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BBC News - World

Trump briefed on military and covert options for Iran, sources say - The US president also imposes a 25% tariff on countries that "do business" with Tehran, while Iran's foreign minister says his country is "ready for war". 4 hrs ago - World

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'They just kept killing': Eyewitnesses describe deadly crackdown in Iran -- The BBC has received eyewitness accounts of security forces attacking anti-government protesters across the country.

18 hours ago

'We were tricked': How one woman lures foreign men to fight on Russia's front line -- Recruits tell the BBC an ex-teacher who operates on Telegram misled them, saying they could avoid combat.

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Cold weather and data centres drive up US greenhouse gas emissions -- US emissions of planet-warming gases rise for the first time in three years.

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World central bank chiefs 'stand in solidarity' with US Fed chair Powell -- Eleven central banks have backed Jerome Powell after the US launched a criminal investigation into the US Fed.

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Le Pen hopeful appeal will allow her to run for French president -- An appeal by France's far-right leader begins against a ruling banning her from running for public office for five years.

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Prosecutors seek death penalty for ex-South Korean president Yoon -- Yoon is accused of leading an insurrection when he tried to impose martial law in 2024.

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Niger revokes licences of tanker drivers who refuse to go to Mali amid jihadist blockade -- Jihadists have been targeting tankers entering Mali, worsening the country's fuel shortage.

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Rubbish landslide death toll in Philippines rises to 11 -- The landslide occurred at the Binaliw landfill while more than 100 workers were on site.

10 hours ago

Hunt for gunman after Corsican exile is shot dead at mother's funeral -- Alain Orsoni, 71, was a well-known separatist figure in Corsica who had been living in exile for years in Nicaragua.

2 hours ago

Senator Mark Kelly sues Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth over attempted demotion -- The US senator and former Navy captain is contesting a move to review his retirement grade after he criticised the Trump administration.

3 hours ago

Key questions for FBI investigators to unpick in Minneapolis shooting -- Officials will examine video footage and policy guidelines as part of the investigation, experts told the BBC.

3 hours ago

Lyse Doucet: Iran's rulers face biggest challenge since 1979 revolution -- The authorities are responding to protests with a ferocious security crackdown and near total internet shutdown.

11 hours ago

How Australian festival imploded after axing Palestinian author -- Some 180 writers, including former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, have withdrawn from the event.

15 hours ago

What countries do business with Iran and what could US tariffs mean? -- Donald Trump has announced a 25% tariff on countries trading with Iran after its deadly crackdown on anti-government protests.

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Will voters in one of the world's youngest countries give an 81-year-old another term? -- Thursday's election highlights a demographic issue common to many African countries.

3 hours ago

Mortuary videos show how deadly Iran crackdown has become -- BBC Verify has been examining disturbing footage from a mortuary in Tehran, showing scores of bodies. These images could hold clues about what's happening inside Iran.

21 hours ago

What we know about Iran's protests and the crackdown -- The BBC's diplomatic correspondent, Caroline Hawley, looks into the latest events unfolding in Iran.

22 hours ago

Watch: Moment skier and dog swept along by avalanche -- Footage recorded by Spanish skier Ares Masip shows the incident on Pic de l'Hortell, a mountain in Andorra.

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Watch: Timothée Chalamet, Teyana Taylor, Adolescence and other highlights from the Golden Globes -- One Battle After Another and Adolescence swept the Golden Globes as Hollywood's awards season kicks off.

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Why are there huge protests going on in Iran? -- Anti-government protests in Iran have continued for the 13th consecutive day.

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What is ICE and what powers do its agents have to use force? -- The immigration agency is under scrutiny after the fatal shooting of Minneapolis woman Renee Nicole Good.

4 hours ago

Who was Renee Nicole Good, the woman killed by ICE? -- A mother of three and award-winning poet, Good's sudden death sparked protests across the US.

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'Miracle baby' born in a tree above Mozambique floodwaters dies aged 25 -- Rosita Salvador Mabuiango's mother was sheltering for days before giving birth perched above the water.

21 hours ago

Minnesota sues Trump administration to block immigration agents deployment -- Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison called the deployment a "federal invasion of the Twin Cities".

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