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News imageIsraeli security and rescue personnel work next to a part of a projectile following a missile attack from Iran towards Israel.
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Iran fires missiles towards Israel for first time since April ceasefire

Israel earlier said it struck Hezbollah targets in Lebanon's capital Beirut, prompting threats of an Iranian response.


News imagePeople inspect the damage inside a building following an Israeli strike on the southern suburbs of Beirut.

Israel strikes Beirut suburb days after US-brokered truce

Israel says the attacks on the Lebanese capital were ordered "in response to Hezbollah's firing at Israeli territory".

3 hrs ago
Middle East
News image(L-R) Russia's President Vladimir Putin walks with China's President Xi Jinping and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un

Friendship or leverage: Why is Xi Jinping going to North Korea?

Beijing is trying to reassert influence over a strategically vital yet deeply unpredictable partner.

2 hrs ago
Asia

Trump abruptly ends NBC interview after clash over 'rigged election' claim

During the interview, the president was repeatedly challenged on several points by the show's presenter Kristen Welker.

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Zelensky's close European allies set out five conditions for peace talks

The Ukrainian president's meeting with his staunchest European allies came as US President Donald Trump's focus shifts to the war with Iran.

2 hrs ago
Europe

Eriksen conscious after collapsing in Denmark game

Christian Eriksen collapsed during Denmark's friendly against Ukraine but is now conscious, says the Danish Football Association.

5 hrs ago
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'A World Cup for them not us': Fans' anger at US travel bans and visa restrictions

Fans across the world say US travel bans and visa regulations make them feel excluded from the World Cup.

43 mins ago
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The world's oldest animated film at 100

Lotte Reiniger's The Adventures of Prince Achmed was released a century ago in 1926. This stop-motion classic makes her "a key figure in the history of cinema".

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What blindside divorce tells us about modern love

More people are sharing their experience of being divorced out of the blue. Psychologists tell the BBC why a spouse might initiate a sudden split.


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