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The day’s top stories from BBC News. Delivered twice a day on weekdays, daily at weekends.

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    Rival protestors clash at Los Angeles university

    Rival protestors clash at Los Angeles university

    UCLA is the latest US university campus to be hit by clashes between pro-Palestinian demonstrators and their opponents. The American Secretary of State Anthony Blinken pushes to get more aid into Gaza, while urging Hamas to accept a ceasefire deal. Why are women footballers more likely to get injured during their periods? And remembering Paul Auster, the American author who's died at the age of 77.

    • 32 min
    Donald Trump facing jail if he breaks trial gagging order again

    Donald Trump facing jail if he breaks trial gagging order again

    The judge at the hush money trial in New York fined the former US president and warned him to stop making public statements about witnesses and jurors. Also: Colombian military loses millions of bullets; in the world of gaming, Manchester City's footballer Erling Haaland morphs into the Barbarian King in the
    Clash of the Clans.

    • 32 min
    Netanyahu: Israel will carry out Rafah offensive with or without deal

    Netanyahu: Israel will carry out Rafah offensive with or without deal

    The Israeli PM Netanyahu says war won’t stop until the goal of defeating Hamas was achieved. Also: reports from Mali say senior figure in the Islamic State group in Africa has been killed. A leaked document obtained by the BBC says a teenager found dead during anti-government protests in Iran was sexually assaulted and killed by men working for security forces. The authorities had claimed Nika Shakarami took her own life. In The Gambia - a study has found that a stick-on measles vaccine patch could be an effective alternative to injections. And, a fascinating insight into the final hours of the philosopher Plato.

    • 34 min
    US and UK calling on Hamas to accept Israel's new ceasefire offer

    US and UK calling on Hamas to accept Israel's new ceasefire offer

    The US secretary of state Antony Blinken says he hopes Hamas will accept what he called Israel's "extraordinarily generous" offer for a Gaza truce. Also: Premier League football clubs back plan to look at spending cap, and how long should a blockbuster film be?

    • 29 min
    US urges Hamas to accept Israel ceasefire offer

    US urges Hamas to accept Israel ceasefire offer

    The US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, has urged Hamas to accept what he has called Israel's "extraordinarily generous" ceasefire proposal for Gaza. Also: Following five days of speculation and corruption allegations against his wife, the Spanish prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, says he will not resign. Meanwhile in Scotland First Minister Humza Yousaf has decided to step down. Cleanup and rescue operations continue in the US state of Oklahoma after deadly tornadoes. And the daily pain and suffering of working as a journalist in Gaza. Top news and analysis from around the world.

    • 28 min
    Russian attacks force Ukrainian troops to retreat

    Russian attacks force Ukrainian troops to retreat

    Ukraine's commander-in-chief says his troops have fallen back to new positions west of three villages where Russia has concentrated significant forces. Also: Divisions emerge in the Israeli government with ministers at odds about a potential ceasefire and hostage release deal, and we hear who has won the International Prize for Arabic Fiction.

    • 29 min

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