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Bangladesh sees dramatic rise in lightning deaths linked to climate change
Reported deaths and injuries due to lightning have risen dramatically in Bangla…
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Vinesh Phogat: Top Indian wrestler returns medals over alleged sexual abuse
Vinesh Phogat and other wrestlers have accused a powerful politician of sexual …
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Venice to ban large tourist groups and loudspeakers
The new rules will come into effect in June and are part of an effort to ease t…
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Paula Abdul sues Nigel Lythgoe over alleged sexual assault
The American singer alleges multiple instances of assault while the pair worked…
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Russian influencer Ivleeva fined for hosting 'almost naked' party
TV presenter and influencer Nastya Ivleeva organised a Moscow party that has sp…
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German and Dutch authorities fear repeat of NYE firework violence
Hundreds of people have been seen buying fireworks in Germany and the Netherlan…
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Venezuela to hold military drills after UK sends warship to Guyana
It follows tensions over the oil-rich Essequibo region, which Guayana administe…
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Tony Chung: Student activist flees Hong Kong to seek asylum in UK
Tony Chung told the BBC he felt he had no control over his life, with police sc…
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Russia reopens embassy in Burkina Faso
The move is the latest sign that the former French colony is pivoting towards R…
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What’s next for Taylor Swift in 2024?
She had a record-shattering and money-making 2023. Will the pop-cultural jugger…
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Russian celebs at 'almost naked' party stung by backlash
Some of Russia's best-known celebrities apologise as criticism of their beh…
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DR Congo elections: Fayulu's supporters clash with police in Kinshasa
Police have cracked down on an opposition protest to demand that the presidenti…
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FBI investigate threats against Colorado judges who ruled against Donald Trump
Police say judges who ruled that Donald Trump can't run for president in Co…
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Search resumes for Alaska woman swept under river ice
A weekend search found no trace of the woman, who entered the Eagle River near …
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Israel-Gaza war will continue for months, IDF chief warns
There are no shortcuts in the fight against Hamas, the army chief insists as Is…
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Spanish-Moroccan letters of forbidden love that were never received
Confiscated messages written to Moroccan men by Spanish women reveal a history …
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Amazon drought: 'We've never seen anything like this'
This year's heat and drought in the Amazon intensify worries that it is app…
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Israel Gaza war: UN says no let-up in Israeli air strikes in Gaza
A UN official speaks of "absolute carnage" after visiting a hospital …
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Alexei Navalny: Russian opposition leader found, says team
Mr Navalny's team had no contact with him for weeks and he failed to appear…
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Nigeria’s viral ballet boy: From Lagos to elite dance school
A clip of Anthony Madu pirouetting in the Lagos rain has given him and others w…
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Israel Gaza war: Hamas says 70 killed in Israeli air strike on camp
Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry says the death toll could rise further at …
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Serbia protests: Anti-government demonstrators try to storm Belgrade City Hall
The opposition demands a re-run of last week's elections which its say were…
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Ukraine celebrates first Christmas on 25 December
The move to Western calendar is seen as a further shift away from Moscow's …
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The Ukrainian triplets born into war
Emilia, Melania and Olivia were born in Ukraine on the day Russian troops invad…
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Dixie Chicks band founding member Laura Lynch dies in car crash
The former member of the US country music band dies after being involved in a t…
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Zhu Ling: Woman dies decades after unsolved China poisoning
Zhu Ling, 50, was poisoned with the highly toxic thallium in 1994 but no-one wa…
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Airbus Atlantic: 700 staff sick after Christmas dinner
It is unclear what was on the menu for the festive feast turned nightmare befor…
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Supreme Court declines to fast-track Trump immunity case
Special counsel Jack Smith had asked the court to take up the case in an expedi…
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Rare video shows killer whale teaching its baby to hunt
An adult orca is seen singling out and subduing a dolphin so that its calf orca…
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Charlie Sheen attacked by woman at his Malibu home - police
Police have arrested Electra Schrock for assault with a deadly weapon and resid…
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DR Congo elections: 'I have not voted and I slept here'
Some of eligible voters in DR Congo have struggled to cast their ballots in the…
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Prague: Dramatic video from city shows people seen leaping from building ledge
A gunman entered Charles University killing 15 people in one of the country'…
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Trump's legal defeat in Colorado may turn into political gold
A ruling removing him from Colorado's ballot may be overturned - and could …
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Macron defends tougher immigration reform as 'shield'
The law - backed by France's far right - makes it more difficult for migran…
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Alex Saab: US releases ally of Venezuelan President Maduro
Alex Saab, accused of laundering money for the Maduro government, is freed in a…
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Israel Gaza: What Gaza's death toll says about the war
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Dizzying video shows cliffside rescue in California
A California sheriff’s office sent a rescue helicopter after it received a call…
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Meta blocked access in Canada to news on Facebook and Instagram
Meta blocked news content on its platforms in Canada now that a law requires te…
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Serial killer's ex-wife Monique Olivier convicted for part in murders
Monique Olivier, 75, was complicit in Michael Fourniret's murders, includin…
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Ukraine military seeks extra 500,000 soldiers - President Zelensky
Ukraine's leader admits mobilisation is a sensitive and costly issue as the…
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Apple halts some Watch sales in the US
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Imran Khan: Pakistan ex-PM used artificial intelligence to campaign from jail
The ex-Pakistan PM's party uses artificial intelligence to address a "…
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Woman kidnapped by Hamas says she was 'shown off like a trophy'
Yarden Roman-Gat was abducted from Kibbutz Be'eri and brought to Gaza durin…
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Jimmy Lai: Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon's trial begins
His case has drawn international uproar and is seen as a test of Hong Kong'…
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Fourteen killed in Argentina as storm brings 150km/h winds and disruption
The storm damaged buildings and caused power cuts across Buenos Aires province …
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Watch: Crocodiles seen in Australia floodwaters
Record rainfall driven by a tropical cyclone has caused widespread flooding in …
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Israel Gaza: Hostages shot by IDF put out 'SOS' sign written with leftover food
The three hostages were mistakenly killed in Gaza on Friday by Israeli troops. …
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Israel Gaza: The perils of hostage rescue
The shooting of three Israelis by IDF troops shows the risks of armed intervent…
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Killed Gaza cameraman 'would bring joy to any place'
Al Jazeera journalist and cameraman Samer Abudaqa was killed by an Israel drone…
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Melania Trump makes rare speech at citizenship ceremony
The former first lady, originally from Slovenia, described the path to US citiz…
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Bull spotted galloping down New Jersey train tracks
Morning commuters were met with delays after the long-horned animal made an app…
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Skier narrowly misses bear on California slopes
The bear escaped collision-free and is said to have reunited with its mother on…
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US House to vote on formalising Biden impeachment inquiry
The Republican-led House is moving forward with a vote to formalise an inquiry …
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Moment elephant smashes van window in search of food in Sri Lanka
Video shows the mammal charging towards the vehicle in Yala National Park befor…
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COP28: Three takeaways from the deal on fossil fuels
Climate reporter Esme Stallard breaks down the COP28 climate summit agreement -…
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Delta flight to Detroit diverted to remote Canadian town
Passengers on the Amsterdam to Detroit flight were stranded 24 hours in Happy V…
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Zelensky pleads for more aid amid standoff in US Congress
Republicans remain "resolute" in demanding border policy reform in ex…
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Israel losing global support over Gaza bombing, Biden says
The US president issues his strongest criticism yet and refers to "indiscr…
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Claudine Gay: Harvard president won't lose job over Congress row
Claudine Gay faced anger after failing to say if students calling for the genoc…
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Kate Cox: Texas woman in court fight leaves state for abortion
Kate Cox sued Texas to have an abortion after her foetus was diagnosed with a h…
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Cardi B reveals she has split with husband Offset
The Bodak Yellow rapper announces in an Instagram live she is now single. https…
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Google: Barbie and Shakira among most searched in 2023
Barbie and Oppenheimer were the most-searched for films in 2023, and took £30m …
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Javier Milei: New president tells Argentina 'shock treatment' looms
The country's new far-right president vows to launch a radical economic pro…
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Zelensky faces key tests to re-energise West's support for Ukraine
A White House visit is on the Ukrainian leader's agenda as cracks appear am…
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Sudan war: Two people killed in attack on aid convoy in Sudan, says Red Cross
Seven others including three charity staff were injured in what the Red Cross h…
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Spanish La Liga match abandoned after fan dies in stands
Granada's La Liga match with Athletic Bilbao is abandoned after a supporter…
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Elizabeth Magill: UPenn president quits amid antisemitism row
She has faced mounting calls to resign since giving controversial Congressional…
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Turkey issues arrest warrant for Somali president's son over fatal traffic crash
Turkey wants to arrest Mohammed Hassan Cheikh Mohamud after a motorcycle courie…
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DR Congo President Tshisekedi compares Rwanda counterpart Kagame to Hitler
Félix Tshisekedi accuses his counterpart in neighbouring Rwanda of wanting to e…
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Images show major damage to Gaza's oldest mosque
Hamas accuses Israel of causing the damage to the medieval Omari mosque, Israel…
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Shane MacGowan: Tribute to 'trailblazer' at Tipperary funeral
The late Pogues singer is hailed as a poet as family, fans and famous friends m…
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Moment Texas judge grants woman's request to abortion
Kate Cox says her foetus has a lethal abnormality that poses a risk to her heal…
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Israel war cabinet minister's son killed in Gaza fighting
Gadi Eisenkot's son Gal, 25, died after a tunnel shaft exploded in northern…
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Gaza's food queues get longer and the hungry jump fences
As Gaza's food queues get longer, the UN says it cannot run a dependable hu…
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Wieambilla shootings: US arrests man over Australian religious terror attack
He is alleged to have links to Christian extremists who killed two police offic…
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UNLV shooting: Police respond to active shooting on Las Vegas campus
Local police say there appear to be "multiple victims" at the Univers…
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BBC reporter in Gaza: People here are traumatised and exhausted
People say life in Khan Younis is "indescribable" as Israel's bom…
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What is Hamas and why is it fighting with Israel in Gaza?
Why did Hamas attack Israel, and what has happened in Gaza since the 7 October …
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Russia rejects offer to release jailed reporter Evan Gershkovich, US says
The Wall Street Journal reporter was arrested in Russia on espionage charges, w…
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Wakeskater plunges off Dubai skyscraper pool in 'world first'
A three-time world champion combined wakeskating and base jumping in a stunt pe…
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Rushdi Abualouf: 'It's so much harder to watch Gaza from the outside'
The BBC's Rushdi Abualouf talks about his sorrow at leaving Gaza and how he…
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Ex-US ambassador Manuel Rocha charged over spying for Cuba
Manuel Rocha, a former US ambassador to Bolivia, was allegedly a secret agent f…
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Commonwealth Games: Gold Coast mayor scraps bid for 2026 event
The event is in doubt after the state of Victoria withdrew from hosting duties …
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Beyoncé: Meet the designer who made her sparkle on tour
Hundreds of hours go into Gaurav Gupta's designs for Beyoncé, Cardi B and M…
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South Africa: The region where political violence is on the rise ahead of elections
The BBC's Fergal Keane returns ahead of elections next year - 30 years sinc…
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Israeli forces reported to be pushing into southern Gaza
The head of Israel's military says the IDF is fighting "strongly and t…
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The country where Kissinger left a legacy of bombs and turmoil
Henry Kissinger died aged 100 this week. His policies caused widespread destruc…
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Watch moment powerful quake strikes Philippines
Videos show the violent tremors from two earthquakes in the Philippines. https:…
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Israel-Gaza war: Residents of Khan Younis say Israeli strikes heaviest since start of war
Civilians in parts of north and south Gaza have been told to evacuate as Israel…
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US House votes to expel George Santos from Congress
The Republican becomes only the sixth elected member of the lower chamber of Co…
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Putin ally Gergiev gets top theatre job at Bolshoi as well as Mariinsky
Russia's best-known conductor is appointed head of the Bolshoi as well as t…
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Ethiopia pilgrims return to Aksum for festival in Ark of Covenant city
Aksum's authorities say half a million people are there for the first time …
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Will Tesla's truck recover from its shattering start?
Tesla boss Elon Musk says the new cybertruck will "change the look of the …
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Firefighters crawl to rescue deer stuck on frozen lake
A stag in Minnesota was stranded on thin ice until a rescue team stepped in - o…
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Israel recalls ambassador in war spat with Spain PM Pedro Sánchez
Pedro Sánchez deepens a row, saying he has "serious doubts" Israel is…
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