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BBC News End of Lee era for Singapore as PM steps down

After 20 years in power Lee Hsien Loong is stepping down, marking the end of a political era for the tiny island nation.

BBC News Trump's lawyer attacks Cohen in hush-money trial

The defence team questioned the credibility of Trump's former lawyer, who said he lied for the ex-President.

BBC News Blinken shows off guitar-playing talents on Ukraine trip

The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has played a rendition of Neil Young's Rockin' in the Free World with a local band on his surprise trip to Kyiv.

BBC News German far-right politician guilty of using Nazi slogan

Höcke has led the Alternative for Germany's (AfD) regional branch in Thuringia since the party was founded in 2013

BBC News Who is escaped French prisoner Mohamed Amra?

Nicknamed "The Fly", he reportedly had links to the drugs trade and was freed when armed men attacked a prison van.

BBC News Israel and Egypt row over reopening Rafah border crossing

Israel says Egypt must reopen the crossing - but Egypt says Israel's military operation there is blocking aid.

BBC News Almost 450,000 people have fled Rafah, UN says

Many streets in the southern Gaza city now lie empty, the UN says, as an Israeli operation continues.

BBC News Nobel Prize winning author Alice Munro dies aged 92

Canadian writer was known as the "master of the contemporary short story".

BBC News Protests as Georgia approves controversial 'foreign agent' law

The bill targets civil society organisations and independent media that receive foreign funding.

BBC News Bad behaviour shuts Dublin-New York portal

Organisers say they are working on solutions to address bad behaviour near the art installation.

BBC News See the furry finalists at the Westminster Dog Show

A new top dog will be crowned Tuesday night after more than 2,500 contestants vied for the spot.

BBC News How good is the latest version of ChatGPT?

OpenAI has unveiled the latest version of ChatGPT. It's called GPT-4o, and is faster and sounds more conversational than previous versions.

BBC News Blinken visits during moment of peril for Ukraine

The front line has turned from a relative stalemate to a major Russian offensive in a week.

BBC News Huge manhunt after French prison officers killed in ambush

Armed men rammed a prison van at a tollbooth, opened fire on officers and fled with prisoner Mohamed Amra.

BBC News Russia must pay for Ukraine rebuild, Blinken says

The top US diplomat vows to "seize" Russian assets in the US to fund rebuilding parts of Ukraine.