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The funeral of King Harald V is taking place in Norway's capital Oslo, with the Prince of Wales and other European royals among attendees.

Tens of thousands of people have lined the streets to pay their respects after 13 days of national mourning.

The late monarch died in August after 35 years on the throne - his son, Haakon VIII, has succeeded him.

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The UK had to "call out" Israeli settlement activity in the West Bank before it was "too late" to save the two-state solution, the foreign secretary has said.

Ed Milliband has announced the UK would ban the import of goods from Israeli settlements in the illegally occupied West Bank.

Israel has built around 160 settlements housing 700,000 people since then, despite all Israeli settlements in the West Bank being illegal under international law. Around 3.3 million Palestinians live alongside them.

Israel has responded with four "counter-measures" against the UK - including the closure of the UK consulate in Jerusalem, which is expected to shut in the next 30 days.

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Most of us can remember exactly where we were when we heard about the September 11 terror attacks. This type of vivid recollection has been documented for other major world events too. They’re known as flashbulb memories and feel remarkably accurate, yet research suggests they can be just as unreliable as any other memory.

So why do we trust these memories so strongly and could misremembering actually benefit us?

00:00 What is a flashbulb memory?

00:50 Why vivid memories can be wrong

01:40 How memory is stored and reshaped

02:30 The science behind emotional memories

03:20 What 9/11 studies reveal about vivid memories

04:15 Why we trust flashbulb memories so much

05:05 President George W. Bush made a memory mistake about 9/11, researchers say

05:55 Identity, shared experiences and the future of flashbulb memories

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The UK government has launched a scathing attack on Israel’s actions in the West Bank and Gaza. The Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said ‘terrorists’ were carrying out ethnic cleansing in the West Bank, which is illegally occupied by Israel, and said they were doing so with the backing of Benjamin Netanyahu’s government.

Mr Miliband announced sanctions on trade with settlements and declared that UK policy was now officially that Israel’s occupation of the West Bank was unlawful. The UK announcements are the most direct condemnation of Israeli policy since it was founded as a state, and follows a summer of violence by Israeli settlers against Palestinian communities in the occupied territories.

The UK joins 12 other countries that have announced sanctions against goods from the settlements, including France and Canada. It comes as Israel is implementing another major expansion of settlements, with the construction of E1, a new development of 1,200 homes that will cut off Palestinians in the West Bank from East Jerusalem, which they claim as the future capital of a Palestinian state.

The Israeli government reacted furiously to the British announcement, condemning the new Labour administration of Andy Burnham, and announcing the closure of the UK consulate in Jerusalem. The Israeli foreign minister Gideon Saar said the UK government was “systematically working against the state of Israel” and accused Mr Miliband of telling “outrageous lies”.

Reeta Chakrabarti presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Chris Mason, Lucy Williamson and Jeremy Bowen.

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As the summer holiday season draws to a close, foreigners travelling to and from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates are facing delays, cancellations and severe travel warnings.

The disruption comes as a result of the UAE’s position in the ongoing US-Israel war with Iran. Throughout the conflict, Iran has attacked the UAE more times than any other country, including Israel.

Until the war with Iran began, Dubai was a major tourist destination, famous for its modern skyscrapers, luxurious beaches and low crime rate.

For decades, the Gulf city has promised residents and tourists alike safety, security and stability – so has that promise fallen apart? And what could that mean for the city’s future?

The Global Story’s Asma Khalid speaks to Sameer Hashmi, an independent journalist based in Dubai, about how Brand Dubai is weathering a major regional war.

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0:00 Introduction

1:12 Asma meets Sameer Hashmi

1:29 Why was the war with Iran so disorientating for so many?

4:37 What was the impact of the attack on the UAE?

8:28 Why do so many people choose to live in Dubai?

12:24 Why did the UAE government not want social media influencers posting about the war?

16:00 How do the press function as an industry in the UAE?

19:59 Why did so many social media influencers post pro government messaging?

23:20 How has the war impacted tourism in Dubai?

25:49 Has there been recent attacks by Iran in Dubai?

26:29 Is Dubai still a safe city to live and work?

Iranian forces claim to have seized a "state of the art" unmanned US submersible at the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz.

Qatar says it is working with partners around the world to restart peace talks between the United States and Iran.

In Yemen, an escalation in fighting between the Iran-backed Houthis and Saudi-supported government forces leaves hundreds dead and tens of thousands of people displaced.

And the boss of Dubai International Airport says he's "very confident" about the future, as passengers return to the hub despite continued uncertainty in the region.

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UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband has told Parliament the UK would ban the import of goods from Israeli settlements in the illegally occupied West Bank.

In the speech, he said the UK government "agrees" there is ethnic cleansing in areas of the West Bank, and that the Israeli government is turning a “blind eye”. Israel has responded by closing the British consulate in Jerusalem and banning 11 left-wing MPs from entering the country.

How much is this a change in UK policy toward Israel? Adam and Chris discuss with BBC international editor Jeremy Bowen.

Plus, a spokesperson for Prince Harry and Meghan say the couple were surprised to see a letter sent on behalf of King Charles clarifying they remained non-working royals after moving back to the UK. Royal correspondent Sean Coughlan is in the studio.

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00:00 How has the UK changed it's approach to Israel?

05:36 What sanctions have the UK government actually announced?

08:55 How strong is Ed Miliband's language?

15:08 What does this mean for the government's handling of the wider situation in the West Bank?

22:50 Look ahead to the UN General Assembly

24:18 How has Israel responded?

24:40 The King's letter about Prince Harry and Meghan

31:30 Prince George starts at Eton

The UK has announced a ban on goods produced in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. France, Canada and nine other European countries will do likewise. UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband accused the Israeli government of turning a blind eye to what he described as the "ethnic cleansing" of Palestinians by Jewish settlers and said its inaction was undermining the possibility of a two-state solution. In response, the Israeli foreign minister Gideon Sa'ar has said that Israel is shutting down the UK consulate in Jerusalem and expelling British representatives from the International Gaza Support Centre, among other measures. Mr Sa'ar said Mr Miliband's statement was a series of outrageous lies and amounted to a blatant interference in Israel's upcoming election.

Also in the Global News Podcast:

02:42 What Palestinians say about UK sanctions on Israeli settlements

05:03 Canada retaliates against President Donald Trump’s trade tariffs

08:27 Medecins sans Frontieres says international aid cuts have contributed to the collapse of Sudan’s healthcare system

11:24 AI will cure cancer in our lifetime, says Rene Haas, head of the computer chip giant ARM Holdings

13:59 Thieves steal Renoir paintings worth millions of dollars

The Global News Podcast brings you the best of the BBC’s news coverage and analysis from around the world. You can watch us on YouTube every weekday – and find the audio version wherever you get your podcasts.

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Two paintings by the impressionist artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir have been stolen from a museum in the south of France.

Two thieves broke into the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer early on Tuesday, seizing four paintings but dropping two of the works in the museum gardens as they escaped, local Mayor Bryan Masson said.

The paintings, each worth €9m (£7.7m; $10.4m), are the latest high-profile pieces to have been stolen in a string of recent heists in Europe which have thrust the security of art in galleries and museums into the spotlight.

One of the most high-profile was in October last year, when a brazen heist at the Louvre Museum in Paris saw France's priceless crown jewels being stolen.

00:30 What happened?

01:30 Where is the museum

02:30 Local mayor on getaway

03:13 What was stolen

04:08 Could the thieves sell the paintings?

05:24 How big is art theft?

07:08 Could more be done to stop thefts?

08:40 Who is Renoir?

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The Alternative for Germany (AfD) is "very, very close" to taking power in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, its deputy parliamentary leader has told the BBC, after a historic victory in elections there.

It would be the first time a far-right party has governed a German state in the post-war era.

So how has the AfD – which insists it’s a conservative movement – won over voters? And why do critics compare the party to the Nazis?

BBC Berlin Correspondent Jessica Parker was on the ground in Saxony-Anhalt to find out.

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