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Trump calls Iran response to US proposal to end war 'totally unacceptable'

Iran is reported to want lifting of the US naval blockade, recognition of Iranian sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz and compensation for war damage.

3 hrs ago
Middle East

News imageAmbulances transporting French national passengers of the MV Hondius drive along a highway into Paris.

French national shows symptoms on return from hantavirus-hit ship

Five passengers of the MV Hondius will be quarantined in Paris "until further notice", France's prime minister says.

2 hrs ago
Europe
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Tourist hotspot at 'end of the world' denies causing hantavirus outbreak

The BBC reports from the city of Ushuaia, where experts have been sent to investigate the origins of the outbreak.

9 hrs ago
World

His father had just been buried. Then West Bank settlers forced him to dig up the body

The UN human rights office condemns incident as "'appalling and emblematic of the dehumanisation of Palestinians" in the West Bank.

9 hrs ago
Middle East

Thailand's divisive ex-PM is out of jail, but is the Thaksin era over?

Thaksin seems incapable of taking a back seat. This time, it really could be different.

2 hrs ago
Asia

Starmer to promise bolder action as leadership threats mount

The embattled PM will seek to persuade his MPs not to ditch him as Labour leader in a speech on Monday.

8 hrs ago
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Iranian activist tells BBC how fear of war restarting intensifies trauma of repression

A dissident in Tehran says she feels helpless and under immense psychological pressure.

8 hrs ago
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Parents weren't always this tired. What changed?

Our ancestors probably didn't suffer as much from parental sleep deprivation, leading some scientists to reconsider guidelines for today's new parents.

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How hotels are stopping the 'dawn dash' for sunbeds after man wins payout

Some resorts enforce allocation rules from check-in to prevent people reserving loungers with towels in the holiday sunbed scramble.


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Though Vijay campaigned only briefly, his fan club-turned-digital “warriors” amplified him online tirelessly.

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The Strait of Hormuz waterway remains effectively shut, severely disrupting global energy shipments.

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What comes next for US passengers evacuated from hantavirus-hit cruise ship

After being flown to a medical centre in Nebraska, some will be allowed to "self-isolate" in their home states.

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Scientists are developing molecules that can store heat for months and release it when needed - a potential step towards cleaner energy for heating.

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Travel

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Family summer travel can look different around the world. We spoke to six families to learn where they're going this year, what they're spending and how they made their plans.

What it's like to ride India's new sleeper train

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Arts

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'Hideous': The controversy over Picasso's most shocking painting

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Earth

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These 1960s photos reveal Jamaica's lost paradise

A trove of snapshots from a 1960s diving expedition reveals stunning glimpses of Jamaica's vibrant ecosystems of the past. This is transforming our vision of what coral reefs can be.

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