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Twelve men and 12 women enter a Buddhist temple - will the monks help them find love?

Dating can be hard in South Korea. A group of monks hope a 30-hour rural retreat can help.

New dinosaur species with neck as long as cricket pitch discovered in Thailand

The plant-eating dinosaur, named Uragasaurus kalasinensis, is thought to have lived about 150 million years ago.

New species named after Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha

A new species of sea slug has been named after Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha to mark his performance against Spain at the World Cup.

'Really frightening, unbelievably quick': Witnesses describe fleeing deadly Spain wildfire

Holidaymakers tell the BBC how they grabbed a change of clothes, bundled into cars and fled the flames and smoke.

Superb Sinner ends Djokovic's latest bid for history

Jannik Sinner produces a devastating display to end Novak Djokovic's latest bid for history and set up a Wimbledon final against Alexander …

Watch: What links a bomb in Monaco and a shooting in Ukraine?

A Ukrainian intelligence agent who confessed to killing the woman suspected of trying to assassinate a multimillionaire in Monaco, has now …

Zulu king expresses regret after video captures tirade against his wife

In the footage widely shared in South Africa, King Misuzulu threatens to physically assault his wife and accuses her of cheating.

Nolan Wells' family demands answers about US teen's death after boating trip

Wells' body was found in the water near Mississippi's Horn Island days after he went on a boating trip there with friends.

US declassifies even more UFO videos

The US government published a fourth instalment of unresolved cases, promising to release more files on a rolling basis.

Man fatally shot by ICE in Houston was not intended target, DHS says

Immigration agents were looking for a different person when they shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo during a traffic stop, officials say.

Passenger 'nearly sucked out of window mid-air' on Ryanair-owned plane

Ryanair confirm a passenger was given medical treatment after an incident on a Malta Air flight, which is owned by Ryanair.

East Asia braces for destructive typhoon as landslides kill 15 in Philippines

Headed for Taiwan and south-eastern China, the 1,000 km-wide Bavi is forecast to be one of the strongest storms in decades.

China lands reusable rocket for first time, state media says

It follows similar landings of reusable rockets by US-owned companies SpaceX and Blue Origin.

Twelve die in wildfire in Spain as heatwave continues in southern Europe

Six people were injured in the blaze in Los Gallardos in the province of Almería.

South Korean chip giant SK Hynix raises $26.5bn in US share sale

The shares are set to start trading on the Nasdaq on Friday in what will be the largest ever debut by a foreign firm.

Huge crowds in Mashhad as Iran's late supreme leader is buried

Ali Khamenei was buried at the Imam Reza shrine, Iran's holiest Shia Muslim site, ending six days of public mourning ceremonies.

All the best looks from Paris Haute Couture Week 2026

Scorching temperatures in the French capital accompanied the hottest week in haute couture.

Pressure builds on Europe's biggest port to be greener

A lawsuit demands that the Port of Rotterdam moves faster to cut its dependence on fossil fuel firms.