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India's space chief says it is up to Australia to decide what to do with the rocket debris. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/zBqPoZG

A Chinese zoo denies its bears are people in costume, after a video of one standing like a human went viral. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/7uIVnl3

A red alert has been issued in China's capital, as an entire month's rainfall fell in just 40 hours. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/NKQVbdl

Sebastián Marset is accused of trafficking and ordering the murder of an anti-crime prosecutor. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/x9wVlYI

Russia says Ukraine has launched a series of drone strikes on its territory, including on Moscow. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/ZxVU8hu

The BBC's James Waterhouse watches on as work to remove a huge Soviet-era symbol begins in Kyiv. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/TXHvZ07

The death toll is expected to rise as police look at the possibility of a suicide attack. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/UpDELna

The Danish government is exploring banning protests destroying holy texts over security concerns. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/F6v2l14

Deadly clashes broke out between rival factions in Ein el-Hilweh refugee camp over the weekend. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/7MVJF0a

Hundreds of people have also been injured in the explosion at a gathering organised by an Islamist party. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/eK4lHRW

Russia accuses Ukraine of a drone attack that damaged two buildings and injured one person. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/Eu1dF6q

Eight of the victims died when trees fell on their campsite near a lake in Mari El region. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/vqk6uLN

Musk is an admirer of Chinese mega-app WeChat, which combines messaging, social media, finances, dating, and more. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/Tv7zhY9

Mr Trump alleged that the US cable network's use of the phrase likened him to Adolf Hitler. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/DZy2S1B

The warehouse and its surrounding area were destroyed after an explosion in southern Thailand. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/fhdZi9I

President Gustavo Petro ordered the investigation into his son Nicolas in March. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/MsJvpwq

Police responded to the unexpected visitor splashing around in the backyard of a home in Burbank. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/etqSD32

Some Russian mercenaries are near the city of Grodno, close to Poland and Lithuania, Mr Morawiecki says. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/9RhYLEm

A key government online platform has been down for several days and mobile money services are also affected. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/EyUP2vO

The International Olympic Committee has "picked a side" in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, says the president of Russia's Olympic Committee. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/iwor6yA

Egypt's leader says it is "essential" the deal allowing Kyiv to export produce be revived. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/LaAuwKH

The cargo ship was found laden with hundreds of Roman pottery jars, most of which are intact. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/JRupzMH

Gen Abdourahmane Tchiani takes to the airwaves in military fatigues after staging a dramatic coup. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/e9Was3V

The body was discovered earlier this month by hikers who spotted a boot emerging from the ice. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/it7UBSE

The blasts happened at an air force depo as firefighters continue to tackle wildfires in Greece. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/wN2PAqi

The security service says Sweden's image has been harmed abroad and security at home has worsened. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/wWtcKNi

Ukrainian fencer Olga Kharlan is disqualified from the World Fencing Championships for refusing to shake hands with Russian Anna Smirnova. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/oLYcp1Q

Faced with brutality and repression, one artist finds a small way to protest against the invasion. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/ZxFSHIy

Police say she was found "unresponsive" and "pronounced dead at the scene" in London at 11:18 BST. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/9ljM01g

The Simon Wiesenthal Center has asked Amazon Prime to remove Bollywood film Bawaal from its platform. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/xFi80uc

Alicia Navarro, 18, shows up at a police station in Montana more than 1,000 miles from her home. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/odniMSN

The BBC's Anthony Zurcher explains why the US president's son is a presence on the campaign trail. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/wvyI9TO

A new paper says its collapse could be imminent, but other scientists have serious reservations. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/D6J8NfV

Jenny Hill reports from the village of Vati in Rhodes, as fires continue to spread across the region. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/lPz8bNa

It is not yet clear if this is an attempt by presidential guards to seize power. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/yuENPJs

China's top diplomat is a familiar face, known for taking a hard line on those that cross Beijing. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/pyAoijq

John Howard's remark comes ahead of a historic referendum on Indigenous recognition. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/uNykY82

Survivors hope a new inquiry will give a definitive explanation of why the ship went down in 1994. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/Da5zyGt

Prison guards are being held against their will in at least six jails by inmates after a deadly fight. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/bwhAu9e

Rebrands can pay off - but it's a risky move to replace a famous icon at an organisation in turmoil. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/YPLrJ1U

Workers in San Francisco were taking down the sign after Elon Musk's rebrand of the company. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/TUHXwyc

The British actor's body was recovered in June, months after he'd gone missing in the mountains. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/drvLICh

Lucy Hockings announces the death of colleague and "much loved" fellow presenter George Alagiah. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/aTOGYEf

A gunman kills the mayor of the port city of Manta, Agustín Intriago, as gang violence soars. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/kJTlfoB

The climate activist was on trial for disobeying a police order to leave the protest in Malmo last month. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/vqm48RF

The 13-year-old had been used in an undercover operation to help catch a man she met on a dating app. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/M65X1s8

The attacks targeted grain for export along the Danube just across from the Nato member state. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/VqFmy5d

George Alagiah, one of the BBC's longest-serving and most respected journalists, has died at 67. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/smVCMG5

Thousands of protesters opposed to plans to overhaul Israel's judiciary have gathered ahead of a key vote. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/HIKmeY3

Rescuers will make sure no-one is left beneath the rubble, vows a top official in the city of Douala. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/odiAxwZ

Tourists returning to the UK from Rhodes describe people being covered in ash and still smelling of smoke. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/IDkKN68

The Twitter owner says he wants to replace the logo with an "X". from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/QkBfVDn

Locals run from burning houses as firefighters battle the wildfire flames on the Greek island. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/642wR0Y

Officials say at least one person has been killed in fresh Russian strikes on the Ukrainian port city. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/tmULMR5

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu had surgery to fit a pacemaker, days before a crucial vote on legal reforms. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/6pe1Isi

The Tate showcases Africa's past, present and future through the lenses of artists from the continent. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/BCIzhPg

A manhunt is underway after a man set fire to a bar after he was kicked out, officials say. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3ufVSjA

Holidaymakers are being moved from their hotels in Rhodes, as wildfires bear down on the Greek island. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/vdza6xm

Greece's deputy fire chief says the fires on the island are the most difficult his service is currently facing. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/8bvRJkN

Russian officials say Ukraine is behind the attack but haven't provided any evidence. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/J4WuvQx

Russian-installed authorities halt railway services in Crimea and say Ukraine was behind a drone strike. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/wNZ2To9

White House says it's a 'critical step' towards the responsible development of the technology. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/FTASGYC

A judge rejects Mr Trump's bid to have the case delayed until after next year's White House election. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/d6GWtIE

Authorities call off a search for a suspected big cat spotted near the German capital. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/NJECo9k

Tony Bennett, legendary singer who duetted with Aretha Franklin and Lady Gaga, dies aged 96. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/JWfty1x

Igor Girkin, known as Strelkov, is a hardline pro-war critic of the flagging campaign in Ukraine. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/hE49Xs2

The search is intensifying for a suspected wild animal in the southern outskirts of Berlin. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/8pFxS4B

Italy and Paris St-Germain goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma and his partner were targeted at their home. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/01xDrFv

David Hunter is cleared of murdering his wife at their Cyprus home but is convicted of manslaughter. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/oC6OQvA

Police in Germany say they are treating a video circulating on social media as "authentic". from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/eS1wj3D

The country has struggling with a surge in food prices after bad weather damaged crops. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/jyMpQd9

BBC Sport takes a look at what to expect from day two of the Women's World Cup with Nigeria playing Canada, the Philippines facing Switzerland and Spain taking on Costa Rica. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/M351wCx

Yevgeny Prigozhin says "there will be no reduction in our programmes" in the continent. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/l4bBSDh

Gold Coast is ready to step in and host the 2026 Commonwealth Games, says the Queensland city's mayor Tom Tate. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/e7Z32Nv

Former detainees tell the BBC of degrading strip searches which are filmed despite prison rules. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/bxKwj3J

The ticket was bought in Los Angeles and has a cash value of $558m before taxes. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/hOI5Av7

A video that shows two naked women being paraded by a mob in Manipur state has sparked outrage. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/6TgCLmS

Sven Kühn von Burgsdorff is accused of a "provocative action" serving as propaganda for militants. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/zX0Sy5q

The model's bags were searched as she arrived in the Cayman Islands earlier this month. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/jAxhmrH

Fifteen people are dead after rivers burst their banks and caused a landslide south-east of Bogotá. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/UnmbDWx

South Africa's president is at odds with opposition politicians weeks before Russian leader's visit. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/nyHb2vD

A large convoy of suspected Wagner fighters has arrived at a new camp in Belarus. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/gF5cKL2

The visit was agreed under a landmark defence pact in April and comes amid rising tensions with Pyongyang. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/KMdfOox

Climate change means places like Murcia in Spain and Phoenix, Arizona are only getting hotter. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/kwR4nqg

More than a dozen states are under warnings with the brutal conditions showing no sign of abating. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/N87Wid4

The unnamed firefighter died from injuries sustained working in the Northwest Territories on Saturday. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/G2QE5vD

France's president said she was a "French icon" who "sang the most beautiful words of our language". from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/5qr26LA

Russia has threatened not to extend the deal allowing Ukraine's Black Sea grain exports despite the war. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/eEI9BAP

A spectator taking a selfie causes an early crash in the peloton with about 20 riders coming off their bikes on stage 15 of the Tour de France. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/oqgPal7

One man broke his ribs in what is the sixth such attack in the same region this year. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/YhdQw9x

At least one person is known to have died as a fire sweeps through a poor neighbourhood of Durban. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/XOReMaK

A selection of striking images from our readers around the world. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/08vlFCh

Taking back their remorse could land defendants with stiffer sentences. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/oIuq3K2

The two biggest economies and polluters need to work together to avert the crisis, experts say. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/uVYJHsx

The heatwave that brought temperatures above 40C across the Mediterranean will intensify next week. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/5q6NIAY

Republicans called the debt write-off for 800,000 borrowers "a slap in the face to hard-working taxpayers". from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/v8ODlHf

Protesters blocked the dump after officials said they would not search for the remains of two murdered women. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/ni5UQYc

Shekhar Kapur says diverse casting is "a good thing" but hides "a greater, more fundamental issue". from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/iXF6Vxp

State attorneys general threaten top US companies with legal action over race-based quotas. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/amVNAoS

After June's mutiny, Wagner troops were told they could join the regular Russian army or head to Belarus. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/lhmtHQY

The UCI has ruled transgender women will be unable to participate in female international cycling events. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/BlMfxA7

It is the latest attack on LGBT rights in the country, after another anti-gay law was extended last year. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/kDIy3fv

Experts in Hong Kong believe it to be a rarely-spotted whale mid-feed, filtering small fish into its mouth. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/i971BOV

The US actors' union says artificial intelligence poses an "existential threat" to the profession. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/e6OLCBX

The country's most popular tourist attraction will stay closed between noon and 5pm in the 40C-plus heat. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/yM6vACn

A former star of US sitcoms, Fran Drescher is the union chief leading actors into battle with streamers. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/7UTycAW

Damascus says it will play a key part in deliveries, raising fears it could manipulate distribution. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/CcdzPYv

This is how a mega-strike involving writers and performers may see film and TV productions put on ice. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/ycd4AZE

A jury will now decide if he will sentenced to death or life in prison for the 2018 attack on a synagogue. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/daokZY6

An opposition lawmaker douses PM Albin Kurti during a parliamentary debate sparking a brief fight. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/RhG4PY7

The government said the move would help reduce women's barriers to accessing contraception. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/uV4JHtZ

The SAG-AFTRA union is expected to opt for strike action on Thursday, after studio talks broke down. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/fExCJYj

Young Italians object to the acquittal of a school caretaker who admitted groping a teenage student. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/4IPUVp5

A near-fatal stabbing in New York last year left the acclaimed author blind in one eye. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/zCi7cko

Ryuchell was an influencial LGBT figure in Japan, but was also criticised for their gender non-conformity. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/Ile9RTC

The exiled Czech-French writer used satire to explore totalitarianism and the human condition. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/cA6wEGT

The US comedian joins two other authors who claim their copyright was infringed to train AI systems. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/BI2kr7a

In a bid to tackle fast fashion, consumers will get a discount worth up to €25 (£21) per repair. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/FtmWw96

Crews in the flooded state capital will clear debris and inspect buildings on Wednesday. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/FKl0x7Z