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07

Venezuela earthquakes kill 920 people as international rescue teams arrive

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Hundreds are still feared trapped under the rubble, as families desperate for news.

05

US strikes Iran after attack on cargo ship

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US Central Command says it has struck missile and drone storage facilities and coastal radar positions.

03

Religion row as Texas makes Bible stories required reading in schools

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Critics say the new reading requirements infringe on religious freedoms and blur the separation of church and state.

Just how much trouble is Canada's economy in?

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Five charts help illustrate the state of Canada's economy - and how it's performing compared to other wealthy nations.

02

Why GTA 6 will launch without a disc - and what it means for gamers

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Music and films are now largely digital-only - does the lack of a disc for GTA 6 mean gaming is going the same way?

Hit South African show gets the world talking about polygamy and cheating

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The Zulu-language series about a man with multiple wives is a worldwide hit.

Could you handle a 20-plus hour flight? This airline is banking on it

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Some analysts say the first non-stop London to Sydney flight is a major milestone - but would you buy a ticket?

They quit the West for Russia's traditional values, but it wasn't what they expected

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The BBC asks Westerners who moved to Russia if life there lives up to expectations.

Meloni and Trump: A very public fall-out that is proving very hard to fix

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Italy's PM was not long ago being called the "Trump whisperer", but their relationship has gone from public attacks to personal insults.

01

Israel and Lebanon sign framework agreement after US-brokered talks

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Hezbollah is not party to Friday's agreement, and previous ceasefires between Israel and Lebanon have still seen near-daily cross-border strikes.

Friday, Jun 26

00

Watch: BBC reports from La Guaira, one of Venezuela's worst-hit areas

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Vanessa Silva visited the coastal state, where rescuers are still working to find survivors under the rubble after twin earthquakes rocked the country.

22

Watch: Lightning strikes seen across UK

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Lightning strikes lit up the sky across the UK during the early hours of Friday as thunderstorms were triggered by the intense heat.

21

Debris falls after plane hits Beijing's tallest building

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Social media footage showed the moment debris from a small aircraft fell to the ground after a crash into Beijing's tallest skyscraper.

Europe's deadly heatwave breaks German record and halts public events

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Germany's highest ever temperature of 41.3C is recorded provisionally in Saarbrücken, over the border from France.

Trump accuses Iran of ceasefire breach after Strait of Hormuz attack

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A Singapore-flagged ship was struck crossing the waterway on Thursday, prompting a large-scale evacuation to be paused.

20

DR Congo takes Rwanda to international court over decades of conflict

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Kinshasa accuses its neighbour of committing various violations since the 1994 Rwanda genocide.

19

Mother dies saving daughter in Venezuela earthquakes

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Héctor Bello wrote on social media that "you gave your own life for our daughter" in the quakes which killed at least 589 people.

18

Four men held over child marriage in Sierra Leone appear in landmark court case

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It relates to a 17-year-old girl - four men including her father and husband face years in jail if convicted.

17

Ex-Trump adviser John Bolton pleads guilty to mishandling classified documents

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Bolton faces a prison sentence of up to five years and has agreed to pay $2.25m in fine, prosecutors say.

16

Canada eligible to join Eurovision competition

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Prime Minister Mark Carney raised the idea of Canada joining the song contest in his 2025 budget.

15

US sanctions Rwanda gold refinery accused of smuggling DR Congo's minerals

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The US alleges Gasabo Gold Refinery smuggled at least 60kg of gold in early 2026.

13

Christmas market attacker jailed for life for murdering six in Germany

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A nine-year-old and five women were killed when Taleb Al-Abdulmohsen drove into the market in 2024.

Senior Ukrainian intelligence official jailed for life for spying for Russia

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Col Dmytro Kozyura agreed to share state secrets and systematically disclosed classified information, prosecutors say.

Watch: Moment woman pulled from rubble alive

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First responders and volunteers pulled a survivor from under the rubble of a collapsed building in La Guaira.

12

Housing board votes to freeze New York rents in victory for Mamdani

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The decision was welcomed by many tenants - but landlords fear it will worsen housing conditions.

10

Asia stock markets slide as tech shares slump

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Trading on South Korea's Kospi index was halted for the third time this week to prevent panic selling.

09

Reflecting Pool liner cut with sharp knife or razor, National Park Service says

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Earlier in the week Donald Trump blamed vandals for "a 300 foot long gash" in the pool and accused someone of putting fertiliser in the water.

08

Aerial footage reveals destruction in coastal Venezuela

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Multi-storey buildings have collapsed in La Guaira following two major earthquakes on Wednesday.

06

Rescuers search rubble for survivors as Venezuela earthquakes kill at least 235

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At least 4,300 people have been injured after two seven-plus magnitude shallow quakes hit seconds apart.

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Quake reveals challenges facing country's battered infrastructure

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The twin quakes come less than six months after Venezuela's then-leader Nicolás Maduro was seized by US forces.