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An all-female team tracked it down amid deadly snakes and 50C heat in a forest known as 'hell on Earth'. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/vnbce1F

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

Police say the suspect featured thrice on America's Most Wanted and used 13 aliases to evade arrest. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/5p30y6b

Survivors of the Greece boat disaster say an attempt by the Greek coastguard to tow the boat made it sink. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/zE5VcYr

A local police commander fears people may be trapped underneath the toppled-over vehicle. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/YrDahgn

Approved psychiatrists can now prescribe MDMA and magic mushrooms for disorders like depression. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/6Spud2G

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/Hs3lQt6

Facebook parent Meta's oversight has recommended Hun Sen's suspension over an inflammatory video. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/R0JjBcx

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/jMFN2HP

Millions of dollars are going into community violence prevention. Will it work? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/vui1NZ2

France is bracing for a third night of violence after 17-year-old Nahel M was shot dead by police. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/cM7NSbo

Former sheriff's deputy Scot Peterson stayed outside a school during a mass shooting. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/h9g0EMC

The 90-minute mission had paying passengers - from the Italian Air Force - for the first time. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/NIwvdQE

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/ESpXyMx

Anger is boiling over after police shot dead a 17-year-old who refused a traffic stop. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/lRuO4fM

Inspired by seeing a bagpipe player in his youth, Chukwu Oba Kalu wanted more Nigerians to play. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/zgpew9X

Garbriel Fortin will spend up to 22 years in prison for the murder of three employment managers. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/6MoANa8

Seoul scraps a centuries-old age-counting system in favour of international standards. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/iBSTpkX

The competition is being held in India for the first time since 1996 - when it sparked uproar. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/9NydqPm

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/Jdhv42F

It comes as the largest LGBT celebration in the country has been suspended since 2021. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/LHT0AyG

At least two people have been killed and 22 injured after a missile strike on Ukraine's city Kramatorsk. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/p2ea1uN

What we know about the Russian equipment and troops lost during the recent uprising. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/vxNZ7FM

Yevgeny Prigozhin, who led a Russian mutiny, arrives in Belarus and his men are offered a military base. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/iFIewYH

A Louisiana congressional map provoked a legal challenge arguing black voting power was being diluted. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/XlEa1WP

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

The inside story of the Nigerian market trader whose case exposed illegal organ removal in the UK. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/i4Vmko5

The Russian president said decisions were made during the rebellion to avoid bloodshed. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/yDEtqYw

Joseph O'Connor, 24, targeted some of the most popular accounts as part of a Bitcoin scam. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/x8eUnZf

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/Lnki5WI

Vladimir Putin's mixed messages on the Wagner mutiny have been raising eyebrows and changing perceptions of him. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/yPKBjUb

In her first interview, Christine Dawood told the BBC she lost hope when the 96-hour mark passed. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/9hpey2z

The BBC’s Analysis Editor Ros Atkins looks at what the consequences are of the failed Wagner mutiny. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/mvzW9dh

Nearly 40 million people now suffer from drug-related disorders, says a report on the illegal trade. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/sqnmJrZ

After suffering vocal problems, the Scottish star suggests he might have to take an extended break. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/Ns0KWM5

Australia take control of the one-off Ashes Test at Trent Bridge despite Tammy Beaumont's record-breaking 208 for England. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/yLD7h0B

After a Supreme Court ruling, many states banned abortion - but now more Americans want it kept legal. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/LPUbfS3

A declassified report finds no direct evidence the virus came from a lab, but adds it can't be ruled out. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/ugbZ408

Rival forces have a stronger presence in the capital, despite the fact that the army is much bigger. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/UVAznHC

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/5exkZ6S

Festival-goers party in the sun as Foo Fighters, Texas and more fill Worthy Farm with Friday fun. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/B0rqDZj

Yevgeny Prigozhin claimed a 'huge number' of his fighters had been killed in the strike. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/QagbDLf

Officials are said to have ignored an offer to send a plane to monitor the boat that later sank. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/0MmnWgY

Personnel continue to scour the area where debris from the vessel was found. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/JBNAKi3

The US Coast Guard are said to have used the information to narrow the search area. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/bl8QHBD

The Coast Guard says the wreckage of the Titan sub is consistent with a "catastrophic implosion". from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/o5N36lh

The US Coast Guard says a debris field it found in the North Atlantic suggests the vessel imploded. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/PmQq0Al

An adventurer and a British businessman travelling with his son were among those on the Titanic sub. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/pUiQKE3

The US Coast Guard says condolences have been sent to the families of the passengers. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/BXEsc52

Underwater search expert David Mearns reflects on the loss of five people aboard the Titan submersible. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/rl5VUqD

Manipur faces the darkest chapter in its modern history and could be engulfed by ethnic violence. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/y1g74SI

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

A court says the ex-IS member encouraged her husband to rape and beat the young woman. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/a0JtMrU

Robert F Kennedy has downplayed his anti-vaccine views, but a podcast has put them front and centre. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/jXyhVgs

A judge overturns a state law that blocked transgender minors from hormonal or surgical treatment. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/7JiNcgt

Police say a number of people are in a critical condition after the incident in the French capital. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/sz01GBR

Bud Light has been widely criticised for its response to a boycott from some conservative Americans. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/CNrEGWP

A massive international search effort is under way for the missing vessel as time starts running out. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/apxVoC2

The move raises pressure on the e-commerce giant over its treatment of workers. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/RvCTyUj

The BBC's Nadine Yousif is in Newfoundland where the expedition to the Titanic began. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/D2EzUcf

The collapse of the terraUSD stablecoin and the associated Luna token rocked cryptocurrency markets. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/Lp0n8Nj

A top priest is in hiding following at a secret deal for part of the Old City's Armenian Quarter. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/DKWLOpA

A student tells the BBC he survived an attack by suspected Islamist rebels by pretending to be dead. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/tXvQhf8

A group of Indian academics want their names to be removed from textbooks they helped write - why? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/S6ikW9w

CBS Correspondent David Pogue travelled aboard the submersible to see the shipwreck last year. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/6FIHMQ4

More than 40 big European firms pledge to hire and train 250,000 Ukrainian and other refugees. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/psRKA9a

Quentin Sommerville joins troops pushing eastward from a recaptured village in Donetsk. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/dMuDy8V

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/fKtOBmc

A new law will require less dependence on imported oil and gas and more use of renewable sources. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/m46VGlv

Indians are the second-largest migrant group in Australia, and their numbers are continuing to rise. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/vqUpoM6

Young Burmese who once hoped for a freer country have now fled their homes in fear. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/B3JTzio

Red Bull's Max Verstappen equals Ayrton Senna's career total of 41 victories with a dominant win at the Canadian Grand Prix. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/JyoSsd3

The US secretary of state is the first American diplomat to visit China in almost five years. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/L1VYzAJ

Cuban state agents were responsible for the death of dissident Oswaldo Payá, a new report concludes. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/udMhz4N

The city's mayor attended the event and spoke about his hopes for a more diverse Poland. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/15jvKHm

Spain has witnessed its hottest spring since 1961, with high temperatures likely to continue for months. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/LQCWRzk

Cyril Ramaphosa and other African leaders met the Ukrainian and Russian presidents in their peace bid. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/O9SZubY

Leela Row Dayal, an artist and athlete, led an extraordinary life - yet little is known about her. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/9xX6vwh

Filipinos tell the BBC what it's like being routinely displaced for weeks or months on end. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/mw7YAZW

The committee will no longer be able to ban people from public office, following EU and US criticism. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/aVWsZR4

The deadly crash is "one of the worst tragedies" ever seen in the province of Manitoba, an official said. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/j0cHyZz

His 1971 leak exposed lies about the Vietnam War and saw him dubbed "the most dangerous man in America". from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/mLcF4MJ

Ten years after devastating floods ravaged India's Uttarakhand state, a survivor looks back. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2LWutsQ

A selection of the best photos from across Africa and beyond this week. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/pMi3Vct

Thousands of villagers are protesting plans for the world's largest refinery in Maharashtra. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/ObP49Uh

The firm, which makes over half of the world’s Apple products, seeks its next big growth driver. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/xXtw9mU

The crash was between a semi-trailer truck and a Handi-Transit vehicle, according to local reports. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/78rRyTj

Relatives are desperately searching for those believed to have been on a migrant boat that sank on 14 June. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/5xNdr8u

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/k3sU5ZS

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/Fyl6GzJ

Belarus's opposition leader says the West is silent over the transfer of weapons to Alexander Lukashenko. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/zS4Tu35

He is sentenced to six years in jail for money laundering, in a case seen as an attack on free press. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2X59A3f

One twister has already touched down in Alabama and yet more severe hailstorms are forecast. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/trcaYAU

A task force will conduct case-by-case analysis of those facing removal over fake admission letters. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/Wdr6Dqm

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

BBC Arabic's new radio programme has been hearing about the suffering caused by the conflict. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/0Swml1c

People attending the woman's wake were shocked to discover she was still alive. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/niThfwE

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Road has died aged 89, his publisher says. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/0rR3HwN

Donald Trump is in court today in Miami to face charges of mishandling classified documents. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/IC2E6YL

The RCMP said it has more than 100 files open on foreign interference into Canadian affairs. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/f82BNnl

The BBC explores key issues in a vote that will test how far Zimbabwe has come since Robert Mugabe. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/SLHjfJM

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/u8rbezw

Palestinian millennials feel their leaders have failed them, data shared with the BBC suggests. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/we1Pf2C

Test your knowledge of the news these last few days - 10 questions, 10 seconds each. Go! from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/sMJgoC3

A journalist suspected of giving stories a pro-Russian slant has been placed on leave. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/5RDzr3x

Wildlife officials were in for a surprise when they received a call from a homeowner. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/S8JdQZU

Donald Trump is scheduled to arrive at a federal courthouse in Miami amid tight security on Tuesday. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/ldYSG7C

The children's mother survived for four days after the plane crashed in the jungle. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/hsRZKb6

The 125-year-old institution is teaching a new generation of Belgians a different history. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/mDYz2ZM

Lieutenant Dmitry Mishov packed a rucksack and headed through the woods to seek asylum in Lithuania. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/iePkOmn

Rina Gonoi was sexually assaulted when serving in Japan's army. She refused to stay silent. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/je0hz9g

The villages in the Donetsk region would represent the first major gains of Kyiv's new advance. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/ma8gCpz

Some of those key to boosting agricultural output in Africa's most-populous nation have given up. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/6vGVm9t

Fires in Quebec that blanketed cities in hazardous smoke have tested seasoned firefighters. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/vbgrjt8

A short story from 1919 becomes a code word for discontent among jobless graduates. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/epy9qIR

Kaczynski evaded capture for 20 years after a mass bombing campaign that killed three people. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/aQCVkty

Dragos Tigau made a racist comment at a meeting in April but has only now been disciplined. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/OaiwcjG

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/tyJCDM2

It is a "magical day", says the president, as the four siblings are found after 40 days missing. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/h9QlLGj