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Nvidia's market value has surged past $3tn (£2.3tn), lifting the chip giant ahead of Apple to become the second most valuable publicly listed company in the world.The firm's share price rose more than 5% on Wednesday, to more than $1,224.It extended a breathtakingly rapid climb that started last year, powered by bets that the US firm is positioned …

An Israeli air strike on a UN school packed with hundreds of displaced people in central Gaza has killed at least 27 people, local officials say.The Israeli military said it carried out a strike on a UN school that housed a "Hamas compound".Local journalists told the BBC that an Israeli warplane fired two missiles at classrooms on the top floor of …

Events are taking place in France and the UK to mark the 80th anniversary of the Allied invasion of France.US President Joe Biden and King Charles III are among world leaders attending ceremonies.On 6 June 1944, tens of thousands of soldiers landed on five beaches in Normandy, northern France.The largest amphibious invasion in the history of warfar…

President Joe Biden has issued a sweeping executive order aimed at curbing record migrant arrivals at the US-Mexico border that have left him politically vulnerable in an election year. Under the order, which took effect at midnight, officials can quickly remove migrants entering the US illegally without processing their asylum requests. Rival Repu…

United Nations Secretary General António Guterres said the world's fossil fuel industries should be banned from advertising to help save the world from climate change. Mr Guterres called coal, oil and gas corporations the “godfathers of climate chaos” who had deceived the public for decades. Just as tobacco advertising was banned because of the thr…

France and Britain are holding commemorations marking the eightieth anniversary of the D-Day landings during the Second World War.In Portsmouth in England, King Charles called on people to live up to the freedom soldiers died for, paying tribute to surviving veterans. In France, President Macron also evoked the spirit of sacrifice at a ceremony in …

A mother whose son killed himself just six hours after being targeted by "sextortionists" is campaigning to raise awareness.Jordan DeMay died in 2022 after brothers Samuel and Samson Ogoshi targeted him from Lagos, pretending to be an attractive girl his age, and then blackmailed him with explicit images of himself.Now, his mother, Jenn Buta, is us…

Palestinian locals said the burnt-out remains of the al-Shifa hospital “reeked of death” after Israeli forces left on 1 April. During the past eight months of war, hospitals have come under repeated attack, with Israel claiming they are used as bases by Hamas; something the group denies. But events at al-Shifa – once the biggest and best equipped m…

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set for a third consecutive term in a much tighter general election than anticipated. His Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has lost its outright parliamentary majority for the first time in 10 years. The opposition coalition, INDIA opposition alliance, performed far better than expected, securing 232 seats.It has …

US President Joe Biden has announced a sweeping new executive action aimed at curbing migrant arrivals at the US-Mexico border.It will stop migrants who cross unlawfully from receiving asylum, but only takes effect when the southern border has been "overwhelmed.”The Biden Administration says the action makes it easier for immigration officers to re…

Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk presented a choice ahead of the European elections this weekend: go to vote if you don’t want to go to war.Previously, Tusk has warned Europe is in a "pre-war era" and Ukraine must not be defeated by Russia for the good of the whole continent.Tusk’s campaign team has been highlighting the threat of Russian aggres…

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has won a third consecutive term in a much tighter general election than anticipated.His Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may fall short of a majority, despite confident claims that it was heading for a clearcut victory.The results are a personal blow to Mr Modi, who has always secured majorities in elections as both…

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and the Labour leader Keir Starmer clashed over the NHS, cost of living, education and immigration in the first head-to-head TV debate of the election.In opening statements, Starmer said this election was about a choice between "chaos" with the Conservatives or "rebuilding with Labour". Sunak said "uncertain times call fo…

China says its lunar probe has successfully taken off from the far side of the moon to begin its journey back to Earth carrying the first samples ever collected from the region. On Sunday, the robot landed in a giant crater close to the moon's south pole in a world-first feat celebrated by the international science community. China is the only coun…

After two decades of construction, work will soon be completed on the world's first geological tomb for spent nuclear fuel - half a kilometre underground.Finland opened Europe’s most powerful nuclear reactor last April - it's betting on nuclear to boost energy security and help it reach its climate goals.Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUogFor mor…

Early trends in India's election vote count are not showing the expected landslide for the current prime minister.Narendra Modi's BJP-led alliance is leading in just under 300 seats, while opposition parties are ahead in about 200.Modi is eyeing a rare third consecutive term for himself and his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) but early results are not…

Destiny 2: The Final Shape expansion could bring the series’ story to an end after more than a decade years.Twitch streamer IFrostBolt talks to BBC Newsbeat about what he hopes fans like himself will discover and why he doesn’t want the game to end.Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUogFor more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news Cre…

Italy's current government is led by the Brothers of Italy party, which has roots in post-war fascism. Its leader, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, has said her movement has completely changed and that it is clear her politics are not those of the people raising their arms in Milan. But some fear she and her party have not moved far enough away from …

Israel's military says it has established the deaths of four more people abducted by Hamas on 7 October.It says the four were killed while together during an Israeli operation in Khan Younis in southern Gaza, adding that their bodies were still being held by the militants.The men were named as British-Israeli Nadav Popplewell, 51, Chaim Peri, 79, Y…

Votes are being counted in India after the world's biggest election was held in seven phases over six weeks with hundreds of millions of people voting.Early trends show Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BJP-led NDA alliance is leading in nearly 300 seats.Most exit polls had suggested a comfortable win for Mr Modi's party, which is eyeing a rare third …

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has made clear that his forces will continue the war in Gaza until it has achieved its objectives of destroying Hamas and freeing Israeli hostages.President Biden has unveiled a peace plan which calls for an immediate ceasefire by Israel and Hamas, leading to negotiations on a permanent end to hostilities.…

In the patriotic run-up to the 25th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's accession to the throne – the punk group The Sex Pistols released an incendiary single that ignited a firestorm of controversy and brought them overnight notoriety.With its provocative title and lyrics that openly attacked the UK establishment, during this week in 1977 the Sex …

Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, has become the first child of a sitting US president to be a criminal defendant. Prosecutors allege Hunter Biden, 54, lied about his drug use on application forms when he purchased a handgun in 2018. He faces up to 25 years in prison if convicted of the three federal counts, in a case that began on Mond…

The US has "every expectation" Israel will accept a ceasefire proposal that would begin with a six-week cessation of hostilities in Gaza if Hamas takes the deal, a senior White House official has said.The three-part plan unveiled by President Joe Biden last week would also see a "surge" of humanitarian aid, as well as an exchange of some hostages f…

Claudia Sheinbaum has been elected as Mexico's first woman president in an historic landslide win.Mexico's official electoral authority said preliminary results showed the 61-year-old former mayor of Mexico City winning between 58% and 60% of the vote in Sunday's election.That gives her a lead of about 30 percentage points over her main rival, busi…

Ruja Ignatova convinced millions of people around the world to invest in the cryptocurrency OneCoin, promising to eclipse the kind of huge returns seen by early Bitcoin investors. As investigators from Germany and the US closed in on Ms Ignatova in October 2017, she took an early morning Ryanair flight from Sofia to Athens, never to be seen again. …

The Zephyr is not your usual aircraft.It only travels at 40mph, it is launched by hand and it is completely solar-powered. The unmanned craft flies high in the atmosphere, to avoid commercial air traffic and adverse weather.So, what exactly is it used for? This video is from BBC Click, the BBC’s flagship technology programme.Subscribe here: http://…

What does bilingualism do to the brain? Are there benefits to speaking more than one language?Video from @bbcideas Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUogFor more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #Bilingualism #BBCIdeas #BBCNews由BBC News

Two Israeli ministers have threatened to quit and collapse the governing coalition if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agrees to a Gaza ceasefire proposal unveiled by US President Joe Biden on Friday.Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said they were opposed to striking any deal before Hamas was destroy…

The ANC, once led by Nelson Mandela, has been hit by the worst election result since apartheid ended 30 years ago.With results from 99% of voting districts declared the ANC has 40%.This is a steep fall since the last election when it got 58%, and means it will have to share power with one or more parties.Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For mo…

The US aerospace giant Boeing has delayed its first crewed flight. Liftoff was expected at 17:25 BST but was delayed for currently unknown issues. The Starliner's first voyage carrying astronauts to the International Space Station has been highly anticipated. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUogFor more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.c…

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak previously announced the next general election will take place on 4 July.The UK is divided into 650 areas, called constituencies, and each of these elects one MP to represent local residents at Westminster.Most candidates represent a political party, but some stand as independents.Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUogFor …

In a bid to cut screen time and endless scrolling, a rising number of people in the US are ditching smartphones for more basic handsets. Could we be seeing the return of the ‘dumbphone’?This video is from BBC Click, the BBC’s flagship technology programme.Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUogFor more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/n…

The South African party ANC, once led by Nelson Mandela, has been hit with its worst election result since apartheid ended 30 years ago.With results from 99% of voting districts declared the ANC has 40%.This is a steep fall since the last election when it got 57%, and means it will have to share power with one or more parties.ANC leaders are prepar…

US President Joe Biden has urged Hamas to accept a new Israeli proposal to end the conflict in Gaza, saying that "it's time for this war to end".The three-part proposal would begin with a six-week ceasefire in which the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) would withdraw from populated areas of Gaza.There would also be a "surge" of humanitarian aid, as well…

President Biden has set out a peace proposal and ceasefire offer from Israel that he said could end the war in Gaza. Mr Biden urged both Hamas and Israel's leaders to accept the deal, saying those in Israel who wanted "indefinite war" must change their minds. He outlined a three-phase proposal, that would begin with an immediate six week ceasefire.…

Donald Trump has confirmed he will appeal against his historic conviction in his New York trial in remarks at Trump Tower. The former US President was convicted on all 34 counts of falsifying business records in his trial on Thursday. He claims his prosecution was politically orchestrated and that the trial was "rigged". "We're going to be appealin…

US President Joe Biden has outlined a new Israeli proposal to end the conflict in Gaza, saying "it's time for this war to end". He has set out a three-stage roadmap - involving a six-week ceasefire that would become permanent and then the rebuilding of Gaza with international assistance. Biden has urged Hamas to "take the deal", while also pressing…

Thousands of NHS cancer patients in England are expected to get access to trials of a new type of treatment using vaccines to fight their disease. Thirty hospitals so far have signed up to the Cancer Vaccine Launch Pad. It is designed to match patients with forthcoming trials using mRNA technology, as found in current Covid jabs. The vaccines are d…

US President Joe Biden has given Ukraine permission to use American-supplied weapons to strike targets in Russia, but only near the Kharkiv region, US officials have said.One official said his team had been directed to ensure Ukraine was able to use US weapons for "counter-fire purposes" to "hit back at Russian forces hitting them or preparing to h…

How realistic is sim racing and are we about to see gamers jump into F1 cars for real? F1 reserve driver Liam Lawson has sat down with BBC Newsbeat to talk about how realistic F1 games like EA's latest title, F1 24, really are and what it's like when F1 drivers and sim racers go head-to-head. He also delves into life living in the UK and the odd co…

Donald Trump has been convicted on all 34 counts of falsifying business records in his historic criminal trial in New York. He will be sentenced on 11 July and could face prison. It is the first time a former or serving US president has been convicted of a crime. He is accused of concealing a payment made by his former lawyer to buy the ex-adult fi…

Claudia Sheinbaum is the current front-runner in Mexico’s presidential election - which would make her the country's first ever woman to take on the role.With her closest rival, Xóchitl Gálvez, also a woman, and the only man in the presidential race a distant third, Mexico is almost certainly set to break centuries of male domination of the country…

Donald Trump has been convicted on all 34 counts of falsifying business records in his historic criminal trial in New York. 12 jurors deliberated for two days before reaching a unanimous verdict - it is the first time a former or serving US president has been convicted of a crime. He will be sentenced on 11 July - the former president could face pr…

After a trial lasting more than five weeks, Donald Trump has been convicted of falsifying business records in the first criminal trial of a former president.It is the first time in history that a former US president has been convicted of a crime.The 12 jurors deliberated for two days before reaching a unanimous verdict - the court heard from 22 wit…

It's more than a century since Italy's fascist dictator Benito Mussolini, and his totalitarian regime, swept to power. His rule was marked by brutal repression - and when Mussolini allied with Hitler's Germany, thousands were sent to their deaths during the Holocaust. Italy's current government is led by the Brothers of Italy party, which has roots…

A mayoral candidate in the Mexican state of Guerrero has been shot dead in the latest attack on an aspiring politician, ahead of this weekend's elections.Alfredo Cabrera, who was running for mayor in the town of Coyuca de Benítez, was killed by a gunman at a campaign rally.The run-up to the vote, in which a new president as well as members of the l…