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BBC News - World

Some Indiana Republican said they were targeted with death threats and swatting over the vote.

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US sanctions six more ships after seizing oil tanker off Venezuela - The White House plans to move the tanker to a US port and seize the oil on board, a move Caracas has labelled as an act of "international piracy". 4 hrs ago - World

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Kilmar Abrego Garcia released from immigration detention after court order -- A judge ruled that the government did not have the legal authority to continue detaining the Salvadoran national, who is married to an American citizen.

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Severe disruption hits Portugal in first general strike for 12 years -- PM Luís Montenegro appears to have been taken aback by the strength of feeling against his government's labour reforms.

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Austria bans headscarves in schools for under-14s -- A similar ban for girls under 10 was struck down by the Constitutional Court for specifically targeting Muslims.

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Crypto fraudster sentenced for 'epic' $40bn stablecoin crash -- In August, Do Kwon pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud and wire fraud and apologised for his actions.

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US wants 'special economic zone' in Ukraine's frontline region, Zelensky says -- Ukraine's president says territory and control of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power remain unresolved issues in a peace plan.

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Bulgarian PM and government resign after mass protests -- Rosen Zhelyazkov's dramatic move came ahead of a vote of no confidence in parliament, and 20 days before Bulgaria joins the euro.

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'Architects of AI' named Time Magazine's Person of the Year -- Nvidia boss Jensen Huang is among the influential tech figures that adorn one of the two covers.

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Ethiopia arrests 'indecently' dressed social media stars after awards ceremony -- Adonay Berhane, Wongelawit Gebre Endrias and four others are accused by police of undermining public morality.

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Venezuelan Nobel winner tells BBC she knows 'risks' of Oslo trip after months in hiding -- María Corina Machado, who has been threatened by her home country's government, speaks about her secret journey to Norway.

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From Iran to China to Venezuela - how tanker seized by US hid true location -- A seized tanker accused of smuggling sanctioned oil has long hidden its true location. BBC Verify examines how.

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Panic in France as children fall victim to lethal violence of Marseille drug gangs -- The number of teenagers involved in the drugs trade has quadrupled in eight years, the government says.

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Cameras on killer whales record first evidence of joint hunt with dolphins -- Researchers say the footage, captured near the North-West Pacific coast, is the first recorded evidence of the two working together.

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Watch: Video shows US military seizing oil tanker off Venezuela coast -- According to US Attorney General Pam Bondi, who shared the footage, the tanker was used to transport sanctioned oil from Venezuela and Iran.

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Moment skydiver's parachute wraps around plane tail -- Footage shows the skydiver stuck on the tail before cutting himself free and continuing with dive.

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'What's your name?' - Moment police confront Luigi Mangione at McDonald's -- Prosecutors have released bodycam footage showing the initial interaction between officers and the suspected CEO killer.

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Watch Australian teens test out social media on first day of ban -- Teenagers affected by Australia's under-16 social media ban showed the BBC what happened when they tried to access their accounts.

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The dissolution order comes after Anutin Charnvirakul lost the support of the largest opposition bloc.

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Several days of heavy rain have swollen a number of rivers causing major flooding in parts of Canada and the US.

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Young people tell the BBC that military-style schools deceive and abuse students they claim to help.

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A carcass thought to belong to a Tapanuli orangutan, the world's rarest ape, has alarmed conservationists.

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The junta has been demolishing buildings in KK Park, one of the largest and most notorious scam compounds.

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The 22-year-old appeared in court for the first time as a judge allowed cameras to cover the proceedings.

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It said the landmark policy has serious implications for Australians' privacy and political rights.

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Some critics say the questions were unnecessarily complex, while others argue that's their intended purpose.

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