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BBC News - World

US and Ukraine signal peace plan progress after Geneva talks - Both sides say "intensive work" will take place on outstanding issues following talks on a US-backed plan to end the war. 3 hrs ago - World

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Israel kills top Hezbollah official in first attack on Beirut in months -- Israel has escalated its campaign on targets it says are linked to Hezbollah, raising fears of a resumption of hostilities. -- Middle East

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Hunting down those who kill people to sell their body parts for 'magic charms' -- BBC Africa Eye uncovers two so-called "juju" practitioners, who offer to obtain body parts for ritual purposes.

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Machu Picchu hit by a row over tourist buses -- Protests have taken place over the coaches that take visitors up to the world heritage site in Peru.

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Australia is banning social media for kids under 16. How will it work? -- The world-first law aims to reduce the "risks" children face online - but it's received pushback.

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Fifty children escape after mass school abduction in Nigeria -- The raid on a Christian school came amid a surge of attacks by armed groups in the African nation.

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Vietnam floods leave at least 90 dead and 12 missing -- Days of torrential rain leaves vast swathes of the country inundated and facing landslides.

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Ukraine's Aonishiki becomes sumo champion in Japan -- Aonishiki wins the November sumo tournament in Japan and becomes the first person from Ukraine to claim an elite-level sumo championship.

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Man who grabbed Ariana Grande at premiere banned from Singapore -- The actress and singer has not commented on the incident, but appeared visibly shaken by it.

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Bolsonaro says ankle monitor damage caused by paranoia -- Brazil's convicted ex-president blames medication for tampering with his monitor under house arrest.

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Chinese land, US radar and ties to Taiwan: The geopolitics rattling a tiny Pacific nation -- Palau's strategic location and diplomatic ties with Taiwan have made it a focus of US-China rivalry.

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'We worry more about food' say Venezuelans living under threat of US military action -- While the US escalates a military threat in nearby waters, Venezuelans say the real enemy of the people is a sharp rise in food prices.

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In Ukraine's 'kill-zone', robots are a lifeline to troops trapped on perilous eastern front -- Land drones are increasingly the only means of transporting supplies to the embattled city of Pokrovsk.

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Who killed young Chechen woman who fled Russia for a life of freedom? -- Aishat Baimuradova fled her home this year in the hope of living the way she wanted, but she was then found dead in her rented flat.

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COP30: Five key takeaways from a deeply divisive climate summit -- What did we learn from a climate summit that ended in a deal with no new mention of fossil fuels?

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Nasa astronaut films Northern Lights from space -- Zena Cardman captured the footage of the display from the International Space Station on 17 November.

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BBC visits US-led Gaza ceasefire monitoring centre in Israel -- Soldiers from more than 20 countries, diplomats and aid workers are based at the Civil-Military Coordination Centre (CMCC).

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'Huge columns of smoke': BBC at the scene of fire at COP30 -- Climate Editor Justin Rowlatt was at the UN climate talks in Brazil when a fire broke out.

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Watch: Chadwick Boseman posthumously honoured with Hollywood star -- The late actor, who passed away in 2020 after a private battle with cancer, was celebrated for his role as Marvel's Black Panther.

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Watch: Indonesia's Semeru volcano spews giant ash clouds as it erupts -- Java Island's tallest mountain, a volcano called Mount Semeru, has spewed tall plumes of ash clouds that engulfed bridges and the surrounding countryside.

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Michelin-starred Australian chef Skye Gyngell dies aged 62 -- Skye Gyngell, a former private chef to Nigella Lawson and Madonna, was diagnosed with skin cancer last year.

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Five dead in suicide bombing in Pakistan -- Authorities have described the attack as a "foiled terrorist plot", noting that the attackers were gunned down at the gate.

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India celebrates as women lift T20 World Cup for the blind -- India defeated Nepal by seven wickets in the final played in Sri Lankan capital Colombo on Sunday.

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'Can't afford lost wages': India's voter roll revision is worrying migrant workers -- Some worry about the gaps in their official documents, others are concerned the move could affect their access to welfare schemes.

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Gaza food kitchens still missing essential products despite ceasefire -- Israel is allowing more food into Gaza, but aid workers say vital ingredients needed to improve people's diets are still missing.

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What we know about leaked US draft plan to end Russia's Ukraine war -- There are 28 key points and while several on the face of it could be acceptable to Ukraine, others cross Kyiv's red lines.

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