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Today

Mangione admits killing healthcare CEO and pleads guilty to federal charges

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"I shot Mr Thompson in Manhattan and he died," the 28-year-old said after pleading guilty to charges of stalking resulting in death.

US aircraft carrier on way to relieve USS Lincoln after issues reported on board

USS Abraham Lincoln controversy

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Thousands of sailors on the Lincoln have reportedly faced food shortages and broken plumbing, with some considering jumping overboard.

Dozens injured and thousands evacuated in Croatia wildfire

6h

Officials say the blaze, near the port town of Omis, is one of the worst in Croatia's history.

Afghan women tell the BBC their lives are unrecognisable after five years of Taliban rule

Afghan women suppressed yet resisting

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Women across the country speak of public floggings, losing their jobs, and barriers to healthcare that endanger lives.

Activists try to deliver aid to Palestinians in homes besieged by Israeli settlers

US calls settlers siege terrorism

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Two families have been trapped in their homes in the occupied West Bank for several days.

UK diplomats no longer get hardship bonus for being posted to Buenos Aires

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Civil servants are entitled to extra money for working in difficult or dangerous cities around the world.

France's top court blocks social media ban for under-15s

France blocks under15 ban

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The Constitutional Council says it infringes upon freedom of expression - but President Macron vows to prepare a new draft.

Why is Selena Gomez being sued?

9h

BBC journalist Ana Guerra-Moore looks at why investors who backed Wondermind Global are claiming the pop star failed to fulfil promises.

Trump asks Supreme Court to allow ballroom work to continue

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Forcing the US president to go "hat-in-hand to Congress" for permission would be "dangerous", the administration says.

Moment €9m worth of art stolen from Italy museum

Three stolen paintings recovered Parma

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Police released the CCTV footage after the art, which was stolen in March, was recovered.

Instagram accounts fuelling Ceuta crisis with paid advice for help to cross

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BBC's Top Comment podcast has found a network of Instagram profiles glamourising the swim around the Morocco-Ceuta border fence.

Builders unearth €9m gold stash sealed in walls of Belgian property

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Construction workers found the stash in the walls of a cellar while drilling to lay sewage pipes.

Presidential vote counting halted in Zambia over alleged attacks on polling staff

15h

The electoral commission said violence had "resulted in the theft of marked ballot papers".

US missionary released following kidnap in Niger, Christian group says

American missionary pilot released

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Kevin Rideout, who was kidnapped outside his home in the capital last October, is now with US officials.

Yesterday

Watch: What happens if Luigi Mangione pleads guilty today?

17h

Attorneys for Mangione, who is accused of killing United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, are meeting federal prosecutors on Friday.

Stolen Matisse artworks recovered by police in Brazil

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A man is arrested after eight works by the French artist are found at a home in greater São Paulo.

Teens who fled Venezuela after deadly quakes caught in another disaster in Colombia

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Deivi Delfín and his brother moved to Colombia after a quake in Venezuela killed their mother, but were caught in another deadly disaster.

'Unprecedented' rain in Japan kills eight people

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The storm cut power to more than 20,000 households and left 7,000 people stranded at Tokyo's Narita airport.

Indian solar mission's new findings throw light on enduring Sun mysteries

23h

Why is the Sun's corona millions of degrees hotter than its surface? And how does it maintain its inexplicably high temperature?

BBC Verify speaks to woman who filmed ICE agent pointing gun at her

ICE points gun at citizen

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BBC Verify has examined footage shared by a Virginia woman in which an ICE agent points his gun at her.

US says dozens of countries helped China dodge Trump's tariffs

US accuses over 40 countries

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A new US report said China had moved goods through nations with lower tariffs to dodge higher levies.

Putin can no longer claim victory in Ukraine, Nobel Peace Prize winner tells BBC

Muratov says Putin has lost

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In an exclusive interview with the BBC’s Steve Rosenberg, Dmitry Muratov says the Kremlin leader can only "destroy Ukraine, not conquer it", with the war now in its fifth year.

Engine parts smashed Ryanair window that man's head was sucked out of, report says

Engine failure nearly sucked passenger

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A preliminary report by US investigators says an engine fan blade broke on last month's flight from Greece to Germany.

Family of Irish plane crash victim awarded $29m in damages

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A jury in Chicago in the US awarded the sum to Michael Ryan's family after his widow Naoise Connolly Ryan brought a civil suit against Boeing.

Ebola outbreak on track to be deadliest ever, WHO chief says

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The outbreak, declared on 15 May, has caused more than 2,000 deaths, with thousands more reported cases.

Conditions on US aircraft carrier at sea for more than 250 days raise alarms

Sailors attempt suicide aboard Lincoln

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Thousands of sailors on the USS Abraham Lincoln have reportedly faced food shortages and broken plumbing, with some considering jumping overboard.

Air India to test all pilots for banned substances

Air India pilot tests positive

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It comes after one of its planes suddenly lost altitude last week, with a number of passengers injured.

Conditions on US aircraft carrier at sea for more than 250 days raise alarms

Sailors attempt suicide aboard Lincoln

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Thousands of sailors on the USS Abraham Lincoln have reportedly faced food shortages and broken plumbing, with some considering jumping overboard.

Mangione lawyers to meet federal prosecutors amid reports of plea deal

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Mangione faces two federal charges of stalking resulting in death, each carrying a maximum sentence of life in prison.

Romania shuts only nuclear plant as heat causes huge drop in Danube River level

Heat threatens European nuclear plants

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The Cernavodă plant, which produces 20% of Romania's electricity, is not expected to be restarted within the next 10 days.

Presidential pardon for French alleged spy accused of plotting Mali coup

Mali pardons French DGSE agent

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France is yet to comment on Yann Vezilier's pardon and previously called the accusations "unfounded".

Person fined after using foghorn to wake sleeping polar bear

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Under local regulations in the region, "it is forbidden to needlessly disturb, attract or pursue a polar bear".

Who could replace White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt?

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The job requires managing a complex relationship with the media - as well Trump's high expectations.

Four Canadian hockey stars remain suspended after sexual assault acquittal

Hockey hazing suspensions upheld

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A fifth has been reinstated, though an appeals board found that the whole group broke Hockey Canada's code of conduct.

‘Justified’ or ’no business being there’? Tennessee munitions town loyal to Trump but divided on Iran

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Hear from voters in Kingsport, home to a munitions plant supplying the US military, as tensions over the Iran war spark debate.

Eurovision Song Contest 2027 to be held in Burgas, Bulgaria

Burgas hosts Eurovision 2027

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The Black Sea location has been selected after Bulgarian singer Dara won this year's contest.

Presidential vote counting halted in Zambia over alleged attacks on polling staff

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The electoral commission said violence had "resulted in the theft of marked ballot papers".

French ambassador to CAR accused of misconduct at official residence faces disciplinary action

French ambassador accused of misconduct

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The accusations against Bruno Foucher prompted investigations into a potential security breach.

UK defends seizing shadow fleet tanker after Putin threat

Britain seizes Russian shadow fleet

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