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Finland has submitted a formal application to join NATO and its neighbour Sweden has also outlined its intentions to do the same.
NATO member Norway has backed the plans which it says will be good for the Nordic region.
Fellow NATO member Turkey, though, has outlined a list of demands should the two wish to join the military alliance.
Chris Jones has more from Riga, Latvia.
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A scorching heatwave is sweeping across North India with the capital Delhi recording temperatures over 49 degrees Celsius (120F).
The weather office has warned that there may be no respite for a few more days.
Ishan Garg tells us what it's like in New Delhi.
IN: Just being out...China’s financial hub of Shanghai is beginning to reopen after weeks of COVID-19 lockdowns.
Health officials say the strict measures have stopped the transmission of the virus, but they’re tightening the rules in Beijing to prevent another outbreak.
Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong.
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At least 10 people have been killed in a mass shooting at a supermarket in the US city of Buffalo in New York state.
Police say the alleged gunman has been taken into custody after the attack on Saturday afternoon.
Our US Correspondent Benji Hyer has the latest.
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At least twenty homes have been destroyed by a wildfire in the Laguna Beach area south of Los Angeles.
Fire season in the Western US is beginning earlier due to severe drought conditions.
Ira Spitzer has more.
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Scientists in the United States have taken a giant leap toward supporting human outposts on other worlds after growing plants in lunar soil for the first time.
A team from the University of Florida announced that seeds successfully sprouted from cress planted in moon dust collected by Apollo 11's Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, and by other moonwalkers decades ago.
Our US Correspondent Benji Hyer reports.
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Elon Musk says he's still committed to acquiring Twitter, even though he has placed his purchase of the company "temporarily on hold".
He says he wants more information about how many accounts on the platform are fake.
Our US Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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South Africans are daily being subjected to scheduled power cuts. Electricity supplier Eskom has been unable to meet peak demand, leading to 5 hours of load shedding every night since Monday. Mark Roughton reports.
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Elon Musk says he's putting his proposed purchase of Twitter "temporarily on hold" as he tries to get more information about how many accounts on the platform are fake.
The news raises huge questions about the future of the business.
Our US Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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European Union foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell says the bloc will provide a further 500M euros for military aid to Ukraine.
Borrell made the announcement on the sidelines of a meeting of G7 foreign ministers.
Rosie Birchard reports from Brussels.
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