Oil prices hit $100 for the first time since May - The price of Brent crude rose more than 6% on Thursday as the war in the Middle East continues to escalate. 7 hrs ago - Business

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Saudis must recognise Israel for nuclear deal, says Trump -- The US president says the landmark agreement to help Saudis develop nuclear energy is dependent on it joining the Abraham Accords.

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Yemen's Houthis attack Saudi tanker as US launches more Iran strikes -- The Iran-backed group, which previously announced a "maritime embargo" against Saudi Arabia, also claims to have hit another vessel.

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Teen jailed for exam cheating in Guinea dies after sickle cell complications, father says -- Mamadou Djouma Bah, 17, was arrested and sentenced to prison for exam fraud earlier this month.

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France evacuates 20,000 as wildfires spread in south-west -- Most of those evacuated were tourists from campsites around Arcachon Bay in France's Gironde region.

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India activist ends hunger strike after 26 days -- Sonam Wangchuk, a supporter of youth-led protesters demanding education reforms, says he wants to avert "possible violence".

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Ukraine's ousted defence minister insists on being reinstated -- Mykhailo Fedorov refuses President Zelensky's offer to accept an alternative post, as the battle of wills continues.

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'Let's enjoy the ride' says Elon Musk, as AI fears mount -- Talking to The Economist, Musk said he doesn't care if people hate him and said he was not a racist.

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Nicaragua's legislature debates barring opposition from elections -- The move comes days after President Daniel Ortega demanded 'a wall, a blockade' against opposition parties.

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Ex-governor convicted of murdering a pregnant student in Kenya -- Okoth Obado was found guilty of killing Sharon Otieno with whom he had had an affair.

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Blocked by censors, China's animal lovers take fight against abuse offline and overseas -- The killing of a dog and her puppies in Guangdong has sparked outrage inside and outside the country.

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South Korea woman acquitted of murdering newborn after hospital delivery -- The woman, who had wanted to end her pregnancy at 36 weeks, gave birth to a baby who doctors later killed.

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Houthi attacks raise fears of wider Middle East conflict and more global economic damage -- The Iran-backed group in Yemen has threatened to target Saudi vessels in a vital shipping route.

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Trump's nuclear deal with Saudis jettisons longstanding US demands -- Signing a nuclear pact in the Middle East is a bold move that has drawn criticism in the US and in Israel.

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'What was their crime?': BBC visits Iran school where strike killed 120 children -- Nearly five months on, grief is still raw as a teacher and a mother recall the horror of the attack in Minab.

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Indian police cracked down on 'cockroach' protesters. They went home and made memes about it -- For 'cockroach' protesters, reels and memes became a way of documenting fear, making sense of violence and refusing to let it have the last word.

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A year after deadly jet crash at Bangladesh school, families demand answers -- This week marks one year since a military jet struck a school in Dhaka, killing 36, most of them children.

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Liquor store employee narrowly escapes leopard attack -- After nearly five hours, officials captured the animal and it was later released back into the wild, local authorities confirmed.

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Watch: What we know about the US-Saudi nuclear deal -- The BBC's Sarah Smith explains the implications of the landmark cooperation agreement between both countries.

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Watch: Louvre reopens gallery after jewellery heist -- The Louvre Museum reopens its Apollo Gallery nine months after a robbery that shocked France.

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Watch: Beluga whales travel by plane and lorry to US from closed Canadian marine park -- Six beluga whales have arrived in Illinois and Texas after being moved from a Canadian marine park that could no longer care for them.

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Could you run a country on just three hours of sleep? Japan's PM says she does -- Japan's prime minister Sanae Takaichi says she survives on zero to three hours a night, and people are reacting.

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US announces tariffs on dozens of countries over forced labour concerns -- The tariffs target around 60 trading partners over claims they failed to properly stop forced labour.

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Justice dept withdraws subpoenas over New York Times reports about Air Force One -- The journalists covered alleged security issues with the president's new plane, gifted by Qatar.

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Lawmakers push for AI 'kill switch' after OpenAI goes rogue -- A new bill would let the US government order the shutdown AI models that pose a major public threat.

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Three men sentenced to life in jail over Nigeria school kidnappings -- They admitted to concealing information and being members of an Islamist militant group.

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UK 'ready to defend itself' after Iran says bases are 'legitimate targets' -- An Iranian military group has issued a warning to the UK over allowing US forces to use British bases for strikes on Iran.

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'Everything on the table' as Canada plans response to US tariffs -- Prime Minister Mark Carney says trade talks with Washington are intensifying ahead of the new US tariffs coming into effect.

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