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Myanmar's civil war has claimed almost 100,000 lives.

In 2021 the country's military seized power in a coup. After losing ground to rebel and ethnic groups, it's making a renewed push, carrying out the forced-recruitment of tens of thousands of conscripts and employing new drone technology.

The United Nations' human rights spokesman has condemned the military's tactics which he's called brutal and said that civilians are paying a terrible price.

BBC correspondent, Quentin Sommerville and Camera Journalist Darren Conway have spent time with rebel groups.

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The makers of Destiny 2 will stop releasing content updates for the game, effectively drawing to a close one of the industry's longest-running live-service eras.

Bungie said the influential online shooter - which has attracted millions of players - will be getting its final update on 9 June, though it will "remain playable" beyond that.

It follows months of fan speculation on the game's future following delays, falling player numbers and the release of Bungie's new shooter, Marathon.

Datto does Destiny, My name is Byf and LlamaD2 have reflected on their time playing the game and the life changing impacts it has had on them.

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Three of the world's leading AI companies are preparing to sell stock publicy for the first time. Elon Musk's rocket company Space X - which owns xAI and its artificial intelligence chatbot Grok - is set to debut on the Nasdaq on Friday, targeting a share price that would value the company at $1.75 trillion.

The ChatGPT creator Open AI and Anthropic - the makers of Claude - have also filed for initial public offerings - sparking massive interest from Wall Street veterans and first-time investors alike.

So, should you invest in AI? We ask the BBC's business editor Simon Jack whether it is a good investment, and why some people are worried that the AI bubble could burst.

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00:00 Introduction

00:38 SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI are going public

02:57 Should you invest in AI?

04:52 Why is the SpaceX IPO such a big deal?

05:28 Elon Musk and AI

07:26 Why are AI companies going public now?

08:17 Could the AI bubble burst?

Who is Steve Hilton?

He's the British immigrant backed by President Trump who is running to be the next governor of California.

Once a senior advisor to former prime minister David Cameron, Steve Hilton has since been on a journey – swapping Downing Street for Silicon Valley.

Having made his home in the US, Hilton is now running to become California’s Republican governor on a platform of cutting taxes and regulation.

We speak to Nicholas Watt, political editor of BBC Newsnight, who has known Hilton since his days advising Cameron.

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Chapters:

00:00 Introduction

00:56 The California governor race explained

04:37 Who is Steve Hilton?

08:45 How did Steve Hilton get involved in politics?

10:36 Steve Hilton's rise through British politics

17:32: Brexit

18:43 Steve Hilton's move to the USA

20:43 Steve Hilton's rise in American politics

Hundreds, if not thousands, of people's homes are being taken over by criminals every week in the UK, usually to store and deal drugs, police chiefs have told the BBC.

Perpetrators of so-called cuckooing often target vulnerable people, including the elderly or disabled, by forcing themselves into homes to carry out illegal acts. In some cases drug users are exploited by gangs who move in and refuse to leave.

Cuckooing is not yet a specific criminal offence so there is limited data on how widespread it is.

If you are affected by any of the issues in this story, information and support is available at BBC Action Line (https://www.bbc.co.uk/actionline/).

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Omar Artan, who was set to be the first Somali to referee at the World Cup finals, has been dropped from the list of officials after he was denied entry to the United States.

Artan, the 2025 Confederation of African Football men's referee of the year, was barred from entering the country at Miami International Airport and is currently in Turkey.

No reason for Artan's repatriation has been issued by US immigration authorities, but Somalia is one of several countries on a travel ban list introduced by President Donald Trump's administration.

After speaking to the US authorities, world governing body Fifa said Artan will miss the tournament.

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This is inside the Enhanced Games - the competition some have dubbed the "Steroid Olympics".

The inaugural games featured dozens of elite athletes using performance-enhancing drugs to try and break world records in track, weightlifting and swimming.

The drugs they use must be legal, and approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

But substances like testosterone and human growth hormone - banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency - are not only celebrated, they're encouraged and for sale.

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The US President Donald Trump has told the BBC that if he tells Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu “to do something, he does it”.

The president was speaking to the BBC’s North America Editor Sarah Smith in a telephone interview, following the recent new round of hostilities between Israel and Iran.

Israel had launched attacks on Iran’s capital Tehran on Sunday, in apparent defiance of a demand from the White House to comply with the fragile ceasefire in force since April. Israel said the action was in retaliation for attacks by the Iranian backed Hezbollah militia group in Southern Lebanon.

Iran responded to the airstrikes by firing multiple missiles at Israel, the first such attack since April.

Hours before Israel launched its attacks, President Trump had declared “I call the shots” and had instructed Benjamin Netanyahu to comply with the ceasefire.

The President told the BBC that Israel had already launched its attacks, at the time when he had requested that Israel exercise restraint. Donald Trump said he had persuaded Mr Netanyahu to return to the ceasefire, telling him, “we have to use sense. We’re very close to signing a very good deal” with Iran.

Reeta Chakrabarti presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Sarah Smith, Wyre Davies and Jeremy Bowen.

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Today we hear from Labour MP Jess Phillips, who resigned from government in part over what she saw as its failure to act quicker on kids‘ online safety.

One of the measures she was pushing for at the time was announced today. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has told firms to either activate built-in features or update software to prevent children from taking, sending or viewing sexually explicit images on their phones and other devices.

And after 24 hours of missile fire between Israel and Iran. Diplomatic correspondent James Landale and chief presenter in the US Caitríona Perry discuss what happened, why, and what it means for peace talks.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that his country will hold off on attacking Iran "for now", but warns Israel will respond "forcefully" if strikes resume.

Both sides have promised to retaliate if fighting begins again, and Iran has warned of a "severe" response if the Israel Defence Forces continues striking southern Lebanon.

The pause in hostilities follows calls from US President Donald Trump for both sides to stop "shooting".

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