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Ukraine war: Russian strike on Zelensky’s home city kills six
Getty Images By Matt Murphy BBC News At least six people, including a 10-year-old girl and her mother, have been killed by a Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih. Officials said 75 others, including 25 children, were injured when missiles slammed into a residential high-rise building early on Monday. Regional governor…
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Pro-Donald Trump group spends more than $40m on legal fees
Getty Images By Sam Cabral BBC News The primary fundraising and political spending group supporting Donald Trump has spent more than $40m (£31m) on legal fees so far this year. That money, due to be confirmed in a financial filing on Monday, has been used to defend the former president and his allies across multiple…
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Ousmane Sonko: Senegalese opposition leader charged
AFP By Yusuf Akinpelu BBC News Ousmane Sonko, a leading opposition figure in Senegal, has been charged with new offences and his party dissolved. The interior minister said Mr Sonko and his Pastef party had been calling for insurrection. The firebrand opposition leader is in custody. His supporters believe all charges against him are politically…
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Mar-a-Lago worker Carlos de Oliveira appears in court
Getty Images By Max Matza BBC News Mar-a-Lago property manager Carlos de Oliveira has appeared in court in Miami as part of the US probe into alleged mishandling of classified documents. Charges against Mr de Oliveira were filed last week as federal prosecutors widened their inquiry into Mar-a-Lago owner Donald Trump and aide Walt Nauta.…
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Watch: Plane crashes into sea by busy US beach
A small plane was left floating nose-first in the water after an emergency landing caused it to flip tail over nose by a busy New Hampshire beach. Witnesses say the single-engine Piper PA-18 plane was towing a banner before it crashed. Officials say lifeguards rescued the pilot, who was not hurt. Aviation officials are investigating…
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Our bears are real, not humans in disguise, Chinese zoo says
Hangzhou Zoo By Adam Durbin BBC News A zoo in eastern China has reassured visitors its sun bears are real rather than humans in disguise, after footage of one animal standing like a person sent rumours flying online. Responding to a viral video of a bear on its hind legs, Hangzhou Zoo said people “don’t…
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Women’s World Cup 2023: Rare feeling for US fans ahead of Portugal clash
Getty Images By Shaimaa Khalil BBC News, Auckland Fans of the US women’s team are unusually on edge as their crunch World Cup game against Portugal looms. Some are even thinking the unthinkable. “I think I gained about 13,000 more grey hairs from this last match,” says fan Chris Lawler as he reflects in Auckland.…
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Timed Teaser: Where did Taylor Swift fans ‘shake it off’?
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Jack Smith: The special counsel investigating Donald Trump
Getty Images By Sam Cabral BBC News, Washington DC He is currently overseeing two separate criminal investigations into a former American president, but Jack Smith is no stranger to bringing high-stakes cases. Over the past two decades, Mr Smith, 54, has pursued public officials in the US and abroad – with a mixed record of…
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Space junk: India says object found in Australia is theirs
Reuters By Kathryn Armstrong in London & Geeta Pandey in Delhi BBC News India has confirmed that an object that washed up on a Western Australian beach recently was from one of its rockets. The giant metal dome was found at Green Head beach, about 250km (155 miles) north of Perth, in mid-July – prompting…