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Italy plan to process migrants in Albania dealt blow by EU Court

Sarah Rainsford Southern and Eastern Europe correspondent Reuters A ruling by the EU’s top court has dealt a further blow to Italy’s attempts to create a fast-track system in Albania…

Budapest mayor questioned over organising banned pride march

Budapest’s mayor has been questioned by police as a suspect in helping to organise a banned LGBTQ march in the city. The event took place on June 28 despite warnings…

Thousands gather to watch 100th annual wild pony swim

The Chincoteague wild ponies have made their annual swim across the Assateague Channel in Virginia for the 100th time. The tradition began in 1925 and sees “Saltwater Cowboys” on horseback…

Russia is staying quiet on Trump’s nuclear move

Could this be the first time in history a social media spat triggers nuclear escalation? President Donald Trump, offended by posts by former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, says he’s ordered…

Mali charges ex-PM Moussa Mara with undermining the state in X post

A former prime minister of Mali, which is now under military rule, has been charged with undermining the credibility of the state over comments on social media. After a prison…

Kites in the crosshairs as planes face peril

Koh Ewe and Hanna Samosir BBC News Reporting fromSingapore and Jakarta Watch: BBC visits field near Indonesian airport where children fly kites At a paddy field two kilometres from Jakarta’s…

Manhunt under way after 4 killed

A suspect is on the run after four people were killed in a shooting at a bar in the US state of Montana, authorities say. The shooting happened at The…

North Korea sent me abroad to be a secret IT worker. My wages funded the regime

Beth Godwin and Julie Yoonnyung Lee BBC Trending & BBC News Getty Images Jin-su says over the years he used hundreds of fake IDs to apply for remote IT work…

Hot dog spill brings US highway to standstill

Thousands of hot dogs spilled onto a highway in the US state of Pennsylvania after a lorry scraped another car, briefly bringing traffic on the road to a standstill. Four…

Why some Palestinians aren’t convinced by Starmer’s promise

Jeremy Bowen International editor BBC One of the major reasons why Britain’s prime minister Sir Keir Starmer – following France and then in turn followed by Canada – has a plan…