'It's phenomenal!': Excitement in Florida ahead of Artemis launch

BBC’s Leyla Khodabakhshi speaks to locals and visitors in Florida ahead of the Artemis II mission blast off.

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Megan Thee Stallion taken to hospital during Moulin Rouge performance

The rapper "started feeling very ill" mid-way through the show in New York, her representative told US media.

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Kid Rock sparks US Army probe after helicopter flyby at his mansion

The country rock artist posted footage on Saturday of himself saluting the aircraft from his outdoor pool.

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Who are the Artemis II astronauts heading to the Moon?

The crew, who are accomplished pilots, engineers and scientists, reveal their hopes, fears and family sacrifices.

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Gaza peace doubts deepen as attention shifts to Iran

With the world focused on the Iran war, there is increasing uncertainty about what happens next for Gaza. 

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How Australia’s seven-month-long manhunt came to an end

Fugitive Dezi Freeman has been wanted since he shot dead two police officers on his rural property in August last year.

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How deepfake porn scandal surrounding TV star rocked Germany

Collien Fernandes has accused her ex-husband of spreading images of her online, but he has categorically denied it.

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'Memory of a generation': China mourns the sudden death of a controversial education influencer

The divisive 41-year-old was among the country's most prominent influencers.

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Three charts that are warning signs flashing for Trump on Iran war

As gas prices rise, Trump's approval rating is heading into politically dangerous territory.

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A right-wing populist party made big poll gains in Australia - and it's shaking up politics

Pauline Hanson's One Nation is riding a wave of popularity driven by voters weary of mainstream parties.

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Everyday life in Asia is being upended by Iran war fuel crisis

Asia relies heavily on oil and gas from the Gulf, and shortages and higher prices are starting to bite.

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Cuba's mothers-to-be prepare to give birth in a country plunged into darkness

Two pregnant women tell the BBC's Will Grant of their hopes and fears as their nation is mired in crisis.

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Kenyans fighting illegally for Russia in Ukraine to be granted amnesty

It is illegal for Kenyans to serve in foreign armies and can carry a sentence of up to 10 years in jail.

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Israeli strike next to British journalist is not AI-generated

The video of the strike, hitting just metres from RT's Steve Sweeney and his crew, was recorded on Thursday in southern Lebanon.

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The Bachelorette's messy break-up with its unlikely star Taylor Frankie Paul

The TikTok and reality TV star was a risky choice for the squeaky clean franchise -and ended up being a wrong one.

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'BTS is everything for us': K-pop fans gather in Seoul for comeback show

Some 260,000 fans are expected to watch BTS perform together on Saturday for the first time since 2022.

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer actor Nicholas Brendon dies aged 54

Brendon died of "natural cases", his family said in a statement, remembering him as "passionate" and "sensitive".

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Norway's crown princess breaks silence, claiming she was 'manipulated and deceived' by Epstein

Crown Princess Mette Marit tells Norwegian TV she wishes she had never met the late sex offender.

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Teenager among first to be executed over Iran's anti-government protests

Saleh Mohammadi, a member of Iran's national wrestling team, was found guilty of killing police officers alongside two other men, state media say.

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Why UK governing Labour's Brexit focus has shifted from Leavers to Remainers

Will the pursuit of a closer relationship with the EU risk courting electoral disaster by alienating Brexit-backing voters?

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Sony removes 135,000 'deepfakes' of its artists' music

The company says the proliferation of AI has enabled people to upload fake songs to streaming sites.

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South Africans say criminal gangs are exploiting the water crisis

Residents of some areas have been without mains water for weeks.

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Top US counterterrorism official resigns over Iran war, urging Trump to 'reverse course'

National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent says Trump "started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby".

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US judge orders Trump administration to reopen Voice of America

Some 85% of VOA staff were laid off by Trump who accused the international broadcaster of bias.

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Chile's president begins building border barrier less than week into term

José Antonio Kast visited the ditch - a few feet wide and deep - on Monday, calling it a "milestone".

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'My mother cried out one last time': Palestinian boy, 12, describes how Israeli forces killed his family in car

Khaled Bani Odeh's parents and two brothers were shot dead as they drove home from a shopping trip in the occupied West Bank.

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Millions without electricity as Cuba's power grid collapses

Cuba's chronic fuel shortages have been exacerbated by a US blockade on oil shipments to the island.

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Iran taking steps to prevent anti-establishment protests, Tehran residents tell BBC

Residents describe new security checkpoints around the capital, where they say people are stopped and searched.

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My letter to my dead daughter - after forgiving the man who killed her

The mother of Ann Grosmaire, 19, who was shot dead by her boyfriend, explains why she chose restorative justice.

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Treasure hunter freed from prison after refusing to turn over shipwreck gold

Tommy Thompson spent more than a decade in prison after refusing to disclose the whereabouts of 500 missing gold coins.

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Family of Michigan synagogue suspect killed in Lebanon airstrike, officials say

The FBI said the suspect had large quantities of fireworks and petrol in his vehicle when it caught fire after ramming a synagogue on Thursday.

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Iranians react to new supreme leader's first address

People in Iran are questioning who's really in charge after Mojtaba Khamenei's first address came via a presenter on state TV.

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Emirati minister tells BBC Iran must end strikes on Gulf

The UAE says more than 1,800 drones and missiles have been projected at the country since the war began.

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Volcanic fragments rain down as Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupts

This eruption episode sent fragments made of ash, pumice, and pieces of volcanic glass into communities, forcing highway closures and the evacuation of tourists.

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Bodies of two Chinese backpackers found in Australian floodwaters

The pair had been reported missing on Tuesday after failing to reach their destination.

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'Even under missiles we carry on living' - how young Iranians are coping with war

Iranians say they are sheltering at home and rarely venturing out on near-empty streets as the US-Israeli bombing campaign continues.

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Inside the Australian hotel where Iranian footballers escaped to claim asylum

Activists played a key role in making contact with the women as they tried to dodge their minders.

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Katy Perry loses trademark case against Australian designer Katie Perry

The US singer lost the case in 2023 and later won on appeal, but now judges have ruled against her.

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US missile hit military base near Iran school, video analysis shows

A US Tomahawk missile hit a military base near a primary school in southern Iran where Iranian authorities said 168 people were killed, expert video analysis shows.

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Spain's migrants welcome amnesty: 'It will help us in every way'

Madrid cites humanitarian and economic reasons to give undocumented workers legal status.

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Australia urged to protect Iranian women's football team as they prepare to fly home

Concern has grown for team after one critic called them 'wartime traitors' for failing to salute during the Iranian anthem.

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Explosion at US embassy in Oslo may have been terrorism, Norway police say

Police say they are investigating other motives after the blast caused minor damage to the embassy building.

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Watch: Moment of drone strike close to Dubai Airport

Video filmed by a witness and verified by the BBC shows a drone crashing close to the airport.

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Armed robots take to the battlefield in Ukraine war

Ukraine has embarked on a programme to deploy armed robots on the battlefield against Russian forces.

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Inside Venezuela's political transition two months after Maduro's ousting

The BBC's Ione Wells reports from the country and speaks to recently freed opposition politicians about the government's future and relations with the US.

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Israeli troops push into Lebanon for yet another war with Iran's proxy Hezbollah

The BBC sees troops and tanks massing near the border, as speculation mounts that Israel is planning a full-scale ground invasion to fight Hezbollah. 

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'We have been preparing': Why the boots on the ground in Iran could be Kurdish

Iranian Kurdish opposition groups in exile in northern Iraq tell the BBC they have plans to cross the border but deny already doing so.

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US asked Ukraine for help fighting Iranian drones, Zelensky says

Ukraine's president says Kyiv will only help if doing so does not deplete its own air defences.

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Watch: How war in Iran may affect food and fuel prices

The BBC's Nick Marsh examines how unrest in the Middle East will impact living costs around the world.

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DR Congo government says 200 killed after landslide at rebel-held mine

The M23, which controls the coltan-rich area, has not commented and the death toll is hard to verify.

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Musk tells jury 'people read too much' into his posts

The billionaire is accused of misleading investors in the run-up to his 2022 Twitter purchase.

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Spain's Pedro Sánchez hits back at Trump threat to sever trade saying 'no to war'

Spain's prime minister delivers a strong rebuttal to US President Donald Trump's threat to end trade with his country.

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Why Europe's leaders have struggled to speak as one on Iran

European nations say they want to work better together but have differing priorities

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A rap star might just beat a former PM - what this says about Nepal's Gen Z election

Many hope the vote could bring change after protests last year, and shatter decades of political paralysis.

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Six US soldiers killed in Iranian strike on Kuwait base

The US defence secretary confirms a US military base was hit by an Iranian missile on Sunday.

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Oil and gas prices rise on new Iran threat to Gulf shipping

Iranian official threatens to "set fire" to any ships passing through the crucial Strait of Hormuz.

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Hegseth on Iran attacks: 'This is not Iraq, this is not endless'

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth offered few details about the operation, leaving questions unanswered about the scope or duration.

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Watch: Video appears to show US F-15 fighter jet crashing in Kuwait

The US says six of its F-15 jets were "mistakenly shot down by Kuwaiti air defenses", with all crew in a stable condition.

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At least 153 dead after reported strike on school, Iran says

Iran has blamed the US and Israel for the strike; the US is looking into reports of the incident, while the IDF says it is "not aware" of operations in the area.

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Where have Nepal's 'nepo kids' gone as corruption takes centre stage in election?

The excess of politicians' children was front and centre of the anger that drove protests that toppled the government last year.

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The months of planning behind US-Israeli mission to target Iran's supreme leader

A piece of crucial intelligence arrived just hours before the attack on a compound in central Tehran.

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Ayatollah Khamenei's iron grip on power in Iran comes to an end

Iranian state TV confirms the supreme leader has been killed on the first day of massive US and Israeli air strikes on the country.

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