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Fifa scraps controversial investment plan
Fifa president Gianni Infantino has scrapped the controversial plan to sell off stakes in the World Cup and other football competitions to p...
60,000 migrants arrive in Spanish territory in 24 hours
Spain's interior ministry says more than half of the migrants who arrived in the Spanish North African territory of Ceuta since Thursday mor...
Hamas says it will lay down its arms in Gaza
Hamas says it's agreed to a plan put forward by President Trump's Board of Peace to completely disarm in Gaza. The BBC understands that the...
US launches 'heavy' strikes on Iran
The US military says American forces hit dozens of targets across Iran in a two-hour wave of strikes after Iranian missile attacks on US for...
President Trump suggests AI restrictions
Donald Trump suggests introducing controls on artificial intelligence following OpenAI's admission that it lost control of systems under tes...
Fifa faces backlash over proposed World Cup sell-off
There's a growing backlash after Fifa announced plans to sell stakes in a $20bn subsidiary to manage its competitions. The EU's sports chief...
Fighting between the US and Iran flares up again
US targets militant groups in eastern Iraq aligned with Iran, in strikes co-ordinated with Saudi Arabia. It comes after Iran said it targete...
Many trapped in Japanese mall after earthquake
Japanese firefighters say many people are trapped inside a shopping centre after a powerful earthquake in the southern prefecture of Kumamot...
'France faces most severe crisis since the Second World War'
The French President, Emmanuel Macron, has promised to commit every available resource to contain the flames from the raging wildfires. In S...
Wildfires in France and Spain force mass evacuations
Firefighters have warned they are still not in control of a major wildfire near Bordeaux and fears grow that the situation in France and Spa...
German police shoot dead Berlin Pride attack suspect
German police have shot dead the man accused of carrying out a deadly attack at a Pride event in Berlin. Abdul Ballout's death brings a huge...
The Global Story: British CPAC - Can MAGA politics be exported to the UK?
The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) is a mainstay of the US political calendar, a barometer of the Republican party mood, an...
A vehicle ploughs into a gay pride event in Germany
A vehicle has ploughed into a crowd at a gay pride event in central Berlin, killing one person. At least sixteen others were wounded, some w...
The Happy Pod: My best friend turned out to be my brother
Dave and Andrea met by chance at work. They got on so well they could complete each other's sentences - which made sense when they discovere...
ICC chief prosecutor dismissed over sexual misconduct claims
Member states of the International Criminal Court have voted to remove its chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, by an overwhelming majority. The co...
First human trial of experimental Ebola vaccine
Oxford University conducts the first human trial of an Ebola vaccine for the Bundibugyo strain, which has already killed more than 1,000 peo...
Anger in Venezuela one month on from earthquakes
A month after two devastating earthquakes struck Venezuela, the search continues for people still missing in the worst-hit region of La Guai...
Houthis in Yemen target Saudi oil exports
The Houthis in Yemen say they've hit two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea, creating a new chokepoint. Oil and gas prices rise following the...
US signs landmark nuclear pact with Saudi Arabia
President Donald Trump approves a landmark energy deal that will establish a civilian nuclear programme in Saudi Arabia. US lawmakers and Is...