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Thursday, December 11, 2025 6:28 AM ET

BBC News - Top Stories

Evacuations in Washington state as record-setting floods hit -- Thousands of people have been evacuated in the Unites States' Pacific Northwest region after river levels reached record-breaking highs. -- US & Canada

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More than 30 dead after Myanmar military air strike hits hospital -- The junta has stepped up bombardments by air in an attempt to reclaim territory from ethnic armies. -- Asia

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LIVE - What satellite images, ship-tracking and video tell us about tanker seized by US

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Pakistan's military sentences its former spy chief to 14 years in jail

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Watch: Toronto's trash-filled basin gets a dramatic lakeside revival

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Four French men accused of A$10m Australia jewellery heist -- One of the allegedly stolen items was a Richard Mille watch with a gold smiley face, worth A$5m

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Iceland becomes fifth country to boycott Eurovision

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Severe disruption hits Portugal in first general strike for 12 years

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Exiled Hong Kong activist target of sexually explicit harassment campaign

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Shares in AI giant Oracle fall after revenue results ramp up bubble fears

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The Swiss city that lets you pay for most things with bitcoin -- Shops, restaurants and even the local council in Lugano now accept the cryptocurrency.

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Why is Trump threatening Venezuela's Maduro? -- We look at what is behind the deployment of a large US military force to within striking distance of Venezuela.

8 days ago

Farewell (again) to Neighbours, Australia's longest running soap opera -- The series will finish at the end of 2025 - 40 years and more than 9,000 episodes after its debut.

10 hours ago

Why is flu so bad this winter - and should you buy a vaccine? -- Flu has come early this year, and experts predict it could be a particularly nasty season.

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String of celebrity scandals renews debate on South Korea's 'cancel culture' -- In a matter of days, three big entertainers in South Korea have made headlines in separate scandals.

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Humans making fire 350,000 years earlier than previously thought - A stunning discovery at an archaeological dig in the UK is rewriting the timeline of when humans first made fire.

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Moment skydiver's parachute wraps around plane wing

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Watch Australian teens test out social media on first day of ban

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Moment skydiver crash lands onto traffic light

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BBC speaks to Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado

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Italian cooking awarded Unesco cultural heritage status -- An Egyptian snack, Icelandic pool culture, Cuban music and Albanian lahuta music also get recognition.

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Tiger teeth and shark fins - how endangered species are being sold on Facebook -- Endangered species are being sold online with UK-based firms illegally supplying seahorses, a BBC investigation finds.

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Goa nightclub owners held in Thailand over deadly fire -- Brothers Gaurav and Saurabh Luthra fled to Phuket, shortly after the incident last week.

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Ghana deports Israelis in retaliation for alleged mistreatment of Ghanaians -- Ghana says its citizens were subjected to "humiliating treatment" in Israel, which has not commented.

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Fed lowers interest rates but future cuts uncertain -- The US central bank lowered interest rates for the third time this year, but the outlook for further cuts remains murky.

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Japanese chess player calls out association's pregnancy bias -- A prominent shogi player says current rules force players to choose between their children and careers.

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Trump launches $1m 'gold card' immigration visas

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US seizes oil tanker off Venezuela as Caracas condemns 'act of piracy'

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Venezuelan Nobel winner emerges to collect prize in Oslo after months in hiding

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Panic in France as children fall victim to lethal violence of Marseille drug gangs

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Trump veers off-script and does little to calm Republican nerves

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Author Sophie Kinsella remembered as a 'wonderful, warm woman'

17 hours ago

Rolling Stones finally approve Fatboy Slim sample after 25 years

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Mexico approves up to 50% tariffs on China and other countries

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Rubio orders return to Times New Roman font over 'wasteful' Calibri

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Sports Personality of the Year shortlist announced -- Find out who is on the shortlist for the 2025 BBC Sports Personality of the Year award.

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'No-one downing tools' - Alonso's stay of execution despite loss to Man City -- The deafening jeers that greeted former Barcelona boss Pep Guardiola before kick-off turned into away-fan cheers thanks to Manchester City's fine victory.

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'Mine was for social change, this is not' - King on Battle of the Sexes -- Billie Jean King says the 'Battle of the Sexes' match between Aryna Sabalenka and Nick Kyrgios is "not the same" as her era-defining meeting with Bobby Riggs in 1973.

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Which three Arsenal assets to pick v Wolves? FPL team of week -- A home match for Arsenal against dismal Wolves is the key fixture for FPL managers to target this week - it's just a case of deciding which three Gunners to select.

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Four decisions for England before third Ashes Test -- England are at the point of no return in the Ashes - Stephan Shemilt looks at some of their key decisions for the crucial third Test against Australia. -- England

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What must Allen and Bills do to end Patriots' 10-game win streak? -- The Buffalo Bills were Super Bowl favourites but must win at the in-form New England Patriots to have a chance of stopping their divisional rivals winning the AFC East. -- American Football

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Emery's perseverance & belief key to Villa resurgence -- Just 11 weeks ago Aston Villa were winless and third bottom of the Premier League. Now they are in the conversation for the title. -- Aston Villa

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