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

    US Republicans face mutiny in Congress

    US Republicans face mutiny in Congress

    Rep. Matt Gaetz vows to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy following a budget deal that split the Republican Party. Also: Hundreds of thousands of Poles have joined an opposition rally in Warsaw ahead of a crucial general election. And European golfers beat the Americans in a dramatic Ryder Cup.

    • 32 min
    Most ethnic Armenians have fled Nagorno-Karabakh

    Most ethnic Armenians have fled Nagorno-Karabakh

    The Red Cross steps up humanitarian efforts as more than a-hundred- thousand refugees cross the border. Also: The US House of Representatives passes a temporary funding bill that could avert a government shutdown, and Wally, the friendly emotional support alligator who was turned away from a major baseball game along with his owner.

    • 32 min
    The Happy Pod: Uncovering the wonders of the universe

    The Happy Pod: Uncovering the wonders of the universe

    Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world. This week, will asteroid dust give clues to the origins of the universe? Jubilation in East Africa as the 2027 Cup of Nations is awarded to Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. And, celebrating words of hope and joy from around the world.

    • 27 min
    Man charged with murder of rapper Tupac Shakur in 1996

    Man charged with murder of rapper Tupac Shakur in 1996

    US police say a former gang leader, Duane "Keffe D" Davis, planned the shooting in Las Vegas after his nephew was involved in a fight with Tupac Shakur in a casino. Also: state of emergency in New York over flash floods, and Christopher Plummer's singing voice is included in re-release of "The Sound of Music" soundtrack.

    • 31 min
    Suicide bombers attack mosques in different parts of Pakistan

    Suicide bombers attack mosques in different parts of Pakistan

    Explosion in Balochistan kills more than fifty people celebrating a religious holiday. Later, further north in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, there was a blast at a mosque inside a police compound. They're the worst attacks since July, when Islamic State militants in Pakistan killed more than forty people. Also: Sweden's prime minister uses a televised national address to say he's considering deploying military patrols on the streets to deal with heightened gun violence, and scientists in Spain say a pair of shoes discovered in a cave are six-thousand years old.

    • 29 min
    Gunman kills three in twin Rotterdam shootings

    Gunman kills three in twin Rotterdam shootings

    A 14-year-old girl and her mother are among the victims after attacks in two locations in the Dutch city. Also: US Republicans lay out case at Biden impeachment inquiry, and a boy is arrested after one of Britain's most loved trees is felled at Hadrian's Wall.

    • 32 min

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