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Australian shock jock wins $12m payout after radio station tore up contract bbc.in/4xzibR8

Kyle Sandilands: Australian shock jock wins $12m payout after cancelled contract

Kyle Sandilands was sacked after an on-air spat with his co-host, who accused him of bullying.

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Brazil convicts Jair Bolsonaro's son of pursuing US help in father's legal battle bbc.in/4engUnu

Brazil convicts Jair Bolsonaro's son of pursuing US help in father's legal battle

Eduardo Bolsonaro called the conviction "baseless and senseless".

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The bikers battling extreme heat and armed conflict to smuggle Iranian fuel to Pakistan bbc.in/4a3PpOq

The bikers battling extreme heat and armed conflict to smuggle Iranian fuel to Pakistan

It's so hot the fuel can catch fire - the bikers tell the BBC they must live with the risk of injury and death.

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'We fear for our lives' - deadline for migrants to leave South Africa looms bbc.in/3SdFM9Q

South Africa's anti-migrant protests: Intimidation and fear as deadline for foreigners to leave...

Protesters have set 30 June as the date for all undocumented migrants to leave the country.

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India: Why a country of 1.4 billion is not in the football World Cup bbc.in/4exue8R

World Cup 2026: Why India, a country of 1.4 billion, is not in the tournament

The world's most populous country is still missing from football's biggest stage.

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Some 'Lost Canadians' told to surrender new citizenship certificates bbc.in/3Scfwg4

Some 'Lost Canadians' told to surrender new citizenship certificates

"It has devastated me," said one man who moved to Canada under the new law that grants citizenship to those who can prove an ancestral tie to the country.

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More than a dozen horses killed in New York barn fire bbc.in/4vqHC5K

More than a dozen horses killed in barn fire in upstate New York

The fire broke out in Saratoga Springs, a city widely considered the mecca of American horse racing.

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German broadcaster removes TV intro after Elon Musk takes legal action bbc.in/43DKBf6

German broadcaster removes TV intro after Elon Musk takes legal action

ZDF TV responded to a "cease and desist" letter after the tech trillionaire condemned the broadcaster's "outrageous lies".

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Hundreds of cats stolen for food in Vietnam rescued by police bbc.in/3QLmmZx

Hundreds of cats stolen for food in Vietnam rescued by police, welfare group says

Police have arrested nine people and rescued more than 400 cats destined for slaughter, with more than 40 reunited with their owners.

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Fragile quiet in Lebanon as US-Iran truce leaves unanswered questions bbc.in/4uJcHk6

Fragile quiet and unanswered questions in Lebanon after US-Iran truce

Many Lebanese remain doubtful that the agreement could finally mean the end of the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.

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MoD investigating reports Russian warship fired warning shots near yacht in Channel bbc.in/4ezCwxc

MoD investigating reports Russian warship fired warning shots near yacht in Channel

A UK-registered yacht reported shots were fired by the frigate off the coast of the Isle of Wight.

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Ministry of Defence investigating reports Russian navy ship fired warning shots near UK-registered yacht in English Channel bbc.in/4eLLcS9

MoD investigating reports Russian warship fired warning shots near yacht in Channel

MoD investigating reports Russian warship fired warning shots near yacht in Channel

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Tehran selling deal with US as victory – but for Iranians it was necessity bbc.in/3SKIXG4

How Iran is trying to sell a deal with the US as victory

For many Iranians, the question is not whether the deal means victory, but whether it lowers prices and reduces fear of another war.

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Khan launches Singapore-inspired housing strategy bbc.in/3SuN88Z

Sadiq Khan launches new housing strategy inspired by Singapore

The mayor of London says the capital can learn from the city-state's housing model.

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Venezuela signs deal with US energy giant to rebuild power grid bbc.in/4ox2x4J

Venezuela signs deal with US energy giant to rebuild energy grid

The deal with General Electric is the latest sign of co-operation between US firms and Venezuela's interim government.

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France's oldest female detainee, 79, goes on trial for in-law's grisly murder bbc.in/43EF3AZ

France's oldest female detainee, 79, goes on trial for in-law's grisly murder

A dismembered body found in a chain-bound trunk in the Seine in 1995 was only recently connected to the defendant by DNA evidence.

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Man, 19, becomes 'island's youngest Ironman' bbc.in/3QoWwu4

Man, 19, becomes 'Guernsey's youngest Ironman' says club

Braden Morris said it was "really mentally challenging" but he was "absolutely buzzing" afterwards.

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Somaliland opens Jerusalem embassy after Israel's recognition of its independence bbc.in/4vVTY60

Somaliland opens Jerusalem embassy after Israel's recognition of its independence

The move comes six months after Israel became the first country to recognise the breakaway East African state.

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Swedish man jailed for four years for coercing wife into sex with 120 men bbc.in/43zdZ6f

Sweden man jailed for four years for coercing wife into sex with 120 men

The 61-year-old was found to have coerced his wife into sexual acts with men he found online in exchange for payment.

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FBI thwarted plot targeting White House UFC event, Patel says bbc.in/44b9LBQ

FBI thwarted plot targeting White House UFC event, Patel says

US media say the plan would have involved a drone attack. The FBI boss says multiple suspects are in custody.

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