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Scottish ‘mafia boss’ Steven Lyons can be extradited to Spain, a court in Amsterdam ruled. Amsterdam judges granted Spain’s request to extradite Lyons during a hearing on Thursday. As the alleged head of the infamous Lyon crime clan based in Scotland, he is accused of running a global criminal empire …

The fate of Iran’s nuclear programme, a key reason cited by the US for starting the conflict, is still to be negotiated. BBC News

US President Donald Trump has signed an agreement to extend the ceasefire with Iran in France’s Palace of Versailles, just outside Paris. The 14-point agreement, called a Memorandum of Understanding, was signed at a post-G7 dinner in Versailles, where Trump was joined by French President Emmanuel Macron and First Lady …

Trump has insisted the deal ensures that Iran will never buy, develop or produce a nuclear weapon. But text of the agreement falls short of that. BBC News

Donald Trump has said “nobody” purposefully attacked an Iranian girls’ school where scores of people were killed in a strike on the first day of the war. More than 175 children and teachers died after the Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School in Minab was hit on 28 February, ‌according to Iranian …

They will argue he was suffering from “extreme emotional disturbance” at the time UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson was killed. BBC News

The killing of a Russian artist who was critical of Vladimir Putin has the hallmarks of a “political murder”, according to Poland’s prime minister. Robert Kuzovkov, known by the pseudonym Semyon Skrepetsky, was shot and killed at close range near his home in the eastern Polish city of Biala Podlaska …

Insurers are charging drivers almost 30% extra to pay monthly, according to new analysis. Nine brands were imposing an annual percentage rate of 29.9% when customers choose to spread insurance payments rather than fork out a lump sum annually. Find personal finance news and tips in the Money blog Dozens …

Under its new president, Bolivia is re-establishing severed ties with the US to combat organised crime. BBC News

Nine people have been arrested after more than 400 cats destined for slaughter were rescued in Vietnam. The operation is being seen as a major crackdown on an alleged cat meat crime ring in the country. However, welfare groups fear there are still thousands of cats “being stolen, trafficked and …

The vice-president says the government had barely reached 10% of its targets, without specifying them. BBC News

Speaking on Tuesday, Trump said Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu needed “to be more responsible with respect to Lebanon”. BBC News

Kyle Sandilands was sacked after an on-air spat with his co-host, who accused him of bullying. BBC News

A body has been found after a British man went missing while swimming in the sea in Portugal last week. The 23-year-old, who has not been named, disappeared at Peneco Beach in Albufeira, in Portugal‘s popular Algarve region. Portuguese police said late on Tuesday that a body believed to be …

Eduardo Bolsonaro called the conviction “baseless and senseless”. BBC News

👉Listen to The World with Richard Engel and Yalda Hakim on your podcast app👈 Four months of fighting between America and Iran has led to this: a one-and-a-half-page agreement. But what does it actually mean? The details are sparse, but the Strait of Hormuz will be reopened, the US blockade …

Israeli diplomacy has just thumped into a big problem. When you rely on one friend to get you out of trouble, you really need a plan if that friend goes rogue. This analysis originally featured in our live blog. For months, Donald Trump has been the loyal ally – “the …

The official G7 agenda started on Tuesday morning with a two-hour session on Ukraine. Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived here in Evian to speak to the G7 leaders – he was warmly welcomed by the host, Emmanuel Macron, and later held a bilateral with Sir Keir Starmer. This analysis originally featured in …

Retired British couple Jane and Alan Kelvey spoke to BBC’s Newsnight after coming into close contact with Russian frigate the Admiral Grigorovich on Tuesday morning. “They gave out five blasts on their horn, which means, have you seen us?”, explained Jane. “We immediately turned two degrees to port so that …

A Russia warship fired warning shots at a UK-registered yacht in the English Channel in an incident that has intensified national security concerns. The shots were fired on Tuesday about 20 nautical miles (30km) south of the Isle of Wight, outside the UK’s territorial waters. So what actually happened? ‘Warning …