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Life sentence for man who killed Japan's ex-PM Shinzo Abe -- Abe's assassination stunned the country where there is virtually no gun crime.

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Sophie Turner on why being at your lowest is liberating - The Game of Thrones star is leaning into the role of a disgruntled office worker in new drama Steal. 7 hrs ago

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Spat deepens between Elon Musk and Ryanair's O'Leary - Musk and Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary have called each other "idiots" in recent days - 9 hrs ago

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Photos leaked to BBC show faces of hundreds killed in Iran's brutal protest crackdown

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Driver killed in second deadly Spain train crash in days

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Beckham vs Peltz Beckham: Could Brooklyn torpedo the family brand? -- Brooklyn's explosive post about Brand Beckham "has ruptured it from within", one commentator says.

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Measles cases surge in South Carolina as US risks losing elimination status

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Alleged scam mastermind arrested after being exposed by BBC

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Locked exits and desperate calls for help: Survivors tell of Pakistan mall fire horror

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Global markets on alert as Europe to suspend approval of US trade deal

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UK defends Chagos deal after Trump calls it 'act of great stupidity'

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Trump's full messages with European leaders – and what they tell us -- Experts tell BBC what to read into private messages between US President Donald Trump and European leaders that have been shared publicly .

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Greenland 'will stay Greenland', former Trump adviser declares -- Donald Trump's former chief economic adviser said the US president's actions are a negotiating tactic.

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Confronted over Greenland, Europe is ditching its softly-softly approach to Trump -- Transatlantic relations aren't broken, though they are damaged. And if Europeans want to try to cut through with Trump, they'll have to stick together, writes Europe Editor Katya Adler

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Film about Palestinian girl's desperate plea was a 'way to not feel helpless', says director -- Kaouther Ben Hani's Oscar hopeful, The Voice of Hind Rajab, tells the tale of a girl killed in Gaza.

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Who is Brooklyn's wife, Nicola Peltz Beckham? -- The 31-year-old has found herself in the centre of a media maelstrom following her husband's explosive social media post taking aim at his A-list parents, Sir David and Lady Victoria.

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Palestinian children's football pitch faces Israeli demolition ultimatum -- The football club is ordered to remove the pitch, which Israel says was illegally built, or have it torn down.

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Shock and confusion as Spain struggles for answers after deadly train crash -- Investigators remain baffled by the cause of Sunday's deadly crash in the south of the country.

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Watch: US citizen describes being detained by ICE in his underwear

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Watch: Will Trump get friendly welcome as world leaders meet in Davos?

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Ros Atkins on...President Trump's year in numbers

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More than 100 vehicles pile up on US motorway after crash

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Tourist helicopter goes missing near volcano in Japan -- A pilot and two passengers were on board the aircraft when it disappeared in cloudy weather, police say. -- Asia

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Minnesota leaders subpoenaed in immigration obstruction investigation -- Democratic Governor Walz, Mayor Frey and the state's attorney general are among those targeted over anti-ICE protests.

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Chinese mega-embassy in London approved by government after debate over security risks -- Critics of the project - including some Labour MPs - warn it could pose a security risk.

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New ceasefire in Syria after Kurdish-led forces pull out of camp for IS families -- The government announces a four-day ceasefire with the SDF, which says it was "compelled" to withdraw its fighters from al-Hol camp.

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New Zealand to hold general election on 7 November -- Christopher Luxon and his National Party are banking on promises of economic recovery to be reelected.

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Trump doubles down on Greenland ahead of Davos visit, saying there is 'no going back'

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Why is Emmanuel Macron wearing sunglasses indoors at Davos?

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Carney says old world order 'is not coming back'

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Second lady Usha Vance announces she is pregnant with fourth child

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The Indian couple who won a $200,000 settlement over 'food racism' at US university

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Trump greenlit tiny Kei cars but will Americans actually buy them?

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Lyse Doucet: Trump is shaking the world order more than any president since WW2

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Out-of-sorts Raducanu beaten at Australian Open -- Britain's Emma Raducanu is below-par in an Australian Open second-round defeat by Austria's Anastasia Potapova. -- Tennis

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LIVE - Australian Open: Alcaraz and Sabalenka win but Raducanu out - follow updates - Build-up as Cameron Norrie - Britain's last Australian Open singles hope - faces Emilio Nava, after wins for Aryna Sabalenka and Carlos Alcaraz.

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Waugh invests in European T20 Premier League -- Ex-Australia captain Steve Waugh is among the franchise investors in a men's European T20 tournament, set to be played in Ireland, Scotland and the Netherlands later this year featuring Steve Smith and Mitch Marsh.

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Audi aim to be most successful F1 team in history -- Audi is entering Formula 1 for the first time in its history this season, having taken over the Swiss-based Sauber team.

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