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Will Trump Accounts deliver for American children?

The White House has hailed the project as giving new generations a stake in the American dream, but the scheme has its critics.

Small plane crash in Bahamas kills 10 people

The country's prime minister called the crash, on the country's independence day, a tragedy.

Spain battles to contain one of its deadliest wildfires as at least 12 killed

At least four Britons are believed to be among the victims of the blaze, which left another 23 people missing.

US wants Iran to pledge to stop shooting at ships in Strait of Hormuz

Vice-President JD Vance is among US officials expected to take part in negotiations resuming on Saturday in Oman.

How a fake presidential council ended up with a budget of almost $1m in Nigeria

The government says it was set up with a forged letter of appointment but others say there is more to it.

Meta pulls new AI image feature after days of backlash

Meta's release this week of an AI feature that let people alter Instagram content drew swift blowback.

'Devastating' evidence against Charlie Kirk murder suspect laid out in court

Prosecutors build a vivid picture of the suspect's movements as they seek to try the 23-year-old.

At Canada's biggest rodeo, the starting gun is fired in the fight over Alberta separation

Canadian unity takes centre stage at the Calgary Stampede as fears of a Brexit-style upset looms over the October vote on Alberta's future.

Meet the crypto billionaires building a world where money buys you a vote

They think democracy has run its course - so they're setting up their own nations instead.

Forced to wait his turn, Marine Le Pen's deputy Bardella returns to the shadows

Thirty-year-old Jordan Bardella had been groomed for success as France's next hard-right leader. He will now have to wait longer.

Russia trains sights on schools, offices and buses in busy Ukrainian city

In Zaporizhzhia, the densely populated city close to the front line, the security situation is deteriorating.

Apple sues OpenAI, its employees claiming theft of trade secrets

Apple said in a Friday lawsuit that OpenAI’s nascent hardware business is “rotten to its core.”

Watch: Inside the 30-hour dating retreat run by monks

Forget coffee or drinks, the latest dating trend in South Korea takes place somewhere very different, a Buddhist temple.

Twelve men and 12 women enter a Buddhist temple - will the monks help them find love?

Dating can be hard in South Korea. A group of monks hope a 30-hour rural retreat can help.

New dinosaur species with neck as long as cricket pitch discovered in Thailand

The plant-eating dinosaur, named Uragasaurus kalasinensis, is thought to have lived about 150 million years ago.

New species named after Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha

A new species of sea slug has been named after Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha to mark his performance against Spain at the World Cup.

'Really frightening, unbelievably quick': Witnesses describe fleeing deadly Spain wildfire

Holidaymakers tell the BBC how they grabbed a change of clothes, bundled into cars and fled the flames and smoke.

Superb Sinner ends Djokovic's latest bid for history

Jannik Sinner produces a devastating display to end Novak Djokovic's latest bid for history and set up a Wimbledon final against Alexander …