Rescuers race to free survivors trapped inside train after fatal Indonesia crash -- Two trains collided on the outskirts of the Indonesian capital on Monday, killing at least 14 people. -- Just now -- Asia

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Shooting suspect charged with attempted assassination of Trump at Washington dinner - Cole Tomas Allen, 31, from California, was also charged with weapon offences allegedly relating to Saturday's shooting.

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Melania Trump urges ABC to 'take stand' on Jimmy Kimmel after widow joke -- In a parody aired days before the White House Correspondents' Dinner, Kimmel called Melania an "expectant widow". -- US & Canada

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Gunmen raid Nigerian orphanage and kidnap children -- The attack saw 23 children and the facility's proprietress kidnapped by gunmen on Sunday. -- Africa

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Trump says King will be 'very safe' during US visit after security talks -- The state visit will go ahead despite concerns raised after a gunman targeted an event attended by the president.

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Pakistan accused of attacking Afghan university -- Air attacks on the province of Kunar have killed at least seven people and injured 75, sources tell the BBC.

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Venice opera house drops incoming music director after nepotism remarks -- Beatrice Venezi's appointment had been marred in controversy since being announced last September, prompting orchestra members to go on strike.

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Colombia offers record $1.4m-reward for rebel it blames for deadly bomb attack -- Officials say a rebel leader known as "Marlon" ordered the attack in which 20 people were killed.

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Russian fighters confirm withdrawal from northern Mali city after separatist attacks -- Ethnic Tuareg fighters say they are in control of Kidal following a weekend of nationwide attacks, alongside Islamist groups.

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Michael Jackson biopic smashes box office record -- The film received poor reviews but has stormed the box office, taking $217m (£160m) globally.

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At least 42 killed in Chad after water well dispute escalates -- The dispute was initially between two families before escalating into a cycle of reprisal attacks.

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Kim Jong Un opens memorial for N Korean soldiers killed in Ukraine war -- Kim Jong Un and Russian Defence Minister Andrey Belousov unveiled the memorial in Pyongyang.

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Ukraine's drone commander has Russian oil, troops and morale in his sights -- In a rare interview, Commander Robert Brovdi shared how his unit accounts for a third of all targets destroyed on the battlefield.

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How Kenya's Sabastian Sawe broke iconic sub-two-hour barrier at the London Marathon -- Kenya's Sabastian Sawe on becoming the first person to break the two-hour barrier for the marathon.

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Canada's Carney launches a sovereign wealth fund. What is it? -- The fund - which Canadians can invest in directly - will help pay for major infrastructure projects in the country, the prime minister says.

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What we're learning about suspected Washington press dinner gunman -- The man arrested at the event attended by President Trump appeared in court on Monday.

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The Chinese sports brand taking on Nike and Adidas -- Now one of the biggest sportswear firms, Anta's rise follows a playbook adopted by many Chinese giants.

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Did Trump save eight Iranian women from execution? -- The US president says he saved eight Iranian women from execution, but Iran says otherwise.

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Video shows correspondents' dinner suspect charge checkpoint -- Surveillance video released by Donald Trump shows the suspect running past metal detectors as security agents draw their guns.

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BBC visits Chernobyl ghost city 40 years after world's worst nuclear accident -- The BBC's Jessica Parker visits Pripyat, which was abandoned in 1986 after an explosion at the nearby Chernobyl nuclear power plant.

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Watch: How one orangutan braved new bridge to unite his split community -- The forest where the Sumatran orangutans live has been split by a road.

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Hope in Gaza as 300 couples get married at one time -- The 300 couples were selected in a draw of nearly 2,000 people to be a part of the joint celebration.

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Rebel Wilson says claims she bullied women on her film are 'absolute nonsense' -- Rebel Wilson is being sued for defamation over Instagram posts she made about the star of her film The Deb.

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Executions in North Korea ramped up significantly during pandemic - report -- Some of the offences were related to culture - including the consumption of K-dramas and K-pop.

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IS claims responsibility for Nigeria attack that killed 29 people -- Authorities say the militants raided a football pitch where people had been gathering and opened fire at random.

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What the King and Queen did on their first day in the US -- After landing, the royals were greeted by US President Donald Trump at the White House and later visited the British Embassy.

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Suspect charged with attempted assassination of Trump at Washington dinner -- Investigators say the 31-year-old California man wanted to kill as many high-level officials as possible.

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Political violence jolts the US once again - with a familiar response -- In modern America, it seems violence of this kind has become an ever-present storm that can strike anywhere and at any moment.

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Man pleads guilty to murder 2 decades after death of Run DMC's Jam Master Jay -- Jay Bryant, 52, changed his plea on Monday, admitting that he helped others get into a building to ambush the pioneering rapper and deejay.

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