Sixteen injured after ex-student opens fire at high school in Turkey

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The local governor says the school where the shooting happened was considered safe

At least 16 people have been injured after an ex-student opened fire at a high school in south-eastern Turkey.

The attacker, who was in his late teens, fired "indiscriminately with a shotgun" before killing himself with the weapon, local governor Hasan Şildak said.

Those injured include 10 students, four teachers, a cafeteria worker and a police officer, he said.

The incident happened at around 0


Retrial over death of Argentina legend Maradona to begin

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Fans of Maradona held a banner at the first court case saying "Justice for God"

A retrial into the death of the football great Diego Maradona, who died aged 60 after suffering heart failure, starts on Tuesday.

The first trial in May 2025 collapsed after one of the three judges on the case allegedly allowed unauthorised filming in court for a documentary.

Maradona's medical team are accused of failing to administer proper medical care, and seven people will be tried for homicide

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Police officers among seven arrested over deadly Haiti stampede

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The incident took place at a historic fortress in the country's north (file photo)

Seven people have been arrested in connection with a deadly stampede at a popular tourist destination in Haiti, the country's national police force says.

The incident took place on Saturday during an annual cultural festivity at the Laferrière Citadel, a Unesco World Heritage site in northern Haiti.

The authorities initially reported that 30 people had been killed but this number has been revised down to 25.


What's changed since Harry and Meghan last visited Australia in 2018?

BBC News journalist Simon Atkinson explains how the couple's tour will be different compared to their last visit.

South Korea jails 90-year-old woman for laundering son's drug money

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The South Korean woman has been sentenced to a year in jail for laundering more than 350m won of her son's proceeds.

A 90-year-old woman in South Korea has been sentenced to a year in jail for helping her son to launder profits from drug trafficking.

The woman, unnamed in local media reports, received a total of 386m won ($260,800; £192,800)


Greek police using masked migrants to forcibly push other migrants back across border

Police in Greece have been recruiting migrants to violently push other migrants back across its land border with Turkey, according to wide-ranging evidence uncovered by the BBC.

We have seen internal police documents in which guards describe how the recruitment of so-called mercenaries was ordered and overseen by senior officers.

Our findings reveal allegations of brutality, with witnesses reporting migrants being stripped, robbed, beaten and even sexually assaulted. It has been claimed that mercenaries have been unofficially employed on the border since at least 2020.

 A satellite map of the border between Greece and Turkey along the Evros River. The river runs vertically through the centre, with “GREECE” labelled on the left and “TURKEY” on the right. Agricultural fields and a town labelled Orestiada appear on the Greek side. A white line traces part of the border. In the top-left corner, there is an inset photo of a masked man infront of a crowd of people. A red caption over this inset reads “Migrants intercepted by masked men” At the bottom right, a small inset map shows the location of the area within Greece, with Athens marked. A scale indicating distance (2 km / 1 mile) appears at the bottom left.
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Bongbong Marcos fights ill-health rumours with star jumps

The Philippine President challenged anyone questioning his fitness to join him in the gym.

Harry and Meghan arrive in Australia for four-day tour

‘I don’t know why they’re coming’: Australians on Harry and Meghan's visit

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have arrived in Australia for a four-day tour which will see them combine visits to charitable causes alongside private, money-making engagements.

The couple - no longer working royals and visiting in a private capacity - will meet patients and medics at a children's hospital, military veterans and their families, and survivors of family violence.

The schedule also reflects the

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‘I don’t know why they’re coming’: Australians on Harry and Meghan's visit

The BBC spoke to people in Sydney to hear their thoughts on the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s trip to Australia.

Quantum computing: A tech race Europe could win?

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A technician works on the cryostat that cools the Alice & Bob quantum computer

In a lab on the western edge of Paris, where the River Seine flows wide and trams slide past glass-fronted buildings and blossoming cherry trees, a technician called Rémi makes some adjustments with a spanner.

The machine, a cascade of gold and silver-coloured cylinders descending through a cloud of wires, is a cryostat, a device that cools so much it slows activity even at the molecular level.

Minus 27

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