US and French nationals test positive for hantavirus after leaving ship - The American national has arrived in Nebraska, while a French woman is isolating in Paris. 58 mins ago - World

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Dozens of Nigerian fishermen feared dead after Chad air strikes on Boko Haram -- A fishermen's leader tells the BBC that 40 people are feared dead - either in the strikes or drowning as they tried to flee.

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Washington dinner shooting suspect pleads not guilty -- Cole Tomas Allen, 31, was charged with attempting to assassinate US President Donald Trump.

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Trump calls Iran response to US proposal to end war 'totally unacceptable' -- Iran is reported to want lifting of the US naval blockade, recognition of Iranian sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz and compensation for war damage. -- Middle East

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Portrait looted by Nazis found in home of Dutch SS leader's descendants -- The painting is believed to have been plundered by high-ranking Nazi Hermann Goering during World War Two.

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Philippine VP Sara Duterte impeached for a second time -- If convicted in a Senate trial, which is uncertain, she will be disqualified from running for president.

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His father had just been buried. Then West Bank settlers forced him to dig up the body -- The UN human rights office condemns incident as "'appalling and emblematic of the dehumanisation of Palestinians" in the West Bank.

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Police find body believed to be of fugitive Australian shooter -- A body found in New South Wales is thought to be that of a man wanted over a triple murder.

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Iran activists tell BBC how threat of war intensifies trauma of repression -- A dissident in Tehran says she feels helpless and under immense psychological pressure.

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Oil prices jump after Trump dismisses Iran proposal to end war -- The Strait of Hormuz waterway remains effectively shut, severely disrupting global energy shipments.

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Thailand's divisive ex-PM is out of jail, but is the Thaksin era over? -- Thaksin seems incapable of taking a back seat. This time, it really could be different.

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Modi urges Indians to work from home and limit foreign travel as Iran war continues -- He said the austerity measures would reduce India's fuel use and help save foreign exchange.

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Trump's China visit set to test fragile truce -- The first US presidential visit to China in almost 10 years will test a fragile tariff truce.

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Why Eurovision's fallout over Israel may change the competition forever -- With Eurovision facing its biggest boycott in 70 years, questions are growing over the competition's future.

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Tourist hotspot at 'end of the world' denies causing hantavirus outbreak -- The BBC reports from the city of Ushuaia, where experts have been sent to investigate the origins of the outbreak.

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How hotels are stopping the 'dawn dash' for sunbeds after man wins payout -- Some resorts enforce allocation rules from check-in to prevent people reserving loungers with towels in the holiday sunbed scramble.

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Why Canada is seeing its biggest military recruitment surge in 30 years -- The country has seen its biggest military recruitment surge in 30 years, a major turnaround after years of falling behind on defence capabilities.

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Watch: Soldier on parachuting to remote island to bring Hantavirus aid -- A specialist team helped supply critical medical support to Tristan da Cunha in the South Atlantic.

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BBC tests out England and Argentina's World Cup training grounds in Kansas City -- Will Grant tested out one of the pitches where England captain Harry Kane and his team will call home in Kansas City.

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BBC speaks with civilians inside Iran struggling with impact of war -- Iranian authorities have imposed an internet ban but using trusted sources, special correspondent Fergal Keane hears from those traumatised by conflict and government repression.

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Rosenberg: Scaled-back Victory Parade in Moscow's Red Square -- The BBC's Russia editor reports from Moscow, where the annual Victory Day display was quieter than usual.

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Return of Palestine Marathon attracts thousands of runners -- Thousands of people have taken part in the Palestine Marathon, which returns to Bethlehem after a two-year pause over the Gaza War.

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Police dog locates missing 96-year-old man in Florida woods -- According to the Florida sheriff's office where Boomer the dog works, the man was safely returned to his home in Lutz, north of Tampa.

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Bosnia's powerful peace envoy quits, with questions over role's future -- Christian Schmidt had been in the role since 2021, and departs after appearing to lose the backing of the United States.

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Pentagon will review Senator Mark Kelly's comments about US weapon stockpiles, Hegseth says -- The defence secretary accuses the senator of "blabbing on TV", after Kelly expressed concern about the US munitions stockpile.

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Irish passengers from virus-hit ship land in Dublin -- An Irish Air Corps jet is bringing home the two Irish passengers from MV Hondius.

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What comes next for US passengers evacuated from hantavirus-hit cruise ship -- After being flown to a medical centre in Nebraska, some will be allowed to "self-isolate" in their home states.

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Ailing Iranian Nobel laureate given bail and hospital transfer -- Iranian authorities granted human rights activist Narges Mohammadi bail amid growing concern over her poor health in prison.

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