1. Europe''s freedom faces greatest ''threat'' since WW2, says Macron

2. The ''strongman'' PM who inspired Trump''s playbook - but now finds his power crumbling

3. The deepening water shortage row between the US and Mexico

4. Two women shot dead at Kentucky church

5. SA police minister suspended over organised crime allegations

6. RSF storms cattle market and prison in ''death trap'' Sudanese city

7. Iran president was reportedly injured in Israeli strikes

8. Texas camp buildings were removed from map showing flood risks, US media reports

9. Former Nigerian leader Muhammadu Buhari dies aged 82

10. EU delays retaliatory trade tariffs against US

11. Trump defends US Attorney General Pam Bondi over Epstein files

12. Gisèle Pelicot given France''s highest award

13. Russia''s agents killed after intelligence officer shot dead, says Ukraine

14. South Korea medical students end 17-month boycott of classes

15. French prisoner escapes in fellow inmate''s bag, officials say

16. Children fetching water killed in Israeli strike in Gaza, emergency officials say

17. US drops charges against doctor accused of destroying Covid vaccines

18. Putin''s friend Gergiev set to conduct as Italy breaks ban on pro-Kremlin artists

19. When an unsung Indian helped Austrian Jews escape the Nazis

20. BBC gains rare access to the Congolese mine powering mobile phones

21. North Korea reaffirms support for Russia''s war in Ukraine

22. Judge bars Trump administration from ''indiscriminately'' detaining immigrants

23. Gaza hospital says 24 people killed near aid site as witnesses blame IDF

24. The mushroom killer was obsessed with true crime. Now true crime fans are obsessed with her

25. Trump says EU and Mexico face 30% tariff from August

26. Arizona resident dies from plague, health officials say

27. Man, 25, dies in balcony fall at Malta hotel

28. German backpacker found after 11 nights in Australia''s outback

29. ''Was this avoidable?'': Families of Air India crash victims seek answers

30. Two Palestinians killed in West Bank settler attack, health ministry says

31. Air India report may lead to answers, but not closure for families

32. Gaza ceasefire talks on verge of collapse, Palestinian officials say

33. Federal judge says voice-over artists'' AI lawsuit can move forward

34. A bridge too far? Prague railway project draws criticism

35. Is William Ruto the most disliked president in Kenya''s history?

36. North Korea''s Benidorm-style resort welcomes first Russian tourists

37. Intense Med Sea heatwave raises fears for marine life

38. Canada''s Carney talked tough on Trump - now some say he''s backing down

39. An Indigenous Australian community is fighting to protect sacred springs from a coal mine

40. Trade trumps geopolitics as Australia PM visits China

41. Donald Trump and the Scots: A not-so special relationship

42. US court rejects plea deal for ''9/11 mastermind'' Khalil Sheikh Mohammed

43. Mother mourns ''beautiful'' 12-year-old shot while watching TV during Kenya protests

44. Why cockpit audio deepens the mystery of Air India crash

45. ''They were just kids'': Mother mourns sons killed in Israeli strike while waiting for aid

46. The beauty and brutality of life in the shadow of Kashmir killings

47. BBC correspondent explains the role of fuel switches

48. Trump surveys damage in Texas as search continues for 160 missing

49. Death of Ukrainian conscript prompts row with Hungary

50. Russians tell the BBC how they think the Ukraine war will end

51. Watch: Moment child gets stuck inside a claw machine

52. Dozens taken to hospital after suspected mass overdose in Baltimore

53. More than 150 arrests in global human trafficking crackdown

54. Afghan cabbies'' DIY solution to keep cool

55. Gaza''s largest functioning hospital facing disaster, medics warn, as Israel widens offensive

56. Outrage builds over plan to force all Gazans to southern city

57. Ukraine to receive US air defence systems, says Trump

58. Chris Brown pleads not guilty to more assault charges

59. Iran could recover some enriched uranium after US strikes - Israeli official

60. Mystery interstellar object could be oldest known comet

61. Watch: Child migrants'' fears trying to cross the Channel

62. Nigeria has ''enough problems'' and can''t take deportees from US, minister says

63. ''I created it myself'': The boy behind the viral ''aura farming'' boat racing dance

64. Watch: Rare shelf cloud seen over Maryland amid severe weather

65. Watch: The story of Jane Birkin''s 7.4m handbag

66. Justin Bieber releases surprise new album

67. Kurdish PKK to lay down arms in big step towards ending Turkey conflict

68. War crimes are likely being committed in Darfur, ICC finds

69. Row over language turns violent in India''s richest state

70. In the country with the world''s lowest birth rate, fertility clinics are booming

71. Rosenberg: Putin determined to press on despite threat of tougher sanctions

72. Texas officials face questions about emergency alerts during deadly floods

73. Watch: Smoke billows from luxury yacht fire in St Tropez

74. Trump threatens 35% tariffs on Canadian goods

75. Asia is reeling from Trump''s tariff salvo – is anyone winning?

76. ''We''re worried about our future'': Srebrenica massacre''s tensions still felt 30 years on

77. Judge blocks Trump''s birthright order after Supreme Court ruling

78. Why is Trump targeting Brazil - and will it backfire for Bolsonaro?

79. Semenya''s right to a fair hearing violated - ECHR

80. Original Birkin bag shatters record with 7m sale

81. Russia''s intensifying drone war is spreading fear and eroding Ukrainian morale

82. EU chief von der Leyen survives rare confidence vote

83. Five things Trump should know about Liberia and why they speak ''good English''

84. Brazil vows to match US tariffs after Trump threatens 50% levy

85. The US helped successfully tackle Aids - now cuts put that at risk

86. Children queuing for supplements killed in Israeli strike in Gaza, hospital says

87. Secret Service suspended staff for failings over Trump assassination attempt

88. ''Trump was right'' - John Kerry says Democrats allowed migrant ''siege'' of US border

89. ''A huge explosion-like sound'' - Survivors recall moment India bridge collapsed

90. Kyiv facing massive Russian attack, Ukraine says

91. Watch: Trump praises Liberian president''s English, the country''s official language

92. Russia''s summer push in Ukraine targets three fronts but faces stern resistance

93. ''I can''t drink the water'' - life next to a US data centre

94. India and China strive to reset ties but with caution

95. Chinese students sleep off heatwave in libraries and tents

96. US sanctions UN expert Francesca Albanese, critic of Israel''s Gaza offensive

97. Trump threatens Brazil with 50% tariff and demands Bolsonaro''s trial end

98. South Korea''s ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol rearrested

99. Search for survivors after Houthis sink second Red Sea cargo ship in a week

100. Greece suspends asylum applications for migrants from North Africa

101. Steve Rosenberg: Moscow shrugs off Trump''s irritation with Putin

102. French police raid on National Rally HQ prompts outrage from party leaders

103. China rejects German claim it targeted military plane with laser

104. Ukraine suffers heaviest attack after Trump criticises Putin

105. US cuts visa validity for most Nigerian applicants

106. Red Bull sack team principal Horner

107. Anger after sharp rise in death toll from Kenya''s anti-government protests

108. At least three dead in New Mexico flash flooding

109. The doctor who sounded the alarm on Australia''s mushroom murderer

110. Musk''s AI firm deletes posts after chatbot praises Hitler

111. Seoul returns six North Koreans with ''strong desire'' to go back

112. Australian childcare operator to install CCTV after abuse claims

113. Trump and Netanyahu hold second meeting for Gaza ceasefire talks

114. Why ''pan-Africanist'' influencers pushed rumours of a coup

115. Families anxious over safety of Indians kidnapped in Mali

116. Days after Texas floods, at least 161 people are still missing in one county

117. Moment house is swept away in New Mexico flash flooding

118. Instagram wrongly accuses some users of breaching child sex abuse rules

119. After Diddy: Why hip-hop is still struggling to have its own ''MeToo'' moment

120. Trump delays tariffs as the rest of the world plays hardball

121. Ex-Bangladesh leader authorised deadly crackdown, leaked audio suggests

122. Watch: Macron''s day with the Royal Family

123. Are India''s skies safe? Air safety watchdog responds amid rising concerns

124. Wildfire threatens Marseille as a thousand firefighters defend city

125. Russian minister''s death serves as warning to political elite

126. Jota''s car was probably speeding before fatal crash, Spanish police say

127. Bee attack leaves three in critical condition and dozens injured in France

128. Israeli defence minister plans to move Gaza''s population to camp in Rafah

129. Hamas used sexual violence as part of ''genocidal strategy'', Israeli experts say

130. Acropolis closes as heatwave grips Greece

131. Chef''s food ''decoration'' at Chinese pre-school poisons 233 children

132. Trump says Ukraine will receive more weapons after US pause on shipments

133. 200 million year-old flying reptile species found

134. Indonesian volcano spews massive ash cloud as it erupts again

135. First malaria treatment for babies approved for use

136. Texas floods death toll climbs to more than 100

137. Trump upbeat on Gaza ceasefire talks as he hosts Netanyahu

138. The doctor fighting for women''s health on Ukraine''s front line

139. How King Charles is helping to ''reinvigorate'' the shaken UK-France friendship

140. ''It became pop culture'': Inside the sleepy towns left reeling by the mushroom murders

141. Did US government cuts contribute to the Texas tragedy?

142. From India to Britain and back: The cartoonist who fought censors with a smile

143. Trump announces 25% tariffs on South Korea and Japan

144. Trump tells Brazil to stop ''witch hunt'' against Bolsonaro

145. US to remove Syria''s HTS from list of foreign terror groups

146. Watch: Moment pet lion pounces on woman in street

147. Italian ''hero'' sniffer dog killed with nail-filled sausages

148. Russian minister sacked by Putin found dead

149. Ex-hostage says Trump can bring home all those still captive in Gaza

150. In pictures: The evidence in Erin Patterson''s mushroom murder trial

151. South Africa''s police minister accused of links to criminal gangs

152. Watch: Timelapse shows how suddenly Texas flood waters rose

153. Police officer who shot Aboriginal teen was ''racist'', inquest finds

154. Love Island USA''s Cierra leaves show after racism row

155. Watch: CCTV and phone recording shown to court in mushroom trial

156. Mushroom murders and cancer lie: Nine weeks of evidence that gripped a courtroom

157. Methane gas kills 12 Turkish soldiers in Iraq operation

158. Central Nairobi sealed off ahead of Kenyan protests

159. Pet lion''s owners arrested after big cat attacks three people

160. Cautious optimism for Gaza ceasefire breakthrough as Netanyahu visits US

161. Watch: Australia''s mushroom murder case… in under two minutes

162. How an al-Qaeda offshoot became one of Africa''s deadliest militant groups

163. Trump calls Musk''s new political party ''ridiculous''

164. Lena Dunham on fatphobia, dating advice and her new London rom-com

165. At least 78 dead and dozens missing in Texas floods as more rain looms

166. Israel launches strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen

167. How tariffs are shifting global supply chains

168. A video game on ''gold diggers'' is fuelling a sexism debate in China

169. Gaza ceasefire talks begin in Qatar as Netanyahu heads to Washington

170. IDF says it killed Hamas commander in cafe strike that killed dozens of civilians

171. A girls'' summer camp cut short by deadly disaster

172. Domino''s restaurant explodes after car crashes into building

173. Hamas security officer says group has lost control over most of Gaza

174. Archaeologists unveil 3,500-year-old city in Peru

175. Richard Gere joins Dalai Lama''s 90th birthday celebrations

176. Uganda''s 80-year-old president in bid to extend 40-year rule

177. US deports eight men to South Sudan after legal battle

178. Iconic former White Sox pitcher Jenks dies aged 44

179. Thousands turn out to mark Dalai Lama''s 90 birthday

180. ''Y''all need to get out now'' - Texans reflect on flood devastation

181. A boy saved by barbed wire, a ''destroyed'' camp and missed warning signs in Texas floods

182. Texas flood victims: Girl ''living her best life'' and ''heart and soul'' of camp

183. How Trump is using the ''Madman Theory'' to try to change the world (and it''s working)

184. Guru Dutt: The tragic life of an Indian cinematic genius

185. Frantic search for survivors of Texas floods that killed 32, including 14 children

186. Israel to send negotiators to Gaza talks despite ''unacceptable'' Hamas demands, PM says

187. Iran supreme leader in first public appearance since Israel war

188. BBC witnesses destruction after house ripped from foundations in Texas floods

189. Elon Musk says he is launching new political party

190. Former Mossad official details how Israel eliminated Iran''s military elite

191. Key suspect arrested in shooting of Colombia senator

192. Footballers and family lay flowers at funeral of Diogo Jota and André Silva

193. US aid workers wounded, says Gaza Humanitarian Foundation

194. Diogo Jota and André Silva''s funeral held in Portugal

195. Australian PM vows ''full force of law'' after arson attack at synagogue

196. River Seine reopens to swimmers in Paris after century-long ban

197. Watch: Holiday park wiped out by Texas floods

198. Australian actor Julian McMahon dies aged 56

199. Tennis hero Arthur Ashe''s South African legacy: ''The first free black man I''d ever seen''

200. ''Do they have gold in them?'': The Indian artisans up in arms over Prada''s sandals

201. Tiny creatures gorge, get fat, and help fight global warming

202. US debt is now 37trn – should we be worried?

203. Namibia halts all state funerals amid criticism of the high cost

204. Watch: Deadly Texas flooding causes destruction

205. Watch: Moment Oasis take to the stage for first gig in 16 years

206. Notorious Swedish gang leader arrested in Turkey

207. Several killed as flash flooding hits central Texas

208. Trump to sign sweeping tax and spending bill into law

209. Kenyan leader to build huge church at presidential office

210. ''It''s Groundhog Day'': Ukraine''s sky defenders stuck in relentless battle

211. Israel''s strike on bustling Gaza cafe killed a Hamas operative - but dozens more people were killed

212. Fictional K-pop bands beat BTS and Blackpink in US charts

213. ''I don''t know who to trust anymore'': Druze worry about being left behind in post-war Syria

214. BBC on French beach as police slash migrant ''taxi-boat'' heading to UK

215. Akon''s futuristic 6bn city project in Senegal abandoned, BBC told

216. Hamas says it is consulting other Palestinian groups on Gaza ceasefire plan

217. Elephant kills British and New Zealand tourists in Zambia

218. Sport agent Jonathan Barnett accused of rape in US lawsuit

219. Kyiv hit by barrage of drone strikes as Putin spurns Trump''s truce bid

220. Roadblocks replace rallies as Serbian protesters demand new elections

221. Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom confirm split

222. Oasis ''sounding huge'' as comeback tour launches

223. Trump gets major win now - but it comes with risks down the road

224. Russia becomes first state to recognise Afghanistan''s Taliban government

225. American teen pilot detained on small island in Antarctica

226. Boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr arrested by US immigration

227. Congress passes Trump''s ''big, beautiful bill'' cutting taxes and spending

228. Reservoir Dogs actor Michael Madsen dies aged 67

229. Gaza aid contractor tells BBC he saw colleagues fire on hungry Palestinians

230. Austria to change two streets named after Nazi supporters

231. Dozens killed in Gaza as Israel intensifies bombardment, rescuers say

232. Death of Liverpool forward Jota leaves football world in shock

233. Four dead, 14 injured in drive-by shooting outside Chicago nightclub

234. Ethiopia has finished building mega-dam on Nile, PM says

235. Angélique Kidjo first black African to get Hollywood Walk of Fame star

236. UN expert calls for companies to stop doing business with Israel

237. ''A symbol of hope & inspiration - Jota was a Portuguese hero''

238. US Supreme Court to review bans on trans athletes in female sports

239. Kilmar Ábrego García alleges torture and abuse in El Salvador prison

240. Bear kills motorcyclist in Romanian mountains

241. Thousands of passengers hit by French air traffic control strikes

242. Big shake-up in Nigerian politics as heavyweights join one party

243. South Korea revises martial law rules after political crisis

244. Beachgoers look on as wildfires burn in Greece

245. South Africa''s political marriage of convenience avoids divorce - just

246. Indian state defends Zumba lessons for students amid protests

247. Japan islanders sleepless after 900 earthquakes in two weeks

248. House tests support of Trump''s budget bill in vote after hours of delays

249. Watch: What to know about the Diddy verdict - and what comes next

250. Four dead, dozens missing after ferry sinks off Bali

251. Man admits murders of four Idaho students in deal to avoid death penalty

252. Mass evacuations as wildfire rages in Greek island of Crete

253. Trump calls for US central bank head to quit immediately

254. ''Be careful, they are watching you'': Tibet is silent as Dalai Lama turns 90

255. Diddy''s secret world revealed in videos and his voice notes

256. Gaza hospital director killed in Israeli strike, Hamas-run health ministry says

257. Dramatic moment Sean ''Diddy'' Combs fell to his knees after learning his fate

258. Ancient Egyptian history may be rewritten by DNA bone test

259. Michelin-starred chef''s lobster bisque and foie gras heading to space

260. ''Diddy'' cleared of sex trafficking and racketeering, convicted on two other charges

261. Scorching European heatwave turns deadly in Spain, Italy and France

262. Ugandan military helicopter crashes at Somalia airport, official says

263. Qantas data breach exposes up to six million customer profiles

264. US halts some weapons shipments to Ukraine, White House says

265. How ''blood gold'' is fuelling conflict in West Africa

266. ''They took shrapnel from my heart'' – the magnets saving lives in Ukraine

267. Diddy jury to keep deliberating after deadlocking on most serious charge

268. Israel has agreed to conditions for 60-day Gaza ceasefire, Trump says

269. Will Dalai Lama reveal succession plan as he turns 90?

270. Jihadist fighters stage series of attacks on Mali military posts

271. US Senate Republicans narrowly pass Trump''s ''big, beautiful'' bill

272. US Senate Republicans struggle to push Trump''s budget bill over finish line

273. Trump tightens US policy on Cuba

274. Three killed in Ukrainian drone attack on central Russia

275. Danish women to face conscription by lottery

276. Dozens of Ghanaians trafficked in football job scam rescued in Nigeria

277. Two dead in Italy as heatwave scorches much of Europe

278. Thai prime minister suspended over leaked phone call

279. Hundreds of kids to be tested for disease after childcare rape charge

280. Guilty plea expected in 2022 murders of four Idaho students

281. Trans troops in US military ''in survival mode'' as ban on serving kicks in

282. Is RFK Jr''s divisive plan to Make America Healthy Again fearmongering - or revolutionary?

283. When you think you''ve won 280k, but it''s 28

284. Millions of ''lovebugs'' swarm hikers in South Korea

285. US-Israeli backed Gaza aid group must be shut down, say 130 charities

286. Is the ''big, beautiful'' India-US trade deal in trouble?

287. Losing a baby, rescuing a child and dodging air strikes in Sudan''s civil war

288. Turkey arrests journalists over alleged cartoon of Prophet Muhammad

289. BBC investigation reveals hidden deaths at India festival crush

290. Father jumps off Disney cruise ship to save daughter who fell overboard

291. Trump global aid cuts risk 14 million deaths in five years, report says

292. US Senate begins voting on Trump''s ''big beautiful bill''

293. As Squid Game ends, South Koreans return to the reality that inspired it

294. Police identify 20-year-old suspect in Idaho firefighter ambush

295. Key witness in ex-Peru mayor''s corruption case found dead

296. ''A little bit melting'': Intense heat across Europe

297. ''Unprecedented'' alerts in France as blistering heat grips Europe

298. Hundreds of families displaced by wave of Israeli air strikes on Gaza, witnesses say

299. Prada acknowledges footwear design''s Indian roots after backlash

300. Have we watched Messi''s final game on global stage?