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BBC News - World

Lawyer in high-profile Ugandan treason case charged with related offence -- Uganda's military chief had boasted of "the hurt and pain" he would inflict on Erias Lukwago, who was arrested earlier this week.

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LIVE - Trump and Iran's Pezeshkian sign deal to end war with further talks due in next 60 days - The deal includes reopening the Strait of Hormuz and a $300bn plan for Iran's reconstruction, but questions around its nuclear programme are left to future negotiations.

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What's in the US-Iran agreement? -- The 14-paragraph memo includes an end to fighting, an agreement that Iran will never have a nuclear weapon, and a $300bn redevelopment package for Iran.

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Japan ramping up defence is 'critical' to prevent war, Defence Minister Koizumi tells BBC -- Japan needs to revisit the pacifist posture that has defined it since World War Two, Shinjiro Koizumi says.

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Suspected gang leader shot dead in flower bouquet ambush at airport -- The gunmen concealed their weapons behind flowers and stuffed toys while waiting for the victim outside Guayaquil airport. -- Latin America

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Status quo at Jerusalem's holiest site under threat as Israeli nationalists flout rules -- Israeli nationalists are increasingly flouting a convention on how faiths share the al-Aqsa mosque compound.

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Iran sends tankers loaded with oil past US military blockade -- Three Iranian tankers loaded with crude oil have passed the US blockade line in the Gulf of Oman, ship-tracking data shows.

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Search for six-year-old Ebola patient after armed men storm DR Congo hospital -- Health facilities have come under attack during the current outbreak as a result of misinformation and fear.

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Serial killer who murdered eight women in Long Island town imprisoned for life -- In fiery exchange, judge sentenced him to three life sentences plus 25 years to life on four other charges, all running consecutively.

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The Ring and Lilo & Stitch actress Daveigh Chase dies aged 35 -- Chase died from sepsis following a bout with meningitis in a Los Angeles hospital, her longtime manager told the BBC.

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'We had to get out of the way': The backlash over delivery robots -- As the delivery vehicles increasing take to US streets, bans and protest groups are springing up.

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'I buried my parents one day after the other' - Ebola mourners learn how to grieve safely -- A cemetery at the epicentre of the outbreak is rapidly filling up, however large traditional funerals have been scrapped.

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US-Iran deal leaves core sticking points unresolved - and a $300bn question -- Trump has insisted the deal ensures that Iran will never buy, develop or produce a nuclear weapon. But text of the agreement falls short of that.

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'They came with machetes' - deadline looms for migrants to leave South Africa -- Protesters have set 30 June as the date for all undocumented migrants to leave the country.

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India: Why a country of 1.4 billion is not in the football World Cup -- The world's most populous country is still missing from football's biggest stage.

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Moment Trump signs US-Iran agreement at Palace of Versailles -- The 14-point Memorandum of Understanding was signed at a post-G7 dinner in France.

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'Warning fire went up': Couple on board yacht describe encounter with Russian warship -- The Russian frigate fired warning shots near a British retired couple on a yacht in the English Channel.

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Drones create the first-ever Fifa scoreboard in Seattle sky -- BBC reporter Max Matza is in Seattle, Washington, where 400 drones lit up the night sky on Monday to display the score of the Egypt v Belgium match.

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Watch: California wildfires rage near passing vehicles -- The fires in Riverside County cover over 2,000 acres, say authorities.

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Gunfire and explosions heard at Niger capital's airport -- Niger has been fighting a militant Islamist insurgency for a decade and in January suspected jihadists attacked the same airport.

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Moscow hit by largest Ukrainian attack since start of Russia's full-scale war -- A refinery and a shopping centre were burning after almost 200 Ukrainian drones struck an area to the south-east of the Russian capital.

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Bird flu kills more than 75% of baby seals on remote Australian island, study finds -- Scientists say 13,000 southern elephant seal pups on Heard Island have died of the H5N1 strain.

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Teenager dies in horse-drawn carriage accident in New York -- The horse bolted and toppled over after the carriage driver stepped down to take a picture of the passengers.

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An ultra-rare Star Wars Lego collection went missing - it's sparked viral conspiracies -- Bricks & Figs shops around the US have been receiving threats due to the missing Star Wars Lego set, the company says.

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Canada should 'indefinitely exclude' people with mental illness from assisted dying, report says -- It is one of the most divisive debates since the country legalised the end-of-life policy a decade ago.

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