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BBC News - World

Israel-bound flight diverted after fight between pilots - Despite a brief emergency alert signalling a hijacking, the Israeli prime minister's office confirmed this had been ruled out. Just now - Middle East

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Chinese AI tool told researchers how to make bioweapons -- Mindgard said it discovered in July that Kimi models K2.6 and K3 Swarm could evade developer's safety limits.

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Six Flags shuts down X2 rollercoaster after more than 100 allege brain injuries -- Hundreds of riders were allegedly injured on X2, which has seats that spin 360 degrees.

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US Supreme Court denies Christa Pike's last-ditch bid to halt execution -- The Tennessee inmate has been awaiting execution since she was sentenced to death in 1996 for the murder of a teenage classmate.

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Three takeaways from Trump's 'Super Intelligence' summit -- The meeting at the White House came as some tech bosses and experts have called for tighter rules around AI.

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Girl has multiple surgeries to control infections after strike in Gaza -- Witnesses say Raseel's tent was hit by an Israeli helicopter strike. Israel's military says it has no record of the attack.

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South Korea demands apology from Pyongyang for landmine blasts that injured three -- Blasts in the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) injured three South Korean personnel earlier this month.

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More than 400 detained as France student protests escalate -- Students have been protesting conditions and resources in high schools since last week.

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'He will never walk free': Indian judge's letter promises child sex abuse survivor -- In the emotional letter, the judge describes the survivor as "the bravest little girl this court has ever seen".

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Africa's richest man to launch Kenya oil refinery despite land protests -- The Kenya refinery is part of Dangote's ambitious bid to expand and help industralise Africa by 2030.

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Restaurant named after Xi Jinping attacked by Chinese nationals in South Korea -- The owner said he chose the name because he wanted to run the "best Chinese restaurant" in South Korea.

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'Backpack' declared Alaska's Fat Bear Week winner -- "Backpack" defeated a bear known only as "910" in the final round of the annual competition.

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'I was lured into a trap': Evan Gershkovich on moment that led to 16 months in Russian jail -- The US journalist says he realised he was a "a pawn in a greater game" when he was not interrogated or tortured by FSB agents.

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Ukraine's prized steel industry left in ruins by Russian missile campaign -- Ukraine's remaining steelworks, a vital part of its economy, have all but ground to a halt because of relentless attacks.

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Are Trump's US government funded ads illegal? -- President Trump has faced criticism after fronting adverts which were paid for by the US government.

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The Frenemy: How Australia navigates superpower rivalry -- Australia is increasingly concerned about China's military might - but Beijing is also its biggest trade partner.

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How an alleged rape sent an Indian university into turmoil and emptied hostels -- Police are trying to verify whether a female student was raped at Lovely Professional University (LPU).

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Watch: Moment a government building collapses into a river in Nepal amid floods -- The municipality building in Baglung was left teetering on an unstable ledge due to floods before it fell into a river.

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Fires and blockades as students stage school protests across France -- More than 400 people, mainly minors, were arrested on Tuesday, the country's interior minister says.

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The journalist who became king in Uganda -- Edward Rukidi Nyabongo I has been crowned king of Tooro in a ceremony attended by Uganda's President Museveni.

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Close-up look at Turner's '£50m' Rome painting on show in the city -- Turner's early 19th century painting - Rome, from Mount Aventine - will be on display in the Italian capital for the first time ahead of an auction in London in December.

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Watch: US journalist Evan Gershkovich describes being detained by Russian agents -- He was arrested in Russia in 2023 and later sentenced to 16 years on espionage charges.

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Singapore launches matchmaking service for government workers -- The launch of FirstDate comes as the ageing nation wrestles with a record-low fertility rate.

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What we know about Cornell University frat house rape investigation -- The woman alleges she was drugged and raped at a fraternity house at the university two years ago.

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Crackdown on South Africa's unsafe streets ordered by president to keep women safe -- The murders of 12 women near Johannesburg has caused a outcry about the scale of violence against women.

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Somali pirates killed oil tanker crew before rescue, official tells BBC -- Piracy off the Somali coast has increased in recent years after dropping when international naval operations began in 2011.

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