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From BBC News. In Kibera, located in Kenya’s capital, some roadside vegetable stands are accepting an unconventional form of payment. Residents in the Soweto West area of Kibera, are using Bitcoin as part of a project aimed at bringing financial services to a community that struggles to get access to traditional banking. However, experts have…

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From BBC News. Hurricane Erin is set to threaten large stretches of the US East Coast on Wednesday, bringing storm surges, rip currents, and coastal flooding, forecasters have warned. The Category 2 storm, currently over the Atlantic Ocean, is not expected to make landfall in the US but authorities have cautioned that high waves, flooding…

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From BBC News. Nato military chiefs are set to hold a virtual meeting to discuss security guarantees for Ukraine in the event of a peace deal with Russia. The Kremlin is playing down the chance of an imminent face-to-face summit between President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky, while the UK’s military chief, Admiral…

From BBC News. Councils across England are poised to take legal action to remove asylum seekers from hotels in their areas. It comes after the High Court granted a district council a temporary injunction to block asylum seekers from lodging at The Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex. Thousands of people have protested near the hotel…

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From BBC News. Motor neurone disease (MND) left Sarah without a voice and the use of her hands at the age of 34. It was within months of her becoming a mum for the second time. As they were growing up, her children Aviva and Eric only ever heard her speak through a machine with…

From BBC News. Israel is demanding the release of all 50 hostages held in Gaza, an Israeli official has said, casting doubt on whether it will accept a new proposal for a 60-day ceasefire that Hamas agreed to on Monday. The proposal, put forward by Qatar and Egypt, would see the release of around half…

From BBC News. President Trump has ruled out sending US troops to Ukraine as part of any possible security guarantee. Speaking to US TV, the president said any boots on the ground would be British, French or German but did suggest they would have US air support. Adam is joined by BBC diplomatic correspondent James…

From BBC News. Asylum seekers are due to be removed from a hotel in Essex, UK after Epping Forest District Council was granted a temporary High Court injunction blocking them from being housed there. Thousands of people protested near the hotel in recent weeks after an asylum seeker from Ethiopia living there and was charged…

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From BBC News. A British woman who was sexually assaulted on a flight from Doha to London Gatwick is calling on the UK government to change its criminal injuries compensation scheme after she was refused damages because she was flying with a foreign airline. Her perpetuator was convicted in a British court and is serving…

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From BBC News. For decades, coffee imports entered the US largely duty-free, but now some of America’s top trading partners are facing double digit tariffs on their imports, including coffee. That’s true of Brazil, the largest supplier of coffee to the US, which faces a 50% tariff on its exports to America. The tariffs are…

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From BBC News. US President Donald Trump confirmed he has spoken to Russia’s President Vladimir Putin about arranging a meeting with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky during today’s talks at the White House. "At the conclusion of the meetings, I called President Putin, and began the arrangements for a meeting, at a location to be determined,…

From BBC News. Straight off the back of the Alaska summit with Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump hosted Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House as he pushes for an end to the war in Ukraine. The last time they met in the Oval Office, it ended in an argument in front of the world’s media. It…

From BBC News. Ukraine’s leader Volodymyr Zelensky has been holding talks with US President Donald Trump at the White House to discuss hopes of an end to the fighting in his country. It follows last week’s summit between Donald Trump and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin in Alaska where they failed to agree a ceasefire. President…

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From BBC News. US President Donald Trump said it is a "big day" at the White House ahead of a meeting with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky and other key European leaders, about the war between Ukraine and Russia. Meanwhile, Zelensky has accused Russia’s leader, Vladimir Putin, of wanting to "humiliate diplomatic efforts" after 10 people…

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From BBC News. A group of bereaved family and friends in the UK are calling for more awareness about the dangers of methanol poisoning abroad. Methanol can be found in spirits in tourist hotspots like Thailand, Indonesia or Laos. However, it’s not always easy to tell whether the alcohol is bootleg, and the effects of…

From BBC News. The first World Humanoid Robot Games took place in Beijing, China, with participants from 16 countries including the US, Germany and Japan. Robotic athletes attempted to compete across a range of events including athletics, football, dance and martial arts. Organisers said the purpose of the event is to trial and refine current…

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From BBC News. More than 330 people have died and at least 100 are still missing in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir, after heavy flash flooding. There have also been further reports of flooding in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region, an area that has already been hit hard by the impact of intense monsoon rains. Parts of…

From BBC News. BBC News has witnessed a mass attack by dozens of Israeli settlers on Palestinians living in the occupied West Bank. The settlers in the illegal outpost of Or Nahman attacked local Palestinian farmers, setting fire to vehicles and destroying their property. The violence comes as the Israeli government plans to sign off…

From BBC News. US President Donald Trump has put pressure on Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky ahead of their meeting at the White House later today. Posting on his Truth Social platform, Trump said "President Zelensky of Ukraine can end the war with Russia almost immediately, if he wants to, or he can continue to fight”.…

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From BBC News. A one-day nationwide strike is under way in Israel, as thousands protest the government’s plan to seize Gaza City. Major roads are blocked and train services have been disrupted, and in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, many businesses were shut. The stoppage was demanded by the families of hostages and others who say…

From BBC News. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and several other European leaders will join Ukraine’s President Zelensky for a meeting with US President Trump at the White House on Monday. Germany’s Friedrich Merz, France’s Emmanuel Macron and the European Commission’s Ursula von der Leyen have all announced that they will be attending. The meeting…

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From BBC News. Thousands of residents have fled Gaza City’s southern Zeitoun neighbourhood, where days of continuous Israeli bombardment have created a "catastrophic" situation, the city’s Hamas-run municipality has told the BBC. At least 40 people were killed by Israeli attacks across the territory on Saturday, Gaza’s civil defence agency said. The Israeli military said…

From BBC News. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said Russia is "complicating" efforts to end the war by rejecting calls for a ceasefire and continuing its military operation. Presidents Trump and Putin failed to reach a deal during talks in Alaska on Friday, though the Russian leader described the meeting as "very useful". The US…

From BBC News. The first face to face meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin since the war in Ukraine started is over, with Donald Trump saying “we didn’t get there” on a Ukraine deal, or a ceasefire. The meeting lasted three hours, with the US president insisting progress was made, and Putin saying he…

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From BBC News. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky will fly to Washington DC on Monday to meet Donald Trump, after the US and Russian presidents left Alaska without a Ukraine agreement. Trump insisted progress was made but "we didn’t get there" after three hours of talks, while Vladimir Putin said he was "sincerely interested" in ending…

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From BBC News. Donald Trump said "we didn’t get there" on a Ukraine deal with Vladimir Putin, after a three-hour meeting between the leaders in Alaska. However, the US president insisted progress was still made, while Putin said he is "sincerely interested" in ending the war, without giving details. Neither leaders took questions from the…

From BBC News. US President Donald Trump has said "there’s no deal until there’s a deal" but progress was made in Ukraine talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. "We didn’t get there," the US president said in an update to the press after their almost three-hour meeting in Alaska. Putin said he was "sincerely…

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From BBC News. The US and Russian Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin are holding face-to-face talks in Alaska to try to bring an end to the war in Ukraine. The leaders arrived at Anchorage in Alaska, where President Trump clapped the Russian President’s arrival before the two men greeted each other on a red…

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From BBC News. The UK government is partnering with TikTok influencers to warn people about the risks of travelling abroad for cosmetic procedures. There’s growing concern over the rise in Britons seeking overseas treatments such as hair implants and dental work, often lured by lower costs and shorter waiting times. Medical content creators will urge…

From BBC News. Today, all eyes are on Alaska where American President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog Face-to-face for the first time in six years and joined only by their translators, President Trump says he’ll know within minutes if there is a deal to be done to end…

From BBC News. Talks between Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump could last up to seven hours, the Kremlin says. Spokesman Dmitry Peskov also says Trump will meet Putin at the steps of the Russian president’s aircraft when it arrives in Alaska. Earlier, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine was "counting on America" as Trump…

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From BBC News. The King and Queen lead a two-minute silence at a service in Staffordshire, England, to commemorate 80 years since VJ Day. Among attendees are 33 veterans, including former RAF pilot Ron Gumbley, 101, who served for a time in Burma. Earlier, the King paid tribute to those who fought and died in…

From BBC News. Inside the US president’s strategy to send the National Guard into Democrat cities. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog What is really behind Donald Trump’s decision to send the National Guard into Washington DC, and what could it mean for other states in America? As troops arrive into DC, after Trump said the deployment was…

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From BBC News. Global talks to develop a landmark treaty to end plastic pollution have once again failed. The UN negotiations, the sixth round of talks in just under three years, were due to end on Thursday but countries continued to negotiate into the night in the hopes of breaking a deadlock. There remained a…