Last UK and US troops leave Iraq as anti-Islamic State mission ends

The withdrawal of coalition forces, under a deal agreed two years ago, was a key demand of the Iraqi government.

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Flydubai passenger describes putting attacker in chokehold after cockpit stabbing

Other passengers on the Israel-bound flight described the "terrifying" moment the plane dropped.

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Fires and blockades as students stage school protests across France

More than 400 people, mainly minors, were arrested on Tuesday, the country's interior minister says.

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The journalist who became king in Uganda

Edward Rukidi Nyabongo I has been crowned king of Tooro in a ceremony attended by Uganda's President Museveni.

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Lindsay Clancy appears in court as her lawyer pushes for murder case to be dismissed

Clancy's defence lawyer wants her to be cleared of murdering her three children in 2023 but prosecutors say the state proved guilt.

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US prosecutors reopen case of alleged gang rape at Cornell University

It comes after the woman filed a civil lawsuit alleging she was drugged and raped at a fraternity house in 2024.

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Watch: The ups and downs of SpaceX's 13 Starship test flights

The BBC's Ricky Boleto looks how previous SpaceX test flights went.

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Killer Christa Pike to be executed within days - but her defence say she's a victim too

Lawyers for Pike, who killed a fellow student in 1995, say she should get clemency and would not be sentenced to death if the crime happened today.

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Security lapses at Utah campus where Charlie Kirk was killed, review says

The indpendent report also says Kirk's aides insisted he speak outdoors, overriding concerns from campus officials.

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South African white genocide does not exist, new ambassador to US tells BBC

Roelf Meyer tells the BBC that being a white Afrikaner gives him legitimacy to challenge Trump's claim of a genocide.

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