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A gunman has killed a Canadian woman and injured four others at one of Mexico’s most popular tourist sites. It happened at the Teotihuacan pyramids outside Mexico City, with footage showing the man firing from the top of one of the pyramids as people sought cover. Authorities said two more …

The US has intercepted an Iranian ship entering the Gulf as part of its naval blockade, US President Donald Trump has said. BBC News

A dramatic finish at the Delaware Marathon on 19 April saw Joshua Jackson snatch victory in the final moment overtaking leader Carson Mello by less than a second. Mello, thinking a win was guaranteed, slowed in celebration before Jackson’s powerful late surge sealed the win. BBC News

Prosecutors say he could face life in prison due to special circumstances surrounding the girl’s disappearance and death. BBC News

A state of emergency has been declared in New Zealand after heavy rain triggered flash flooding. Some residents in Wellington, which has also been hit by landslides, have been urged to evacuate their homes. “We encourage Wellingtonians to act quickly and not wait for official warnings if you think you …

While the focus of many in the Middle East has been on conflicts in Lebanon and Iran, the scale of damage in Gaza is also back under scrutiny.  A new report from the United Nations and the European Union says that rebuilding Gaza will take more than £50bn. It says …

Migrants in Spain have queued up to apply for the country’s mass legalisation programme on Monday. The measure, which was announced in January and finalised this month, could affect hundreds of thousands of foreigners living and working in the country without authorisation. It offers migrants without legal status a one-year, …

The access route to Morro Dois Irmãos was blocked during the operation in Vidigal, leaving scores of alarmed sightseers stuck on the hill. BBC News

The youngest of those freed from an Allied Democratic Forces camp is a girl aged just 14, Uganda’s army says. BBC News

Many Nigerians associate bats with witchcraft but that did not deter ecologist Iroro Tanshi. BBC News

Traders have been betting millions of dollars shortly before US President Donald Trump makes big announcements throughout his second term. And communications relating to the Iran war are no exception. The BBC has looked into trade volume data that suggests several large bets were made shortly before Trump made market-moving …

Shamim Mafi, 44, was arrested at Los Angeles airport on Saturday and is accused of “brokering the sale of drones, bombs, bomb fuses, and millions of rounds of ammunition manufactured by Iran and sold to Sudan”, First Assistant US Attorney Bill Essayli said on X. BBC News

Mostly female workers have been killed in the blast, which occurred in Tamil Nadu state. BBC News

A police chief in Ukraine has resigned after officers reportedly fled the scene of a shooting in Kyiv which killed seven people. Stepping down from his post, Yevhen Zhukov, the head of Ukraine’s patrol police, accused some of his officers of acting “unprofessionally and disgracefully” and leaving “civilians in danger”. …

Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has condemned “in the strongest terms” images of an Israeli soldier damaging a statue of Jesus. A picture emerged over the weekend of the IDF soldier appearing to use a sledgehammer on the icon, which was taken in southern Lebanon. Analysts have said the image …

Rebel Wilson has appeared in court for the start of a defamation trial brought against her by another actress who starred in her directorial debut. Charlotte MacInnes, the lead actress in Wilson’s film The ‌Deb, has made allegations against the star linked to a series of posts on social media. …

CCTV footage shows a boy dangling from the rear doors of a moving bus in Melbourne, Australia. The boy, 12, was dragged approximately 350 metres down a suburban street in Wheelers Hill, after the back doors trapped his arm and school bag. While he was uninjured, his mother collated the …

“Edward”, a nine-year old Kenyan boy, has always been aware his father worked for the British military. The boy’s skin colour, lighter than his peers, has provoked years of bullying. His father disappeared before Edward [not his real name] was born, leaving his mum living in extreme poverty, ostracised by …

Without better last-mile connectivity and affordable fares, metro use is unlikely to improve quickly, say experts. BBC News

Exit polls put his Progressive Bulgaria on 37%, more than double the score of the closest runner-up, but he will likely need to form a coalition to govern. BBC News