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Friday, February 27, 2026 4:19 PM ET

BBC News - World

LIVE - 'I saw nothing, I did nothing wrong,' Bill Clinton says as he testifies about Jeffrey Epstein - The former US president says if he knew of Epstein's crimes he would have "turned him in myself".

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Tram derails in Milan, leaving two dead and dozens injured -- The crowded tram was travelling in the centre of Milan at rush hour when it appeared to crash into the side of a building.

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Trump 'not thrilled' with Iran after latest talks on nuclear programme -- President Trump said he was not happy with Iran's stance, but had not yet decided whether to attack.

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Drone jammed near French aircraft carrier was Russian, says Sweden -- Sweden's prime minister said it was a serious but not unexpected incident - and a "Russian way of acting that we recognise from other places".

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Pakistan defence minister says country in 'open war' with Afghanistan after strikes -- The latest attacks by Pakistan follow months of clashes between the two countries. despite agreeing to a fragile ceasefire in October.

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What we know after latest escalation in Pakistan-Afghanistan tensions -- Bombings by Pakistan are the most significant development in tensions between the two neighbours - though the physical impact remains unclear.

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Why Trump means the Cuban Revolution faces its biggest threat yet -- Will a worsening internal crisis create the conditions for the Cuban Revolution to unravel from within?

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Paramount set for $111bn Warner Bros takeover after Netflix drops bid -- Netflix's decision to back down from the bidding war clears the path for Paramount to win the takeover battle.

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OpenAI vows safety policy changes after Tumbler Ridge shooting -- The tech firm has been criticised for not reporting the suspect's ChatGPT account to police despite it being flagged internally due to concerns over content.

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At least 55 Ghanaians killed in Russia-Ukraine war, minister says -- This is the highest number of confirmed casualties from a single African country in the Ukraine-Russia war.

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Epstein tried to buy a palace in Morocco days before his arrest in 2019 -- The disgraced financier was in talks to buy luxury abode Bin Ennakhi - but the purchase was never completed.

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Indian court clears former Delhi chief minister of corruption charges -- Arvind Kejriwal was arrested in March 2024, weeks before India's general election, and spent months in jail.

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Why are Afghanistan and Pakistan fighting? -- The two sides have different versions of how and why the deadly dispute began.

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'They seized everything': Yemen's Houthi rebels drive aid groups to the brink -- Aid groups - a lifeline for millions of Yemenis - are being squeezed out of existence in areas under the control of the rebels, the BBC hears.

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The AI videos supercharging Russia's online disinformation campaigns -- Security experts have warned that Western governments are poorly equipped to counter a new frontier of online disinformation.

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How Ghislaine Maxwell brought Bill Clinton into Epstein's orbit -- Documents in the Epstein files reveal how Maxwell nurtured the connection between the two men after Clinton left the White House.

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Shot in school uniform: BBC reveals police order led to Gen Z protest killings in Nepal -- New evidence reveals what happened when 19 people were shot dead in Kathmandu last September.

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Watch: Key moments from Hillary Clinton's Epstein deposition -- The BBC's North America correspondent Nada Tawfik, reporting from Chappaqua, New York, explains what we know about Clinton's closed-door testimony.

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Watch dramatic rescue of skier buried in deep snow -- The skier was buried under at least four feet of snow, his arm already limp, rescuers said.

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BBC explains the Trump-related Epstein files the DOJ is accused of withholding -- The BBC's Tom Bateman explains what Trump-Related Epstein files the Department of Justice is accused of withholding.

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Watch: BBC on streets of Mexican city gripped by deadly cartel violence -- BBC international correspondent Quentin Sommerville travelled to Culiacán in northern Sinaloa state following an explosion in violence.

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Moment cooling tower is demolished at German power plant -- Onlookers watched as the cooling tower of the decommissioned Frimmersdorf power plant in Germany collapsed.

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Aid groups in Gaza and West Bank thrown lifeline as Israel court pauses ban threat -- Dozens of well-known groups faced shutdown under a new Israeli law, although the reprieve might be temporary.

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Joe Biden takes selfies with passengers as he takes commercial flight -- The former president was stuck at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington DC, after an hour-long ground stop delayed departures.

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Canada's Alberta projects deficit of nearly C$9.4bn, citing low oil prices -- The once debt-free province says a dramatic rise in population, coupled with low oil prices, is to blame for the sobering financial outlook.

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Nasa announces change to its Moon landing plans -- It is adding an extra mission to its Artemis programme before landing astronauts on the Moon.

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Anxious days inside Iran as speculation grows of US strikes -- To many, Iran now seems to be hovering in a tense limbo where everything could change suddenly.

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'Obnoxious' AI chatbot talked about its mother, customers say -- Australian supermarket giant Woolworths tweaks its AI-powered assistant after users said it gave them the "ick".

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