25 years after British backpacker murder -- Police hope the images could jog memories that will help them find the body of Peter Falconio. -- West Yorkshire5 hours ago
Colombian national killed by ICE agent during operation in Maine -- It comes less than a week after an undocumented migrant was fatally shot in Houston by an immigration agent.8 hours ago
Identity of Sydney daycare worker facing 329 child abuse offences revealed -- Hamish Tait is accused of abusing 136 children at five childcare facilities over a 16-year period.8 hours ago
EU bans gold imports from Sudan to curb money financing the war -- The ban also restricts exports of mercury and cyanide to Sudan, chemicals widely used in gold mining.56 minutes ago
Bison rams grandfather in Yellowstone Park, knocking him metres into the air -- The man and his grandson appeared a safe distance away from the bison before it quickly chased them down.19 hours ago
Health fears as frail Indian activist on hunger strike loses 8.2kg -- The environmental activist has been on a hunger strike for 16 days and is getting visibly weaker.2 hours ago
How India's Lord's win echoes the legacy of its pioneering women cricketers -- India won the first women's Test at Lord's, 142 years after its first men's Test.2 hours ago
A versatile actor whose roles went far beyond Jurassic Park - Sam Neill dies aged 78 -- The actor built up a long string of screen credits over a five-decade career.14 hours ago
How US commerce secretary's Epstein links were uncovered by British whistleblower -- Simon Andriesz made the discovery about Howard Lutnick in publicly released Epstein files.5 hours ago
The SpaceX IPO made history. One month on has it lost momentum? -- A month on from the firm's stock market debut, the reality of how SpaceX currently makes money has seemed to come into clearer focus.1 day ago
New era for Gibraltar with removal of 118-year-old border controls with Spain -- It is hoped that free movement between the UK territory and Spain will provide an economic boost.1 day ago
Watch: Horses evacuated as fire approaches riding centre near Paris -- The Fontainebleau forest blaze, described by officials as of 'exceptional scale', continues to rage for the second day.18 hours ago
People flee Bangkok bar as huge flames shoot out from doorway -- At least 28 people have died and 25 are critically injured after a fire tore through a bar in a popular Bangkok district.22 hours ago
Watch: At the scene where Bangkok's deadly bar fire unfolded -- The BBC's South East Asia correspondent visits the site where at least 27 people were killed during a bar fire in Thailand.1 day ago
'This landscape is completely charred': Inside the village at epicentre of Spain's wildfires -- The BBC's Nick Beake sees homes razed to the ground and "a sea of black" in Bédar.1 day ago
Irish government to apologise to victims of paedophile in parliament -- Bill Kenneally was the perpetrator of one of the most serious cases of paedophillia uncovered in Ireland5 minutes ago
Yemen's Houthis launch missiles at Saudi Arabia after strikes on Sanaa airport -- The Iran-backed Houthis blame Saudi Arabia for the attack in Yemen's capital and say they targeted Abha airport in response.45 minutes ago
Singapore court orders Bloomberg to pay $356,000 to ministers in defamation case -- The ministers claimed the piece, which cited their luxury bungalow deals, had tarnished their reputation.1 hour ago
'If we die, we die together': Wife of man nearly sucked out of Ryanair plane speaks of ordeal -- Svetlana Grković told Serbian media that her husband is "seriously injured and in shock".56 minutes ago
Hours each day in an iron lung kept her breathing, her will to live kept her alive -- The sister of the last known polio patient in the US to use the life-saving machine spoke to the BBC about her sister's life.8 hours ago