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BBC News (World)@BBCWorld · 3 h

Philippines goods to face 19% tariff, Trump says bbc.in/44Zm0kX

BBCWorld's tweet card. The new rate is higher than what Trump had threatened when he first unveiled sweeping global tariffs in April.

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Obama blasts 'bizarre' Trump claim of 2016 election 'treason' bbc.in/4m6qMEh

BBCWorld's tweet card. The ex-president slammed claims that he suppressed intelligence as "a weak attempt at distraction".

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BBC News (World)@BBCWorld · 1 h

Trump announces 'massive' trade deal with Japan bbc.in/4kXLIMX

BBCWorld's tweet card. The deal would result in Japan investing $550bn (£407bn) into the US and paying a 15% reciprocal tariff, Trump said.

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BBC News (World)@BBCWorld · 2 h

The latest front line in the battle for Sudan bbc.in/3IAYpjn

BBCWorld's tweet card. Control of oil-rich Kordofan is a big prize for both warring groups in their bid to take the country, analysts say.

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Iran's detainees in 'unbearable' conditions after Israeli strikes on prison bbc.in/4o6PnuI

BBCWorld's tweet card. Iranian prisoners transferred to other facilities report overcrowding and unhygienic conditions.

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BBC News (World)@BBCWorld · 4 h

Big cat owners hide their animals amid Pakistani crackdown bbc.in/40vEYym

BBCWorld's tweet card. Punjab rangers launch raids after one pet lion escaped and attacked a woman and two children.

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BBC News (World)@BBCWorld · 4 h

Trump's ex-lawyer replaced as federal prosecutor by judges bbc.in/46o1iO9

BBCWorld's tweet card. Alina Habba will be replaced when her interim term expires, in a rare move by a group of 17 judges.

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BBC News (World)@BBCWorld · 6 h

'They shot patients in beds' – BBC hears claims of massacre at Suweida hospital bbc.in/456jVUD

BBCWorld's tweet card. The BBC visits Suweida's National Hospital where staff claim patients were killed by Syrian government forces.

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BBC News (World)@BBCWorld · 6 h

The Today Debate: What can stop the war on Gaza? Watch live bbc.in/40yYBWh

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BBC News (World)@BBCWorld · 7 h

Alcohol safety lessons after holiday poisoning bbc.in/44JT0iy

BBCWorld's tweet card. Simone White died from methanol poisoning after drinking free shots in Laos, says her family.

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Gaza health ministry says 33 people died from malnutrition in 48 hours bbc.in/3IVN1hQ

BBCWorld's tweet card. Fifteen deaths have been reported over the past day, the Hamas-run ministry says, as the UN warns of "soaring" malnutrition.

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BBC News (World)@BBCWorld · 8 h

Gaza war: Is the UK selling arms to Israel? bbc.in/3IzFmWD

BBCWorld's tweet card. The UK suspended dozens of arms licences to Israel last year, but many say the measures do not go far enough.

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BBC News (World)@BBCWorld · 9 h

Suspended Nigerian senator behind harassment claim refused entry to parliament bbc.in/45fE77I

BBCWorld's tweet card. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan hoped to resume work after she said a court had told the senate to recall her.

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BBC News (World)@BBCWorld · 9 h

Trump administration pulls US out of Unesco again bbc.in/44IO6lV

BBCWorld's tweet card. The US says the UN's culture and education body is promoting "divisive social and cultural causes" - a claim the agency denies.

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BBC News (World)@BBCWorld · 10 h

Brazilian Supreme Court justice threatens to arrest Bolsonaro bbc.in/45giy6U

BBCWorld's tweet card. Judge Moraes accuses Bolsonaro of breaching a social media ban he had imposed on the ex-president.

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BBC News (World)@BBCWorld · 10 h

Jersey chief minister calls for Gaza war to end bbc.in/4m11OWU

BBCWorld's tweet card. Lyndon Farnham writes to the UK Foreign Secretary to maintain pressure to end the conflict.

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BBC News (World)@BBCWorld · 10 h

Trump to speak after justice department asks to meet Epstein associate Ghislane Maxwell bbc.in/4flTeA9

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BBC News (World)@BBCWorld · 10 h

DR Congo rescuers dig with bare hands for trapped miners bbc.in/3IHDKtO

BBCWorld's tweet card. Six people have been pulled out alive, with one seriously injured, since shafts collapsed on Sunday.

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BBC News (World)@BBCWorld · 10 h

US justice department asks to meet Epstein conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell bbc.in/4kQ9SsE

BBCWorld's tweet card. Officials say they want to ask Maxwell "what do you know?", as her lawyers confirm they are in discussions with the government.

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BBC News (World)@BBCWorld · 10 h

Kenyan man on death row in Saudi Arabia freed bbc.in/3IzaGVs

BBCWorld's tweet card. Stephen Munyakho's mother tells local media she "rolled on the floor" on hearing her son had been released.

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