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BBC News - World

Twelve killed and 300 injured in attack on airport in Saudi capital Riyadh -- Saudi and US officials blame the attack on Yemen's Houthis, who have not commented on the latest strike.

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Four dead and thousands without power after Hurricane Isaias lashes US -- Roofs were ripped off buildings after Isaias barrelled into the US on Friday evening, before it weakened to a post-tropical cyclone.

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Expedition hopes to find aviator Amelia Earhart's plane on remote island -- The team en route to the suspected crash site aim finally to solve the mystery of her 1937 disappearance.

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Young men live in fear of being snatched off the streets and sold to Myanmar's army -- A desperate junta is in a war of attrition against ethnic militias and and civilian resistance.

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Russian glide bomb attack on Zaporizhzhia kills at least 20 people -- Volodymyr Zelensky says the attack, which left children dead, was Russia expressing its "thanks" for a US diesel deal.

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US murderer Christa Pike discharged from hospital 10 days after failed execution -- Pike's lawyers say she is "grateful" to the medical team who cared for her after she survived two lethal injections last month.

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Headmaster detained after BBC investigation into alleged sexual abuse of students -- Former students launched their own investigation, spending years collecting evidence and testimonies from others who say they were abused by the headteacher.

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Woman injures three people in third Poland school knife attack in a week -- Polish police had already deployed to schools after a female caretaker was killed and several others injured in two earlier attacks in two days.

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Nobel peace laureate says US sanctions on ICC 'unacceptable' -- Navi Pillay says the Trump administrations' sweeping penalties on the international tribunal were "unheard of".

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'Cockroach' group leaders among hundreds detained in Delhi protest -- The group - who are not registered as a political party in India - want electoral reforms ahead of crucial state elections.

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Rogue Anthropic AI agent gave police fake tip in unsolved murder case -- Philadelphia police said the tip was "flagged as spam", but criticised the tech company for taking more than two months to detect and report the breach.

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Inside the room: What it was like to be with Blackpink's Lisa as race scandal erupted -- Film-maker Sue Kim talks about having unprecedented access to K-Pop idol Lisa Manobal at her most candid.

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Analysis: Trump's shock Russia deal highlights mounting pressure to curb fuel prices -- The US president hopes to ease his party's pain before next month's midterm elections, writes the BBC's North America correspondent.

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Nord Stream trial: How German police followed the evidence - to Ukraine -- After four years, a Ukrainian man is set to stand trial in Hamburg accused of sabotaging the Nord Stream pipelines.

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Public executions in the US stopped nearly a century ago - why are they resuming now? -- The Pentagon says the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan will be livestreamed, but experts suggest officials are reading the country wrong.

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'Everyone hates the police' – what France's school protests reveal about a divided nation -- Students taking to the streets have become a focal point in the country's increasingly polarised politics.

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Why have hundreds of 'cockroach' protesters been detained in Delhi -- Thousands of security personnel were deployed in Delhi ahead of the Gen-Z led Cockroach Janta Party protest on Saturday calling for electoral reforms.

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Watch: 'Time for Ukraine to get a new president', says Trump -- The US president's said President Volodymyr Zelensky "wants to make problems for the world".

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BBC breaks down video of the aftermath of New York City ICE shooting -- The BBC's Nada Tawfik goes through new dramatic body cam footage that shows the tense moments when police arrive on scene.

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How the trial of murdered Australian brothers and US friend unfolded -- The mother of two Australian surfers murdered in Mexico two years ago with their American friend said "accountability matters".

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Thai Queen makes first solo flight in fighter jet -- Thailand's Queen Suthida made her first solo flight in a fighter jet, according to the Thai Royal Household.

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US justice department investigates TV networks over Trump pool coverage -- The White House had blocked access for CNN, MS Now and Politico, leading them to restrict pool coverage.

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Two children and pregnant woman among 8 shot dead at Pennsylvania house -- All but one of those who died, including the gunman, were related, police say. A motive for the shooting is not yet known.

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Drone strike by Sudan paramilitary kills 41 near Ethiopian border, rights group says -- Eight children are said to be among those killed by the strike, which hit a gathering of displaced people.

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Hurricane Isaias downgraded after making landfall in Florida -- Hundreds of thousands of households are without power in Florida and Alabama as Isaias continues its path across south-eastern US.

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