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Around 500 people, mostly tourists, are evacuated by boat from Agios Vasileios after becoming trapped. from BBC News https://ift.tt/lNPfU3k

An estimated 60,000 migrants from Morocco have crossed into Ceuta, with dozens dying during the journey. from BBC News https://ift.tt/4sPwVXS

Foul play is ruled out in the record number of elephant deaths for decades in this area of southern Kenya. from BBC News https://ift.tt/7R1Fpaw

Video obtained by the BBC provides a firsthand look at the powerful storm system that ripped through parts of eastern Wisconsin on 27 July. from BBC News https://ift.tt/8QbY4an

US Central Command says proxy groups launched attacks against US bases and Saudi energy infrastructure. from BBC News https://ift.tt/h6KcUyW

The 16-year-old lifeguard rescued a 10-year-old boy from a beach in Santa Cruz, California after the boy had been swept offshore. from BBC News https://ift.tt/i5sl8ct

The row sparked after the US joined North Korea and Russia in voting against extending the term of the UN high commissioner for human rights. from BBC News https://ift.tt/p2vqfuy

A blaze near Bordeaux has torn through more than 162 sq miles (420 sq km) in less than four days, while the Madrid region is seeing its worst fires ever. from BBC News https://ift.tt/K9bwSBC

The Ukrainian president will be Andy Burnham's first international visitor since taking office. from BBC News https://ift.tt/bYruLRx

The event, attended by prominent members of the Ukrainian defence industry, was hit by ballistic missiles in the middle of the day. from BBC News https://ift.tt/qzRbJ1p

World champion Jaismine Lamboria targets Commonwealth gold in Glasgow Games. from BBC News https://ift.tt/QbUY26a

Police say Abdul Ballout was shot and killed after he rushed at officers with a knife in a western borough of Berlin. from BBC News https://ift.tt/hpROUKt

The Mediterranean diet was a blueprint for healthy living, yet Italian children are among the most overweight in Europe according to WHO. from BBC News https://ift.tt/TeOENM3

Formerly the preserve of the rich, tennis is booming in the basketball- and boxing-obsessed country. from BBC News https://ift.tt/iZkAGHW

Police say an intensive manhunt is under way after the incident in Berlin's city centre. from BBC News https://ift.tt/2pdnqmE

The government is under intense pressure to tackle a slew of armed groups, many of whom attack civilians. from BBC News https://ift.tt/fSk65dE

Japan’s prime minister Sanae Takaichi says she survives on zero to three hours a night, and people are reacting. from BBC News https://ift.tt/P6cwhZt

Sonam Wangchuk, a supporter of youth-led protesters demanding education reforms, says he wants to avert "possible violence". from BBC News https://ift.tt/lniOczZ

This week marks one year since a military jet struck a school in Dhaka, killing 36, most of them children. from BBC News https://ift.tt/lTq6WNc

The two, a political consultant and a translator, denied allegations of fomenting protests last year. from BBC News https://ift.tt/nEq9xb4

The Louvre Museum reopens its Apollo Gallery nine months after a robbery that shocked France. from BBC News https://ift.tt/fl8ECOx

Firas al-Masri, his wife and their four children died in one attack, which the Israeli military says targeted a Hamas operative. from BBC News https://ift.tt/wzPr5M3

Oleksandr Syrskyi is dismissed after days of unrest over the removal of popular Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov. from BBC News https://ift.tt/ZrF0gnO

The US says the attacks were aimed at degrading Iran's capabilities to attack ships in the Strait of Hormuz. from BBC News https://ift.tt/SMPrkaW

US court temporarily stops Paramount and Warner Bros merging after 12 states launched legal action. from BBC News https://ift.tt/WlRYL3I

Colombians who grow cocaine's raw material bemoan a lack of support to help them switch crops. from BBC News https://ift.tt/Ln438FN

Robbie Williams and Jennifer Hudson also performed, with Kylie Jenner and Timothee Chalamet among the celebrities in the crowds. from BBC News https://ift.tt/PNvHVZ9

Water cascaded into subway stations and flooded streets, with people seen wading through water. from BBC News https://ift.tt/A0ZHlpu

The 2026 World Cup's spectacle is creating debate about the place of music in sport - and how it could infiltrate other tournaments. from BBC News https://ift.tt/3yOzVWm

Rents in Bozeman, Montana have skyrocketed as wealthy out-of-towners flock to the city to experience the American West. from BBC News https://ift.tt/tX86xQg

Two boats carrying an estimated 530 Rohingyas have disappeared since leaving Myanmar on 29 June. from BBC News https://ift.tt/9qhtJP4

More than 50 defendants have been on trial in Italy over the 2018 bridge collapse which killed 43 people. from BBC News https://ift.tt/XZpPoDc

The abrupt about-face from the US president was the latest twist in a conflict that has now lasted more than four months. from BBC News https://ift.tt/mznA0tC

A man was nearly sucked head-first out of a cabin window mid-air on a Ryanair plane. from BBC News https://ift.tt/9KhDItB

Simon Andriesz made the discovery about Howard Lutnick in publicly released Epstein files. from BBC News https://ift.tt/puIahMJ

The Fontainebleau forest blaze, described by officials as of 'exceptional scale', continues to rage for the second day. from BBC News https://ift.tt/0TgldsR

He took power in 1996 after staging a bloodless coup against his father, and went on to transform Qatar into the gas-rich power it is today. from BBC News https://ift.tt/YMDxzyX

South Africa is cracking down on undocumented migrants following widespread anti-immigration protests. from BBC News https://ift.tt/i6Ah8CL

Children often inherit their father's first name as a surname, but traditions are changing and causing upset. from BBC News https://ift.tt/gjlv4Lr

Local media say 21 people were saved after the boat overturned in rough seas near an island in south Vietnam. from BBC News https://ift.tt/QNglaWw

It follows similar landings of reusable rockets by US-owned companies SpaceX and Blue Origin. from BBC News https://ift.tt/3OFCGpt

A Ukrainian intelligence agent who confessed to killing the woman suspected of trying to assassinate a multimillionaire in Monaco, has now claimed he did not pull the trigger. from BBC News https://ift.tt/dpEs5ZK

Aid worker Mohammed al-Wahidi had become a prominent humanitarian figure during the Israel-Hamas war. from BBC News https://ift.tt/VaHPKQY

The BBC's chief international correspondent looks at how Iran's new leadership will respond to several issues affecting the country. from BBC News https://ift.tt/LBEvkMj

After he was discovered to still be alive, the 18-month-old was flown to another hospital and survived. from BBC News https://ift.tt/GK63fho

Explosions have been reported by Iranian state media in parts of the country's south. from BBC News https://ift.tt/mGbIz0V

Nato's secretary general insists there is "unity" among Nato members, but the BBC's security correspondent asks if that is really the case. from BBC News https://ift.tt/Tcrw9M4

Videos shared with the BBC show debris flying through the air as the storm swept through Ezhou and Huanggang in Hubei province. from BBC News https://ift.tt/vFswXYz

Interpol says the vast majority of the 2,070 victims or potential victims identified were women being trafficked for sex. from BBC News https://ift.tt/ELueJVN

China's self-driving car firms have been given a headstart by the country's EV supply chain as they expand globally. from BBC News https://ift.tt/ekELy8D

The film's troubled journey spans years of censorship disputes, court battles and an unexpected release on a streaming platform. from BBC News https://ift.tt/socZkx5

Folarin Balogun is available to play for the United States in their World Cup last-16 tie against Belgium after his one-game ban is suspended by Fifa. from BBC News https://ift.tt/kLKHef5

Far-right leader Marine Le Pen is appealing against a verdict which found her guilty of misusing EU funds. from BBC News https://ift.tt/bvA2hWy

Authorities expect up to 20 million people to attend ceremonies across Iran and Iraq over the coming days. from BBC News https://ift.tt/vrlSiLo

Alexandra Eala dedicates her stunning win over defending Wimbledon champion Iga Swiatek to "all the girls with ruffled socks and chubby cheeks". from BBC News https://ift.tt/O3Hemwt

A doctors' group says it "borders on madness" that patients will have to obtain the note in person. from BBC News https://ift.tt/CRSbJFi

The disaster has overwhelmed local services, with bodies put outside or in tents for identification. from BBC News https://ift.tt/cE7H8PY

A Nasa-funded robot has blasted off to catch a falling telescope in mid-orbit and blast it back to safety before it burns up. from BBC News https://ift.tt/t3I7QDA

In the face of criticism, Shoko Kawata, 35, says she loves her job and is proud to be taking time off to have a baby. from BBC News https://ift.tt/AYZugTk

Kleiber Moran, 2, was rescued on Wednesday, six days after last week's deadly earthquakes. from BBC News https://ift.tt/QC3zg65

Once described as "the godfather" of French migrant camps, he has been working in a Leicestershire village. from BBC News https://ift.tt/6z7TnlD

Official documents show the US president made billions of dollars as he returned to the White House. from BBC News https://ift.tt/5DQT2ar

Yorgen Fenech denies any involvement in the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia in 2017. from BBC News https://ift.tt/lnYZFAx

Three separate attacks involving petrol bombs and other improvised devices took place in Thessaloniki in the early hours of Wednesday. from BBC News https://ift.tt/qRjG3bH