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BBC News - World

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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Marcos says key suspect in Philippine corruption firestorm arrested -- Ex-MP Zaldy Co has been detained in Prague, ending months of hiding.

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LIVE - Israel and Lebanon ceasefire in effect as Trump says 'very close' to deal with Iran - US president says Iran has agreed to turn over its enriched uranium, but Tehran has not commented on the claim.

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Singer D4vd arrested in connection with death of missing teen girl -- The remains of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez were found in the singer's car last year.

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Naples bank robbers hold 25 people hostage then vanish through tunnel -- The armed men reportedly evaded capture by escaping through the city's sewer system.

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Ex-Virginia deputy governor kills wife and himself in murder-suicide, police say -- Investigators say Justin Fairfax shot his wife, Cerina, multiple times before turning the gun on himself.

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Pope criticises 'tyrants' who spend billions on wars after Trump spat -- The comments follow a high-profile spat with US President Donald Trump, who called the Pope weak on crime.

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Turkish police detain 162 people over online posts about school shootings -- At least 16 people were injured in a shooting at a high school on Tuesday, before another nine were killed in a separate school shooting on Wednesday.

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Brazil's former spy chief released from ICE detention -- Bolsonaro ally Alexandre Ramagem was stopped by immigration agents in Orlando, Florida on Monday.

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Russia launches deadliest aerial attack in months, killing 18 in Ukraine -- A Ukrainian drone attack killed two people in Russia, Moscow says, after an Orthodox Easter truce.

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

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Lawmakers clash with RFK Jr as he shifts focus away from vaccines -- During a three-hour hearing, the US health secretary tried to focus on chronic disease while being pressed on vaccines.

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Rescuers to use air cushions in latest effort to save stranded whale -- "Timmy" has been stranded in the Baltic Sea for weeks despite several attempts to free the ailing animal.

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South African opposition figure Malema sentenced to five years in prison for firing a gun -- Malema is appealing against the decision, which means he is not going to prison immediately.

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Satellite images reveal scale of Israeli demolitions as Lebanese villages destroyed -- BBC Verify analysis found more than 1,400 buildings had been destroyed since 2 March.

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Back to books - Sweden's schools cutting back on digital learning -- Swedish classrooms swap laptops for books, pens and paper, raising concerns from the tech sector.

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India pushes for women's quota bill as row over parliamentary seats intensifies -- Southern Indian leaders urge mass mobilisation over concerns about redrawing electoral boundaries.

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Lyse Doucet: Under fragile ceasefire, Iranians wonder if US deal can be done -- The BBC's chief international correspondent reports from Iran as diplomatic efforts to avoid a return to war intensify.

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Trump's rift with Pope is playing out in public - it's costing him valuable support -- Leading conservative Catholics tell the BBC why they back the American pontiff in his spat with Trump.

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Artemis II crew describes Moon mission and splashdown moment -- The crew held its first press conference since splashing down from their historic 10-day trip.

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How did a wolf become a fugitive in South Korea? -- A wolf burrowed under a fence at his zoo in South Korea becoming the country's newest fugitive.

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Watch: Rising prices threaten Minnesota's meat raffles -- Popular in local bars across the US, the games are facing higher meat prices, squeezing some of the charities that benefit from them.

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Meghan: 'I was the most trolled person in the entire world' -- Speaking in Melbourne about the harms of social media, alongside the Duke of Sussex, Meghan said she was "bullied" every day for a decade.

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Winner of €1m Picasso 'thought it was a scam', organiser tells BBC -- One of the charity draw organisers tells BBC Radio 4's Front Row about calling the painting's new owner.

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Harry and Meghan meet Bondi shooting survivors -- On the fourth day of their Australian visit, the royal couple pay tribute to the 15 people killed in the Bondi shooting.

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Major refinery fire won't lead to fuel rationing, Australian PM says -- A 13-hour blaze at one of Australia's two oil refineries could impact petrol prices and supply.

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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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Acting ICE director Todd Lyons to leave agency -- Lyons, who oversaw hundreds of thousands of deportations, will step away from the role after 31 May.

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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 his toe print to be taken to verify his identity.

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