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BBC News - Top Stories

Catherine O'Hara cause of death confirmed as pulmonary embolism

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Revealing names and faces of the victims of Iran's protest crackdown -- BBC News Persian uncovers the identities of the thousands of people killed during the recent crackdown on protests in Iran. -- Middle East

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The shadowy world of abandoned oil tankers -- A growing number of tankers and other commercial vessels are being ditched by their owners. -- Business

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Are Bangladesh's youth turning against India? -- Anti-Indianism is rising in Bangladesh as ties between the South Asian neighbours sink to a new low. -- Asia

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This billionaire tested China's limits. It cost him his freedom -- Jimmy Lai, who has been jailed for 20 years, always said he owed Hong Kong, a city that had given him "everything". -- Asia

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The tech firms embracing a 72-hour working week -- In the race for AI, tech firms are asking for their staff to work long hours. But there are risks, experts say. -- BBC InDepth

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Oil, tariffs and farming: What we still don't know about US-India trade deal -- Opposition leaders, farmers and trade experts have raised concerns over the interim agreement. -- World

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Watch: World's first talking plants using AI

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Iran arrests reformists as crackdown on dissent widens, reports say -- The head of the main reformist coalition, Azar Mansouri, is said to be among those held a month after security forces crushed nationwide protests.

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US boards tanker in Indian Ocean it 'tracked and hunted' from Caribbean -- The US defended its actions, saying the ship defied a quarantine it has placed on oil tankers leaving Venezuela.

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Instagram and YouTube owners built 'addiction machines', trial hears

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Andrew shared confidential information with Epstein as trade envoy, files suggest

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'I tried, I dreamt, I jumped' - why Vonn has 'no regrets' about Olympics crash -- American skier Lindsey Vonn says she has "no regrets" after a crash in the women's downhill competition at the Winter Olympics resulted in a "complex tibia fracture".

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Machine guns to machetes: Weapons that massacred thousands in Iran -- BBC News Persian Forensic has been able to confirm the security forces' deployment of a wide array of lethal and non-lethal weaponry.

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Japan has given Takaichi a landslide win - but can she bring back the economy? -- Japan has been battling sluggish growth, mounting public debt and a rapidly ageing workforce. -- Asia

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Australia PM 'devastated' as police and protesters clash over Israeli leader's visit

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Cabinet ministers rally round Starmer as Scottish Labour leader tells him to quit

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Serena Williams can return to competition from 22 February - but will she?

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Olympic bosses investigate why medals are breaking -- Organisers say they are "looking closely" at the issue of Olympic medals breaking after several athletes suffered issues with their prizes.

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Ukraine skeleton racer says war victim helmet banned -- Ukranian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych claims the IOC has banned his helmet featuring images of people killed in the war in his home country, in a decision that "breaks my heart".

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In Pictures: The best of the Winter Olympics - day by day -- The most striking photographs from the Milan-Cortina Games.

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Dramatic or distracting? Olympic drone footage catches the eye -- If you were watching the downhill skiing or luge at Milan-Cortina 2026 over the weekend, you will have noticed the dramatic new camera angles being provided at these Games.

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Watch: Fans react in real-time to Lindsey Vonn's crash

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ICE protester says she was 'disgusted' after fake arrest image shared by White House

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Aerial footage shows flooded cities as storms hit Spain

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Watch: Seattle elated as New England faces a tough loss

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Discord to start requiring face scan or ID to access adult content -- The online chat service, which has 200 million monthly users, will blur adult content by default.

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Hong Kong court jails media tycoon and British citizen Jimmy Lai for 20 years -- Lai's supporters say this amounts to a death sentence, but authorities say it demonstrates the rule of law.

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Outrage as South Korean official suggests 'importing' foreign women to boost birth rate -- Jindo county head Kim Hee-soo had suggested "importing young women from Vietnam or Sri Lanka" for young rural men.

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Canadian mining firm says its abducted workers found dead in Mexico -- Vizsla Silver Corp says that family members of some of the kidnapped workers have informed the company that their relatives were found dead.

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Migrant boat capsizes off Libya leaving 53 dead -- The IOM says that almost 500 people have been reported dead or missing off Libya so far this year.

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King's 'profound concern' as police consider Andrew claims over Epstein

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Maxwell refuses to answer questions about Epstein in congressional hearing

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Celebrity appearances, controversial ads and other Super Bowl takeaways

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William and Catherine say they are 'deeply concerned' in first statement on Epstein revelations

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Venezuela's opposition says party leader kidnapped hours after being freed

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Savannah Guthrie pleads for help as missing mother's ransom deadline looms

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Palestinians say new Israeli measures in West Bank amount to de facto annexation

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Extreme cold in New York City leaves 18 dead

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Darnold's Super Bowl win - the ultimate redemption story? -- Sam Darnold leading the Seattle Seahawks to Super Bowl glory could just be the greatest redemption story ever in the NFL. We take a closer look.

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India-Pakistan to go ahead as government ends boycott request -- Pakistan's fixture against rivals India at the T20 World Cup is set to go ahead as scheduled after the Pakistan government ends its order for a boycott.

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'Different solution to new rules' - Newey on Aston Martin car -- Formula 1 design legend Adrian Newey says Aston Martin's new car is "one of the more extreme interpretations" of this year's new rules. -- Formula 1

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