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BBC News - World

Germany's Merz attacks AfD in stormy debate after far-right election win - Germany's chancellor clashes with AfD leader Alice Weidel, saying her migration policy amounts to "ethnic cleansing" for skilled workers. 7 hrs ago - Europe

43 minutes ago

Google picks Finland for its largest single investment in Europe -- The US tech giant says the €13bn data centre project will create tens of thousands of jobs.

3 hours ago

Europe's royalty pay respects to King Harald V in Norway -- The Prince of Wales and three Nordic kings were among those who attended proceedings on Wednesday.

4 hours ago

Uganda pulling out of Prince Harry's Invictus Games, says military chief -- The decision, announced by the chief of defence, comes just two months after Uganda said it would participate.

5 hours ago

Oil hits $100 a barrel for first time since July after US and Houthi strikes -- Brent crude - the global benchmark for prices - rises after the US hit five Iranian tankers on Tuesday -- World

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US to ban imports of some Canadian alcohol, dairy goods and motorbikes -- It is the latest strike in a long trade war, and comes after Canadian counter-tariffs on US goods come into force. -- Business

11 hours ago

N Korea has built two-storey uranium enrichment facility, says watchdog -- The International Atomic Energy Agency's says the facility is cause for "serious concern".

10 hours ago

Two die at Moldovan border as Russia-Ukraine drone war rages -- Five deaths are reported in Ukraine and four in Russia as both sides launch new drone strikes.

1 hour ago

Family of killed teen call for death penalty in D4vd trial -- The parents of Celeste Rivas Hernandez say execution "would be perfect" if D4vd is found guilty.

9 hours ago

Colombia's new president loosens gun control rules -- President Abelardo de la Espriella has lifted a decade-long suspension on permits to carry legal firearms.

7 hours ago

Mother demands answers, weeks after black woman found hanging from Mississippi tree -- Her demands for information about what happened to Tasia Fortune have been echoed by shocked locals.

4 hours ago

'Constantly on my mind' - 9/11 agony endures for bereaved, 25 years on -- As the 25th anniversary approaches, the wait for the alleged mastermind of the attack to be put on trial goes on.

15 hours ago

British-Israeli relations at lowest ebb in decades -- Israel's response to London's trade ban with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank shows how important this moment is.

12 hours ago

Hegseth is shaking up the Pentagon as the US wages war - but at what cost? -- The upheaval in the military could shape the legacy of Trump's second term, writes the BBC's Tom Bateman.

21 hours ago

A food safety officer has become a social media star in India - why? -- Tukaram Mundhe has gone viral after a series of aggressive inspections of restaurants to detect hygiene lapses.

1 day ago

AI will cure cancer in our lifetime, claims boss of UK chip giant -- Arm Holding's chief executive Rene Haas says artificial intelligence will find a solution to the disease.

1 day ago

Watch: Norway bids farewell to King Harald -- Tens of thousands of people lined the streets to pay their respects after 13 days of national mourning.

3 hours ago

Sinkhole appears outside Malibu home thought to belong to Nicolas Cage -- The driveway of the beach-front house collapsed on Tuesday morning, according to local authorities.

10 hours ago

Where is Israel's proposed West Bank settlement the UK opposes? -- BBC's Middle East correspondent Lucy Williamson reports from an area close to Israel's proposed site in the occupied West Bank.

1 day ago

Pupils return to West Bank school behind barbed wire to protect against settlers -- Six people, including three pupils at the Palestinian school, have been killed in al-Mughayyir this year, in a surge of Israeli settler-related violence.

1 day ago

'Good to have choice': Australians on opting out of social media algorithms -- The BBC spoke to people in Sydney about Australia's plans to force social media companies to allow users to easily opt in or out of personalised algorithms.

1 day ago

Iran referred to UN Security Council for nuclear non-compliance -- Tehran condemns the resolution, blaming US and Israeli strikes on its nuclear facilities for disrupting inspections.

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Trump gave $45,000 cash gifts to Natalie Harp and two other aides, public records show -- The White House has described the cash gifts to Harp and three others as personal - and legal.

2 hours ago

'Emotional rollercoaster' - Lindsay Clancy jurors speak out on what led to mistrial -- The three jurors said after 40 hours, a lone male juror wouldn't agree with the rest of the panel to find Clancy not guilty by reason of insanity.

18 hours ago

Passenger killed after train hits truck at Poland level crossing -- It is the second such incident in Poland in days and the prime minister says tough new regulations are needed.

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