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A punishing heat wave in parts of the US has claimed the lives of at least a dozen people. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/lcLFG3H

Kathija Bibi recently retired after 33 years of illustrious service in India's Tamil Nadu state. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/jPkw6Ly

The law underscores China's aggressive diplomacy, but does not guarantee it will take greater actions. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/ieSNsvF

Forty thousand police officers have been deployed as violent protests spread beyond Paris to major cities in France. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/tkeuMzS

Crowds attempted to break into a Nike store, kicking and hitting windows, as violent riots rocked Paris for a third night. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/ZIaUzXL

Millions of dollars are going into community violence prevention. Will it work? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/5cnh1yz

Four-time Olympic gold medallist Simone Biles is set to make her return to competitive gymnastics at the 2023 US Classic in August. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/rVyYQ8R

Violent protests entered a second night in Paris, after a teenager was shot by police during a traffic stop. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/vCydZK7

A trial of a police officer for failing to protect Parkland students raises legal and moral questions. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/tTksx0u

Anger is boiling over after police shot dead a 17-year-old who refused a traffic stop. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/abLvrZn

Inspired by seeing a bagpipe player in his youth, Chukwu Oba Kalu wanted more Nigerians to play. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/RMq9gtW

Teenager Arisa Trew becomes the first female skateboarder to land a 720 in a competition. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/lCPFRbB

Actors David Corenswet and Rachel Brosnahan have been picked to star in the upcoming film. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/gh1e0fo

The competition is being held in India for the first time since 1996 - when it sparked uproar. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/F08o9PS

A 17-year-old is shot dead near Paris in broad daylight after failing to obey traffic police. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/krZwcp3

Bryan Kohberger is accused in the fatal stabbing of four Idaho university students last year. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/cFpv2RP

A Louisiana congressional map provoked a legal challenge arguing black voting power was being diluted. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/AdlEmRJ

Residents are evacuated after a fire rips through a high-rise residential building in Ajman. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/1LrZ9Wo

Evidence shows members of the president's family and armed forces are involved in the Captagon trade. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/V2BrepK

The inside story of the Nigerian market trader whose case exposed illegal organ removal in the UK. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/OwNziSP

Mr Obama said last week that India may "start pulling apart" if minority rights weren't protected. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/g5XGtva

Canberra cancelled Moscow's lease on a plot of land near parliament citing national security risks. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/TBxrUFt

An eyewitness has captured the moment a large funnel cloud tore through a neighbourhood in the US state of Indiana. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/qXLg76C

Jason Iggleden captured drone footage of a humpback whale following a kayaker in Sydney, Australia. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/39bnMaQ

Joseph O'Connor, 24, targeted some of the most popular accounts as part of a Bitcoin scam. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/fknvmC4

Wine recommendation apps are now using AI to help better match people with a bottle they will like. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/X51humW

The 65-year-old disappeared in mountains north of Los Angeles after hiking in bad weather in January. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/sI4JvSp

The US secretary of state calls the actions of the mercenary group a "direct challenge to Putin's authority". from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/6MUnjec

What happens to Wagner? What will Putin do next? And how will it affect war in Ukraine? Key questions answered. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/0qglzOV

Greece holds its second election in a month and Prime Minister Mitsotakis is hoping for a convincing win. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/1NnIJ6L

George Orwell's satirical novel has such resonance it has been translated into the local Shona language. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/ypHsPml

Extraordinary videos on social media show locals watching Wagner fighters taking tactical positions. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/Lysf1Yc

After a Supreme Court ruling, many states banned abortion - but now more Americans want it kept legal. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/rJCVoiy

The president and diplomats have called for calm amid a rise in violent incidents in the vote's run-up. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/RcxCNZD

Residents of a Ukrainian town devastated by floods when a dam collapsed describe life without water. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/rOcdYPv

Kenya felt it was best to sign a bilateral trade deal, despite claims that it undermined regional unity. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/mQu2RYE

James Cameron, who did 33 dives to Titanic's wreck, tells BBC he suspected immediately the sub was lost. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/SbhDte7

Over the years, the explorer spoke of his love for the sea. He was one of five killed on board the Titan submersible. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/TLtEqYO

In an exclusive BBC interview, the jailed Myanmar leader's youngest son urges the world to do more to help. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/KeNVtZX

Could a cyber-attack on a Russian technology company provide a rare insight into a Western hack? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/WS9BnDk

Personnel continue to scour the area where debris from the vessel was found. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/LqaOfEl

The US Coast Guard are said to have used the information to narrow the search area. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/K3yaITX

Canada Bread pleaded guilty to a role in a scheme to inflate the price of the food staple in Canada. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/TGqd9h2

Kristan Hawkins has relentlessly pursued one goal - to make abortion unthinkable and unavailable. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/K9c1aMw

Following the destruction of the Kakhovka dam, BBC analysis reveals the changes in the surrounding area. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/FaBK6v2

Manipur faces the darkest chapter in its modern history and could be engulfed by ethnic violence. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/MKYhNH0

A judge overturns a state law that blocked transgender minors from hormonal or surgical treatment. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/jzqCp1Y

With a massive search under way, what do we know about the Titanic submersible that has gone missing? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/42UxJrT

A neighbour captured the moment an uninvited guest tried to leave a Colorado home it broke into. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/JR59jDY

The World Bank says many years of financial support are needed as London hosts a major conference. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/an9MiPZ

A massive international search effort is under way for the missing vessel as time starts running out. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/H0fcUum

First released earlier this year, it shows the wreck as never seen before. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/7T0PMcD

At least eight children at a preschool were found with trace amounts of sedatives in their system. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/cADradC

The US and Canada are urgently searching for a tourist submersible not seen since Sunday. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/DUnN3lX

The collapse of the terraUSD stablecoin and the associated Luna token rocked cryptocurrency markets. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/MZtVXJF

CBS journalist David Pogue says it will be challenging for rescuers to find the vessel in time. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/gfDEAcF

A group of Indian academics want their names to be removed from textbooks they helped write - why? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/tDmd8Ln

The Norwegian comedian Viggo Venn made a high-energy entrance when he appeared on Breakfast. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/ubkv7MV

The Russian opposition leader faces multiple charges of extremism, which he says are politically motivated. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/Rv6Wtqb

Wyndham Clark produces a nerveless display as he holds off Rory McIlroy to win the US Open at the Los Angeles Country Club. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/cQYJAqp

Indians are the second-largest migrant group in Australia, and their numbers are continuing to rise. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/X0bk9Z8

Brazil play in an all-black kit for the first half of their win against Guinea in Spain as part of an anti-racism campaign. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/R3cj2ep

The US secretary of state is the first American diplomat to visit China in almost five years. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/z0ESPls

Cuban state agents were responsible for the death of dissident Oswaldo Payá, a new report concludes. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/oUOflWJ

The city's mayor attended the event and spoke about his hopes for a more diverse Poland. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/8RiSdD6

The president makes the remark at the end of speech calling for tougher gun control measures. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/rLKbotn

German archaeologists find a Bronze Age sword so new-looking it "almost shines". from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/H2ZIJ9l

Leela Row Dayal, an artist and athlete, led an extraordinary life - yet little is known about her. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/JfIEZoL

Eighteen-year-old Fedi was among the survivors of a deadly incident, where at least 78 people have died. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/zU4dASE

South Africa's president is spearheading the mediation effort at a time when he is under US pressure. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/tIOmZdz

The mayor of Perryton, near the Oklahoma border, says an unknown number of people have died. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/TUeIALc

Ten years after devastating floods ravaged India's Uttarakhand state, a survivor looks back. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/K75gBWV

Thousands of villagers are protesting plans for the world's largest refinery in Maharashtra. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/RlxzXa0

It looks like a character from an animated film, but this is a real snailfish deep in the Pacific Ocean. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/adEmw5g

The BBC goes to a Nato air exercise to see the challenges in training Ukrainians on F-16 fighters. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/ansF9PU

Who is Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the outgoing chief of Indian wrestling, who has athletes up in arms? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/BkT5iSF

Storms swept the Denver metro area and Boulder over the past few days from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/XnjTfx8

Ukrainian officials paint a different picture - of pushing forward in the east and south-west. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/uk3RBtq

As a man on his honeymoon received life support in Hawaii, thieves stole his car and belongings. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/fi4Cgka

BBC Arabic's new radio programme has been hearing about the suffering caused by the conflict. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/NPa5Ru6

The BBC's Russia editor uses the national holiday "Russia day" to ask people their thoughts on the war. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/XO3dJcv

The three-time prime minister leaves an indelible stamp on his country and on the European continent as a whole. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/W4IpV3h

Chief executive Linda Yaccarino says the company aims to "drive civilisation forward". from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/64BjusH

The 100th anniversary of the first edition of the Le Mans 24 Hour race tapped into the event's glorious past. What it might mean for the next 100 years of motoring is just as profound. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3BzLmgw

Test your knowledge of the news these last few days - 10 questions, 10 seconds each. Go! from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/P6ZiOGe

Stars like VIrat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja failed to win World Test Championship for India. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/gErLIv7

The children's mother survived for four days after the plane crashed in the jungle. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/FJXxghw

The 125-year-old institution is teaching a new generation of Belgians a different history. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/fNZxgW5

It appears to be the latest in a public falling out between the Wagner boss and Russian officials. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/DwIjROa

They set sail to flee persecution, they say - but ended up on an isolated island in the Indian Ocean. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/ExVA8pX

Some of those key to boosting agricultural output in Africa's most-populous nation have given up. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/kuUA8Kz

The crew members are receiving medical treatment after the accident while filming in Morocco. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/56HBnyj

Fires in Quebec that blanketed cities in hazardous smoke have tested seasoned firefighters. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/OCG5rDT

A short story from 1919 becomes a code word for discontent among jobless graduates. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/t2FBCJg

Four children have been found alive, weeks after a plane crash in the Amazon jungle. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/MAbNcVq

Four children and two adults were attacked in a park in France's Alpine region on Thursday. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/bOcxXUo

Police say they ended a six-hour siege at the site in Mogadishu, killing all seven attackers. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/ANt52TE

Quebec has seen improvements in the last 48 hours but country's west coast warns fire challenges ahead. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2xwQNjK

The actor died suddenly at home in his sleep due to a heart attack, his family tells US media. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/4ZWfLSg

It is a "magical day", says the president, as the siblings are found after 40 days missing. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/h8NPcw2

The BBC's James Waterhouse travelled past street lights and through what was a town square. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/upjxUIr

Zomato takes down an advert that faced backlash for its depiction of a Dalit character. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/NRcUskD

Demand for rubber in India is soaring but local producers are giving up their money-losing plantations. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/67vS2Ku

A selection of the best photos from across Africa and beyond this week. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/c7InulQ

Experts say Kyiv is trying to split the Russian forces in Zaporizhzhia into two detached groups. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/09BkvuU

The former president says he has been summoned to appear in court in Miami on Tuesday. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/UDZ9wYa

A 10m humpback whale has been rescued after becoming entangled in a shark net off Australia’s Gold Coast. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/ciAVB51

Rutvij failed to get into an elite Ivy League university. Was he a victim of discrimination? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/Mmewizp

Drones are dropping supplies to those trapped by floodwaters in Russian-controlled areas of the Kherson region. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/ZpeOT3v

Japan's Self-Defence Forces are struggling to recruit from a population that is shrinking and ageing. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/sEHw6m7

The uninvited guest managed to open the door of the vehicle and went in it to get dog food left inside. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/73UnxEp

CCTV footage captured the moment a would-be thief was stopped in his tracks at an Australian liquor store. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2gbMJ86

Black women in the North African country are looked down on and made to feel that they do not belong. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/OzE8XN5

A 90-year-old Indian villager has been sentenced for life for the murder of 10 Dalits in 1981. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/gU0q8rt

At least 42 people have died and more than 13,600 homes have been swamped in Haiti. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/V1WI7jn

A flood of water has been released after a major dam in the Russian-controlled region of Kherson was hit. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/fdk4PSe

The tech giant used data collected from child Xbox users without telling parents, US regulators say. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/SbYmEcA

The UK is sending missiles to Ukraine – but how could Storm Shadows change its fight against Russia? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/rLhoDAl

The recruitment of nurses by high-income countries is "out of control", a nursing body says. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/Co8ic4v