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'No doubt' FM will quit if he loses vote - McKee
Ivan McKee says is confident Humza Yousaf will use his political skills to avoid losing the vote

Who's a good pundit? Pablo the dog joins MLB commentary booth
Watch as commentators at the Washinton Nationals v Los Angeles Dodgers game are joined in the commentary box by a furry friend, Pablo the dog.

Four arrests after death and 'bad heroin' alert
Police confirm the death of a man and eight people needing hospital treatment in north Devon.

Gambling regulator to look at 'wrong scores' in football bets
Customers claim they have lost bets because of "inaccurate" decisions they cannot appeal.

Tourist fined for approaching walrus in Norway
The man went near the animal on an ice floe near the world's northernmost settlement in Svalbard.

F-16s headed to Ukraine this summer will face their most dangerous battlefield ever

South Africa Freedom Day: Did the 'get-out-of-jail' vote live up to the hype?

Russian troops advanced and captured large parts of village after apparent Ukrainian blunder left front line unmanned

Phoenix maul Macarthur 3-0 in final regular season game
The Wellington Phoenix have ended their regular season with a big win over Macarthur FC.

Recap: Wellington Phoenix beat Macarthur FC 3-0
The Phoenix have beaten Macarthur - but the Premiers Plate won't be decided tonight thanks to Mariners scoring over the Jets. Here is all the action as it unfolded.

Las Vegas-area pizza shop helps find homes for dozens of homeless animals

Huge search for missing boy in Germany turns to 'silent strategy'

Hurricanes suffer first loss of the season against Brumbies
The Hurricanes' unbeaten run has come to an end in Canberra after the Super Rugby Pacific leaders fell to the Brumbies 27-19.

Politics no longer depends on the once-great UUP
Budget issues send the UUP into opposition but the executive would carry on, writes Enda McClafferty.

Premier League: West Ham host Liverpool, before six more games
Listen to BBC Radio 5 Live commentary and follow live text coverage as West Ham face Liverpool plus six more games in the Premier League.

Possible Trump VP pick defends killing her dog
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem recalls shooting a dog and a goat in a soon-to-be released memoir.

UK forces may be deployed to help deliver Gaza aid
The US says no American forces will go ashore but an unnamed "third party" will drive aid into Gaza.

How a police raid on Columbia protest ignited campus movement
The university president's decision to bring in the NYPD lit a wildfire of protest over the Gaza war.

The 76-year-old who has run every London Marathon
Jeff Aston is one of six remaining runners who are given the title "ever present".

'I thought just kill me quickly': Gaza hostage's 54 days in captivity
Moran Yanai was threatened with death and moved from place to place during her ordeal.

Power restored to Sierra Leone as minister quits

ANZ Premiership netball: Magic clinch close win over Stars
The Bay of Plenty/Waikato Magic have held on for a thrilling 52-49 win over the Northern Stars.

Hidden mothers and Maori trading cards: The dawn of photography in Aotearoa
Disembodied hands and a "confused first-time Tinder user" from 1852 feature in a new book showcasing NZ's colonial-era photography.

An American journalist read her own obituary online, and soon discovered the strange world of obit pirates
Deborah Vankin was surprised to discover one morning that the internet believed she was dead.

'Feel like a beautiful bird': hundreds do yoga on Thai airport runway

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Solomon Islands opposition parties combine in race to form government
The two main opposition parties are vying with the former prime minister's party to form a government, after an election delivered no clear winner.