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Every president in modern history - including Donald Trump this week - has taken an annual physical exam that is as much about messaging as it is about health. from BBC News https://ift.tt/JKnVatQ

Performers Young MC, Poison frontman Bret Michaels and country singer Martina McBride raised concerns the event will be political. from BBC News https://ift.tt/e3cnUXs

Only licensed doctors were allowed to ink tattoos in Korea - breaking the law could lead to heavy fines or jail. from BBC News https://ift.tt/kR3GMct

The US president met his advisers, after officials confirmed the US and Iran had agreed a framework of a deal. from BBC News https://ift.tt/ksKTHFI

Taiwan Travelogue is the first novel translated from Mandarin Chinese to win the prestigious award. from BBC News https://ift.tt/GZu5ajQ

But there has been conflicting information from Tehran, with one news agency reporting that no deal has been finalised or confirmed. from BBC News https://ift.tt/jgyKQ9n

The case centres on whether the former columnist lied about the funding she received for her civil lawsuit against the US president. from BBC News https://ift.tt/4tMyqNz

The music legend on delivering "memory songs" for his 20th solo album, The Boys of Dungeon Lane - and why he's intrigued by the new Beatles biopics. from BBC News https://ift.tt/yVE0YqI

The BBC visited China’s EV factories and found they are dominating the ecosystems shaping the global auto industry. from BBC News https://ift.tt/sXxldv6

Most cases are in the Northern Territory with some also in Western Australia, South Australia and Queensland. from BBC News https://ift.tt/IQFp4bX

Naomi Osaka continues her tradition of serving jaw-dropping looks at Grand Slams with an outfit that reminds her of "the Eiffel tower at night". from BBC News https://ift.tt/aNWESeK

Saudi Arabia says that is 11,000 more than the number of Muslims who travelled to the Gulf kingdom last year. from BBC News https://ift.tt/SiZd5HY

The BBC's Sumedha Pal described how difficult it was to be standing in the streets of Delhi as temperatures rose to 45C . from BBC News https://ift.tt/K89DnWG

The BBC's Shaimaa Khalil explains why the achievement by Greek swimmer Kristian Gkolomeev will not be accepted by official sporting bodies. from BBC News https://ift.tt/CAW2RNr

MBS's Vison 2030 project seemed the stuff of science fiction. Now reality has bitten from BBC News https://ift.tt/T496iky

The 39-year-old was fatally injured at a shoal off the Cassowary Coast in Queensland, apparently while spearfishing. from BBC News https://ift.tt/n7XaDox

The deal under discussion would involve a 60-day ceasefire extension during which the Strait of Hormuz would be reopened, according to US media. from BBC News https://ift.tt/ADp24Qa

Latest polls suggest the centre-right figure is the only candidate who can defeat Marine Le Pen or Jean-Luc Mélenchon. from BBC News https://ift.tt/obGFm6O

Iran publishes a map claiming "armed forces oversight" across more than 22,000 sq km of the waterway. from BBC News https://ift.tt/5IsUjw7

The inauguration of the new consulate comes amid a push by the US president for greater control over the island. from BBC News https://ift.tt/PHFNgSR

The blockade has led to shortages of fuel and food ahead of next week's Muslim holiday of Eid. from BBC News https://ift.tt/EvcYNt2

The children were carrying backpacks with food and water but no identity documents when they were found by a driver. from BBC News https://ift.tt/0HUAJvS

The child fired a single shot at a teacher, who had to have surgery after the incident in 2023. from BBC News https://ift.tt/lbuc4AL

A North Korean women's football team played in South Korea marking the first time athletes from the North have crossed the border in nearly 8 years. from BBC News https://ift.tt/J3iMZGY

Danish officials will conduct a post mortem examination on the whale, which was released into the sea from a barge more than two weeks ago. from BBC News https://ift.tt/C6aWs25

The 28-year-old's network is thought to have transported thousands of illegal migrants into the UK. from BBC News https://ift.tt/nhU19P8

Some 750 firefighters are tackling the uncontrolled blazes supported by water-dropping helicopters. from BBC News https://ift.tt/ml3hXxE

Jurors spent weeks hearing about Musk's claim that Altman had "stolen a charity." from BBC News https://ift.tt/WhA1Q9i

Jurors spent nearly a month hearing and viewing evidence in the high-profile trial, where Musk had accused Altman of "stealing a charity". from BBC News https://ift.tt/WhA1Q9i

Other items found with Mangione at a Pennsylvania McDonald's will not be allowed to be presented in court, the judge ruled. from BBC News https://ift.tt/wuytgM1

BBC World Service exclusive: the private world of one of Africa's most powerful political women. from BBC News https://ift.tt/i0z7KqC

The 27-year-old's tune Bangaranga won Bulgaria its first ever title in the song contest. from BBC News https://ift.tt/W2RcwQa

No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attacks, which have devastated Mussa town in Borno state. from BBC News https://ift.tt/eSrspN8

The individual is one of four former passengers on the MV Hondius isolating on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. from BBC News https://ift.tt/HFZvGyO

The attack occurred at Horseshoe Reef - north-west of the popular Rottnest Island near the city of Perth, local police say. from BBC News https://ift.tt/qCnZNdu

Trump’s softer approach towards China is one that experts say will likely trickle down to the wider MAGA base. from BBC News https://ift.tt/esc1qyN

President Trump announced the truce last month, but Israel and Hezbollah have continued to exchange fire since then. from BBC News https://ift.tt/U1NpB7u

Israel's prime minister says he has ordered legal action over an article which alleged Israeli security officials raped Palestinian detainees. from BBC News https://ift.tt/cKw8JMC

The US government alleges that Elias Rodriguez shot and killed a young Jewish couple at an event in Washington last May. from BBC News https://ift.tt/VCYM2Z4

A moped had been used in the deadly stray-bullet shooting of a 7-month-old in Brooklyn last month, officials said. from BBC News https://ift.tt/Mq4TZte

Warning of record global temperatures as chance of very strong El Niño grows from BBC News https://ift.tt/SDUxMmY

A BBC investigation exposed how scammers posted social content of dogs in distress to dupe donors into giving money. from BBC News https://ift.tt/TqBrZ1h

Despite continuing Israeli attacks and occupation, many people in the south still believe the armed group is the only force capable of defending them. from BBC News https://ift.tt/AWU7jQY

Six construction workers were killed and several vehicles plunged into the river after the cargo ship crashed into the bridge. from BBC News https://ift.tt/RgB4Jqs

The home affairs minister hails the ruling as a "victory" against the "abuse" of the refugee system. from BBC News https://ift.tt/sXneTKw

Lebanon's health ministry says the paramedics were carrying out a rescue mission in Nabatieh in response to an earlier attack that killed one person. from BBC News https://ift.tt/mf4gqsQ

If convicted in a Senate trial, which is uncertain, she will be disqualified from running for president. from BBC News https://ift.tt/s9ip7Cj

Some resorts enforce allocation rules from check-in to prevent people reserving loungers with towels in the "sunbed wars". from BBC News https://ift.tt/OS48vXk

The Ministry of Defence says the ship will prepare to join an international mission to safeguard shipping, but only when fighting in the region ends. from BBC News https://ift.tt/qZKm3kM

The man sued his tour operator for allowing people to reserve sun loungers with towels despite a hotel ban on the practice. from BBC News https://ift.tt/sUQwhgk

The US and Brazilian presidents did not appear together publicly, but traded compliments after their talks. from BBC News https://ift.tt/acSH1ER

The BBC's Guy Hedgecoe reports from Tenerife, where some locals fear the ship's arrival could bring health risks. from BBC News https://ift.tt/BWk0ZTo

The BBC's Katy Watson explains the case, the cultural sensitivities and why it has caused so much anger. from BBC News https://ift.tt/X78zDKn

Three women who allegedly supported IS were arrested after they flew home to Australia for the first time in years. from BBC News https://ift.tt/6SI5U1F

Ukraine's president says Russia has "spurned the ceasefire" and Kyiv is deciding on further action to take. from BBC News https://ift.tt/CrLD8Fo

Protests have taken place at the prestigious arts fair over the inclusion of Russia for the first time since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. from BBC News https://ift.tt/oBqLy6G

A blast at a fireworks factory in Hunan province has killed 26 people and injured 61, state media report. from BBC News https://ift.tt/FrLztiJ

He was saved by a Jersey family after escaping a Nazi labour camp, but after the war he disappeared in the Soviet Union. from BBC News https://ift.tt/w1KVbSd

As a spate of incidents in the Strait of Hormuz test the ceasefire, an Iranian official says, "We are just getting started". from BBC News https://ift.tt/1N4iXn9

Humanoid robots are being added to the automation of waste sorting. from BBC News https://ift.tt/4jCYwRJ

The theme for 2026 Met Gala fundraiser is "Costume Art", exploring fashion as an embodied art form. from BBC News https://ift.tt/4JA1CuQ

The Civil Guard found between 30,000 and 45,000kg of the drug on a freighter headed to Libya. from BBC News https://ift.tt/kD4KrsR

There has been a wave of anti-migrant protests in South Africa, some of which have turned violent. from BBC News https://ift.tt/pt6TOD7

The chairs of the House and Senate armed services committees said withdrawing 5,000 service personnel risked undermining deterrence. from BBC News https://ift.tt/8UCikmK

The Icelandic star reflects on a phenomenal year, and the music video that let her go "primal". from BBC News https://ift.tt/yPUlNAK

It is unclear how he reached Eswatini. China described his visit as a "stowaway-style escape farce". from BBC News https://ift.tt/sHQYx1B

Some of India's biggest producers are eyeing investments in micro-dramas, which are now hugely popular. from BBC News https://ift.tt/adtvj0C

The president writes that hostilities "have terminated" because of the ceasefire, arguing he does not need congressional authorisation. from BBC News https://ift.tt/Ssv5IX4

The Global Sumud Flotilla denounced the interception as "piracy", while Israel's foreign ministry called the flotilla a "PR stunt". from BBC News https://ift.tt/mI2wEgL

The blockade comes days after Mali's defence minister was assassinated in a series of nationwide attacks. from BBC News https://ift.tt/oGFMOxR

The bill, already cleared by the US Senate, now moves to the desk of President Donald Trump who is expected to swiftly sign the legislation. from BBC News https://ift.tt/PsYjypA