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The day’s top stories from BBC News. Delivered twice a day on weekdays, daily at weekends.

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The day’s top stories from BBC News. Delivered twice a day on weekdays, daily at weekends.

    Three more Israeli hostages' bodies found in Gaza

    Three more Israeli hostages' bodies found in Gaza

    The IDF said the men's bodies were recovered from the northern town of Jabalia overnight in a joint operation with Israel's domestic intelligence agency. Also: emergency teams in Papua New Guinea search for people trapped after a massive landslide, and a gymnast from Uzbekistan has missed her chance to compete at her ninth consecutive Olympics.

    • 30 min
    US sues to break up Live Nation-Ticketmaster 'monopoly'

    US sues to break up Live Nation-Ticketmaster 'monopoly'

    Live Nation - which promotes concerts, owns venues and sells tickets through its Ticketmaster platform - currently controls around eighty percent of major entertainment ticket sales in the US. Also: the French president speaks of an "unprecedented insurrection movement" in New Caledonia, and do you get frustrated when your name is auto-corrected online?

    • 34 min
    China holds military drills around Taiwan

    China holds military drills around Taiwan

    Taiwan's new president, William Lai, has promised to defend freedom and democracy after China launched military exercises around the island. Beijing is simulating a full-scale attack and has described the exercises as "strong punishment" for what it calls Taiwan's "separatist acts". Also: A purge of the Russian military is continuing with the arrest of the deputy Chief of General Staff, Vadim Shamarin, after he was accused of taking bribes. At least nine people have been killed after a stage collapsed at an election rally in Mexico. Colombia seals off the site of an 18th century warship that went down loaded with treasure. And as the UK gets into general election campaign mode, we'll get some analysis from our political correspondent, Rob Watson.

    • 26 min
    Rishi Sunak calls UK election

    Rishi Sunak calls UK election

    The British Prime Minister sets July 4th as voting day. Also, reaction from Palestinians and Israelis to the decision of Spain, Ireland and Norway to recognise Palestine as a state; and Colombia bids farewell to its most famous Vallenato musician.

    • 29 min
    Ireland, Spain and Norway to recognise Palestinian state, Israel condemns move

    Ireland, Spain and Norway to recognise Palestinian state, Israel condemns move

    Israel recalls envoys as Spain, Ireland and Norway commit to recognise Palestinian state. Also, Russia says it's captured another village in the Donetsk region of Ukraine. The German far-right party, the AFD, has banned its lead candidate from electioneering after a series of controversial statements. And we have a special report from Myanmar where insurgents fighting to overthrow the military junta in Myanmar have told the BBC they're confident of victory, after a series
    of advances.

    • 34 min
    Passenger dies after severe turbulence on long haul flight

    Passenger dies after severe turbulence on long haul flight

    Seven people were seriously injured during the incident on Singapore Airlines flight from London. Also: Sixteen of the world’s largest AI firms have agreed on new safety guidelines, and schools are closed in northern India as the authorities deal with an intense heatwave.

    • 29 min

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The past

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