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Ghana's Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia chosen as NPP presidential candidateVice President Mahamudu Bawumia will contest the presidency under the NPP’s banner in elections. BBC News – Africa

China and Australia: Frenemies who need each otherAustralia’s Anthony Albanese is in Beijing this weekend for the first such trip in seven years. BBC News – Business

Hamas officials say 13 killed in blast outside Gaza City's Al-Shifa hospitalIsrael said it hit an ambulance it said was carrying Hamas operatives without specifying where. BBC News – Middle East

Footballer Díaz's father 'kidnapped by rebels'Luis Manuel Díaz was seized by armed men at a petrol station on Saturday in his Colombian hometown. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Tuscany storm and floods ravage central Italy leaving six deadSix people are confirmed dead and several more are missing as winds and rain buffet parts of Italy. BBC News – Europe

Rafah crossing: More Britons leave after nearly 100 listed as eligibleThe family of Scotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf are among the UK citizens who have left Gaza. BBC News – UK

Lewiston attack: Biden meets families in Maine after mass shootingThe attack at a bowling alley and bar in Lewiston was the deadliest shooting in the state’s history. BBC News – US & Canada

Twitter fired us then ghosted us – Africa staffDistraught former colleagues are teaming up to take the social media giant, now known as X, to court. BBC News – Africa

ChatGTP Creates a Funny StoryThis was created using ChatGTP! Once upon a time in the quirky town of Wobbleville, there lived a clumsy but […]

New mothers faced energy meter force-fittingsThe first warrants granted for months to force-fit prepayment meters wrongly included new mothers’ homes. BBC News – Business

Israel Gaza: Children must be off limits, says father of abducted kids“How can you hate a child?” asks Yoni Asher, whose two-year-old and four-year-old were taken by Hamas. BBC News – Middle East

Migrant caravan heading through Mexico to US grows in numbersThe size of the group of migrants which set off from Mexico’s southern border on Monday is increasing. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

German vice-chancellor Habeck hits out against rising antisemitismGerman Vice-Chancellor Robert Habeck criticises Islamists, the far right and political left. BBC News – Europe

Bank holds interest rates and warns it's too early to cutThe UK is expected to see zero growth until 2025, but the Bank says it’s too early to cut interest rates. BBC News – UK

US President Joe Biden calls for 'pause' in Israel-Gaza conflictHe was responding to a heckler’s demand for a ceasefire in a war which has claimed thousands of lives. BBC News – US & Canada

Tanzanian student in Israel: 'Shift change saved me, but my friends are Hamas hostages'A Tanzanian student tells the BBC how a timetable change stopped him being taken hostage with his friends. BBC News – Africa

House prices in biggest rise for more than a yearThe uptick in house prices probably due to a lack of homes on the market, the Nationwide building society says. BBC News – Business

Strikes on south Gaza: BBC verifies attacks in areas of ‘safety’The BBC has analysed four strikes in south Gaza, where civilians were told to evacuate to. BBC News – Middle East

Bolivia severs diplomatic ties with Israel over Gaza warThe country’s president accuses Israel of committing war crimes in Gaza and calls for a ceasefire. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Ukraine war: Russian attacks force evacuations of childrenMandatory evacuations from the frontlines are swelling the ranks of Ukraine’s displaced millions. BBC News – Europe