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BBC News - World

A united Ireland would be 'fantastic' says Trump during Irish visit -- Trump is holding meetings in Dublin before attending the Irish Open golf tournament in Doonbeg, County Clare. -- Just now

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Passenger train derails in France leaving at least 44 injured -- Local officials say186 passengers were on board the train operating the Rouen-Caen route in Normandy.

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Record heatwaves in France set to make champagne stronger -- Winemakers can produce bubbly up to 15% ABV following an unusual harvest that produced sweeter grapes.

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Ukraine faces 'toughest winter' since Russia's full-scale invasion, UN official tells BBC -- A senior UN official tells the BBC there is a race against the clock to ensure access to power and water through winter.

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Death toll from Philippines ferry fire climbs to 35, with dozens still missing - Access to the burnt-out boat has been slowed by toxic fumes and lingering heat, the country's coast guard says. 11 hrs ago

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'It's like a dog set loose on us' - fear over Kenya's crackdown on foreign traders -- The authorities have struggled to contain the fallout, as frightened migrants flee the country.

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Arrest made over the death of black woman found hanged from tree in Mississippi -- Tasia Fortune's body was found in the lot of an abandoned home in Mississippi in August.

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Grammy-winning US rapper Lil Durk acquitted in murder-for-hire trial -- The Chicago rapper was arrested in 2024 and accused of involvement in a shooting that killed the cousin of rival rapper Quando Rondo.

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Tragic death of woman who testified against father in notorious mafia murder of mother -- Denise Cosco testified against the powerful 'Ndrangheta clan and her own father over the murder of her mother in Italy.

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'Never, ever forget' - America marks 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks -- In New York, the Pentagon and Pennsylvania, solemn ceremonies commemorate the landmark anniversary.

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Houthis claim major advance in Yemen and tighten grip on Red Sea shipping lane -- The Iran-backed Houthis are also reported to have seized Perim - a strategic island on the major shipping route.

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Lightning Houthi advance in Yemen may bring dangerous new dimension to Iran war -- The capture by the rebels of a stretch of Yemen's strategic coastline is the group's most impressive military coup for several years.

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Five minutes to steal a Renoir: Why museum thefts are becoming bolder across Europe -- Art crime investigators and security experts say burglaries from galleries across Europe are becoming more brazen.

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When an avalanche killed climber Nirmal Purja, his friends faced the hardest mission of all -- Mountaineer Mingma G tells the BBC about the climb to bring home the bodies of his closest friends.

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Firefighters say this antioxidant helped them - their union warns it could be risky -- Glutathione, an antioxidant, has been offered as a treatment at some of the largest US wildfires in recent years.

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Gen Zs recall first learning of 'deeply harrowing, terrifying' 9/11 -- They carry distinct memories not from the day itself, but from the moment - years later - they learned about the attacks.

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How global trade and oil prices could be hit by Houthi advance -- Yemen's Houthis have seized territory near the Bab al-Mandab Strait - a key trade gateway for oil and global shipping.

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Has Trump won over voters with his midterm convention? -- The BBC's North America editor Sarah Smith breaks down the main takeaways from the first-ever Republican convention held in the middle of a US presidential term.

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Watch: Americans remember what they were doing on 9/11 -- The BBC asks people in Washington what they were doing on that day and how 11 September 2001 changed the country.

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Brother of Muslim police cadet killed in 9/11 'disappointed' by calls for Mamdani to sit out memorial -- Zeshan Hamdani speaks out after push back against New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who is Muslim, attending 9/11 events.

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Drone display recreates the Twin Towers over New York City -- Organisers say each of the 2,977 drones in the display represents a victim of the 9/11 attacks.

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Saudi Arabia shuts key oil pipeline after drone attack launched from Iraq -- Iraq removes a military commander and opens investigations into the attack that came from an area bordering Iran.

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Largest US outbreak of explosive diarrhoea parasite is over, officials say -- More than 12,000 cases of cyclosporiasis, including two deaths, were linked to imported lettuce.

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