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BBC News - World

US signs landmark nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia - The US Department of Energy says the "peaceful" co-operation agreement will give US firms "great access" to the Saudi nuclear energy programme. 3 hrs ago - World

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Trump threatens to target Iran's bridges and power plants if Hormuz attacks persist -- Donald Trump says the US will respond any time Iranian forces shoot at a ship in the Strait of Hormuz.

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British woman jailed for blackmail after accusing banker of rape in Hong Kong -- Isabel Rose was convicted of trying to extort £100,000 from the UK banker and perverting the course of justice.

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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.

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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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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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Fire kills 10 members of same family in Peru, police say -- Authorities are investigating the cause of the blaze in Lima as local media report it may have been arson.

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Wreckage of Pan Am plane that shaped aviation safety found 74 years on -- The deaths of 52 people on the Clipper Endeavor led to the introduction of mandatory pre-flight safety briefings.

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Mamdani backs off pledge to arrest Netanyahu citing lack of authority -- The New York City mayor instead called on US authorities to act on International Criminal Court's arrest warrant against the Israeli prime minister.

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Two Russians handed down jail terms for terrorism and spying in Angola -- The two, a political consultant and a translator, denied allegations of fomenting protests last year.

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Police formally investigate woman after Brit stabbed to death in French village -- Karen Carter was found with stab wounds in the Dordogne village she had lived in for over a decade.

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Modelling scout linked to Epstein found dead in Paris -- Daniel Siad, whose name appears in the Epstein files thousands of times, denied knowledge of the threat Jeffrey Epstein posed.

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Even camels can't cope: Africa's ships of the desert hit by rising temperatures -- Herders and experts tell the BBC how Africa's camels are suffering because of extreme heat.

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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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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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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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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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Watch Texas police officer pull man from burning car -- Bodycam and dashcam footage shows a police officer rescue a man seconds before his car was engulfed in flames in Texas.

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China's Moonshot AI stole from Anthropic, Trump tech adviser says -- The allegations come as Chinese AI companies are facing increased US government scrutiny.

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Hosepipe ban across Republic of Ireland but NI avoids same precaution -- The hosepipe ban in the Republic of Ireland will come into place at midnight on Friday but NI Water said it is not considering same move.

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Moment research team gets first look at Pan Am plane wreckage after 74 years -- The Clipper Endeavor crashed off the coast of Puerto Rico on 11 April 1952 after multiple-engine failure.

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