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Gaza documentary dropped by the BBC wins BAFTA
A documentary exposing Israel's attacks on Gaza's health system and personnel won Best Current Affairs at the BAFTAs.
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Dua Lipa sues Samsung for $15m over use of her image on TV boxes
The pop star's legal team alleges a photograph of her face was used on Samsung television boxes without permission.
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Oil prices jump after Trump dismisses Iran proposal to end war
The Strait of Hormuz waterway remains effectively shut, severely disrupting global energy shipments.
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Ailing Iran Nobel laureate given bail and hospital transfer
Iranian authorities granted human rights activist Narges Mohammadi bail amid growing concern over her poor health in prison.
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What next for Real Madrid after Barcelona’s La Liga and Clasico triumph?
Barca sealed their La Liga title defence in the best way possible on Sunday, but where do Real go now, after their loss?
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Somalis rally against government-ordered evictions in Mogadishu
Demonstrators rallied across the Somali capital in support of families displaced by a wave of government-led evictions.
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Iran war live: Trump slams Tehran’s reply; Israel kills 2 medics in Lebanon
US president says Tehran's response 'unacceptable', as Iranian military warns it is ready if US-Israel war resumes.
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Why Eurovision's fallout over Israel may change the competition forever
With Eurovision facing its biggest boycott in 70 years, questions are growing over the competition's future.
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Barcelona beat Real Madrid 2-0 in El Clasico to retain La Liga title
Barcelona secure 29th Spanish league title after beating Madrid, with goals from Marcus Rashford and Ferran Torres.
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BBC speaks with civilians inside Iran struggling with impact of war
Iranian authorities have imposed an internet ban but using trusted sources, special correspondent Fergal Keane hears from those traumatised
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Trump to discuss Iran with Xi Jinping during China visit: Officials
US president will likely 'apply pressure' to China for buying Iranian oil during war.
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Israeli weapon fires tiny metal cubes into people in Lebanon, like Gaza
Tiny tungsten cubes from Israeli bombs are causing devastating internal injuries to people in Lebanon.
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Iran activists tell BBC how threat of war intensifies trauma of repression
A dissident in Tehran says she feels helpless and under immense psychological pressure.
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Trump calls Iran response to US proposal to end war 'totally unacceptable'
No details have been released of Iran's response - or the US proposals - designed to bring the war to an end.
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US Jewish leader, Israel advocate Abe Foxman dies at 86
Israeli officials hail Foxman, who led the ADL advocacy group for nearly three decades, as warm and passionate.
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Indian film star Vijay becomes chief minister of Tamil Nadu
Indian actor C Joseph Vijay has been sworn in as Tamil Nadu’s chief minister after his TVK Party won in elections.
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Tourist hotspot at 'end of the world' denies causing hantavirus outbreak
The BBC reports from the city of Ushuaia, where experts have been sent to investigate the origins of the outbreak.
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His father had just been buried. Then West Bank settlers forced him to dig up the body
The UN human rights office condemns incident as "'appalling and emblematic of the dehumanisation of Palestinians" in the West Bank.
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French national shows symptoms on return from hantavirus-hit ship
Five passengers of the MV Hondius will be quarantined in Paris "until further notice", France's prime minister says.
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South Korea says ship was struck by ‘unidentified flying objects’ in Hormuz
South Korea says it is investigating an incident on May 4 when two unidentified objects struck a Korean-operated cargo s
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Trossard scores late as Arsenal beats West Ham, moves closer to title
Winger Leandro Trossard scores the match's only goal as Arsenal survives VAR controversy to win at West Ham.
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How hotels are stopping the 'dawn dash' for sunbeds after man wins payout
Some resorts enforce allocation rules from check-in to prevent people reserving loungers with towels in the holiday sunbed scramble.
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Gaza volunteers plant olive trees at devastated al-Shifa Hospital
Volunteers at al-Shifa Hospital cleared rubble and planted olive trees in the courtyard as a symbol of hope.
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Medics among 51 killed in Israeli attacks on Lebanon in past 24 hours
Israeli attacks are intensifying in southern Lebanon, with 552 killed since the 'ceasefire' started on April 16.
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