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BBC News - World

Lebanon says Hezbollah agrees reciprocal halt to attacks on Israel -- Hours after the pause was announced, the Israeli military said it had intercepted projectiles fired from Lebanon.

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OpenAI let ChatGPT aid and abet mass shooters, Florida lawsuit claims -- Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier alleges OpenAI and boss Sam Altman built a 'web of deceit'

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Denmark's Mette Frederiksen to form government after months of negotiations -- The leader of Denmark's Social Democratic Party is forming a centre-left coalition minority government, giving her a third term as prime minister.

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Bowen: Trump needs this war to end but Iran is not backing down -- Under pressure from the polls and Gulf allies, the White House is pushing for a deal but Iran wants concessions, writes BBC's international editor.

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Trump administration will abide by ruling halting $1.8bn 'anti-weaponisation' fund -- The justice department says it "disagrees strongly" with a court decision to halt the establishment of the fund.

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Three Ebola vaccines in development amid growing outbreak fears -- IAVI, Moderna and the University of Oxford are all working on new vaccines.

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Australian ex-minister launches crowd-funded inquiry into Aukus submarine deal -- Inquiry will look at whether Australia will receive the submarines and whether it will make the country safer.

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Missing lab worker found dead in New Mexico nearly a year after disappearing -- Melissa Casias' case was part of debunked speculations about recent deaths and disappearances in the US scientific community.

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AI giant Anthropic says it plans to list on US stock market -- The AI company behind Claude is set to offer the public shares of stock sometime this year.

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Italians bemused by Milan bull mosaic restoration -- Italians wondered what had happened to the animal's "lucky-charm" testicles.

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Six people killed in Iowa domestic dispute, police say -- The suspected shooter was found dead near a bridge with a self-inflicted gunshot wound, authorities say.

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Toy Story 5 shows 'terror' of children's screen addiction, says Tom Hanks -- The latest film sees Woody, Buzz and the other toys compete with a new tablet for children's attention.

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'Mornings and nights no longer exist' at 47C: A day in the hottest place in India -- What a day in India's hottest district reveals about life on the frontline of extreme heat.

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Iran attacks damage 20 US military sites since start of war, satellite images show -- Analysts told BBC Verify that Tehran's strikes were more extensive than publicly acknowledged.

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How health workers in DR Congo are treating Ebola and staying safe -- There are currently no approved drugs that target Bundibugyo - the species of Ebola responsible for this outbreak.

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No, Trump's name hasn't been removed from the Kennedy Center -- An AI video of President Trump's name being ripped off the front of the building has been seen by millions online.

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Watch: Glass doors break as fans scramble to see Pursuit of Jade star -- Huge crowds formed outside a shopping centre in China to see actor Zhang Linghe.

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Marilyn Monroe 'lookalikes' gather to celebrate her 100th birthday -- Fans set a new world record for the largest gathering of people dressed as Marilyn Monroe to celebrate what would have been the legendary actress' centenary.

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Between celebration and confrontation: Paris after PSG victory -- Nearly 800 people were arrested after clashes with police following the Champions League final.

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'I will sleep with fear': Romanians shaken after block of flats hit by drone -- A Russian drone hit a block of flats in Romania on Friday, causing a fire and injuring two people, Romanian officials say.

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Massive Russian attack on cities across Ukraine kills at least ten people -- Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko says two high-rise apartment buildings have been hit and there are fears people are trapped under rubble.

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Bus driver in deadly Virginia crash charged with involuntary manslaughter -- Police say Jing S Dong was driving a tour bus in a "criminally negligent manner" when he plowed into cars and killed five people.

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Trump inserts himself into the centre of America's 250th birthday celebrations -- Instead of a uniting event, America's Independence Day celebrations are becoming yet another partisan battleground.

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