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Five are in critical condition at an Illinois theatre as lethal tornados sweep several US states. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/EzdbwO7

These folk dancers from Maharashtra don't want their daughters to learn the traditional dance - why? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/lOLX9Ph

Nearly 70,000 people are without power in Arkansas, which is in a state of emergency. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/mNDRdc0

Little Rock in Arkansas saw a strong tornado approaching during a weather report on KTHV. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/jIQ9EeL

Two families from India and Romania were trying to cross into the US, officials say. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/R0ceB6V

Andrew Tate and his brother are to be moved from custody into house arrest, a Romanian judge rules. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/OqMuX7p

A selection of the best photos from across Africa and beyond this week. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/xUSd6O9

The politicians left behind placards on their desks that read "space for neutrality". from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/WCdI4ck

The highly-watched trial draws to a close as the jury decides who crashed into whom from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/Q6bMiR7

This week's shooting in Nashville has highlighted the small cohort of people in the US who have been caught up in multiple mass shootings. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3r7uGkU

The Vatican says there has been "a marked improvement" in the 86-year-old pontiff's health. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/eJrhgN1

There were tense moments - and an apology for a 2019 remark - at the trial over a ski crash in Utah. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/NB0S319

Fifa has stripped Indonesia of hosting rights for the Under-20 World Cup. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/J7ZsGez

Gaelic football has been an unlikely source of joy, adventure and boundary-breaking change for young people in Cambodia. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/wqf3jSe

The suspect was arrested at Boston's airport before boarding a one-way fight to Guatemala. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/A6HBhOE

Finished in 1986, the Bataan plant in the Philippines has never produced a kilowatt of electricity. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/Bz90H5h

The Sabrina The Teenage Witch actress says she was near Monday's deadly Nashville school shooting. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/OvYH8GU

The King joked with his hosts as he impressed with his language skills at a lavish banquet. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/Tsg3Jbp

An expert witness faces a testy cross-examination as tries to lay out the science of the collision. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/PHxh3Oz

As the role-playing game inspires another Hollywood adaptation, we look at its enduring popularity. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/tfFbdsD

Flooded farmlands in America's "bread basket" have big consequences for US and global food supplies. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/r6hmaHy

Gay sex is already illegal in Uganda but a tough new law threatens the places where some seek refuge. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/OlpVXPW

Average rents in the Emirate rose by more than a third last year as soaring demand outstripped supply. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/8bzRXDp

Police fatally shot the suspect just minutes after arriving at Nashville's Covenant School. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/wRz7Of3

Companies pay tiny amounts for recyclable waste in Beirut. Deiri Fayyad dives into bins to find it. from BBC News - World https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-65058100?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Taken all together, Kim Jong Un's tests in the past fortnight have concerned analysts. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/36bfdV0

Clearview AI has been used by the police nearly a million times in the US, it tells the BBC. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/JQXafU3

Authorities say nine men survived a collapsed gold mine in South Kivu. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/hNEDPuj

After surviving a mass shooting in Illinois, a woman visiting Nashville confronts media. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/kcMm7vR

His proposed changes provoked an outpouring of anger from nearly all parts of Israeli society. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/vP41w9F

Tens of thousands demonstrate after the removal of Yoav Gallant - who spoke out against controversial judicial reforms. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/AjJtYEe

Yoav Gallant is sacked by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after opposing the controversial shake-up. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/ItH9awh

The Hollywood star was arrested by police in New York after a woman alleged she was assaulted. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2AgVErh

Surveillance video footage shows the intensity of the tornado as it battered Amory High School. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/V1cyBgz

The time of day is a matter of dispute because of a row between political and religious authorities. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/ITcF348

Crushed cars and glass litter the streets of Rolling Fork, a rural town wiped out by the storm that claimed 26 lives. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/r7UiMEp

The same tools that are empowering dissent are also hobbling protests. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/AXZlMsb

As Donald Trump stares down a potential arrest, it is business as usual at his campaign rally. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/YAnqFkd

Yoav Gallant's call comes as Israelis opposed to the changes hold further nationwide mass rallies. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/LNtHq0v

A selection of striking images from around the world, taken in the past seven days. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/ViMCxH7

How will the former US President handle his courthouse entry if he has to turn himself in? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/egaxpIn

The boat, which was trying to reach Italy, is the fifth to capsize in two days in the Mediterranean. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/bsMK1xc

Gary Campbell, 59, paid for abuse to be carried out as he watched from his home in Sutherland. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/lY50zui

Analysts say North Korea's claim it can cause a "radioactive tsunami" should be viewed with scepticism. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/8Pef6Hw

His expeditions to Antarctica helped prove that humans were responsible for global warming. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/qal5f69

The move is part of efforts to limit a surge of border crossings between New York and Quebec. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/qIwBvsz

A selection of the best photos from across Africa and beyond this week. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/oVjd8kR

Jack Dorsey's Block sees shares drop after famed short-seller Hindenburg levels claims. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/ryhv0AV

Fire engulfs the building's front as violence flares in several cities during pension reform protests. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/fMdJ6z4

Police believe they have arrested Do Kwon, the crypto boss accused of a multibillion-dollar fraud. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/cImYUjx

The Republican was criticised in the US and Ukraine for calling the war a "territorial dispute". from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/faOkWvV

The plane carried 52kg of meth from PNG to Australia with flight monitoring switched off in an effort to avoid detection. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/HJCxO5n

Two Somali sex workers describe how they were drawn into the dangerous illegal underground scene. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/iyKCnMZ

Five years since the trade war started, American firms seem less inclined to invest in China. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/6QKfZbw

An Israeli museum is showing the 1,100-year-old Codex Sassoon before it is sold for as much as $50m. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/9cBI4VD

When peace broke out among New York's gangs, breaking was born. But few foresaw it conquering the world and morphing into an Olympic sport. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/JSEaxNz

The Oscar-winner denies a lawsuit claiming she caused serious injuries to a man on the slopes in Utah. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/qlfJT3C

Trains in the north and south of the Netherlands are affected, with some services stopping for a week. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/LI4xZgN

People identifying as gay or a sexual minority could face lengthy prison terms if it becomes law. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/i6T1C5q

Uganda's parliament drafts new law that criminalises identifying as LGBT in the country. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/TjY2ty5

The UK says the depleted uranium shells, which it is sending to Ukraine, are "standard". from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/WCXrO1b

Saad Ibrahim Almadi, 72, was arrested in November 2021 when he arrived in Riyadh to visit his family. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/sZPXapT

The Chinese and Russian leaders meet again on Tuesday during Xi Jinping's visit to Moscow. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/FLb364D

Police in New York, Washington DC and Los Angeles are expected to mobilise in case of potential unrest. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/e0BrFcY

Why Chhattisgarh's tribal people are against a new coal mine owned by the Adani Group? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/31bHZSa

If confirmed as a Ukrainian attack, it would be a rare foray into the occupied region. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/j1B9KdP

A US court says the banks must face claims they enabled the deceased financier's sex trafficking. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/29x6m8b

As Putin welcomes Xi to Moscow, the BBC examines the relationship between the two world leaders. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/dHWoDKu

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba hailed the "game-changing decision" from the EU. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/oEnui0M

Tens of thousands are crossing into Canada via Roxham Road, an unofficial border in upstate New York. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/qShaLkC

Six central banks move to keep credit flowing worldwide after two big institutions collapsed. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/GdgtD8Y

The visit - not yet confirmed by Riyadh - would build on a thaw in tensions, brokered by China. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/WRAbvLw

The Russian president toured the Ukrainian city devastated by Russian shelling, the Kremlin says. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/e4ALE3w

The deputy president has suggested a radical step to reduce alcohol abuse - closing nearly all pubs. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/RzdaCjZ

Emergency talks are reported in Zurich as regulators seek a deal for Credit Suisse before Monday. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/Wq0XLK2

No-confidence motions face the Macron government as it tries to force its unpopular changes into law. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/AkZRitK

Cyclone Gabrielle has sparked a nationwide debate about climate change and vulnerable homes. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/GORqmrd

A strong earthquake off Ecuador's southern coast left people trapped in collapsed houses. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/7KNCLh2

The renewed accord means exports can continue via Ukraine's Black Sea ports, but it is unclear how long for. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/K19VM7e

The policy slogan used by Rishi Sunak is the same as that used 10 years ago in Australia. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/zqZ8bdw

Experts who investigated iEarn Bot say it could be part of one of the biggest-ever crypto scandals. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2gC3tsH

Rescue teams continue to look for victims after Cyclone Freddy's destructive path through Malawi. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/8wibTUM

The large-scale fish deaths were first reported on Friday morning in New South Wales' town of Menindee. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/autgXv3

Despite the charges against him at the Hague, the chances of a prosecution for Ukraine war crimes are slim. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/Dx9iFvc

Reddick, who played Charon in the John Wick action-thriller movies, died of natural causes. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/FBuYUlT

A vote on Finland's membership now goes to Turkey's parliament, but Sweden's bid is still held up. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/gElV8rW

Blake Johnston has been riding waves for over 30 hours and plans to keep going. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/b5xasEz

More than 1,000 students have returned to finish degrees after fleeing fighting a year ago. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/HbPUKne

A selection of the best photos from across Africa and beyond this week. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/UFEy51A

The country's ageing population and shrinking workforce are a threat to its economic growth. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/MA3ihy2

France's president has sidelined MPs and forced through plans to raise the pension age from 62 to 64. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/A3BX67s

The French government has invoked a power that means no vote is needed for the reforms to go ahead. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/tC51Nzx

Police say the 26-year-old victim had teeth forcibly removed after being kidnapped for ransom. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/L91Emno

Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan's iconic 1973 film Abhimaan continues to wow audiences even as it turns 50. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/IWdYjPf

The actor has openly acknowledged his Vietnamese roots but the reaction to his historic win has been muted. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/TqxJE4y

The group of foreign citizens were arrested in Poland accused of a sabotage plot. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/892TCAW

Police respond with tear gas as Eintracht Frankfurt fans charge through the streets. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/vf36c0a

Inflation hits triple digits for the first time since the period of hyperinflation in the early 1990s. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/L96nSOp

The incident in Washington, DC is the latest in a string of reported near-collisions on US airport runways. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/ywPgBbK

The BBC's Jonathan Paye-Layleh is retiring after covering Liberia for three tumultuous decades. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/QlavHpX

The controversial social media influencer has been detained since December. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/OVXA4c9

Justyna Wydrzynska said she sent the pills when she found out the woman was in an abusive relationship. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/xhOy50v

A plan to strengthen the army in the wake of the Ukraine war has been "pitiful" so far, an MP says. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/JgusASd

Thousands of demonstrators massed on a main road, bringing the Israeli city to a standstill. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/WHqFPAL

Labour groups had opposed contractor status, saying it robbed them of rights like sick leave. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/c1wZW6g

They are carrying out detailed assessments of why so many buildings collapsed. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/T8qIlXi

Test your knowledge of the news these last few days - 10 questions, 10 seconds each. Go! from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/q5oWltp

The US, UK and Australia say new nuclear-powered submarines will help ensure stability in the Pacific. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/V5NAbCP

Stock markets ended lower despite efforts to limit the fallout from Silicon Valley Bank's collapse. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/GlSi7M3

Everything Everywhere All at Once scoops the best picture Oscar - as Michelle Yeoh wins best actress. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/p1xa784

Political outcry about TikTok national security risks has made little dent among users. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/l3pWda4

Militants set the fire to "dominate" the world's largest refugee camp, Bangladesh investigators say. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/Aa3CT82

Both Ukraine and Russia have reported inflicting significant losses in the eastern city. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/JeCvygV

Russia captured Mariupol in May after a brutal siege. Now, it's trying to win hearts and minds. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/vaHA5qF

The famous carpet may have changed for this year's Oscars, but the glamour is the same as ever. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/qTuYwae

The UK, US and Australian leaders are set to agree plans to supply Canberra with nuclear submarines. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/dyb6Rh3

The cost-of-living crisis is prompting people to borrow, in order to pay pastors to pray for them. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/0ZWNr6x

Telugu song Naatu Naatu is up against heavyweights like Lady Gaga and Rihanna at the 2023 Academy Awards. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/bzKRJa6

Cate Blanchett is among nominees at the 95th Academy Awards, which will be hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/a2n0NGy