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Two killed in attack on airport in eastern Saudi Arabia, authorities say bbc.in/4iavsZD

Two killed in attack on airport in eastern Saudi Arabia, authorities say

It is the latest in a series of attacks by the Houthi movement which have targeted airports and other sites in the kingdom.

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Some New Yorkers hail ban on horse-drawn carriages, but drivers fear for incomes bbc.in/4i7VGvB

Some New Yorkers hail ban on horse-drawn carriages, but drivers fear for incomes

As councillors prepare to banish the vehicles, views in Central Park are divided over the 160-year-old tradition.

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Two European women held captive for more than a year in Niger freed in Libya bbc.in/3Uc2Wig

Austrian and Swiss women held captive for more than a year in Niger freed in Libya

The aid workers from Switzerland and Austria are due to fly home on Thursday, reports say.

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How Arab parties could hold critical balance of power in Israeli election bbc.in/4i0BjSu

How Arab parties could hold critical balance of power in Israeli election

Disaffection has often driven down turnout among Arab Israelis, but there is a strong push to get rid of the right-wing governing coalition.

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Race to save 1960s Windrush front room exhibition bbc.in/4dTS1Aq

Windrush front room exhibition faces closure without new home

The Dominican Front Room installation at the Watershed was meant to be temporary but proved popular.

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Celebrity shark returns to South Korea canal after failed rescue bbc.in/47yaAXo

South Korea: Famed shark Bukangi returns to canal after failed rescue

Authorities had hoped the female shark would swim back to sea after being led out of the canal.

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No purchase, no seats: Starbucks China rolls out new policy bbc.in/4jz6RA3

Starbucks China requires purchase before customers sit in its stores

Starbucks says it is improving customers' in-store experience as it competes with homegrown rivals.

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A waterfall optical illusion captured at Casa de Pedra Cave in São Paulo is actually water flowing from a crack above the cave entrance
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US embassy accuses Canada of election meddling ahead of midterms bbc.in/47u55Jd

US embassy accuses Canada of brushing off allegations of election interference

Prime Minister Mark Carney dismissed the claim, noting that it was the that US initiated trade actions against Canada.

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UK's gaps in Arctic defence leave it open to Russian attacks, committee warns bbc.in/4yxbJcs

UK's gaps in Arctic defence leave it open to Russian attacks, committee says

A report by MPs urges the UK to address capability gaps including a lack of Royal Navy warships and submarines, as Russia seeks to dominate the region.

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US State Department orders some staff to leave Saudi Arabia as attacks escalate bbc.in/4ywksf1

US State Department orders some staff to leave Saudi Arabia as attacks escalate

The warning to US officials comes as at least three people die in the latest strikes at an airport and an oil field.

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The real reasons US politicians are getting older bbc.in/4ysUlpj

The real reasons US politicians are getting older

No country for young men and women: why do older politicians seem to have such a tight grip on the US political system?

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The grads ditching the UK for a fresh start abroad bbc.in/4izjlXe

The graduates ditching the UK to work abroad

With graduate jobs hard to come by, more young adults are reported to be considering emigrating.

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Trump's green card curbs test Indian tech workers' American dream bbc.in/3TMZZVi

Trump's green card curbs test Indian tech workers' American dream

With immigration curbs and tech firms cutting foreign hiring, US residency is becoming a distant dream for many Indians.

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International governments and agencies have urged websites to address two critical cyber-security flaws in a programming language which powers much of the internet. Full story: bbc.in/4eqXf6R
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Pope Leo XIV does not need any further treatment following an operation to remove a cancerous growth from his lung, his doctors have said. Read more: bbc.in/4zMc7Fh
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New Mexico sues Epstein lawyer and accountant, accusing them of hiding his sex crimes bbc.in/486phRv

New Mexico sues Epstein lawyer and accountant, accusing them of hiding his crimes

Both men have denied having any knowledge of Epstein's crimes and their attorney rejected the lawsuit as "categorically false".

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Japan is known for world-class events - but the Asian Games were chaotic bbc.in/4z1rfhQ

Aichi-Nagoya: Japan is known for world-class events - but the Asian Games were chaotic

Hotel chaos, transport mishaps and diplomatic blunders cast a spotlight on organisers and the firm hired to deliver the games.

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Ex-prosecutor charged with treason in Mexico over US drug raid bbc.in/47AnNyL

Mexico ex-prosecutor charged with treason over US drug raid

César Jáuregui Moreno is accused of allowing US agents to join a raid on a suspected drugs lab in April.

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Rosenberg: US diplomatic push offers little hope for imminent Ukraine peace bbc.in/4zJrQF1

Rosenberg: US diplomatic push offers little hope for imminent Ukraine peace

Russia's President Putin does not feel under pressure right now to end the war.

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