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It comes despite US President Donald Trump saying both sides had agreed to a ceasefire deal. from BBC News https://ift.tt/BLRgaDW

Southern & Eastern Europe correspondent Sarah Rainsford reports from Lithuania, where some of the released prisoners were taken. from BBC News https://ift.tt/LD4NIFX

The idea came from the miners building makeshift altars in the mine in the 1930s, to pray for their safety before starting their shifts. from BBC News https://ift.tt/GN4owpI

PM Luís Montenegro appears to have been taken aback by the strength of feeling against his government's labour reforms. from BBC News https://ift.tt/qOfDmdA

Adonay Berhane, Wongelawit Gebre Endrias and four others are accused by police of undermining public morality. from BBC News https://ift.tt/D4Stoca

The judge has ordered control of the the troops, which were deployed in June, to be returned to California's governor. from BBC News https://ift.tt/BHTdOSv

The former French president was jailed for taking part in an election campaign funding conspiracy. from BBC News https://ift.tt/hADPZ5B

It is examining whether the tech giant did not offer "appropriate compensation" to web publishers. from BBC News https://ift.tt/ITQqNmg

Ukraine barely has a hold on Pokrovsk, but its forces are keen to show they are still resisting Russia's advance. from BBC News https://ift.tt/USCdTrt

The BBC took to the streets of Sydney to find out what young people aged between 18 and 20 think of Australia’s under-16s social media ban. from BBC News https://ift.tt/m258r1o

Some 118 million women in 12 Indian states receive unconditional cash transfers, one of the world’s largest experiments. from BBC News https://ift.tt/yDGoJmu

Australia's policy is the culmination of years of pressure on tech companies over online safety, experts say. from BBC News https://ift.tt/oXyneQa

The child was reportedly playing near her family's tent in Mawasi Rafah when she was shot. from BBC News https://ift.tt/AjhFl7z

Volodymyr Zelensky and the leaders of France, Germany and the UK held talks in London to discuss the latest US efforts to end the war in Ukraine. from BBC News https://ift.tt/4WPD8gy

Donald Trump says white South Africans are being persecuted and so qualify for asylum but black farmers are also being killed. from BBC News https://ift.tt/glNsvYW

Alfredo Díaz, 56, died in prison cell on Saturday, human rights groups say, prompting opposition outcry. from BBC News https://ift.tt/3NiUZXv

Texas Representative Henry Cuellar is running for re-election as a Democrat after Trump pardoned him. from BBC News https://ift.tt/f8S5lUj

The World Cup draw marked the first time that Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has met Trump, and the trio briefly discussed trade. from BBC News https://ift.tt/Dz7LQGH

The biggest crisis in the Eurovision Song Contest's history raises major questions about its future. from BBC News https://ift.tt/aCUsr8l

The issue of forcing citizens to serve in the military is back as the war between Russia and Ukraine grinds on. from BBC News https://ift.tt/L1SBPRb

Critics have voiced concern over the pervasiveness of stalking and violence against women in South Korea. from BBC News https://ift.tt/sMSTbqn

The remains of agricultural worker Suthisak Rintalak were recovered by Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad in northern Gaza. from BBC News https://ift.tt/hbqtHaj

Republican Matt Van Epps won, but his margin of victory was less than half of what it was just over a year ago for President Trump in the same district. from BBC News https://ift.tt/ny5OWZN

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha‎ spoke after high-stakes talks on ending the war failed to produce tangible results. from BBC News https://ift.tt/F6gbN94

Kremlin officials described the five hours of negotiations as "productive". from BBC News https://ift.tt/mDjGsfl

Demonstrators said the plan - the country's first in euros - attempted to hide widespread government corruption. from BBC News https://ift.tt/I4OXAsW

Juan Orlando Hernández, once called the key figure in a drug trafficking scheme that flooded America with over 400 tonnes of cocaine, walks free after the pardon. from BBC News https://ift.tt/9ETnQtc

Australia is banning social media for everyone under the age 16 - but will it actually work? Here's everything you need to know. from BBC News https://ift.tt/W3NLhvG

Rescue efforts in Peru's central Ucayali region are being hindered by strong currents on the river, one official said. from BBC News https://ift.tt/rcMdSHC

Officials say 11 others are injured in what they believe is a "targeted" shooting at a children's birthday party. from BBC News https://ift.tt/FqvG7og

The two ships struck by drones were thought to be used to bypass Western sanctions on Russia. from BBC News https://ift.tt/TJ3M7Eu