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1. On the Strait of Hormuz, BBC finds seized ships and shark fishermen as uneasy calm returns

   The BBC travels to the city of Bandar Abbas - the first international journalists to visit the Iranian side of the strait.

2. Venezuela quake survivor pulled out alive after eight days

   Hernán Gil was trapped under a collapsed multi-storey car park.

3. Instagram running ads promoting child sexual abuse material in India, BBC finds

   The ads use terms including “rape” and “child video” and link to content on the messaging app Telegram.

4. Taylor Swift's rumoured wedding celebrations begin with star-studded New York event

   Actress Lena Dunham, model Gigi Hadid and longtime music collaborator Jack Antonoff were spotted in formal attire near Madison Square Garden.

5. 'Most massive' Russian attack on Kyiv kills at least 30

   The latest barrage deployed the largest number of weapons on the capital and hit locations over a wide area.

6. After 250 years the American Dream is surviving, but only just

   The American Dream has persisted since the days of the Founding Fathers, but faith in the ideal is fading

7. Iran begins public mourning for Ayatollah killed in February

   Ali Khamenei's body will lie in state in Tehran's Grand Mosalla from Friday ahead of days-long funeral events.

8. A mayor in Japan announced her maternity leave - and got the whole country talking

   In the face of criticism, Shoko Kawata, 35, says she loves her job and is proud to be taking time off to have a baby.

9. Bomb blast at Damascus cafe kills nine, Syrian state media say

   There was no immediate claim for the bombing at a cafe close to the Palace of Justice, a major government building.

10. Ebola treatments trial begins in DR Congo

    According to WHO data, there have been 1,406 confirmed cases of the disease in DRC, with 301 suspected cases and 438 deaths.