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BBC News - World

Just now -- Airport seeking public's help to reunite parrot with owner -- The bird was found by airport police near terminal one after being spotted perched on a rubbish bin. -- Just now

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LIVE - Iran says intelligence chief killed by US-Israeli strike, as Trump threatens 'hell' if deal not made - Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said Majid Khademi was killed on Monday morning. The US president has set Iran a deadline of Tuesday evening (US eastern time) to make a deal.

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How rescue of US airman in remote part of Iran unfolded -- The operation to extract him from the ground in hostile territory was hugely complex and involved multiple US government agencies.

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US Secret Service investigates reports of gunfire near White House -- Officials said "a heightened security posture is in place", but no injuries were reported and no suspects had been identified.

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Hungary alleges plot to blow up gas pipeline ahead of election -- It comes a week before votes are cast and follows warnings of so-called false flag operations blamed on Ukraine.

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Trump declares victory after rescue but threats to US operation in Iran still loom -- The rescue could impact how Trump views a ground operation to take Kharg Island or to seize enriched uranium sites. -- World

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Pope Leo calls for global leaders to choose peace in his first Easter Mass -- Pope Leo XIV addressed thousands of worshippers gathered in St Peter's Square on Easter Sunday in his first address as pontiff.

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AI videos fuel rhetoric as Orbán bids for four more years in Hungary -- Videos have targeted Viktor Orbán's election rival, who could unseat him after 16 years in office.

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Man charged over fatal shooting of baby in pram in New York -- Two men have been arrested over the shooting of a seven-month-old baby in Williamsburg.

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German males under 45 may need military approval for long stays abroad -- Under the law, travel approvals must generally be granted and it remains unclear how the rule would be enforced if breached.

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Cambodia unveils statue to honour famous landmine-sniffing rat -- The statue honours the late African giant pouched rat who sniffed out more than 100 landmines during his lifetime.

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Emergency jabs after 100 children die of suspected measles in a month in Bangladesh -- More than 100 people, mostly children, have been killed by measles since mid-March, officials suspect.

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Artemis's stunning Moon pictures - science or holiday photos? -- The story behind the beautiful pictures beamed back to Earth from the Artemis II astronauts.

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ICE wanted to build a detention centre - this small farming town said no -- Residents say they support the administration's immigration agenda - but not its plans to build a detention centre in their backyard.

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The man who became one of India's greatest stage queens -- Chapal Bhaduri was Bengal's biggest stage queen - until women arrived and the spotlight moved on.

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After 16 years in power, could Viktor Orban finally be unseated? -- Hungary is going to the polls in nine days - after 16 years in power, can Viktor Orban be unseated?

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'We are at the edge of a battlefield': BBC reports near Strait of Hormuz -- The BBC's Orla Guerin travels to the edge of the critical waterway that Iran has put a stranglehold on.

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'Absolutely spectacular': Artemis II crew see first glimpse of far side of Moon -- Astronauts on the Artemis II mission are on the third day of their journey around the far side of the Moon.

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What we know so far about the search for missing US airman in Iran -- US and Iranian forces are searching for a missing American crew member after a US warplane was shot down.

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Watch: Artemis II's journey so far as it leaves Earth orbit... in 85 seconds -- The crew will not land on the Moon on this current mission, though Nasa is preparing for a potential lunar landing by 2028.

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Savannah Guthrie returns to NBC's Today show, as search for mother goes on -- Nancy Guthrie disappeared from her home in Tucson, Arizona, in what authorities believe was an abduction.

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Burkina Faso rejects report that over 1,800 civilians killed since junta seized power -- The government says the report, which blamed most of the killings on the military, as "unfounded".

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Nigerian army rescues 31 held after Easter church attack -- Five civilians were killed by the gunmen and their bodies were recovered at the scene, the army said.

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Trump issues expletive-laden threat to Iran over Hormuz Strait blockage -- The US president says he will destroy Iranian power plants and bridges if the vital waterway is not reopened.

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'I adore her now': Mother learns to cope with child's autism in a country with little help -- Malawian Martha Ongwane, brought low by her daughter's autism, found a rare support group.

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Spain's huge pork industry seeks salvation from swine fever threat -- Countries around the world, including the US, have already stopped imports over the outbreak.

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