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Tens of millions of people have witnessed the most significant solar eclipse since 1999.

It was visible across much western Europe - with a rare total eclipse witnessed in Iceland and Spain.

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President Donald Trump has admitted that he took a secret flight out of Turkey last month, in response to a possible Iranian threat.

US media reported that Mr Trump left Air Force One on the tarmac and hid in a catering truck before boarding another plane, following a Nato summit in Ankara.

Air Force One then took off as a "decoy", in the words of some analysts, carrying several journalists and high-ranking US officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio and advisor Stephen Miller.

We speak to the BBC's White House reporter Bernd Debusmann, in Washington, about the ruse to get President Trump off Air Force One, and the threats to his life, posed by Iran.

Earlier this year a man working for Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was convicted of murder for hire and attempt to commit an act of terrorism for his role in a 2024 assassination plot. President Trump has also faced homegrown threats. A bullet struck his ear when a gunman opened fire at a 2024 campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. And an armed man attempted to storm the White House Correspondents' Dinner this year.

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00:00 Introduction

00:18 Trump’s secret flight

01:51”Decoy flight”

03:54 What Trump says

04:17 Trump and assassination threats

05:20 Iran’s military capability

06:53 What we know about Iran’s threats

08:22 Is Trump taking the Iran war personally?

We look at the government’s response to extreme heat, and fires around the country, as he chairs a meeting of the government's emergency Cobra committee, as temperatures are set to soar again.

Firefighters are continuing to tackle a wildfire in the New Forest, Hampshire, which started on Sunday, and in Scotland fire crews are still fighting a wildfire in the Cairngorms that first broke out on 15 July.

We look at what the government is doing and the political position it puts Andy Bunham, in with Green Party leader Zack Polanski saying it means there should be no new oil and gas extraction in the North Sea.

Scotland editor James Cook is back on, as well as broadcasting legend Kirsty Wark, who we try to convince that solar eclipses aren’t boring.

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00:00 Newscast is in Edinburgh!

00:20 Andy Burnham chairs emergency Cobra meeting

06:10 How can the UK manage land to prevent wildfires?

12:00 What is the UK government's position on drilling in the North Sea?

22:26 The UK's first solar eclipse in 20 years!

28:30 How do Scottish voters feel about Number 10 North?

The Trump administration is embroiled in a diplomatic standoff after Brazilian President Lula da Silva accused the US of sending officials to “meddle in Brazil’s elections”, an allegation the US called, "baseless".

Throughout its history, the US has been accused of trying to influence political events outside its borders – from offering subtle incentives for its preferred political outcome to secretly sponsoring coups against foreign governments.

In recent years, President Trump has pursued a more overt strategy, publicly endorsing candidates who align with his politics. So are we seeing a new blueprint for US foreign policy?

We speak to BBC Brazil correspondent Leandro Prazeres about the US-Brazil fallout.

We also hear from Politico correspondent Nahal Toosi about the long history of US interference in foreign elections, and how the Trump administration compares.

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0:00 Is the US trying to interfere in Brazil's election?

2:28 What's at stake in Brazil's election?

4:03 What does the US say about the allegations?

6:10 Would a Trump endorsement sway Brazilian voters?

7:51 Is this part of Trump's wider foreign policy?

10:11 Is the US using money to influence elections?

10:40 Why are countries pushing back against the US?

14:04 How the US has interfered in elections before

16:56 How the US helped defeat a dictator in Serbia

19:14 Is Trump's approach different from previous presidents?

20:24 Why US diplomats are wary of election interference

22:07 The long-term consequences of US intervention

Israeli settlers have been besieging two Palestinian families in their homes in the occupied West Bank since Sunday. The families have said their supplies were running out, while rights groups have urged the authorities to step in.

Israeli security forces have reportedly withdrawn from the Jewish settler outpost in the village of Qusra near Nablus, following clashes with a crowd of extremist settlers. About a dozen settlers are said to remain at the site.

After the Palestinian homeowners made their initial report to the Israeli army, the first soldiers who arrived at the scene were filmed praying with the settlers.

The latest developments come as a top UN official told the Security Council that "the West Bank is at breaking point".

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Serial sex offender Simon Levy - who killed two women and raped a third while on bail for other offences - has been sentenced to a whole life jail term.

Levy was found guilty last week of murdering Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo and Sheryl Wilkins in 2025, as well as the violent rape of a third woman.

Levy is a registered sex offender and was being monitored by police at the time of the attacks.

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Europe is getting ready for the most significant solar eclipse since 1999. It's expected to be a total solar eclipse, with an astonishing view, in Spain.

BBC Science Editor Pallab Ghosh visited the country's historic city, Burgos, where people have travelled from far and wide to experience the spectacle.

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The Washington Post is reporting a secret plane swap, which took place as President Trump was leaving the Nato summit in Turkey last month.

Adam is joined onstage at the Edinburgh Fringe by Caitriona Perry and James Cook. They discuss the reports of the president’s Air Force One plane-swap in response to a possible Iranian threat.

Plus, we’re looking ahead to the mid-terms and asking: who are the rising stars in the Democrats, and what do they tell us about the party’s political direction?

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00:00 Newscast is in Edinburgh!

00:18 Trump's secret plane escape?

08:10 Trump's White House ballroom plans

15:01 Caitriona's experience at the White House Correspondents dinner

23:01 What's at stake for the US mid term elections?

25:02 Abdul El-Seyed win's Democratic nomination in Michigan

28:24 Are the Democrats and Republican parties changing?

Rescue workers in Colombia are still searching for survivors after one of the worst earthquakes to hit the country in years. More than 200 people are confirmed dead, and hundreds more are injured.

One of the worst-affected cities is Cali which, just last week, hosted the inauguration of newly-elected President Abelardo de la Espriella.

A right-wing populist who was endorsed by US President Donald Trump, Mr de la Espriella has promised to crack down on the drug gangs and armed rebel groups - including the National Liberation Army (ELN) and dissident factions of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc). It appears those priorities will now be delayed while the new government responds to the earthquake.

We speak to BBC Mundo's William Marquez, who is Colombian, about the scale of the devastation, and how the country's ongoing issues with violence could complicate the disaster response.

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00:00 Introduction

00:32 Earthquake damage in Colombia

02:54 Witnesses to the earthquake

03:50 William’s Colombia earthquake memories

05:12 President Abelardo de la Espriella

06:23 Colombia rebel groups

07:53 Colombia criminal gangs

09:14 How the gangs and rebels could affect the earthquake response

Iran War Today looks at the latest stories to come out of the region:

Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen have launched their first deadly strike of the US-Israel war with Iran so far with an attack on a ship in the Red Sea.

Donald Trump hid in catering truck and secretly swapped planes after he left a Nato summit over threats from Iran.

Lebanon claims Israel is targeting rescuers after strikes in the south wound two people and damage an ambulance.

And we look at why Iranian MPs want an overhaul of the way subsidised fuel is allocated.

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