Iran releases footage of missiles launched at Israel

Iran said its attacks were "the beginning of a full week of continuous strikes."

Rare footage captured of Great White shark in Mediterranean Sea

A volunteer diver has described shaking as he filmed his encounter with an endangered Great White shark between Tunisia and Sicily.

Five people injured in stabbing at New York City's Penn Station

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There was a significant police presence at the station after the incident

Five people have been injured in a stabbing at New York City’s Penn Station, officials say.

One person suffered a serious injury, two had moderate injuries, and the rest suffered minor injuries from the stabbing, the Fire Department of New York said in a statement shared with US media.

The New York Police Department apprehended the suspect after a manhunt following the attack, which took place around 19


Oil prices edge higher after strikes on Israel test ceasefire

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Oil prices climbed on Monday morning trade in Asia after Iran fired missiles at Israel for the first time since a fragile ceasefire was agreed between the countries and the US in April.

The price of the global benchmark Brent jumped by 2.6% to $95.50 (£71.60) a barrel, while US-traded crude rose by 2.5% to $92.75.

US President Donald Trump has reportedly told news outlet Axios that he


'No dead ends': What the Dutch can teach us about tackling youth unemployment

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A landmark report last month found Britain is grappling with a youth engagement crisis - with nearly one in eight 16 to 24-year-olds not in education, employment or training (Neet).

Alan Milburn, the former health secretary who authored the report, warned one in six young people could become Neet within five years unless urgent action is taken.

  • What does Neet stand for and why does the UK have so many?

He identified that the Dutch approach was one the UK could

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Spain's visitor numbers hit new highs as tourists avoid Middle East

BBC Fede Fuster, tourism boss for the Spanish city of Benidorm, with the city and its main beach behind him BBC
Spanish tourist sector boss Fede Fuster says that overseas visitors must be made to feel welcome

From the rooftop terrace of a hotel, Fede Fuster looks out across Benidorm, at the nearby high-rise buildings and the town's famous, sweeping beach.

"With all its virtues and its defects this is a place we feel proud of," he says. "It's a place of opportunities."

Fuster is the president of the local tourism association, and his family was one of the first to build

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'A World Cup for them not us': Fans' anger at US travel bans and visa restrictions

Abdulla Adnan A man wearing a dark baseball cap and sunglasses holds up an Iraqi flag in a stadium. A football pitch can been seen behind him. Abdulla Adnan
Iraqi fan Abdulla Adnan has been unable to get a visa to travel to the US to see his country play

When Iraq's football team qualified for the World Cup at the end of March, Abdulla Adnan bought tickets for his country's matches against Norway and France, which will be played in the US cities of Boston and Philadelphia this month.

"To go to a match, a stadium, a crowd, cheering, and see my team - that is worth the world to me," he

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Friendship or leverage: Why is Xi Jinping going to North Korea?

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Xi and Kim last met in September in Beijing at a military parade

For Chinese leader Xi Jinping, North Korea is the neighbour China can neither control nor afford to lose.

The two sides often describe their relationship as one "forged in blood", a reference to the Korean War.

Yet in recent years, mistrust has strained ties. And now Beijing is trying to reassert sway over a strategically vital yet deeply unpredictable partner.

China wants stability on its border and influence in Pyongyang, but without being dragged into

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'We don't look at the sky anymore': The Air India crash victims who were not on the plane

Zoya Mateen Prahlod Thakur sits in his home with framed photographs of his wife, Sarlaben, and granddaughter, Aadhya, who were killed in the Air India crash. Zoya Mateen
Prahlod Thakur's wife and two-year-old granddaughter were killed when an Air India plane crashed into a medical college in Ahmedabad last year

Warning: The story contains details some readers might find distressing

The photographs are the first thing Prahlod Thakur sees when he wakes up.

They hang on the bright green peeling walls of his small Ahmedabad home, among religious icons, brass vessels and fading family portraits. One frame holds the face of his wife, Sarlaben. Another

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Trump abruptly ends NBC interview after clash over 'rigged election' claim

Reuters Donald Trump looks to one side, while dressed in a suit and red tie at a farming event in Wisconsin Reuters

US President Donald Trump abruptly walked out of an interview with NBC after being repeatedly challenged on several claims by the show's presenter Kristen Welker.

During the interview, which aired on Sunday's Meet The Press, the president claimed both the current primary elections in California and the 2020 presidential election were "rigged".

When pressed for evidence on California's vote by Welker, he said: "All I have to do is look, and I listen."

After the presenter replied "