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BBC News - World

Trump offers warm welcome as China's Xi arrives for US visit -- The US treasury secretary said that the US and China had reached an agreement to extend a trade truce as Xi began his visit. -- World

41 minutes ago

Dramatic eviction of woman aged 87 highlights Spain's housing shortage -- The tenant of the flat in Madrid, Maricarmen, was unable to pay the rent set by the firm which recently bought it. -- Europe

14 hours ago

Trump and Xi come face-to-face as US and China jostle for dominance over AI -- The US and China are vying for AI supremacy while seeking to keep it under human control.

1 hour ago

Iran's president tells Trump it will never 'bend the knee' -- Masoud Pezeshkian's defiant speech to the UN comes after the US president threatened to "annihilate" Iran if a peace deal is not agreed soon.

19 hours ago

Ethiopia and Tigray accuse each of launching offensives, fuelling fears of new war -- The local authorities reportedly seize Tigray's airports following reports of recent drone strikes.

21 hours ago

UK survivor of Canadian poison seller says he exploited her despair -- Elisabeth Belien tells Kenneth Law's sentencing hearing she took the poison when she was just 23 years old.

13 hours ago

Dolly Parton's manager accuses her nephew of 'threats and intimidation' -- Bryan Seaver, who announced Parton's death to the world, is accused of trying to extort her estate.

21 hours ago

Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 15 years in prison for sexual assault -- Assault survivor Miriam Haley said the "devastating effect on my life and sense of security that may never go away".

16 hours ago

Poland accuses Russian military helicopter of violating its airspace -- Poland says the aircraft stayed in its skies for 42 seconds, forcing the Nato member to scramble its fighter jets.

19 hours ago

Reports of violence against women in Gaza surge, UN agency finds -- The UN Population Fund also says there has been a "severe escalation" in the number of early and forced marriages.

1 day ago

In Amish country, nurses go door to door to stop deadly spread of measles -- With four measles-related deaths in Pennsylvania, health officials are hoping to get people on board with vaccines in private.

10 hours ago

They were labelled 'pervert glasses'. Will a camera-free version transform their image? -- Meta has unveiled audio-only smart glasses, with some questioning whether it is a response to the backlash over privacy.

9 hours ago

Eating garden weeds to survive in Russian-occupied city cut off from food and water -- The BBC has spoken to residents in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian town of Oleshky who say they are being "constantly shelled".

4 hours ago

'Make women feel seen': Why the Dutch have a new word for labia -- Campaigners hope the new words will lead to less body shaming and more sex positivity.

11 hours ago

Indians are discovering the thrill of shopping without paying -- Dopamine sites mimic shopping's thrill without the spending, turning the ritual of consumption into a digital game.

11 hours ago

A red carpet and military flyover - How Trump welcomed Xi -- The two B-1 bombers that flew overhead are a key part of the US's combat arsenal, and produce a notoriously loud roar when they pass by.

11 hours ago

Watch: The arms race in space and how the UK is defending itself -- The UK has jammed satellites to defend itself from hostile threats, the BBC has been told.

12 hours ago

Watch: How toxic smog from wildfires is making Indonesians sick -- Around 175,000 people in Indonesia have suffered from respiratory illness since August.

19 hours ago

Watch: Trump and Xi are meeting on US soil - what's at stake? -- The BBC's China correspondent and US editor explain everything you need to know ahead of the Trump-Xi meeting in Washington DC.

21 hours ago

Judge temporarily overturns Trump's White House media ban -- A court has ordered the US government to reinstate access to the building for CNN, Politico and MS NOW.

5 hours ago

South Sudan's president dissolves government ahead of country's first elections -- South Sudan has not held elections since independence in 2011 - polls have twice been postponed.

23 hours ago

Trump's Board of Peace unveils $2.45bn Gaza recovery plan -- The figure was announced during a meeting of the group's board at the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York.

26 minutes ago

Why India's Election Commission is in the eye of a storm - again -- India's polling monitor is facing yet another crisis of credibility with fresh allegations against its chief.

2 hours ago

Rogue OpenAI agent 'infiltrated' Australian government website in world first -- Australia criticised OpenAI for taking "too long" to tell them about the breach which happened in June.

3 hours ago

Teen rocker Nene Royal becomes first Thai to win America's Got Talent -- Her heavy metal performance trumped nine other finalists, including magicians and even a robot crew.

4 hours ago

What you need to know about the OpenAI Australian government hack -- The BBC's North America technology correspondent Lily Jamali explains how the Medicare breach happened, and why it matters.

5 hours ago