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Suspected gang leader shot dead in flower bouquet ambush at airport

June 18, 2026 - 18:26
The gunmen concealed their weapons behind flowers and stuffed toys while waiting for the victim outside Guayaquil airport.
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Lil Nas X says he's 'feeling better' after rehab and bipolar diagnosis

June 18, 2026 - 17:45
The Old Town Road star was arrested last year for attacking police officers and later entered rehab.
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Gunfire heard at Niger capital's airport

June 18, 2026 - 17:30
Niger has been fighting a militant Islamist insurgency for a decade and in January suspected jihadists attacked the same airport.
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Apple to raise prices as AI boom pushes up chip costs

June 18, 2026 - 16:27
The firm's outgoing boss Tim Cook did not say when prices would rise or which products would be affected.
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Bird flu kills more than 75% of baby seals on remote Australian island, study finds

June 18, 2026 - 12:20
Scientists say 13,000 southern elephant seal pups on Heard Island have died of the H5N1 strain.
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US and Iranian presidents sign deal aiming to end war

June 18, 2026 - 12:03
The fate of Iran's nuclear programme, a key reason cited by the US for starting the conflict, is still to be negotiated.
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Teenager dies in horse-drawn carriage accident in New York

June 18, 2026 - 11:39
The horse bolted and toppled over after the carriage driver stepped down to take a picture of the passengers.
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Moment Trump signs US-Iran agreement at Palace of Versailles

June 18, 2026 - 10:59
The 14-point Memorandum of Understanding was signed at a post-G7 dinner in France.
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What's in the US-Iran agreement?

June 18, 2026 - 10:28
The 14-paragraph memo includes an end to fighting, an agreement that Iran will never have a nuclear weapon, and a $300bn redevelopment package for Iran.
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What's in the US-Iran agreement that's now in effect

June 18, 2026 - 10:28
The 14-paragraph memo includes an end to fighting, an agreement that Iran will never have a nuclear weapon, and a $300bn redevelopment package for Iran.
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'I buried my parents one day after the other' - Ebola mourners learn how to grieve safely

June 18, 2026 - 08:57
A cemetery at the epicentre of the outbreak is rapidly filling up, however large traditional funerals have been scrapped.
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'We had to get out of the way': The backlash over delivery robots

June 18, 2026 - 08:02
As the delivery vehicles increasing take to US streets, bans and protest groups are springing up.
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The Ring and Lilo & Stitch actress Daveigh Chase dies aged 35

June 18, 2026 - 07:55
Chase died from sepsis following a bout with meningitis in a Los Angeles hospital, her longtime manager told the BBC.
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Japan ramping up defence is 'critical' to prevent war, Defence Minister Koizumi tells BBC

June 18, 2026 - 07:36
Japan needs to revisit the pacifist posture that has defined it since World War Two, Shinjiro Koizumi says.
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Japan ramping up defence is 'critical' to prevent war, Defence Minister Koizumi tells BBC

June 18, 2026 - 07:36
Japan needs to revisit the pacifist posture that has defined it since World War Two, Shinjiro Koizumi says.
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Initial US-Iran agreement leaves many key issues to be negotiated

June 18, 2026 - 05:23
Trump has insisted the deal ensures that Iran will never buy, develop or produce a nuclear weapon. But text of the agreement falls short of that.
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UN experts demand Iranians free Foremans

June 18, 2026 - 04:21
They said proceedings against Lindsay and Craig Foreman had been marked by grave irregularities.
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Ex-Nigeria oil minister cleared in UK bribery trial

June 18, 2026 - 04:03
Diezani Alison-Madueke had been accused of receiving bribes from oil tycoons but was found not guilty by a jury at Southwark Crown Court.
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Serial killer who murdered eight women in Long Island town imprisoned for life

June 18, 2026 - 02:45
In fiery exchange, judge sentenced him to three life sentences plus 25 years to life on four other charges, all running consecutively.
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Search for six-year-old Ebola patient after armed men storm DR Congo hospital

June 18, 2026 - 01:50
Health facilities have come under attack during the current outbreak as a result of misinformation and fear.
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