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Man hiked 10 miles down Montana mountain after being impaled by pole

David Cifaldi walked down Granite Peak in Montana with a hiking pole piercing his side rather than calling for a helicopter rescue, according to BBC N...

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Four die in two Channel small boat incidents off French coast

French officials said four people died overnight in two separate incidents involving attempts to cross the Channel in small boats.

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Polish PM says missile that made crater was probably Russian

Poland’s prime minister has said an unidentified object that created a large crater near Tarnawa Kolonia was probably a Russian missile, BBC News repo...

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Israel building new land barriers in Gaza, BBC reports

BBC News reports that Israel is constructing new land barriers in Gaza, with experts saying the earthworks suggest plans for a long-term internal bord...

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Singapore fines French teenager $465 over viral straw-licking stunt

A 19-year-old French teenager has been fined in Singapore over a viral stunt involving licking a straw, BBC News reported. His lawyers said he was “tr...

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Two children among eight killed in Russian strikes on Ukraine, officials say

Ukrainian officials said eight people were killed in Russian strikes, including two young girls in a village near Kryvyi Rih, with further deaths repo...

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US launches strikes on Iran after firing at bases in Jordan

The US military said it carried out what it described as a “powerful response” after Iran fired on American bases in Jordan, BBC News reported.

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Saudi Arabia weighs response as Iran-linked attacks widen, BBC reports

BBC News reports that Saudi Arabia is trying to avoid being drawn further into a widening regional conflict while responding to drone, missile and shi...

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Three Greek firefighters die as wildfires spread across southern Europe

Three firefighters have died in Greece as wildfires burn across Crete and the Peloponnese, while Spain, France, Turkey and Portugal face further fire...

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Japan rescuers search rubble after Kyushu earthquake kills at least 13

More than 100 aftershocks have followed a powerful earthquake in Japan’s Kyushu region, where at least 13 people have died and rescue teams are search...

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BBC reports repeated settler attacks on Palestinian village in West Bank

BBC News has reported from al-Mughayyir in the occupied West Bank, where Palestinian residents say Israeli settlers have repeatedly attacked homes whi...

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Thousands in Sudan’s el-Obeid face renewed threat as RSF advances

BBC News reports that thousands of displaced people sheltering in Sudan’s army-held city of el-Obeid are again at risk as RSF forces move closer, amid...

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US and Saudi Arabia strike militia sites in Iraq

The United States and Saudi Arabia have carried out strikes on Iran-aligned militia targets in Iraq, with the Popular Mobilisation Forces saying at le...

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Trump holds separate talks with Zelensky and Netanyahu in Washington

US President Donald Trump held separate White House meetings with Volodymyr Zelensky and Benjamin Netanyahu, with discussions focused on Ukraine’s air...

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Wildfires flare in south-west France ahead of forecast 40C heatwave

Firefighters in France are battling renewed wildfire outbreaks in Gironde as officials warn that another heatwave could push temperatures to 40C.

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Video shows powerful earthquake striking Japan’s Kyushu island

BBC News footage shows scenes from across the region as a strong earthquake hit Japan’s Kyushu island on 28 July.

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Spain faces renewed wildfire risk as heatwave threatens firefighting efforts

Firefighters in Spain are battling major wildfires that have forced large-scale evacuations, with officials warning that a new heatwave could worsen c...

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