European Space Agency say the asteroid, dubbed 2024 RW1, was “harmless” but created a “spectacular fireball”.
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What we know about the Georgia high school shooting victims
Students Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo were killed, as were teachers Christina Irimie and Richard Aspinwall.
New Māori queen crowned as her father is buried
Ngā Wai hono i te pō is crowned the new Māori queen after the death of her father, King Tuheitia.
Colombia to investigate police purchase of Pegasus spyware
Colombian police paid an Israeli firm $11m in cash for the spyware, Colombia’s president revealed.
Harris agrees to muted mic rule in debate with Trump
The first debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump will take place on 10 September.
Four victims of superyacht sinking suffocated in air pocket – reports
Investigators believe their cabin filled with carbon dioxide as the oxygen supply diminished.
ICC chief prosecutor defends Netanyahu arrest warrant in BBC interview
Mr Khan tells the BBC it is important to show the court will hold all nations to the same standard.
Michel Barnier named by Macron as new French PM
The French president names the EU’s former Brexit negotiator almost two months after snap elections.
Armed man shot dead in Munich near Israeli consulate
German police say they opened fire on an 18-year-old Austrian man near the Nazi documentation centre in Munich.
Is US economy better or worse now than under Trump?
BBC Verify looks at jobs, inflation, stocks and other indicators to compare the Trump and Biden economies.