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Alleged scam mastermind arrested after being exposed by BBC -- Kuong Li featured in a 2023 BBC Eye investigation into alleged scam compounds in South East Asia.

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Locked exits, panic and desperate calls for help: Survivors tell of mall fire horror -- The BBC speaks to eyewitnesses and survivors of the fire that ripped through a busy Pakistan shopping centre. -- Asia

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Minnesota officials subpoenaed in immigration obstruction investigation

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Man who admitted killing Japan's ex-PM Shinzo Abe set to be sentenced

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

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Trump greenlit tiny Kei cars but will Americans actually buy them? -- The president wants to bring to the US tiny vehicles, like those commonly seen on the streets of Japan. -- Asia

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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. -- Middle East

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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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Ukraine's parliament and half of Kyiv with no heating after Russian strikes -- President Zelensky says Russia has started using "far more" ballistic missiles in its attacks on Ukraine. -- Europe

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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. -- Politics

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'Tears in my eyes' - Jesus enjoys 'dream night' in San Siro -- Gabriel Jesus says he had "tears in my eyes" after scoring twice to help Arsenal win 3-1 at Inter Milan for a seventh successive win in the Champions League. -- Arsenal

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Under-pressure Frank's Tottenham beat Dortmund -- Under pressure Thomas Frank receives a much-needed boost as an impressive first-half display sees Tottenham beat 10-man Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League.

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LIVE - One year of Trump 2.0: We answer your big questions - Our reporters and correspondents answer questions about Greenland, Nato, tariffs and what's next for the US president.

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Cow astonishes scientists with rare use of tools

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Second lady Usha Vance announces she is pregnant with fourth child

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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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Why does Trump want Greenland and what could it mean for Nato and the EU? -- The US president's repeated demands to control Greenland could threaten the Nato military alliance.

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Hiring woes and 'super high' prices: Voters say Trump's progress on the US economy is mixed -- We asked six Americans what they make of the US economy one year after President Trump returned to the White House. -- US & Canada

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Chris Mason: Trump's Chagos dig poses massive strategic question for Starmer -- The prime minister has built his foreign policy around being seen as a trustworthy ally of the US president. -- Politics

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Jason Statham: I've taken a lot of stunts too far -- The 58-year-old has no inclination to step back from the physical demands of his work and says he's "in for a penny, in for a pound".

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

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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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Half American, half Canadian: Take a ride in a car welded from two front ends

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BBC visits UN compound Israel is demolishing in East Jerusalem

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Colombia sentences ex-paramilitary leader Mancuso to 40 years in jail -- Salvatore Mancuso's group committed more than 100 crimes, many targeting an indigenous group, the tribunal ruled.

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Ex-president accused of murder plot extradited to Burkina Faso -- Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba has not commented on the accusations from Burkina Faso.

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Carney says old world order 'is not coming back'

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

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Europe to suspend approval of US trade deal as global markets fall

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Trump's full messages with European leaders – and what they tell us

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Driver killed and several injured after train derails near Barcelona, local media report

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Beckham vs Peltz Beckham: Could Brooklyn torpedo the family brand?

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Volunteers clear washed-up bags of chips from beach

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

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Mbappe punishes old club Monaco as Real Madrid hit six -- Kylian Mbappe scores twice as Real Madrid thrash Monaco in Alvaro Arbeloa's first Champions League game in charge of the Spanish side.

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'Modelled on a jellyfish' - Osaka backs up 'spectacular' outfit with win - How Naomi Osaka's jellyfish-inspired outfit stole the show in her hard-fought Australian Open first-round win over Antonia Ruzic. 9 hrs ago - Tennis

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'Battered in Bodo' - is this more than just a blip for Man City? -- Manchester City suffered their very own "hell of a beating" moment in Norway on Tuesday - now Pep Guardiola and his players must turn around their fortunes in an increasingly trying January. -- Man City

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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. -- Scotland

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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. -- Formula 1

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