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Watch: Passengers evacuated from virus-hit cruise ship off Cape Verde

May 6, 2026 - 21:48
The Dutch foreign ministry confirmed that a British, German and Dutch national had now been taken from the virus-hit ship.
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Orphaned baby hippo to be hand-reared by keepers at Kenya sanctuary

May 6, 2026 - 21:35
The baby hippo, which has been named Bumpy, was found clinging to its lifeless mother at a lake.
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Orphaned baby hippo to be hand-reared by keepers at Kenya sanctuary

May 6, 2026 - 21:35
The baby hippo, which has been named Bumpy, was found clinging to its lifeless mother at a lake.
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Massive Alaska megatsunami was second largest ever recorded

May 6, 2026 - 21:00
New research suggests glacier melt driven by climate change is increasing the risk of giant waves.
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Massive Alaska megatsunami was second largest ever recorded

May 6, 2026 - 21:00
New research suggests glacier melt driven by climate change is increasing the risk of giant waves.
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Robot wars - what an operation in Ukraine tells us about the battlefield of the near future

May 6, 2026 - 20:59
After Ukraine's President Zelensky said territory had been captured using just robots and drones, what is the future of unmanned warfare?
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Russia ignores Ukraine's unilateral ceasefire and attacks kindergarten

May 6, 2026 - 20:53
Ukraine's president says Russia has "spurned the ceasefire" and Kyiv is deciding on further action to take.
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Russia ignores Ukraine's unilateral ceasefire and attacks kindergarten

May 6, 2026 - 20:53
Ukraine's president says Russia has "spurned the ceasefire" and Kyiv is deciding on further action to take.
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German police raid neo-Nazi criminal youth groups

May 6, 2026 - 20:34
Police search locations in 12 states, mainly in the East and South of the country in what prosecutors say is a targeted raid.
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German police raid neo-Nazi criminal youth groups

May 6, 2026 - 20:34
Police search locations in 12 states, mainly in the East and South of the country in what prosecutors say is a targeted raid.
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Vivek Ramaswamy wins Republican nomination for Ohio governor

May 6, 2026 - 20:04
The staunch Trump ally emerged victorious in one of a series of closely-watched primary contests held in the US Midwest.
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China calls for Strait to be reopened 'as soon as possible' in Iran talks

May 6, 2026 - 18:35
Wang Yi is holding talks with Iran's foreign minister Aragchi who is on his first trip to China since the war began.
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Watch: BBC traces how a huge wave of Israeli strikes brought chaos to Lebanon

May 6, 2026 - 15:15
The BBC’s Nawal Al-Maghafi has been piecing together what happened on 8 April 2026, after one of the deadliest chapters in the country’s recent history.
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To stay or risk the 'Road of Death' - Ukrainian civilians trapped in frontline city

May 6, 2026 - 13:53
People in the Ukrainian city of Oleshky say they have been cut off from fresh supplies of food or medicine for months.
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To stay or risk the 'Road of Death' - Ukrainian civilians trapped in frontline city

May 6, 2026 - 13:53
People in the Ukrainian city of Oleshky say they have been cut off from fresh supplies of food or medicine for months.
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What is Trump's 'Project Freedom' in the Strait of Hormuz?

May 6, 2026 - 11:23
The US president said the operation has been paused after starting on Monday.
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IS families in Syria have booked tickets home to Australia, minister says

May 6, 2026 - 10:47
The four women and nine children with links to Islamic State have spent years in a Syrian camp.
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Oil prices ease as US seeks reopening of the Hormuz Strait

May 6, 2026 - 10:47
President Donald Trump raised hopes of an agreement between the US and Iran after days of escalation.
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Apple to pay $250m to iPhone buyers over AI features lawsuit

May 6, 2026 - 09:15
Claims from last year said the tech firm’s advertising of Apple Intelligence fooled iPhone buyers.
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Vivek Ramaswamy wins Republican nomination for Ohio governor

May 6, 2026 - 09:06
He spent much of the race criticising the state's response to the Covid-19 pandemic led by the Democrat nominee.
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