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World News Headlines
- Trump reinstates Iran port blockade and vows 20% charge on cargo passing through Hormuz
on July 13, 2026The US president also says Washington will impose a 20% charge on all cargo shipped through the Strait of Hormuz.
- Lindsey Graham's sister chosen as replacement after senator's death
on July 13, 2026The South Carolina governor chose the senator's little sister to serve out the rest of his term after Graham's death on Saturday.
- Hungary parliament votes to remove president from office
on July 13, 2026Tamás Sulyok was widely seen as a loyalist of former prime minister Viktor Orbán, who lost power in April after 16 years.
- Wildfire raging south of Paris could have been set deliberately, says minister
on July 13, 2026The interior minister has said the fire near Paris could have been set deliberately and two people have been arrested.
- Man wanted in connection with murder arrested in Jordan
on July 13, 2026The body of Jamey Carney was discovered at a property in Killarney, County Kerry, last week.
- Briton tells of surviving Spain wildfire in car as wife and friends died trying to run to safety
on July 13, 2026Malcolm Timbrell's wife and their friends are thought to have died when a devastating wildfire tore through their village in Spain.
- Watch: Horses evacuated as fire approaches riding centre near Paris
on July 13, 2026The Fontainebleau forest blaze, described by officials as of 'exceptional scale', continues to rage for the second day.
- UK-Switzerland deal to scrap roaming charges and allow Britons to use e-gates
on July 13, 2026The UK signs a new services deal with Switzerland it says will increase exports by £5.2bn annually "in the long run".
- At least 28 killed, 25 critically injured after fire engulfs Bangkok bar
on July 13, 2026Firefighters arrived at the scene in the Chatuchak district to find patrons running through flames to escape.
- A versatile actor whose roles went far beyond Jurassic Park - Sam Neill dies aged 78
on July 13, 2026The actor built up a long string of screen credits over a five-decade career.
- Sudan's paramilitary RSF chief sentenced to death over war crimes
on July 13, 2026Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo was convicted in absentia along with 15 RSF commanders and allies.
- 'Hero, legend, sweetheart': Tributes to Jurassic Park actor Sam Neill, who has died aged 78
on July 13, 2026Friends, politicians and fellow film stars remember Neill following his "sudden and unexpected" death.
- The SpaceX IPO made history. One month on has it lost momentum?
on July 13, 2026A month on from the firm's stock market debut, the reality of how SpaceX currently makes money has seemed to come into clearer focus.
- German court convicts Iraqi couple of enslaving Yazidi girls
on July 13, 2026The pair, named only as Twana H.S. and Asia R. A., left Germany for Iraq in 2015 and became members of the Islamic State group.
- Men disguised as police kill Ecuadorean drug lord's brother
on July 13, 2026The victim, David Macías, was the brother of drug lord 'El Fito', who is awaiting trial in the US.
- People flee Bangkok bar as huge flames shoot out from doorway
on July 13, 2026At least 28 people have died and 25 are critically injured after a fire tore through a bar in a popular Bangkok district.
- Ted Lasso actor Fernandez makes professional debut
on July 13, 2026Ted Lasso actor Cristo Fernandez makes his professional football debut for American second-tier side El Paso Locomotive.
- Heavy rains and flash floods in Bangladesh leave 51 dead
on July 13, 2026Thousands have lost their homes as flash floods and landslides have hit large parts of the country.
- Watch: At the scene where Bangkok's deadly bar fire unfolded
on July 13, 2026The BBC’s South East Asia correspondent visits the site where at least 27 people were killed during a bar fire in Thailand.
- Bombs, blood, ambushes - football coaching with the army
on July 13, 2026From kidnappings to invasions, military training takes football coaches out of their comfort zone as part of the Football Association of Wales' Uefa pro licence course.
- How Indian scientists are mapping the brain's last frontier
on July 13, 2026India's new brainstem atlas offers scientists an unprecedented map of one of the brain's least known regions.
- 10 years of Pokémon Go and the millions still trying to catch 'em all
on July 13, 2026Michael Steranka, vice president at the mobile game's owner Scopely, says it has always been about bringing people together.
- The Chinese graduate accused of being Mexico's 'fentanyl king'
on July 13, 2026Cartel members and ex-colleagues describe how Zhang Zhidong allegedly linked Chinese chemicals to Mexican drug labs.
- US Senator Mitch McConnell says absence due to fall and pneumonia
on July 12, 2026The veteran Republican says he will not return to work "quite yet", in his first statement following weeks of speculation about his health.
- New era for Gibraltar with removal of 118-year-old border controls with Spain
on July 12, 2026It is hoped that free movement between the UK territory and Spain will provide an economic boost.
- Infantino opens door to 64-team World Cup
on July 12, 2026Plans for a 64-team men's world cup are set to be picked up and assessed in detail after the 2026 tournament with Fifa boss Gianni Infantino saying football needs to be "for the whole world".
- South Africa says more than 53,000 foreigners deported in migration campaign
on July 12, 2026South Africa is cracking down on undocumented migrants following widespread anti-immigration protests.
- 'This landscape is completely charred': Inside the village at epicentre of Spain's wildfires
on July 12, 2026The BBC's Nick Beake sees homes razed to the ground and "a sea of black" in Bédar.