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BBC News Central Europe braced for worst flooding in years

Sandbags are being prepared in Austria, Czech reservoirs emptied, and flash floods expected in Poland.

BBC News Boeing workers strike as 25% pay rise rejected

More than 30,000 workers down tools after union members voted overwhelmingly to back the strike.

BBC News Venezuela furious at Spain 'dictatorship' comment

Spain's ambassador has been summoned by Venezuela after a minister called the country a "dictatorship".

BBC News Boeing workers strike as 25% pay rise rejected

More than 30,000 workers down tools after union members voted overwhelmingly to back the strike.

BBC News Watch: US freight train crashes into military vehicle

Dash cam footage shows the moment a freight train crashes into a Howitzer in South Carolina.

BBC News China raises retirement age for first time since 1950s

The plan, which will set in from January, has been on the cards for a few years as China's population ages.

BBC News South Africa's coalition threatened by new education law

The Democratic Alliance says the president should not sign a controversial education bill into law.

BBC News South Africa ex-minister Pravin Gordhan dies at 75

He died early on Friday in hospital after "a short, courageous battle with cancer", his family says.

BBC News Boeing workers strike as 25% pay rise rejected

More than 30,000 workers down tools after union members voted overwhelmingly to back the strike.

BBC News Putin's new red line on long-range missiles

Vladimir Putin has said Ukraine using the West's long-range missiles would mean Nato countries "fighting with Russia".

BBC News A baby hippo is going viral - and paying the price

The celebrity hippo's social media fame has doubled visitor numbers at a zoo in Thailand.

BBC News N Korea releases rare photos of Kim at uranium facility

Mr Kim called for the site to increase its production of nuclear warheads, state media said.

BBC News Boeing workers to strike as 25% pay rise rejected

More than 30,000 workers will walk out after union members voted overwhelmingly to back the strike.

BBC News Modi rival bailed after five months in jail

Arvind Kejriwal has always rejected corruption allegations and called them political vendetta.

BBC News Polish, parasols and paint: Africa's top shots

A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond.