'We have nowhere to return to': How Russia is seizing homes in occupied Ukraine - At least 34,002 Ukrainian properties have been seized or identified for seizure since 2024, a BBC Verify and BBC Russian investigation has found.

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Just now -- I was standing in front of my teacher when she was shot, Thai pupil says -- The student says she feared never seeing her mother again after the attack killed five teachers. -- Just now

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Just now -- Seven killed after Thai teen shooter opens fire at home and school -- Authorities say the teen killed his grandparents at home before opening fire and killing five teachers at his school. -- Just now

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LIVE - 'I had to climb over school fence to escape': Thai students recount shooting after teen kills seven - Authorities say the shooter, 14, shot his grandparents then opened fire on a school near Bangkok, before turning the gun on himself. Thailand's PM called it a "well prepared" attack.

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Meta fined $567m in largest child safety ruling against social media giant -- The ruling is in addition to $375m in fines Meta was already ordered to pay in the case, for a total of $942m. -- Technology

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Australian aviation crew carries out daring midwinter Antarctica rescue -- Team evacuated a patient from McMurdo Station after landing plane in total darkness and temperature of -43°C. -- Australia

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Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan sign defence pact -- Pakistan says an attack on any of the three will amount to an attack against all, amid conflict in the Middle East. -- World

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Trump again tries to limit US birthright citizenship with new executive orders -- The executive orders ban birth tourism and expand the existing definition of people whose children are not eligible for US birthright citizenship. -- US & Canada

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Trump denies US weapons shortage and says information 'leakers' being 'hunted down' -- While precise data is classified, publicly available information suggests the US has used up many difficult-to-manufacture weapons.

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A new youth agitation grips an Indian state after 'cockroach' protests -- Weeks after the CJP protests shook Delhi, a new youth-led movement over jobs and recruitment is gathering force in Jharkhand.

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Thousands of migrants still in Ceuta after border crisis, local leader says -- The Spanish territory's mayor-president also says 100 deaths occurred as a result of 78,000 migrants crossing from neighbouring Morocco.

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South Korea space agency shares Moon images after SpaceX rocket debris crash -- Seoul's lunar orbiter captured images of the Moon before and after part of SpaceX's rocket hit its surface on Wednesday.

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Two people convicted in relation to death of French streamer -- Raphaël Graven, 46, died in August 2025, with his death live broadcast on the streaming platform Kick.

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German airport drone-bomb: Could Russia be involved? -- The BBC has seen evidence from previous cases that Russian-linked proxies not only handled drones and explosives, but also delivered them to Germany.

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Sudan's invisible children - born in war with no legal identity -- Babies born as a result of rape are often unable to get a birth certificate, meaning a life-time of problems.

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'Put your phone down': K-pop band weighs in on concert etiquette -- Cortis's plea has drawn mixed reactions in a fandom that's obsessed with capturing every moment.

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India is a nation of walkers - but its cities forgot them -- India's top court has put the spotlight on unsafe footpaths and the country's forgotten pedestrians.

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Does Africa still back Infantino as Fifa president? -- The African confederation has yet to take an official stance, but where do the key African footballing nations stand on the Infantino saga?

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Moment earthquake shakes hospital operating room in Japan -- Security camera footage shows doctors shielding a patient on the operating table as last month's magnitude 6.8 quake shook Kumamoto General Hospital.

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'Wiped out' - BBC reports from Spokane neighbourhood devastated by fires -- Officials are still working to contain the blazes that have burned down at least 860 buildings, including hundreds of homes.

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Watch: Nasa astronauts conduct 6.5-hour spacewalk outside ISS -- Astronauts Anil Menon and Jessica Meir ventured out to install a mounting hardware for the future addition of solar arrays to the space station.

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Why was Taiwan's president evacuated in the middle of the night? -- President William Lai took part in an emergency evacuation drill as part of Taiwan military exercises preparing for a potential Chinese invasion.

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Where is Jackie? Beloved live cam eagle in critical condition -- The bald eagle, who has gained worldwide fame as the protagonist of a nest live-stream in California, has been diagnosed with anaemia.

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Surprise fall in US jobs last month as slow summer continues -- Analysts had expected an uptick in the number of jobs created, but the number of roles fell by 23,000 in July.

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Murkowski opposes Blanche as AG and cites accelerating 'weaponisation' of DoJ -- Murkowski cited concerns over the "politicisation" of the Justice Department, putting Blanche's confirmation in jeopardy.

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Trump administration to pay German firm $1.2bn to halt US wind projects -- The RWE payout is the latest in a string of deals cancelling wind energy projects, a power source long derided by Trump.

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Editor of top Ethiopian independent news site seized by police, publisher says -- Rights groups say this as part of a pattern of targeting news outlets - the government has not commented.

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Trump-backed Republican congressman loses primary in Tennessee -- Andy Ogles is the second person backed by the US president to lose this week but there were also some wins in Trump's corner.

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