Copper wire upgrade caused nationwide flight suspension, US transport secretary says
The US government is trying to find out whether the chaos was caused by "incompetence" or faulty equipment.
Philippines wins first Eurovision Song Contest Asia
Front-runner Carmelle emerges victorious with her women's empowerment anthem Sobra-Sobra.
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Italy fines Meta €805m over accessing users' photos
The social media giant is accused of not informing about 20 million users it had access to their photos.
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Nigeria cautions against travel via Ethiopia's main airport due to altitude
The foreign ministry in Abuja says 6 Nigerians with underlying health problems have died this year while transiting through Addis Ababa.
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US has floated Ukraine ceding Donbas for Nato membership, Zelensky says
The Ukrainian president says US envoys touted the exchange as part of efforts to end the war with Russia.
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Microsoft confirms all services are restored after global outage
Microsoft has said that all services have been fully restored after a global outage which affected the NHS, police, schools and other services across the UK.
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Former SAS chief blames state for breaking 'moral contract' with soldiers
A former commanding officer of the SAS blamed the state for breaking a "moral contract" between the country and its top soldiers by setting up an inquiry into war crimes which has failed to reach conclusions four years on.
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US asked if Ukraine would give up parts of Donbas for NATO membership, Zelenskyy says
The US has asked for the first time whether Ukraine would withdraw from parts of the Donbas region if Kyiv were admitted to NATO, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
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Trump, Xi and Putin to hold unprecedented meeting, White House says
The leaders of the US, China and Russia will hold an unprecedented meeting on the sidelines of a major economic summit, the White House has said.
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Goalkeeper given 12-game ban for fatal collision with Tenerife striker
Andorra goalkeeper Jesus Owono has been suspended for 12 games after an on-field collision that resulted in the death of Tenerife striker Jesus de Miguel.
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Trump, Putin and Xi plan historic joint meeting in China next week, White House says
Trump will discuss the "reduction of nuclear weapons" during the unprecedented talks, a spokeswoman says.
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What we know about the longest ground stop since 9/11
US officials say the disruption was caused by old equipment overloading and not a cyber-attack or a Microsoft outage.
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Setback for SpaceX Starship rocket's double-catch test
Elon Musk’s company aborted an attempted catch of the rocket’s booster - instead it came down in the ocean.
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'Miracle on Mississippi' - All passengers rescued after New Orleans cruise ship collision
The collision leaves 32 people in hospital with non-critical injuries, but no-one unaccounted for.
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Microsoft 'deeply sorry' for global outage after almost 24 hours of disruption
Experts say the event is a "stark reminder" of how heavily the world relies on a small group of big tech providers.
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Nvidia scandal fallout widens as Trump's treasury secretary blames cabinet colleague
Scott Bessent suggests Howard Lutnick’s commerce department failed to ban exports of Nvidia's chips to a firm thought to have links with China.
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EU leaders choose team for Ukraine peace talks after months of wavering
British representatives will be part of a team representing Europe in Ukraine peace talks.
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Rosenberg: Uncompromising Putin ups demands for peace with Ukraine
The fact the question of European security now features in discussions is viewed in Moscow as a victory, BBC Russia Editor Steve Rosenberg says.