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Iceland volcano erupts after Blue Lagoon evacuated

A volcano has erupted on the Reykjanes Peninsula in south-west Iceland after a nearby town and the Blue Lagoon spa,

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What caused it and why did it make a building in Bangkok collapse?

Esme Stallard Climate and science reporter, BBC News Moment Bangkok high-rise collapses following Myanmar earthquake A major earthquake in Myanmar

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Russia says sanctions must be lifted before Ukraine maritime ceasefire can start

SPUTNIK/KRE/EPA-EFE A Russian navy vessel in the Black Sea (file photo) Russia has said some Western sanctions must be lifted

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Foreign affairs minister Mélanie Joly

Getty Canada’s Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly has told the BBC she believes Canada can win the trade war which was

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Palestinians killed in new Israeli Gaza strikes, says Hamas-run agency

At least 85 Palestinians have been killed in overnight Israeli air strikes in Gaza, the Hamas-run health ministry has said.

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US tornadoes, wildfires and dust storms leave 40 dead and ‘staggering’ damage

US tornadoes: Extreme weather leaves trail of destruction At least 40 people have died after tornadoes ripped through a swathe

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Florence and Pisa on alert as flooding hits northern Italy

EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock Red alerts for flooding and landslides were issued for parts of Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna There have been flooding and

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Philippines ex-leader Duterte arrested on ICC warrant over drug killings

Jonathan Head South East Asia correspondent Watch: Rodrigo Duterte questions ICC warrant for his arrest Philippine police have arrested former

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European leaders back ‘realistic’ Arab plan for Gaza

Leading EU nations have said they support an Arab-backed plan for the reconstruction of Gaza that would cost $53 billion

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China says it is ready for ‘any type of war’ with US

Laura Bicker BBC News, Beijing Reuters President Xi Jinping’s China faces the prospect of a trade war with Donald Trump’s