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The US urges Pakistan to stop sheltering Taliban forces amid a new US pledge to support Afghanistan. - Barcelona attack: Suspects 'planned to hit key monuments' The Sagrada Familia cathedral was among the targets, a suspect tells a preliminary hearing in Madrid. - US hits Chinese and Russian firms over North Korea Ten companies and six individuals in Russia and China are subject to a new round of US sanctions. - How children are starving in Yemen's war No food and intermittent electricity - a BBC team sees what medics are up against in a rebel-held city. - Teenager arrested for dancing Macarena on Saudi street A 14-year-old is arrested in Saudi Arabia after a clip of him dancing in the street went viral. - Prince Harry 'very glad' to walk behind Diana's coffin The prince previously said walking behind her coffin was something no child "should be asked to do". - Kim Wall: Unidentified torso 'deliberately mutilated' Danish police say they do not yet know if the torso belongs to missing journalist Kim Wall. - Philippines Catholics oppose drug killings Churches in Cubao will ring their bells every night in protest against President Duterte's war on drugs. - European Court of Justice not necessary or appropriate, says UK Ministers say the European Court of Justice is not needed to police UK-EU relations after Brexit. - China relaunches world's fastest train The high-speed trains will be able to run at speeds of 350km/h following safety checks on rail lines. - Nigeria's Boko Haram conflict: Huge rise in child 'human bombs' There have been 83 cases so far this year - four times as many as all of last year, the UN says. - Venezuela seeks arrest warrant for prosecutor Luisa Ortega has gone to Brazil and is expected to seek asylum in the US. - Marcellus Williams: Missouri governor stays execution Marcellus Williams's conviction is to be reviewed, as his lawyers say DNA points to another man. - Man walks away from UK land speed record attempt crash David Tremayne reached 296mph before losing control when the parachute was released. - Sierra Leone mudslide: How survivors lost everything Five survivors of Sierra Leone mudslide give harrowing accounts of their loss and how they escaped death. - Has Harry Potter cursed Indonesia's owls? Has the popularity of Harry Potter caused a surge in demand for keeping owls as pets in Indonesia? - Brooklyn's Photoville festival Brooklyn's Photoville festival features more than 75 exhibitions. Here is a selection of images in the exhibition. - The solar eclipse pictures you have to see The best pictures and moments from a day when millions in North America gazed upwards in wonder. - Ferguson reflects on US race relations Three years after Michael Brown's death, Ferguson residents say the events in Charlottesville didn't surprise them. - 'I helped build the world?s longest tunnel' In July 1965 an 11km tunnel deep beneath the Alps was opened to traffic. - How 'Brit hero' helped Las Ramblas child victim Tourist Harry Athwal rushed to help a child hurt in the Barcelona attack. - Australian zoo welcomes rare white koala Australia Zoo has asked the public to name a white koala joey. - Viewpoint: Why the US should withdraw from Afghanistan President Trump made the wrong decision, says Professor Andrew Bacevich of Boston University. - Saving Grace: The cost of diplomatic immunity Diplomacy has triumphed over justice in the assault case against Zimbabwe's First Lady Grace Mugabe in South Africa, writes the BBC's Pumza Fihlani. - Pet acupuncture: Would you try this alternative treatment? Thousands of vets now use the controversial method, which advocates say can aid chronic ailments. |
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