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BBC News - World

Trump's plan for Gaza backed by UN Security Council - Included in the 20-point peace plan is the establishment of an International Stabilisation Force (ISF), which would work to demilitarise the territory. 11 hrs ago - Middle East

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A Chinese firm bought an insurer for CIA agents - part of Beijing's trillion dollar spending spree -- When an insurer for FBI and CIA agents was sold to a Chinese entity, it led the US to tighten investment laws.

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KPop Demon Hunters star on how her life mirrored main character's journey -- Korean-American actress Arden Cho tells BBC Global Women she struggled to feel accepted while growing up in Texas.

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Ukraine to get up to 100 French-made Rafale fighter jets -- President Volodymyr Zelensky hails a "historic" deal aimed at boosting Ukraine's defences against deadly Russian air attacks.

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Japan movie releases postponed in China after Taiwan row -- Delayed releases include Cells at Work! and Crayon Shin-chan the Movie: Super Hot! The Spicy Kasukabe Dancers, Chinese state media said.

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Australia detains South African seen at neo-Nazi rally -- The civil engineer was seen in the front row of a protest organised by the National Socialist Network.

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Canada narrowly approves Carney's first federal budget -- The approval of the fiscal plan - the second largest in Canada's history - allows the prime minister's minority government to avert an early election.

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France investigating Vinted over alleged links to pornographic content -- Some sellers were found to be luring viewers to their personal pages on adult platforms such as OnlyFans.

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What does Trump want with boat strike campaign? -- The US has justified its air and naval campaign as necessary to fight drug smuggling into the US.

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Sheikh Hasina: The pro-democracy icon who became an autocrat -- Sheikh Hasina is credited for the country's economic progress but also accused of authoritarianism.

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Mysterious drones have been spotted at night at airports across Europe. How worried should we be? -- Drones have been found across Western Europe near airports, military bases and power plants, as part of a suspected programme of 'hybrid warfare'

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New video shows stunning Aurora Borealis over South Dakota -- Officials at Nasa say the sun is at the peak of its 11-year cycle, known as "solar maximum", which could lead to more severe geomagnetic storms.

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Watch: Hundreds of sheep cross historic German city during annual tradition -- The event, which saw about 600 sheep cross the Nuremberg's historic centre, took place on Sunday and has become a popular annual tradition.

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Moment Ex-Bangladesh leader Sheikh Hasina's sentence is announced -- Hasina has called the court's decision "biased and politically motivated" in a statement released after the verdict.

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Watch: Three 'Nestflix' peregrine falcons each take flight for the first time -- Three peregrine falcon chicks, stars of the "Nestflix" livestream, have finally taken their first flights above the Melbourne city skyline.

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'Astonishingly lethal': BBC reports from site of Russian strike in Kyiv -- The BBC's James Landale reports from the east of the capital where a drone struck a multi-storey residential building.

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Police were called to reports of an assault at a house at Shrewsbury Downs in Ballinlough on Monday night.

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Andre McKechnie argues the Vegemite ban in Victoria's jails denies him the right to "enjoy his culture".

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BBC Sport's From The Ashes series concludes with the inside story of Ashton Agar's record-breaking introduction to Test cricket as a 19-year-old batting at number 11.

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The former US treasury secretary says he is "ashamed" of his emails to the late sex offender.

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Displaced Palestinians face life-threatening conditions, as aid agencies appeal for more shelters to be allowed in.

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There are still procedural and legal hurdles to cross before the files can be released to the public.

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Charlotte is the latest city to face Trump's immigration crackdown, which has been focused on Chicago and Los Angeles.

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Cash transfers, often directed towards women, have become a popular election-winning strategy for politicians.

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