Children's hospital hit as Russian airstrikes kill dozens in Ukraine | BBC News
A children's hospital in Kyiv has been largely destroyed after Russia launched a wave of missile strikes against cities across Ukraine.
The Ohmatdyt Children's Hospital - Ukraine's biggest paediatrics facility - sustained major damage in the explosion.
Thirty-six people were killed and 140 people were injured in the airstrikes, according to President Volodymyr Zelensky's office. They said more than 40 missiles of different types had hit buildings and infrastructure in cities including Kyiv, Dnipro, Kryvyi Rih, Sloviansk and Kramatorsk.
Russia has denied targeting the hospital, saying it was hit by a Ukrainian air defence missile. But Ukraine says it found fragments of a Russian cruise missile at the scene.
Jane Hill presents BBC News at Ten reporting by James Waterhouse, Steve Rosenberg and Jonathan Beale.
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Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian elected as Iran's president | BBC News
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Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian has been elected as Iran's new president, after beating his hardline conservative rival Saeed Jalili by nearly three million votes.
Speaking after the result was announced, he said he would extend his hand to all Iranians.
Dr Pezeshkian, a 71-year-old heart surgeon and member of the Iranian parliament, is critical of Iran's notorious morality police and caused a stir after promising "unity and cohesion", as well as an end to Iran's "isolation" from the world.
Millions of people boycotted the elections over the lack of choice in the candidates, dominated by Islamic hard liners, and the impossibility of real change as long as the supreme leader tightly controls policies.
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Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian elected as Iran's president | BBC News
Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian has been elected as Iran's new president, after beating his hardline conservative rival Saeed Jalili by nearly three million votes.
Speaking after the result was announced, he said he would extend his hand to all Iranians.
Dr Pezeshkian, a 71-year-old heart surgeon and member of the Iranian parliament, is critical of Iran's notorious morality police and caused a stir after promising "unity and cohesion", as well as an end to Iran's "isolation" from the world.
Millions of people boycotted the elections over the lack of choice in the candidates, dominated by Islamic hard liners, and the impossibility of real change as long as the supreme leader tightly controls policies. #iran #masoudpezeshkian
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Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian elected as Iran's president | BBC News
Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian has been elected as Iran's new president, after beating his hardline conservative rival Saeed Jalili by nearly three million votes.
Speaking after the result was announced, he said he would extend his hand to all Iranians.
Dr Pezeshkian, a 71-year-old heart surgeon and member of the Iranian parliament, is critical of Iran's notorious morality police and caused a stir after promising "unity and cohesion", as well as an end to Iran's "isolation" from the world.
Millions of people boycotted the elections over the lack of choice in the candidates, dominated by Islamic hard liners, and the impossibility of real change as long as the supreme leader tightly controls policies. #iran #masoudpezeshkian
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Ukraine war: EU's most Russia-friendly leader meets Putin in Moscow | BBC News
Ukraine war: EU's most Russia-friendly leader meets Putin in Moscow | BBC News
Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban has met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, in a visit that has been heavily criticised by EU leaders and Ukraine's government.
Friday's meeting was part of what Mr Orban called a "peace mission", coming three days after a visit to Kyiv where he met Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Hungary has recently taken over the presidency of the Council of the European Union, but EU leaders have stressed that Mr Orban is not acting on behalf of the bloc.
Mr Orban is the EU's only head of government to have kept close ties to the Kremlin following its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
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Protect The Yacht, Keep It!
"I'm giving away a luxury yacht, but there's a catch! 🛥️
I've assembled a team of contestants who will compete in a series of challenges to win the yacht. But here's the twist - they'll have to work together to protect the yacht from being destroyed by me! 💥
Will they be able to put aside their differences and work together to keep the yacht safe? Or will I manage to sink it and leave them all empty-handed? 🤯
Tune in to find out in this epic battle of wits, strength, and teamwork! #ProtectTheYacht #KeepIt"
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Protests in Georgia over 'foreign agent' bill | BBC News
Police in Georgia fired tear gas and water cannon into crowds protesting against a bill seen by the opposition as targeting media freedoms.
Thousands waving Georgian and European Union flags gathered outside parliament to protest what they see as a Russian-inspired law.
Under the bill - dubbed the "foreign agent" law- independent media that receive more than 20% of their funding from foreign donors would have to register as organisations "bearing the interests of a foreign power".
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How 'world's largest' sub-sea cable could boost internet resilience for billions | BBC News
A ship is preparing to set sail from France to lay the next section of the largest ever sub-sea internet cable.
The 2Africa cable is an incredible 45,000 km long and stretches around the entire continent.
But even as the world celebrates ambitious projects like getting more people online, internet freedom is on the decline around the world.
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UK government defeated in High Court over climate plans | BBC News
The UK government has been defeated in court - for a second time for not doing enough to meet its targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
Environmental campaigners argued that the energy minister signed off the government's climate plan without evidence it could be achieved.
The High Court ruled on Friday that the government will now be required to redraft the plan again.
In response the government defended its record on climate action.bbcnews
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Turkey halts trade with Israel over 'humanitarian tragedy' in Gaza | BBC News
Turkey has suspended all trade with Israel over its offensive in Gaza, citing the "worsening humanitarian tragedy" in the strip.
The measures would be in place until Israel allowed an "uninterrupted and sufficient flow" of aid into Gaza, the Turkish trade ministry said.
A UN-backed assessment said last month that 1.1 million people were facing catastrophic hunger and that famine was imminent in northern Gaza by May.
Israel launched a military campaign in Gaza to destroy Hamas in response to the group's attack on southern Israel on 7 October, during which about 1,200 people were killed and 253 others were taken hostage.
More than 34,500 people have been killed in Gaza since then, according to the territory's Hamas-run health ministry.
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Kevin Spacey says he's been "baselessly attacked" ahead of new TV documentary | BBC News
The actor Kevin Spacey has given a TV interview saying he has been "baselessly attacked", ahead of a documentary which appears to make new claims by a number of men about his behaviour towards them.
Mr Spacey was found not guilty at trials in the United States and the UK following allegations of sexual misbehaviour.
Clive Myrie presents BBC News at Ten reporting by culture and media editor Katie Razzall
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Wounded wild orangutan seen using plant as medicine BBC News
A Sumatran orangutan in Indonesia has self-medicated using a paste made from plants to heal a large wound on his cheek, said scientists.
It is the first time a creature in the wild has been recorded treating an injury with a medicinal plant.
After researchers saw Rakus applying the plant poultice to his face, the wound closed up and healed in a month.
The behaviour could come from a common ancestor shared by humans and great apes, scientists have said.
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Why India's fishermen 'feel forgotten' during country's election campaign | BBC News
India is in the midst of its six-week election period, where almost one billion people are eligible to vote.
About 28 million people in the country rely on fishing for their livelihood. In the coastal state of Kerala, it's one of the
biggest industries.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the ruling party, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), have been campaigning in the region.
Fishermen in the region have said they feel forgotten during the election campaign.
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Brazil floods: Dam collapses and death toll rises in Rio Grande do Sul | BBC News
A hydroelectric dam has collapsed in southern Brazil after days of heavy rain that triggered massive flooding, killing more than 30 people.
Another 60 people are missing in Rio Grande do Sul state, officials said.
About 15,000 residents have fled their homes since Saturday. At least 500,000 people are without power and clean water across the state.
The extreme weather has been caused by a rare combination of hotter than average temperatures, high humidity and strong winds.
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