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French film star Nathalie Baye dies aged 77, media report

BBC Front page Apr 18, 2026

President Emmanuel Macron said France had "loved, dreamed and grown up" with the stalwart of French cinema.

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Why Starmer still can't move on from the Mandelson mess

BBC Front page Apr 18, 2026

The decision to send Peter Mandelson to Washington has become a scandal that just won't go away for Labour.

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BBC reports from Lebanese border town as residents try to return home

BBC Front page Apr 18, 2026

BBC Arabic's correspondent Carine Torbey reports from the border town of Khiam, as the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon goes into its second day.

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Tired of waiting for your EV to charge up? One Chinese company has a novel solution

NPR Apr 18, 2026

Chinese car company NIO is putting up EV battery swapping stations all around the world. NPR took a ride in one car for the experience.

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Bob Hall has died. The father of wheelchair racing made Boston Marathon history.

Washington Post Apr 18, 2026

Hall was Boston’s first official wheelchair champion. “The real gauge of a man,” he said, “is whether or not he approaches his full potential.”

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Madonna joins Sabrina Carpenter to surprise Coachella

BBC Entertainment Apr 18, 2026

The Queen of Pop makes a guest appearance during the Espresso singer's headline set.

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Madonna joins Sabrina Carpenter to surprise Coachella

BBC Business Apr 18, 2026

The Queen of Pop makes a guest appearance during the Espresso singer's headline set.

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Born in south Lebanon, displaced to Beirut, two grandmothers reflect on Israeli invasions

NPR Apr 18, 2026

They grew up amid olive groves in southern Lebanon. The son of one married the other's daughter. Now they're living temporarily in a vacant building in central Beirut, displaced many times.

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She invited her friends to come together to make her casket

NPR Apr 18, 2026

Friends gathered at a weaver's studio in Massachusetts to help MaddyChristine Hope Brokopp make her casket.

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Caracas' iconic macaws threatened by vanishing palm trees

NPR Apr 18, 2026

In the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, flocks of colorful macaws that once brightened city skies now face disappearing nest sites — and with them, a unique urban bond.

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Uncertainty over the Strait of Hormuz remains, as ceasefire nears its end

NPR Apr 18, 2026

Iran's military said on Saturday the Strait of Hormuz has "returned to its previous state." The announcement came after President Trump had said the blockade on Iranian ports would remain in place.

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What's it like to negotiate with Iran? We asked people who have done it

NPR Apr 18, 2026

Experts who spent months negotiating a 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran say mutual mistrust, starkly different negotiating styles, and the complexity of the issues make a quick deal unlikely.

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Justin Fairfax saw himself as a victim. His family paid the price.

Washington Post Apr 18, 2026

The former lieutenant governor’s obsession with his damaged reputation led to a long slide and his estrangement from his family, according to court records and those who knew him. He killed his wife and himself.

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A flight full of strangers celebrated this 2-year-old’s cancer recovery

Washington Post Apr 18, 2026

Nearly every passenger on board wrote Cruz Anguiano a note of support after his successful treatment for Stage 4 cancer.

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Not just Trump: Redistricting race will hinge on what these state leaders did

NPR Apr 18, 2026

An 82-year-old Virginia senator raising the stakes, an Indiana consensus builder and a Texas enforcer are among state officials who have shaped the course of the midterm redistricting race.

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Sitting in a jail cell, alone and hopeless, a man's life is suddenly changed

NPR Apr 18, 2026

Jay found himself sitting in a jail cell, alone and hopeless, after attempting to break into a building on his college campus. A fellow inmate's unexpected words brought him comfort — and changed the course of his life.

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Opera bosses credit pop star Rosalía for artform's 'surge of support'

BBC Entertainment Apr 18, 2026

The WNO credits the success of Rosalía and the rise of so-called "opera aesthetics" on social media.

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TV stars renovating Welsh chapel into dream home 'here for good'

BBC Entertainment Apr 18, 2026

Keith Brymer Jones and Marj Hogarth are on a quest to transform a 163-year-old chapel in north Wales.

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Why Arsenal fans are nervous before Man City meeting

BBC Front page Apr 18, 2026

Arsenal were booed off after their Premier League defeat by Bournemouth - and boss Mikel Arteta will not want tension to seep on to the pitch against Manchester City.

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Judge halts local TV giant Nexstar's takeover of rival Tegna until trial

NPR Apr 18, 2026

U.S. Judge Trevor Nunley ruled that consumers could suffer irreparable harm if Nexstar integrated Tegna's stations into its own operations ahead of an antitrust trial.

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Deaths of migrants in ICE custody hit record high under Trump

NPR Apr 18, 2026

Twenty-nine people have died in ICE custody since October, the start of the federal government's fiscal year, already surpassing 2004's toll of 28, the previous record, according to government data.

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