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BBC News - World

G7 to release millions of barrels of oil and diesel after Trump threat - The co-ordinated release is aimed at heading off further price spikes and avoiding a ban on US diesel exports. 25 mins ago - Business

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US murderer Christa Pike unconscious and on ventilator after failed execution, lawyers say -- As of Thursday night, Pike remained critically ill and is being treated at a hospital in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Spanish PM Sánchez loses key housing crisis vote after eviction of woman, 87 -- The defeat raises pressure on Sánchez to call a snap election, after a series of scandals affecting his party and allies.

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Intensified Russian strikes are tearing Kyiv apart, warns mayor -- Vitaliy Klitschko says Ukraine's capital is in a "very dramatic situation" as Russia hits critical infrastructure.

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'I was not going to let others die' - pilot of Flydubai flight describes cockpit attack by co-pilot -- Capt Smit Machchhar tells Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi he opened the cockpit door to let others in during the attack.

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Seoul warns 'further action' if Ukraine does not apologise over prisoner-of-war row -- President Lee Jae Myung also accused Kyiv of "attempting to provoke a war on the Korean Peninsula".

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Japan's first mayor to take maternity leave lands on TIME100 Next list -- Shoko Kawata's maternity leave drew mixed reactions in Japan, a country struggling to lift birth rates.

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Could El Niño mean there are no Atlantic hurricanes this year? -- For the first time in three decades there has not been a single Atlantic hurricane in September, normally the most active month.

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The vanishing world of India's street magicians -- India's street performers are struggling to survive as audiences shrink and public spaces become harder to access.

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I've seen nearly 500 executions - but never one like Christa Pike's -- Texas reporter Michael Graczyk has seen botched executions in his time, but not one in which an inmate survived.

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School protests send shivers down French government's spine -- A movement that started nearly two weeks ago has spread, and in France young people on the streets spells trouble, writes Hugh Schofield.

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Watch: Why students in France are protesting -- Demonstrations started in the French capital, then spread across the country in the days that followed.

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Watch: Emotional pilot recounts moment of Flydubai attack -- He has been hailed a hero for opening the cockpit door, allowing passengers to overpower his co-pilot.

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What we know about Christa Pike's condition after failed execution -- The BBC's Ione Wells reports from outside the Tennessee hospital where Pike is said to have arrived Wednesday night after surviving two lethal injection attempts.

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Cornell students voice frustration at public hearing over rape case -- The BBC's Nada Tawfik was at the hearing, where the university's Student Assembly led a discussion around safety concerns and sexual violence on campus.

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Why are these endangered moths swarming Australia's east coast? -- The sudden influx of Bogong moths has caused a stir in cities like Sydney and Canberra, with people filming them infiltrating their homes and cars.

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A lawyer for Jane Doe says she is "not doing well" amid attempts to uncover her identity.

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The discovery of 12 women's bodies near Johannesburg has again highlighted South Africa's problem with violence against women.

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The woman alleges she was drugged and raped at a fraternity house at the university two years ago.

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The step at the Munich festival comes after thousands of voyeuristic videos emerged on social media.

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The Arizona appeals court ruled that airing an AI message from the dead victim "crossed that line".

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The convicted killer is in hospital in Tennessee after surviving two lethal injections, in a case that has raised many questions.

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About 735 schools have faced disruption as violent protests over standards and lack of teachers continue.

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The lava rock formation protruding from the rocky cliffs of Volcanoes National Park crumbled some time last weekend.

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The bodycam footage also shows a police officer finding a gun in Mangione's backpack, days after the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

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