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Is Trump's free plane a gift too far for Republicans? | BBC Americast
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- Is Trump's free plane a gift too far for Republicans? | BBC Americast
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- It’s Donald Trump’s first major trip in his second term as president and he’s chosen to visit the Gulf in a four-day whirlwind tour.
He began in Saudi Arabia for a friendly meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Among other issues he agreed to lift sanctions on Syria and struck a number of trade deals, marking a big shift in relations between the two nations since Joe Biden’s presidency. But the trip threatens to be overshadowed by the fallout from Qatar’s gift of a free luxury jumbo jet.
The president has defended the gift and said he would be a “stupid person” to turn it down, which has prompted criticism from his supporters including the far-right influencer Laura Loomer.
Sarah and Anthony in Qatar join Justin to unpack a busy few days on the road, and discuss the new U.S. approach to the Middle East and what it means for the region, and the rest of the world.
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- White South African defends refugee status in US | BBC News
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- Afrikaner Charl Kleinhaus is among the group of nearly 60 white South Africans who have moved to the US under President Donald Trump’s controversial policy to grant refugee status to Afrikaners.
The 46-year-old left his family farm in Mpumalanga province, South Africa, for a new life in the US - saying he quit his homeland after receiving death threats in WhatsApp messages.
The status of white South African farmers has long been a rallying cry on the right and far-right of American politics, who claim there has been a "genocide" of white farmers in the country.
None of South Africa's political parties - including those that represent Afrikaners and the white community in general - have claimed that there is a genocide in South Africa.
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- Ukraine and Russia agree to prisoner swap after peace talks | BBC News
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- Ukraine and Russia have agreed to swap 1,000 prisoners of war each after concluding the first face-to-face talks between the two nations in three years.
The date for the transfer has been set, but has not being made public, according to Ukraine's defence minister Rustem Umerov.
Umerov also said a potential meeting between Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russia President Vladimir Putin was discussed, and that an announcement about a possible new round of talks will be announced soon.
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- Israel qualifies for Eurovision final after protests disrupt rehearsal. #BBCNews
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- BBC Eye investigates attacks against critics of the Iranian regime on foreign soil | BBC News
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- Recent events in the Middle East have shown Iran is prepared to attack its enemies far beyond its borders.
Through direct strikes on Israel or via the regime’s network of proxies - what Tehran calls it’s ‘axis of resistance’.
But further afield, the regime is also waging a clandestine conflict - targeting individuals it sees as enemies of the state.
Over the past three years, Western intelligence services say there has been a surge in these lethal operations.
The BBC World Service’s Jiyar Gol has been investigating the growing number of Iranian backed assassination plots and tracing the criminal networks working on behalf of the regime.
You can watch the full BBC Eye documentary - Iran: Murder for hire, on BBC iPlayer or BBC World Service YouTube.
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- What are the UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's plans for illegal immigration? | BBC Newscast
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- Today, the UK is in talks with other countries to set up overseas “return hubs” for failed asylum seekers.
Adam and Chris are joined by Caitriona Perry chief presenter for BBC News and diplomatic correspondent James Landale.
They also discuss the will they, won’t they have the last 24 hours over a meeting between Putin, Trump and Zelensky.
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- Israel qualifies for Eurovision final after protests disrupt rehearsal. #BBCNews
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- Salman Rushdie attacker sentenced to 25 years in prison | BBC News
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- A man who stabbed and partially blinded novelist Sir Salman Rushdie on a New York lecture stage has been sentenced to 25 years in prison in the US.
Hadi Matar, 27, was convicted of attempted murder and assault earlier this year.
The attack left the novelist blind in one eye, damage to his liver and a paralysed hand caused by nerve damage to his arm.
The attack came 35 years after Sir Salman's controversial novel The Satanic Verses, which had long made him the target of death threats for its portrayal of the Prophet Muhammad.
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- Chris Brown remanded in custody after being accused of attacking man in London nightclub | BBC News
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- R&B singer Chris Brown has appeared in court in Manchester after being accused of attacking a music producer at a nightclub in London in 2023.
The American singer was arrested at Manchester's Lowry Hotel on Thursday and later charged over the alleged assault, which is said to have happened at the Tape club in London's Mayfair in 2023.
District Judge Joanne Hirst told Brown the case will be moved to Southwark Crown Court in London with the next hearing to be held on 13 June.
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- Nearly 100 people killed by Israel in 'ground, air and sea assault' on northern Gaza | BBC News
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- Nearly 100 people have been killed in the most extensive ground assault on northern Gaza since Israel resumed its offensive in early March, according to the Hamas-run civil defence agency.
Israel is alleged to have launched a large-scale ground, air and sea assault in the early hours of Friday morning.
In a post on Telegram, Mahmoud Basal from Gaza's Hamas-run civil defence agency described the situation in north Gaza as a "bloody and difficult day".
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- US President Donald Trump departs Middle East after trade deals | BBC News
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- 8 hours ago
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- US President Donald Trump has left the United Arab Emirates after the final stop of his whirlwind tour of the Middle East.
Trump on Thursday pledged to strengthen US ties to the UAE and announced deals with the Gulf state totalling over $200 billion.
But the US president has been criticised inside the US for indicating that he would accept a luxury jet, worth $400m, from the Qatari royal family.
The White House says that the new plane – which could require years and millions of dollars to refit and upgrade – will be transferred to Trump's presidential library at the end of his term.
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- The cause of the fire, at RAF Bicester, is not yet known. #Oxfordshire #Fire #BBCNews
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- US 'troubled' by humanitarian situation in Gaza after Israeli air strikes | BBC News
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- 10 hours ago
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- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the US is "troubled" by the humanitarian situation in Gaza.
At least 140 Palestinians were reported killed since Thursday in Israeli air strikes, according to Gazan health officials.
Gaza has been under a complete Israeli blockade of all food and other humanitarian supplies for 10 weeks, and Israel has intensified its bombardment ahead of a planned expansion of their ground offensive in Gaza.
The US is Israel's main arms supplier and the language used by Rubio is unusual, but comes amid recent reports of a rift between US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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- Peace talks between Ukraine and Russia take place in Turkey | BBC News
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- 10 hours ago
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- Officials from Ukraine and Russia will meet today in Istanbul, Turkey for peace talks.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is attending the negotiations, but criticised the "low-level" delegation being sent by Moscow as Russian President Vladimir Putin will not be there.
US President Donald Trump suggested that significant progress in peace talks was unlikely until he and Putin met in person.
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- South African refugee says 'I didn't come to US for fun' | BBC News
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- 21 hours ago
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- South African Charl Kleinhaus had defended his new US refugee status in a BBC interview, saying he fled his Mpumalanga farm after death threats.
He is one of 59 Afrikaners who are being resettled in the US under a controversial Trump administration policy. President Donald Trump said the Afrikaners were victims of "racial discrimination".
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has called them "cowards" who do not merit refugee status.
Kleinhaus has also come under scrutiny over antisemitic comments on social media that have since been deleted. He spoke to the BBC's Nomia Iqbal.
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- Trump says “nothing will happen” in Ukraine peace talks until he meets Vladimir Putin | BBC News
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- 22 hours ago
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- Donald Trump has dismissed hopes of progress at peace talks between Russia and Ukraine due to take place in Turkey. The US President told reporters that “nothing is going to happen until Putin and I get together ok?”
Ukraine’s President Zelensky has arrived in Turkey and said he is ready for the planned talks. But he’s accused Vladimir Putin of not being serious about the process, after Russia made clear that the Russian president would not be travelling to Turkey for the negotiations.
Meanwhile President Trump’s Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said he does not have high expectations of the peace talks, reiterating that there would be no progress until the two leaders held direct talks.
Jane Hill presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Steve Rosenberg and Sarah Smith.
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- Are Ukraine-Russia talks in Istanbul a path to peace? | BBC Ukrainecast
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- 22 hours ago
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- The world's media are in Istanbul in anticipation of peace talks between Ukraine and Russia.
President Zelensky has said he's sending his defence minister to negotiations, but Moscow has sent a lower-level delegation to Turkey.
If discussions between the countries do happen, is this progress? And are we on the path to peace?
For this episode of Ukrainecast, Lucy Hockings is joined by Vitaly Shevchenko in Istanbul and Lyse Doucet in Abu Dhabi.
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- Why did the talks between Putin and Zelensky in Turkey not happen today? | BBC Newscast
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- 23 hours ago
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- Today, we look at talks between world leaders and their officials in Turkey, where a breakthrough on peace in Ukraine was hoped for.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in the country's capital Ankara, but Russian President Vladimir Putin stayed away despite having proposed talks.
Russia editor Steve Rosenberg joins to discuss what Putin’s thinking is, as does former MI6 officer Christopher Steele.
And - positive news for the UK’s economy. It’s grew more than expected at the start of the year. Deputy economics editor Dharshini David tells Adam whether it’s expected to continue to grow.
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- Moment king cobra rescued from school in India. #Snake #BBCNews
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- Can DOOM survive a new generation of gamers? | BBC News
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- 1 day ago
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- DOOM: The Dark Ages marks a bold new chapter for the legendary franchise, but how does it balance its brutal legacy with fresh innovation?
In this UK exclusive interview, Game Director Hugo Martin and Executive Producer Marty Stratton delve into the challenge of serving both longtime fans and a new generation of players.
BBC Newsbeat asked what keeps DOOM at the forefront of gaming and where it might be 30 years from now.
Credit: Bethesda, FromSoftware Inc.
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- Mexican beauty influencer Valeria Marquez shot dead during TikTok livestream. #BBCNews
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- Ben & Jerry’s co-founder arrested after Gaza protest in US Senate. #BBCNews
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- The human impact of the war in Gaza | BBC News
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- 1 day ago
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- Over a 24-hour period this week, Israel intensified its strikes on Gaza, hitting two hospitals, as well as Jabalia refugee camp in the north.
Israel says it was conducting strikes against Hamas fighters and infrastructure.
The air strikes have killed 103 people in Gaza since midnight, according to the Hamas-run civil defence agency.
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- What could a peace deal mean for Ukrainian soldiers and civilians on the front line? | BBC News
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- 1 day ago
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- This week, there's cautious optimism about a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine.
Diplomatic efforts from the US, Europe, Turkey and others have pushed direct talks between the two countries for the first time in three years.
However, on the front line, fighting continues, with Moscow now controlling approximately 20% of Ukraine's land - including the southern Crimea peninsula it illegally annexed in 2014.
The BBC's Yogita Limaye reports.
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- US-China 90-day tariff pause kicks in | BBC News
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- 1 day ago
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- Companies in the US are rushing to get shipments from China as a 90-day pause in the trade war between the world's two largest economies comes into effect.
US President Donald Trump has called the pause "a total reset" in relations.
Both countries still face some tariffs, however.
There is at least a 30% tax on all Chinese goods entering the US and Beijing has kept a 10% levy on American goods coming into the country, down from 125%.
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- US Congressman Blake Moore falls asleep during an all-night House meeting. #BBCNews
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- Israeli air strikes in Gaza kill at least 62 people overnight | BBC News
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- 1 day ago
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- Israeli air strikes in Gaza have killed at least 62 people overnight, according to hospital sources.
At least nine separate places were hit in the south, while further north, Israel ordered people to leave parts of Gaza City.
The air strikes come as an Israeli blockade on aid entering Gaza continues, with no supplies being allowed in for 10 weeks.
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- What does Trump hope to gain from Syria and Qatar? | BBC Newscast
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- 2 days ago
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- Today, what is President Trump achieving with his tour of the Middle East?
On Wednesday President Trump met with the leaders of Syria and Qatar on his first major foreign trip as President.
James is joined by the BBC’s diplomatic correspondent James Landale and BBC’s chief presenter in Washington Caitriona Perry to discuss.
Also, James and Alex explain today’s the announcement by the Justice Secretary today that prisons are at 99% capacity, and what the government say they are going to do to address it.
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- Have you seen the Fallout news this week? #Fallout #BBCNews
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- 2 days ago
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- Kim Kardashian told one of the men involved in robbing her Paris mansion she forgives him. #BBCNews
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- More than 100 people killed in Gaza in past 24 hours | BBC News
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- 2 days ago
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- More than 100 people are reported to have been killed across Gaza over the last 24 hours as Israel steps up its attacks.
The strikes hit two hospitals as well as a number of homes in Jabalia town and refugee camp.
Israel said it was conducting strikes against Hamas fighters and infrastructure.
These attacks come at a moment when the UN's head of humanitarian affairs, Tom Fletcher, has called on world leaders to prevent - in his words - "genocide".
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- Erik and Lyle Menendez are now eligible for parole decades after killing their parents. #BBCNews
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- Halle Bailey has been granted a restraining order against her ex-boyfriend, rapper DDG. #BBCNews
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- Is Donald Trump allowed to accept $400m luxury plane as a gift? | BBC News
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- 2 days ago
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- US President Donald Trump has said his administration wants to accept a plane worth an estimated $400m (£303m) as a gift from Qatar, calling it "a great gesture" that he would be "stupid" to turn down.
The potential move has been labelled "wildly illegal" by some members of the rival Democratic Party - something the White House denies - and it has attracted criticism from some of Trump's supporters.
Qatar itself earlier said the reports about the plane were "inaccurate", and that negotiations were continuing.
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- Chimpanzees in Uganda use medicinal plants as 'first aid' | BBC News
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- 2 days ago
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- Chimpanzees in Uganda have been observed using medicinal plants - in multiple ways - to treat open wounds and other injuries.
University of Oxford scientists, working with a local team in the Budongo Forest, filmed and recorded incidents of the animals using plants for first aid, both on themselves and occasionally on each other.
Their research builds on the discovery last year that chimps seek out and eat certain plants to self-medicate.
The scientists also compiled decades of scientific observations to create a catalogue of the different ways in which chimpanzees use "forest first aid".
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- Donald Trump removes sanctions on Syria | BBC News
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- 2 days ago
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- US President Donald Trump has announced that he's removing sanctions from Syria, in order to give the country "a chance at greatness".
The country had been designated a state sponsor of terrorism since 1979 and following the start of the Syrian civil war in 2011, the US government ramped up sanctions.
There were celebrations on the streets in Syria when the announcement was made.
Speaking from Riyadh in Saudi Arabia, Trump also said the US's relationship with Saudi was "more powerful than ever before" following the signing of a $142bn arms deal.
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- At least 50 killed after Israeli strikes on Gaza | BBC News
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- 2 days ago
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- At least 50 people are reported to have been killed in Gaza in what local officials say were Israeli air strikes.
Israeli warplanes dropped six bombs simultaneously on the European Hospital in Khan Younis, a spokesman for the Hamas-run civil defence agency has said, killing 28.
The Israeli military said it had conducted a "precise strike" on "Hamas terrorists in a command and control centre" which it claimed was beneath the hospital.
There are also reports of numerous deaths at the Jabalia refugee camp which was hit overnight after the Israeli military issued an evacuation order for the area.
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- UN aid chief demands action to prevent Israel committing genocide in Gaza | BBC News
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- 3 days ago
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- A senior UN leader responsible for humanitarian relief has said Israel is “deliberately and unashamedly” imposing inhumane conditions on Palestinians and called on the UN Security Council to take action “to prevent genocide” in Gaza.
Tom Fletcher, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, said Israel must lift its aid blockade on Gaza, where its offensive has killed tens of thousands of people and reduced much of the territory to rubble. Israel has prevented any food or aid entering Gaza for more than two months. The UN says around half a million people in Gaza are at "critical risk of famine".
"For those killed and those whose voices are silenced: what more evidence do you need now?", Mr Fletcher asked the Security Council. "Will you act, decisively, to prevent genocide and to ensure respect for international humanitarian law?" Mr Fletcher said UN agencies had "life-saving supplies" ready to deliver at the borders but were deni...
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- What’s in the US-Saudi arms deal? | BBC Newscast
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- Donald Trump gave a speech in Riyadh where he announced the US-Saudi bond is ‘more powerful than ever’.
They’ve signed a $142 billion arms deal, and the Trump also announced he is lifting sanctions on Syria. Sarah Smith, North America editor and Americast host is there to talk the trip through.
Before that, we're looking at a cyber attack on the UK's Marks and Spencer, which started three weeks ago.
The retailer said on Tuesday that some personal customer information has been taken.
To understand what has been going on, James speaks to Joe Tidy, BBC’s cyber correspondent, and to Ciaran Martin, the founding Chief Executive of the National Cyber Security Centre.
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- US signs $142bn arms deal with Saudi Arabia | BBC News
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- 3 days ago
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- US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman have signed "the largest defence sales agreement in history" during Trump's visit to Saudi Arabia, the White House has said.
During a speech on stage in Riyadh, Trump called the crown prince "an incredible man", adding the US-Saudi bond is "more powerful than ever".
The agreement is worth nearly $142bn (£107bn) and includes providing Saudi Arabia with "state-of-the-art warfighting equipment and services from over a dozen US defence firms".
Trump is on the first leg of a major diplomatic four-day tour to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and UAE.
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- Why is Kim Kardashian giving evidence in court in Paris? #KimKardashian #Paris #BBCNews
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- Zelensky to meet President Erdogan in Turkey | BBC News
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- 3 days ago
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- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he will travel to Turkey's capital Ankara to meet President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and will be available for direct talks with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, in Istanbul on Thursday.
"We will do everything to ensure that this meeting takes place," he told reporters in a hastily-arranged briefing in Kyiv.
Russia has not yet said who will fly to Istanbul, only that it would be announced "as soon as [Putin] deems it necessary". Putin and Zelensky have not themselves met since December 2019.
Direct talks between the two countries last took place in Istanbul, in March 2022, in the early weeks of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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- The Philippines president and his vice-president are now in a power struggle. #Philippines #BBCNews
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- Man has 1986 murder conviction overturned after 38 years | BBC News
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- A man who has served almost 38 years in prison for the murder of a woman has had his conviction quashed by the Court of Appeal after new DNA evidence emerged.
Peter Sullivan was jailed over the 1986 killing of 21-year-old barmaid Diane Sindall, who was subjected to a frenzied sexual attack in Birkenhead, UK, as she walked home from a shift.
The Criminal Cases Review Commission had referred Mr Sullivan's case back to the appeal court last year after fresh testing found a DNA profile pointing to an unknown attacker in semen samples preserved from the crime scene.
Mr Sullivan, appearing on video-link from HMP Wakefield, sobbed and held his hand over his mouth as he was told he would be released.
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- Israel denying food to Gaza is 'weapon of war', UN Palestinian refugee agency head says | BBC News
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- 3 days ago
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- Since the beginning of March, Israel has blocked all shipments of humanitarian aid, including food and medical supplies, into Gaza.
The BBC's international editor Jeremy Bowen spoke to Philippe Lazzarini, the commissioner-general of Unrwa - the UN agency that supports Palestinian refugees.
Lazzarini said that he was running out of words "to describe the misery and the tragedy affecting the people in Gaza. They have been now more than two months without any aid".
He added, "This is the weaponisation of humanitarian aid."
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- Handshakes galore as Donald Trump and Mohammed bin Salman greet officials. #BBCNews
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- Marks & Spencer says customer data stolen in cyber attack | BBC News
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- 3 days ago
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- Marks & Spencer has revealed that some personal customer data has been stolen in the recent cyber attack, which could include contact details and dates of birth.
The British retail giant said personal information taken could also include online order histories, but added the data theft did not include useable payment or card details, or any account passwords.
M&S was hit by the cyber attack three weeks ago and is struggling to get services back to normal, with online orders still suspended.
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- Pharmaceutical company share prices fall following Trump order | BBC News
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- 3 days ago
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- Pharmaceutical stocks across the world tumbled on Monday after Donald Trump signed an executive order to cut the price of prescription drugs in the US.
The US president said the order would almost immediately reduce the price of prescription drugs "by 30 to 80%" and bring prices in-line with other countries.
But experts are highly sceptical of the claims, and stock market moves indicate that investors think they will have little immediate effect.
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- Donald Trump arrives in Saudi Arabia for first major trip of second term | BBC News
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- 3 days ago
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- US President Donald Trump has arrived in Saudi Arabia for the first major trip of his second term.
He is hoping to secure significant new investment in the US during the four-day trip to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and UAE.
Securing new investments in the US from Gulf states, and particularly from their state-backed sovereign wealth funds, will help Trump to signal back home that his "America First" agenda is delivering results.
The move comes as Trump's new import tariffs have significantly disrupted global trade, confidence, and the US economy itself.
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