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BBC News - World

Epstein sent $75,000 to accounts linked to Mandelson, files suggest -- Lord Mandelson says he has no record or recollection of receiving the sums and does not know if the documents are authentic.

4 hours ago

Israel to ban MSF from working in Gaza over refusal to provide staff list -- Medical charity Medicine Sans Frontières said it would not share the list as it had not been able to ensure staff would remain safe.

6 hours ago

Venezuela releases rights activist Javier Tarazona -- It is latest in a series of prisoner releases announced by the government amid US pressure for reforms.

2 hours ago

Teenager dies from Swiss bar fire injuries, bringing death toll to 41 -- The 18-year-old Swiss national died at a hospital in Zurich, the local prosecutor said.

6 hours ago

French tech giant Capgemini to sell US subsidiary working for ICE -- The firm's move comes amid global scrutiny of the methods used by the US immigration enforcement agency.

4 hours ago

Aspiring Nigerian singer dies after being bitten by a snake -- Ifunanya Nwangene, a former contestant in The Voice Nigeria, died after not getting the antivenom she needed.

4 hours ago

Deadly gun and bomb attacks hit Pakistan's Balochistan province -- The Pakistani military says 31 civilians and 17 security forces were killed and its response killed 145 attackers.

9 hours ago

Melania director Brett Ratner pictured cuddling woman in Epstein files -- The images of Ratner with Epstein and unidentified women were released the same day as his documentary about the US first lady.

8 hours ago

Grammy Awards 2026: How to watch and who will win -- Who's performing, who will win, and everything else you need to know about the 2026 Grammy ceremony.

19 hours ago

Takeaways from the millions of newly released Epstein files -- Three million new documents include hundreds of mentions of Trump and emails between Epstein and a person called "The Duke".

1 day ago

Rape trial puts Norway's royal family in unwelcome glare of public -- Marius Borg Høiby, the crown prince's blond stepson, is accused of 38 charges in a case that has attracted global interest.

20 hours ago

The king's speech - and why it has foreigners in South Africa worried -- The Zulu king was trying to calm anti-migrant feelings but ended up using a highly derogatory phrase.

20 hours ago

How ICE raids changed a once bustling Chicago neighbourhood -- Businesses in Little Village - known as the "Mexico of the Midwest" - are suffering after weeks of immigration raids.

10 hours ago

Watch: Frozen river hosts dance party in Kyiv -- Residents in the Ukrainian capital are finding joy in unusual places, despite power cuts caused by Russian attacks and freezing winter temperatures.

1 day ago

Inside Syrian camp holding wives and children of suspected IS fighters -- Kurdish-run prisons hold about 8,000 suspected IS fighters and around 34,000 of their family members in camps.

2 days ago

'She's done a great job' - Donald Trump praises Melania's film -- US First Lady Melania Trump and her husband President Donald Trump have walked the black carpet at the premier of her new documentary.

2 days ago

Watch: Batman tells city council to not assist ICE at Super Bowl -- The unidentified man dressed as Batman addressed Santa Clara city officials to condemn the city's position on cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

2 days ago

Watch: CCTV captures moment mayor hit in rocket launcher attack in the Philippines -- A mayor in the Philippines has survived a rocket launcher attack on his vehicle in broad daylight.

3 days ago

Twelve miners killed by Russian strike in Ukraine, energy company says -- Seven others were reported injured in the strike near a bus carrying the workers on Sunday.

2 hours ago

Over €3m of benzodiazepine seized in Dublin -- The tablets were recovered during a number of searches in Dublin on Wednesday.

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Iranian protester Erfan Soltani released on bail, reports say -- Reports in January had said he was due to be executed after his arrest in connection with anti-government protests.

1 hour ago

Boy, 5, and father detained by ICE return to Minnesota after release -- A congressman confirmed that Liam Conejo Ramos had been released and was at home with his hat and backpack.

3 hours ago

Iran's supreme leader warns of regional war if US attacks -- Trump earlier said Iran - which is due to begin a live-fire naval exercise in a key shipping route - was in "serious discussions".

8 hours ago