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Missile attack on Israel lays bare deep divisions among Iranians

Social media users express a mixture of pride, uncertainty and fear after Iran's strike on Israel.

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Published: 6 hrs ago

TikTok influencer 'Mr Prada' arrested for second degree murder

He is accused of killing a 69-year-old Louisiana therapist, whose body was found by police on Sunday.

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Published: 4 hrs ago

Biden says US discussing possible Israeli strikes on Iran oil facilities

The price of crude oil shot up by 5% immediately after Mr Biden’s comments.

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Published: 40 min ago

Helene is deadliest mainland US hurricane since Katrina

Hundreds of people are still missing and nearly a million homes are without power a week after the storm tore across the US south-east.

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Published: 1 hrs ago

Five takeaways from new filing in Trump election case

Trump allegedly said it didn't matter if he won or lost 2020 election, he would still "fight like hell".

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Published: 3 hrs ago

Treasure hunter finally finds Golden Owl after decades

An owl statuette which was buried 31 years ago as part of a treasure hunt has reportedly been found in France.

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Published: 9 hrs ago

At least 78 die as ferry capsizes on DR Congo lake

A video circulating online shows the boat tilting to one side and then sinking just before it arrived.

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Published: 1 hrs ago

Iran may be behind attacks on Israeli embassies, Sweden says

Blasts and gunfire were reported near the Israeli embassies in Copenhagen and Stockholm earlier this week.

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Published: 3 hrs ago

Singapore ex-minister gets prison in rare case

Subramaniam Iswaran, a former cabinet minister, had pleaded guilty to accepting gifts while in public service.

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Published: 17 hrs ago

India's top court saves a poor student's college dream

Atul Kumar missed the deadline to pay his college fee by a few seconds - then a court stepped in to help him.

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Published: 11 hrs ago

Dozens of tigers dead after bird flu hits Vietnam zoos

Officials believe the animals caught the virus from infected chicken meat they were fed at two zoos.

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Published: 13 hrs ago

Dominican Republic 'to deport up to 10,000 migrants a week'

Many Haitian migrants are fleeing extreme gang violence and poverty in the capital Port-au-Prince.

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Published: 16 hrs ago

Watch: Jeremy Bowen presses Hamas deputy leader on 7 October attacks

One of the most senior leaders of Hamas - a group designated a terrorist organisation by the UK and others - speaks to the BBC's Jeremy Bowen.

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Published: 1 hrs ago

Watch: ‘Ring of fire’ eclipse shines over South America

The solar eclipse was visible in Chile and Argentina on 2 October.

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Published: 17 hrs ago

Hidden runway bomb explodes just after plane takes off

A bomb, probably dropped in WW2, goes off at an airport, about a minute after a passenger plane passed by.

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Published: 11 hrs ago