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Tears as families reunited in Russia-Ukraine prisoner exchange
The BBC's Will Vernon reports amid emotional scenes as freed prisoners arri…
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Share Covid data, World Health Organization tells China
Marking five years since Covid emerged, the WHO says China should share data as…
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Iran confirms arrest of Italian journalist
Cecilia Sala could be used as "political leverage" after an Iranian c…
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Watch: A look back at Jimmy Carter's life
The former US president and Nobel Peace Prize winner has passed away at the age…
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Tourist killed in shark attack off Egyptian coast
Egypt's environment ministry says the attack occurred in "deep waters …
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Nigerians take to the streets for Calabar Carnival
Pictures of revellers from the Calabar Carnival marking Christmas in the southe…
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Watch: Huge waves strike Peruvian coastline
Videos show waves reported to be up to four metres high upending boats and delu…
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Model Dayle Haddon dies in carbon monoxide leak
The 76-year-old appeared on the front of magazines including Sports Illustrated…
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S Korean president accused of ordering use of guns to stop martial law vote
Yoon Suk Yeol told authorised soldiers to break down doors and drag politicians…
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Houthis vow to continue attacking Israel despite strikes on Yemen
An official says the Yemeni group will not stop until the war in Gaza ends, as …
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US sanctions billionaire founder of Georgia Dream party
State secretary Antony Blinken accuses Bidzina Ivanishvili of undermining democ…
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The Nigerian watch-lover lost in time
For years repairing watches was a booming business, but a Kaduna horologist now…
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Indian show renews interest in 1970s dance style from America's gay clubs
Waack Girls tells the story of six women who discover themselves as they learn …
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Two die in Sydney to Hobart yacht race
The two crew members died in separate incidents, both after being hit by a boat…
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Watch: Israeli strikes hit Yemen airport and power station
Video shows chaos inside an airport terminal in Sanaa, as passengers flee the s…
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Illegal trade booms in South Africa's 'super-strange looking' plants
A biodiversity hotspot has become the stomping ground of poachers. https://ift.…
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Bird flu kills 20 big cats at US animal sanctuary
The animals - including a Bengal tiger, cougars and bobcats - have died of the …
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Hundreds escape Mozambique prison amid election protests
The prisoners took advantage of ongoing political unrest triggered by disputed …
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Modernism and Islamic motifs: How Indian artists envisioned Christ's birth
Over the centuries, painters in India have depicted Jesus's birth from a un…
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Pope opens Holy Door to kick off special jubilee year
More than 30 million Catholic pilgrims are expected to head to Rome for the jub…
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Israel confirms it killed Hamas leader Haniyeh in Tehran
Ismail Haniyeh was Hamas's most prominent leader until his death in July. h…
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Watch: Hawaii's Kilauea volcano sends jets of lava into the air
One of the world's most active volcanoes, situated on Hawaii's Big Isla…
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Scientists unveil 50,000-year-old baby mammoth remains
"Yana" is the latest pre-historic discovery in a crater in a remote r…
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Heroism attributed to suspect Luigi Mangione alarming - Mayorkas
The US Homeland Security Secretary says rhetoric about the murder suspect is co…
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Watch: Police officer dressed as the Grinch leads drug raid
An officer in Peru smashed a suspected drug dealer's door in, while clad as…
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Lara Trump withdraws name from consideration for US Senate
The president-elect's daughter-in-law had been spoken of as a replacement f…
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Blake Lively accuses co-star Justin Baldoni of smear campaign
Mr Baldoni's lawyer says the allegations are "categorically false"…
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Watch: Germany grapples with another Christmas market attack
The BBC's Bethany Bell reports from the empty Magdeburg market, on what sho…
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Video shows arrest of German Christmas market attack suspect
Footage from German broadcaster MDR shows police confronting a man lying on the…
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Volkswagen agrees deal to avoid German plant closures
VW and a union have, however, agreed to cut more than 35,000 jobs across the co…
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Car driven into crowd at German Christmas market, reports say
At least one person has been killed, Magdeburg's local public broadcaster r…
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Defendants face judgement for actions that led to beheading of French teacher
Eight people accused of abetting the jihadist murder of Samuel Paty will learn …
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Syria rebel leader dismisses controversy over photo with woman
Both liberals and conservatives criticised Ahmed al-Sharaa, after he asked the …
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Congress in disarray and shutdown looms as Trump, Musk slam spending deal
The president-elect and Elon Musk rejected the bipartisan spending plan that wo…
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United Front: China's 'magic weapon' caught in a spy controversy
The UFWD is a decades-old - and increasingly controversial - arm of China's…
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Syria not a threat to world, rebel leader Ahmed al-Sharaa tells BBC
In an interview with Jeremy Bowen, the leader of the rebel group HTS says sanct…
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Embattled Liberian speaker questioned by police over parliament fire
A huge fire breaks out at Liberia's Capitol building a day after it was the…
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Fire erupts after lightning strike ruptures gas line in Tennessee
The damaged pipeline sparked a massive fire prompting road closures and emergen…
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Ros Atkins On... Igor Kirillov's death
The BBC's Analysis Editor, along with BBC Verify, takes a look at material …
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz loses confidence vote
Despite losing, the result was the outcome the SDP leader wanted and paves the …
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Iran pauses controversial new dress code law
President Massoud Pezeshkian says the proposed "hijab and chastity" l…
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Kenyan gets 50 years for murder of LGBTQ+ activist
Jacktone Odhiambo fell down and cried after the judge sentenced him for killing…
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Fear of a reckoning simmers in Assad's Alawite heartland
Quentin Sommerville is on patrol with HTS in Latakia, as they pledge to protect…
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US officials in 'direct contact' with victorious Syria rebels
Secretary of State Antony Blinken confirms contact with the HTS group, despite …
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'We just need peace': BBC speaks to Syrians watching Israel's incursion
As Israel unveils plans to expand its Golan Heights settlements, Syrians living…
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Australia says 'Bali Nine' drug smugglers have returned home
The five remaining members of the drug ring have returned home after almost 20 …
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Watch: BBC sees "anger and frustration" on streets of Tbilisi
Large crowds of protesters gather outside the Georgian parliament to object to …
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Ukraine demands Fifa apology over Crimea map
The country criticises a map shown at a Fifa presentation that appeared to excl…
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Bloody siege ends Myanmar army control of western border
Insurgents seized Myanmar's border with Bangladesh in one of the bloodiest …
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Nancy Pelosi in hospital after injury on overseas trip
The former House speaker suffered an unspecified injury while on an official tr…
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Macron to name new French PM on Friday in bid to restore stability
Macron had been expected to appoint a PM on Thursday, after Michel Barnier was …
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Children as young as 10 will face adult jail time in Australian state
Queensland's new laws will see children found guilty of serious crimes give…
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The 50 men accused in mass rape of Gisèle Pelicot
The men accused of raping Gisèle Pelicot have been dubbed Monsieur-Tout-Le-Mond…
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FBI Director Christopher Wray to resign before Trump takes office
He was nominated to the post by Donald Trump in 2017, but the president-elect h…
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S Korea ex-minister linked to martial law move attempts to take his life
Former South Korean defence minister Kim Yong-hyun has attempted to take his li…
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Murdoch loses bid to change trust in real-life 'Succession' battle
The court says Murdoch acted in "bad faith" by trying to give control…
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Jamie Foxx reveals he had a stroke in 2023
The Hollywood star said he cannot remember the first 20 days following the stro…
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Comeback victory confirmed for Ghana's John Mahama
The man who led Ghana from 2012 to 2017 is once again elected president, offici…
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Jay-Z accused with Diddy in lawsuit of raping girl, 13, in 2000
Jay-Z has dismissed the action as a "blackmail attempt", while Diddy …
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South Korean president survives impeachment vote
Lawmakers narrowly failed to pass a bill to censure Yoon Suk Yeol after he decl…
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Raygun musical cancelled after viral Olympian's legal threat
Creator Steph Broadbridge says lawyers for Rachael Gunn sent a cease and desist…
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Footage shows people emerging from Assad's notorious prisons
Rebels have freed thousands of detainees from jails as they swept across the co…
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Prince William meets Trump at Notre-Dame reopening
William joins other world leaders in Paris for the ceremonial reopening of the …
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Dorothy's ruby slippers to be auctioned off
The shoes, which could fetch as much as $3m, were worn by actress Judy Garland …
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Vote counting begins in Ghana as new president awaits
The West African nation is guaranteed a new leader as Nana Akufo-Addo steps dow…
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Harassment case against Lizzo dropped
The singer cannot be sued as an individual, a judge has ruled. https://ift.tt/n…
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Romania's cancelled presidential election and why it matters
A court ruling follows intelligence allegations of Russian interference promoti…
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Iran's uranium enrichment 'worrisome' - nuclear watchdog
The IAEA agency says Tehran’s nuclear programme has "spawned in every dire…
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S Korea president ordered arrest of own party leader
The head of President Yoon's party called for his suspension in a sign it m…
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Canada man jumps on polar bear to defend wife from attack
The man suffered serious but non-life threatening injuries during the incident …
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Ivory Coast’s beloved staple food gains UN cultural heritage status
Attiéké is made from fermented cassava flour and has become popular across West…
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Why France's turmoil is grave concern for Europe
There's no end in sight to the political instability as French PM Barnier f…
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From freedom fighter to Namibia's first female president
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has experienced exile, detention and a quarter of a cent…
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Musk's record $56bn pay deal rejected for second time
The judge upheld her previous decision, saying board members who set the pay we…
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Police officer uses child's bike to chase suspect on scooter
The suspect, wanted for felony theft, was later apprehended and charged. https:…
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Georgia's PM hits back as protests and resignations intensify
After days of demonstrations and public resignations, Georgia's prime minis…
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Bowen: Syria's rebel offensive is astonishing - but don't write off Assad
The country's president has already shown he is prepared to go to brutal le…
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She fled Israeli bombing four times. It still found her
Rihab Faour's long journey to safety, from her small village in southern Le…
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Taiwan president's Hawaii trip draws Chinese anger
Lai Ching-te's trip to the US state is being billed as a stopover, but has …
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Snoop Dogg helps Kai Cenat reclaim Twitch subscriber record
The American has been streaming continuously for 30 days to try reclaim the rec…
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Irish election 'too close to call', says taoiseach
The Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin leaders are elected as three parties battle to to…
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Thousands visit site of Hassan Nasrallah's assassination
At the site of a crater left by the Israeli air strike that killed him, Nasrall…
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Food charity pauses Gaza work after car carrying staff hit by Israeli strike
Israel said the target of the strike was involved in the October 7 attacks and …
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World Beekeeping Awards axe honey prize due to fraud
A report found that 46% of sampled honey products had likely been bulked out wi…
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