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| Hello. King Charles has said Canada is a "strong and free" nation, as he opened the country's parliament. In southern Turkey, the BBC's Orla Guerin finds hope and scepticism in equal measure among Kurds after PKK militants promised to end their 40-year insurgency. And in Norway, we find out what happened to the giant ship stranded in a man’s garden. | |
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TOP OF THE AGENDA | Canada will protect its self-determination, says King |
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|  | King Charles delivers his speech to Canada's parliament. Credit: PA News | King Charles has said Canada is "strong and free" as he opened the country's parliament, in what will inevitably be seen as an answer to President Donald Trump's remarks about making it the 51st US state. The King said Canada wanted relations to benefit "both sovereign nations" and that its government would protect its people's "self-determination". Mark Carney, Canada's PM, later hailed a "successful visit". Read our take on the key points, as well as royal correspondent Sean Coughlan's analysis of what messages were sent, and to whom. For even more royal news, check out our dedicated newsletter. |
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| Private contractor begins aid distribution in Gaza | The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation said lorry loads of food had been delivered to secure sites - but not how much was given. | The latest > |
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| Trump seeks to cancel $100m of Harvard funding | Federal agencies are to be told by the White House to "identify any contracts that can be cancelled or redirected elsewhere". | Read more > |
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| What videos tell us about the Liverpool parade crash | BBC Verify looks at key footage relating to the crash that injured at least 50 during a Liverpool FC parade. | Watch the videos > |
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| Sheriff pardoned by Trump after taking $75k in bribes | Scott Jenkins, of Virginia, was found guilty of accepting $75,000 to deputise several businessmen without them being trained. | Full story > |
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| Hope tinged with scepticism as Kurd militants end war with Turkey |  | A picture of jailed Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan held during a rally in Diyarbakir in February. Credit: Reuters | From Our Own Correspondent: The Kurdistan Workers Party announced earlier this year that it would end its 40-year insurgency against Turkey. It now says its struggle for self-determination can be solved by politics. But what is the feeling in the Kurdish heartlands? |
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| | Orla Guerin, senior international correspondent |
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| | Storm clouds rolled in over the ancient city of Diyarbakir hours after the PKK announced it was putting down its weapons. We ran for cover from hail stones, joining regulars mulling the news in a café.
"Anyone – from any side - who will stop the bloodshed, I salute them," says Mehmet, 80, tipping the top of his cap. "This conflict is brother on brother. Everyone who dies is ours, whether Turkish or Kurdish."
But Nejmettin, a 65-year-old driver, expected nothing good from the Turkish government. "They been tricking us for thousands of years," he said. "I don’t believe anything will change."
The last word went to Ibrahim, 63, who was sitting on a small stool, prayer beads in hand. "No one has achieved anything," he said, with sadness. "There are no winners." |
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| | | - End of war: PKK says it is laying down arms and disbanding.
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SOMETHING DIFFERENT | Adrift in the Irish Sea | The remote Calf of Man is both a time capsule and centre of regeneration efforts. | |
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And finally... in Norway | Last week a Norwegian man woke up to find a huge container ship sat in his garden. Now it's disappeared - or more accurately re-floated, and has set off for a better parking spot. Find out what Johan Helberg had to say about the experience. | |
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