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US-Iran deal at risk after Israeli strike on Beirut
A deal between the US and Iran, which was reported to be on the verge of being signed, now appears at risk after Israel struck the southern suburbs of Beirut…
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Israel carries out fresh strikes in Beirut
Israel has attacked the southern suburbs of Beirut at what it says was a Hezbollah infrastructure, in response to Hezbollah firing into its territory. The…
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US-Iran deal to be signed on Sunday, says Trump
President Trump has said that a deal with Iran is scheduled to be signed on Sunday, hours after Tehran cast doubt on whether this would happen so soon. We look…
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US and Iran indicate a deal to end the war is close
Lebanese state media say Israel carried out airstrikes in the south shortly after ordering residents to leave about twenty locations. They say three injured…
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Elon Musk becomes world's first trillionaire as SpaceX shares soar
Elon Musk has become the world's first trillionaire after his company SpaceX debuted on the Nasdaq stock market in New York. Shares jumped more than 25% over…
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SpaceX offers its shares for public purchase
SpaceX shares have begun trading on the US stock exchange, marking what could be the largest initial public offering in history. If share sales reach the…
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World Cup starts in Mexico City
Football fans have filled the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City for the start of the World Cup. After the opening ceremony, Mexico takes on South Africa in the…
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Trump says US will hit Iran 'very hard tonight'
The US military has struck another commercial tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, accusing it of violating its blockade of Iranian ports. It's the third ship to be…
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Ukraine steps up its aerial campaign
Experts say that recent advances in drone technology, including the AI-enabled Hornet system, have allowed Ukraine to attack Russian targets travelling to the…
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US and Iran exchange fire after helicopter downed
The US says it has carried out a series of strikes on Iranian military and surveillance sites in response to the downing of an American helicopter in the Gulf…
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President Trump says Iran has shot down an American military helicopter
The two crew members of a US army helicopter that crashed near the Strait of Hormuz were rescued by an American sea drone, say US officials. It was the first…
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Hundreds of migrants kidnapped and threatened with kidney removal
A BBC investigation has found that more than 300 migrants heading to the UK last summer were kidnapped, tortured and threatened with forced organ removal. The…
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Has President Trump forced Israel to stop attacking Iran?
Iran's military has said it's halting military operations against Israel and media reports in Israel say that it is stopping attacks on Iran “at Trump’s…
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Iran says it is stopping military operations against Israel
Iran's military has said it's halting military operations against Israel, after the first direct hostilities between the two sides in two months. We examine…
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Israel carries out deadly strikes on southern Beirut
The Israeli military has carried out deadly airstrikes on the southern districts of Lebanon’s capital, claiming it is targeting Hezbollah sites. In response…
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Armenians go to the polls
The people of Armenia are voting in a parliamentary election- a test of whether the country in the Caucasus moves closer to Europe, or remains within Russia's…
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Hundreds of Ukrainian drones hit St Petersburg
The strikes on the city were timed to coincide with the final day of a prestigious international economic forum. Russian authorities called the attack…
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Iran targets Bahrain and Kuwait after renewed US strikes
Iran targets Bahrain and Kuwait after renewed US strikes. We speak to a former Kuwaiti minister as the American-Iranian stalemate continues. Also in the…
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The International Space Station springs a leak
Astronauts onboard the International Space Station were ordered to prepare for evacuation after an air leak suddenly got worse. The situation returned to…
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Anthropic founder warns of AI risks
One of the biggest artificial intelligence developers, Anthropic has warned that the latest models might escape human control. It has proposed a co-ordinated…
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Lebanon says it's prepared to use the army to constrain Hezbollah
Lebanon's government says it will use the army to keep Hezbollah out of southern Lebanon, following a truce with Israel. But can that work without Hezbollah’s…
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Israel and Lebanon agree ceasefire
The US State Department has announced Israel and Lebanon have agreed to renew their fragile ceasefire and create a number of "pilot" security zones inside…
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Venezuela: 5 months since Maduro’s overthrow
It's now five months since the United States removed the then Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from Caracas by force to face trial on drug charges. What has…
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Russian warship among targets hit in a large-scale attack on St Petersburg
Ukraine says it hit a warship and an oil terminal in a large-scale drone attack on Russia's second city St Petersburg - just ahead of a major international…
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Hezbollah: 'we reject these talks'
Diplomats from Israel and Lebanon have been meeting in Washington for a fourth round of talks as Israeli forces continued to carry out strikes in southern…
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Deal or no deal: Clashes continue in south Lebanon
Just hours after the US announced a fresh ceasefire in Lebanon, clashes between Israel and Hezbollah have started - again. We hear from Lebanon's deputy prime…
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Lebanon says Hezbollah agrees to a truce
Lebanon says Hezbollah has agreed to stop firing into Israel in exchange for the Israelis halting attacks on the southern suburbs of Beirut. We hear from a…
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Israel PM orders strikes on Beirut suburbs
Israel has ordered attacks against Hezbollah in the southern suburbs of Beirut - prompting many residents to evacuate the Lebanese capital. Israel's prime…
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Colombians vote for new leader
Colombians are voting in a presidential election after a campaign marred by violence. Also on the programme, the death in prison of Nicaraguan indigenous…
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Colombia goes to the polls to elect new president
There's tight security in parts of Colombia as polls open for today's presidential election with a human rights activist and a far-right populist nicknamed…
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Ebola spread in DR Congo 'alarming', says MSF
The rapid spread of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo has created a "deeply alarming" situation, the medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières has…
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New test could eliminate chemo for many breast cancer patients
Millions of people with breast cancer could safely avoid chemotherapy as scientists have developed a groundbreaking DNA test. We speak to an oncologist who has…
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Trump says he will make final decision on Iran peace deal
US president Donald Trump announced that he was meeting with close advisers in the White House situation room to make a ‘final determination’ on whether to…
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Romanian residents injured by Russian drone
Nato and the EU condemn Russia after a drone crashed into a Romanian apartment block, injuring two people. Speaking on Newshour, Romania’s foreign minister…
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Israel continues to strike Lebanon
Israel is continuing its attacks on what it says are Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, even as reports emerge from Washington that an extension of the wider…
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Ebola: WHO chief travels to DR Congo
The head of the World Health Organisation, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, is travelling to the Democratic Republic of Congo as fears grow about the Ebola…
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Israel strikes after ordering evacuation in south Lebanon
Israel's issued an evacuation order for all of southern Lebanon and carried out air strikes, saying the whole region's now a combat zone. We'll have the…
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Israel says it's killed Hamas's latest military leader in Gaza strike
The commander of Hamas's military wing, Mohammed Odeh, has been killed in a strike in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday - days after his predecessor died in a similar…
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Iran accuses US of breaching ceasefire
Iran accused the United States of breaching their ceasefire on Tuesday. It warned it was ready to retaliate after overnight US strikes targeting Iranian…
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US launches strikes on Iran, targeting missile sites and boats
Iran has issued a new warning, after the US carried out air strikes on Iranian missile sites and mine-laying boats. Also on the programme, how countries around…
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Why is the Ebola outbreak in DRC spreading so fast?
Why is the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo spreading so fast? We speak to a reporter who is there who says the aid response is only just…
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New cases of Ebola detected in Uganda
Two new cases of Ebola have been detected in Uganda, as the virus continues to spread. At the centre of the outbreak remains the Democratic Republic of Congo…
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Trump: Iran talks 'constructive'
President Trump says he's told American negotiators not to rush into a deal with Iran. In a post on social media, he said the US blockade of Iranian ports…
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Russia launches huge missile strike on Ukraine
A large-scale Russian attack on Ukraine has left four people dead and dozens injured. Russia's defence ministry said the Oreshnik hypersonic missile was used…
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Trump: Iran ‘a lot closer’ to agreement
US President Donald Trump has indicated that his country and Iran is getting ‘closer’ to achieving a peace deal. He told CBS News that despite seeing a…
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Reports of another attack on an Ebola treatment centre in the DRC
The attack comes just days after protesters set fire to a hospital in the same region, after health workers refused to release the body of a patient over fears…
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Rubio tries to reassure Nato allies over US troop deployments in Europe
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has sought to reassure allies after US rowed back on plans last week to cancel long held plans to deploy 4,000 US troops to…
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WHO upgrades risk from Ebola to 'very high' in DRC
The WHO has upgraded the risk from the current Ebola outbreak to "very high" in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and says regionally the risk is high --…
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Is an invasion of Cuba imminent?
A day after the US's indictment of former Cuban president Raul Castro, Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Havana has accepted an offer of $100m in aid but…
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Outrage after Israeli minister taunts Gaza flotilla activists
There has been international condemnation of Israel's treatment of pro-Palestinian activists who were on board a Gaza-bound aid flotilla intercepted by Israeli…
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Former Cuban president Raul Castro indicted in US
The US Justice Department has indicted Cuba's former leader, Raul Castro, on criminal charges. The allegations centre on a Cuban military offensive against US…
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Ebola: lack of testing the problem?
Why was the Ebola outbreak able to spread so quickly? We speak to the co-chair of the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response about Ebola…
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WHO warns Ebola cases in DRC could double
We hear from a journalist in eastern DR Congo on how situation is becoming more and more difficult for people in the city of Goma, a major transport hub - and…
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WHO scaling up response to Ebola outbreak
The World Health Organisation has sent six tonnes of medical supplies to the Democratic Republic of Congo as it continues to sound the alarm over the scale of…
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Ebola outbreak declared emergency of 'international concern'
An ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been declared a public health emergency of international concern. The World Health Organisation has…
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Ukraine strikes Moscow in biggest attack on Russia
Ukraine sent nearly 600 drones into Russia overnight, the biggest single attack on the country since the start of the war. Targets in Moscow and a patrol ship…
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Ebola outbreak a public health emergency of international concern
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo a public health emergency of international concern. The…
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Six dead in Maldives scuba diving tragedy
A rescue diver from the Maldives has died after searching for the bodies of five Italians who were exploring an underwater cave. The team from Italy were…
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US-Nigerian operation kills Islamic State commander
Nigeria and the United States say they have killed a senior Islamic State leader in a joint operation. Abu-Bilal al-Minuki oversaw IS-linked activities across…