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BBC News with Gavinda Gill
BBC
News
with
Gavinda
Gill
President Trump has warned Iran against
President
Trump
has
warned
Iran
against
launching any further attacks on a
launching
any
further
attacks
on
a
key natural gas complex in Iran.
key
natural
gas
complex
in
Iran
The Ras Laffan site has been
The
Ras
Laffan
site
has
been
damaged by strikes that began on Wednesday.
damaged
by
strikes
that
began
on
Wednesday
Iran said it was retaliating for
Iran
said
it
was
retaliating
for
an attack on one of its
an
attack
on
one
of
its
gas fields by Israel.
gas
fields
by
Israel
Energy prices have again risen sharply.
Energy
prices
have
again
risen
sharply
In early trading in Europe, the
In
early
trading
in
Europe
the
price of gas shot up by
price
of
gas
shot
up
by
more than 25 per cent before
more
than
25
per
cent
before
easing back slightly.
easing
back
slightly
Brent Crude has been trading at
Brent
Crude
has
been
trading
at
about $113 a barrel.
about
113
a
barrel
Iran says it's executed three men
Iran
says
it's
executed
three
men
convicted of killing two police officers
convicted
of
killing
two
police
officers
during anti-government protests earlier this year.
during
anti-government
protests
earlier
this
year
The demonstrations were brutally suppressed by
The
demonstrations
were
brutally
suppressed
by
the security forces.
the
security
forces
Rights groups say thousands of demonstrators were killed.
Rights
groups
say
thousands
of
demonstrators
were
killed
The president of Cyprus says there
The
president
of
Cyprus
says
there
needs to be a frank discussion
needs
to
be
a
frank
discussion
about the future of British military
about
the
future
of
British
military
bases on the island once the
bases
on
the
island
once
the
war in the Middle East is over.
war
in
the
Middle
East
is
over
Earlier this month, a drone strike
Earlier
this
month
a
drone
strike
on a British air base reignited
on
a
British
air
base
reignited
the debate about the UK's presence on Cyprus.
the
debate
about
the
UK's
presence
on
Cyprus
A fierce storm has killed at
A
fierce
storm
has
killed
at
least 19 people in Pakistan's largest city, Karachi.
least
19
people
in
Pakistan's
largest
city
Karachi
Forecasters have warned that heavy rain could continue.
Forecasters
have
warned
that
heavy
rain
could
continue
A French court has rejected an
A
French
court
has
rejected
an
appeal by the government to impose
appeal
by
the
government
to
impose
a three-month ban on the Chinese
a
three-month
ban
on
the
Chinese
online shopping platform Shein Marketplace.
online
shopping
platform
Shein
Marketplace
The government had asked to suspend
The
government
had
asked
to
suspend
the site after it was found
the
site
after
it
was
found
to have sold illegal weapons and
to
have
sold
illegal
weapons
and
sex dolls resembling children.
sex
dolls
resembling
children
Thailand's parliament has elected Anutin Charnvirakul
Thailand's
parliament
has
elected
Anutin
Charnvirakul
for a second term as prime minister.
for
a
second
term
as
prime
minister
He leads a coalition after his
He
leads
a
coalition
after
his
party won last month's general election.
party
won
last
month's
general
election
Indonesia's richest man, Michael Bambang Hartono, has died.
Indonesia's
richest
man
Michael
Bambang
Hartono
has
died
He was 86.
He
was
86
The billionaire was the co-founder of
The
billionaire
was
the
co-founder
of
the tobacco giant Djarum, which produces
the
tobacco
giant
Djarum
which
produces
clove cigarettes, known locally as Kretek.
clove
cigarettes
known
locally
as
Kretek
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