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The prime suspect in the high-profile case of Madeleine McCann's disappearance has been released from prison in Germany, where he has been serving a sentence for an unrelated offence.

Christian Brückner had been convicted of raping a 72-year-old American woman in Portugal in 2005, and will be fitted with an ankle tag after his release from the prison near the northern city of Hanover.

The German national, 48, has never been charged with any crime in relation to the McCann case. He denies any involvement.

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A United Nations commission of inquiry has said that Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.

A new report says there are reasonable grounds to conclude that four of the five genocidal acts defined under international law have been carried out since the start of the war with Hamas in 2023. Israel's foreign ministry said it categorically rejected the report, denouncing it as "distorted and false". Adam is joined by John Simpson - BBC World Affairs Editor and Presenter of Unspun World.

And, an emergency debate has been held in the House of Commons into the appointment of Lord Mandelson as the UK Ambassador to the US. Adam, Chris and Alex discuss that and whether we are about to see a change of messaging from number 10 to ahead of the party conference.

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US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania landed at London Stansted Airport on Tuesday evening, for an unprecedented second state visit to the UK.

After disembarking Air Force One, the president and first lady were greeted by the US Chief of Protocol, Ambassador Monica Crowley, and also by the Viscount Hood, Lord-in-Waiting, on behalf of the King.

Overnight they will be staying at Winfield House in Regent's Park, the home of the US ambassador to the UK.

The main events of the visit will not begin until Wednesday once the president and first lady are formally welcomed by the King and Queen at Windsor Castle.

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Warning: Contains distressing scenes.

The BBC has heard devastating accounts of Afghan mothers and babies dying after hundreds of US-backed clinics shut following drastic overseas aid cuts.

The Trump administration has justified withdrawing aid over “longstanding concerns that funding was benefiting terrorist groups, including... the Taliban”, who govern the country.

The Taliban government denies that aid money was going into their hands.

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Tyler Robinson has been charged with seven offences relating to the killing of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk - and the Utah attorney general will seek death penalty.

The 22-year-old faces seven charges, including aggravated murder.

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Washington has reached a "framework" deal with China on TikTok's US operations, paving the way for American ownership, as the world's two biggest economies negotiate a trade deal.

The deadline for a sale has since been extended three times already and the latest delay is due to end on 17 September.

The BBC's US partner CBS reported late on Monday that Oracle was among a group of firms that would enable TikTok operations to continue in the US if a deal between Washington and Beijing is finalised.

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Heavy security will be in place across London and in Windsor ahead of US President Donald Trump's arrival in the UK for his state visit.

It will be the second time Donald Trump has been on a state visit to the UK, with the last time being in 2019.

Security has been ramped up for the president's arrival compared to other state visits, with protests planned against his visit.

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Hollywood icon Robert Redford has died aged 89.

The retired actor turned director starred in movies like Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid and All The President's Men.

Redford founded the Sundance Film Festival, which has taken place annually in Utah, US, since 1978.

Robert Redford's publicist Cindi Berger says the actor died earlier today at his home "at Sundance in the mountains of Utah - the place he loved, surrounded by those he loved."

"He will be missed greatly," Berger says, adding that the family are requesting privacy.

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Google's owner Alphabet has announced a £5bn ($6.8bn) investment in UK artificial intelligence.

The money will be used for infrastructure and scientific research over the next two years - the first of several massive US investments being unveiled ahead of US President Donald Trump's state visit.

Google's president and chief investment officer Ruth Porat told BBC News in an exclusive interview there were "profound opportunities in the UK" for its "pioneering work in advanced science".

The company will officially open a $1bn (£735m) data centre in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, with Chancellor Rachel Reeves on Tuesday.

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A United Nations commission of inquiry says Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.

A new report says there are reasonable grounds to conclude that four of the five genocidal acts defined under international law have been carried out since the start of the war with Hamas in 2023: killing members of a group, causing them serious bodily and mental harm, deliberately inflicting conditions calculated to destroy the group, and preventing births.

Israel's foreign ministry said it categorically rejected the report, denouncing it as "distorted and false".

An Israeli spokesperson accused the three experts on the UN commission of serving as "Hamas proxies" and relying "entirely on Hamas falsehoods, laundered and repeated by others" that had "already been thoroughly debunked".

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