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Israeli strikes kill 11 people in Gaza City, medics say

Women and children were among those killed in the attacks on four residential buildings, which Israel's military says killed four Hamas security officials.

Zelensky proposes face-to-face talks in open letter to Putin

Ukraine's president tells the Russian leader that only "direct engagement" between the two countries could end the war, with the US focused on Iran.

Marilyn Monroe auction features star's make-up and gowns on 100th birthday

The auction has already brought in thousands in bids and includes intimate items from her life.

Here's why election results in the second largest US city are so slow

It could take weeks - or even a month - before we know who won elections in California and Los Angeles.

Mangrove forests are healing after decades of human destruction

Swampy mangrove forests are staging a surprise comeback - which is good news for coastal communities and the climate.

Oscar-nominated Persepolis author Marjane Satrapi dies aged 56

The French-Iranian author and illustrator was known for her graphic novel series and Oscar-nominated film.

How Trump's White House ballroom plan has doubled in size and cost over a year

BBC Verify examines how the biggest change to the White House in decades has transformed in the last year.

House Passes Ukraine Aid in Defiance of Republican Leaders

ROBERT JIMISON

Eighteen G.O.P. lawmakers broke with their party and joined Democrats to deliver yet another blow to the president’s foreign policy agenda.

Ukraine Strikes St. Petersburg on First Day of a Marquee Putin Event

IVAN NECHEPURENKO AND ANDREW E. KRAMER

As an annual economic conference was set to begin, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine had targeted a navy base and an oil terminal in the region that includes Russia’s second-largest city.

US plans to fight flesh-eating screwworm outbreak with flies and dogs

The insect, which has been found in America for the first time since 1966, is a growing concern in the southern US.

What To Know as China’s Xi Jinping Heads to North Korea

DAVID PIERSON AND CHOE SANG-HUN

As Xi Jinping visits Pyongyang, he faces an emboldened North Korean dictator, whose alliance with Russia has reduced his dependence on China.

China's Xi Jinping to make rare visit to North Korea

Xi will be in North Korea from 8-9 June, a rare visit to the isolated regime that is a longstanding ally of Beijing.

Here's why election results in the second largest US city are so slow

It could take weeks - or even a month - before we know who won elections in California and Los Angeles.

Trump hits back at 'unpatriotic' vote after House rebukes him over Iran

The lower chamber of Congress passed a measure that seeks to halt further military action, in a vote seen as largely symbolic.

US actor James Handy stabbed to death, with girlfriend's son arrested

Handy, 81, is known for his roles in films including Jumanji and Top Gun: Maverick.