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BBC News - World

Months of planning behind US-Israeli mission to target Iran's supreme leader -- A piece of crucial intelligence arrived just hours before the attack on a compound in central Tehran.

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LIVE - Iran operations 'ahead of schedule', says Trump as Tehran hits back across region - Three American service members have been killed and casualties are reported in the UAE, Israel and Kuwait as Israel and Iran continue to trade strikes.

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Iran's regime is still intact - the coming days will show if it can hold out -- Iran's surviving leaders are in crisis mode, battling to project security as US and Israel strikes continue.

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How responsible are climbers for each other's safety? Mountaineers react to manslaughter - A woman's death during a climbing trip has sparked debates about personal responsibility and risk. 20 hrs ago

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Why is WhatsApp's privacy policy facing a legal challenge in India? -- A 2021 policy update requires users to share data with Meta for ads purposes to continue using the app.

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What we know so far about the US-Israel attacks and Iran's retaliation -- Iran responds by launching missiles and drones towards Israel and four Gulf Arab countries that host US military bases.

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Bill Clinton asked about hot tub photo and testifies he knew 'nothing' of Epstein crimes -- The former president told the committee that he would never have flown on Epstein's plane if he "had any inkling of what he was doing".

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Aid groups in Gaza and West Bank thrown lifeline as Israel court pauses ban threat -- Dozens of well-known groups faced shutdown under a new Israeli law, although the reprieve might be temporary.

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At least 20 killed after military plane carrying banknotes crashes in Bolivia -- Police fire tear gas to disperse crowds allegedly trying to take banknotes from the crash site.

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Trump orders government to stop using Anthropic in battle over AI use -- The move announced on social media comes after a standoff between Anthropic's boss and the US Department of Defense.

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Ayatollah Khamenei's iron grip on power in Iran comes to an end -- Iranian state TV confirms the supreme leader has been killed on the first day of massive US and Israeli air strikes on the country.

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Wellness peptide craze: Why people are injecting drugs 'not for human consumption' -- Growing numbers of people are injecting unregulated peptides for health reasons - but one expert says they are "lab rats".

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Where have Nepal's 'nepo kids' gone as corruption takes centre stage in election? -- The excess of politicians' children was front and centre of the anger that drove protests that toppled the government last year.

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Why Trump means the Cuban Revolution faces its biggest threat yet -- Will a worsening internal crisis create the conditions for the Cuban Revolution to unravel from within?

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Watch: Moment Iran's state TV announces Supreme Leader has been killed -- Iran's state media has confirmed that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has been killed.

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Watch: How US-Israel strikes on Iran unfolded... in two minutes -- Iran launched retaliatory attacks in the Middle East after US-Israel strikes across the country.

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Celebrations around the world after strikes on Iran -- People in the UK, Spain and the United States celebrated on Saturday following news of the strikes.

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Flight logs and hot tub photo among key moments from Bill Clinton's deposition -- The former US president, who is featured in photographs within the Epstein files, denies having any knowledge of the convicted sex offender's crimes.

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Watch: Smoke rises over Tehran as Trump 'seeks regime change' -- The BBC's Jon Donnison in Jerusalem reports as Trump says "major combat operations" have begun.

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Deadly Texas bar shooting is 'potentially an act of terrorism', FBI says -- Two people were killed and 14 injured, with the suspected gunman, identified by some media outlets, also shot dead.

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Three ships attacked near Strait of Hormuz as fears grow of oil price rises -- International shipping is said to have come to a standstill at the strait's entrance, with fears of disruption already pushing up global oil prices.

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UK troops and civilians in Middle East put at risk by Iran strikes, Healey says -- British military personnel at a base in Bahrain were "within several hundred yards" of a strike, the defence secretary says.

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Flights cancelled and new travel warnings issued after Iran strikes -- BA and Virgin Atlantic are among major airlines to ground services to the Middle East in light of the attacks.

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BBC reports from Beit Shemesh after deadly Iranian missile strike -- At least nine people have been killed and 27 injured in a missile strike on the Israeli city of Beit Shemesh, emergency services say.

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In maps: Strikes across Iran and the Middle East -- Israel and the US continue strikes on Iran, while Iran steps up attacks across the region in retaliation for the death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

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Nine dead in missile attack on Israel as Iran strikes region -- Several deaths are reported across the Middle East as Tehran retaliates for massive strikes by the US and Israel.

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'It's eerie' - Dubai on edge as city comes under attack by Iran -- One British holidaymaker called it "surreal" to see people try to enjoy themselves as smoke rises nearby.

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At least 153 dead after reported strike on school, Iran says -- Iran has blamed the US and Israel for the strike; the US is looking into reports of the incident, while the IDF says it is "not aware" of operations in the area.

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