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BBC News - World

Previously unseen images of Epstein's island released - The new images come as a deadline for the broader release of documents held by the US government looms. 9 hrs ago - US & Canada

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Ukraine and US negotiators to meet in Florida after Moscow talks, White House says -- US special envoy Steve Witkoff will meet senior Ukrainian negotiator, Rustem Umerov, for talks in Miami on Thursday.

7 hours ago

Meta starts kicking Australian children off Instagram and Facebook -- The tech giant will begin closing accounts for under 16s, a week before an official ban.

1 hour ago

Singapore court upholds guilty verdict for opposition leader Pritam Singh -- Singh had appealed against a guilty verdict of lying to a parliamentary committee in 2021.

5 hours ago

Oil, defence and geopolitics: Why Putin is visiting Modi in Delhi -- BBC editors explain what is at stake as Russian President Vladimir Putin starts a two-day visit to India.

2 hours ago

South Korea developing app that shows real-time location of stalkers -- Critics have voiced concern over the pervasiveness of stalking and violence against women in South Korea.

3 hours ago

Israel identifies hostage remains as Thai national -- The remains, which Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad say were found in northern Gaza, will be taken to Tel Aviv for forensic tests.

3 hours ago

Trump to host signing of peace deal between leaders of DR Congo and Rwanda -- The US president hopes that a peace deal will pave the way for greater American investment in the resource-rich region.

2 hours ago

'The apprehension is palpable': Minnesota's Somali community braces for immigration crackdown -- Somali-Americans tell of their heightened fear after the US president intensified his criticism of the community.

3 hours ago

Court sides with Adidas in appeal over Kanye West collaboration -- Investors had accused Adidas of misleading them as its relationship with the rapper showed cracks.

2 hours ago

'My heart breaks every time I'm called a hero' - Hong Kong fire survivor -- A survivor tells the BBC he feels guilty he didn't save more people from the blaze at his block of flats.

9 hours ago

Five killed in Israeli air strikes on tents near Khan Younis, medics say -- Rescue workers say they recovered bodies from a camp for displaced people. The IDF says it "struck a Hamas terrorist".

11 hours ago

What latest Ukraine talks reveal about Putin's state of mind -- Russia's president looks determined to continue his war in Ukraine - even as the country's economic problems grow.

17 hours ago

Crisis looms in Israel over ultra-Orthodox conscription bill -- Lawmakers are considering a draft bill to end the exemption granted to ultra-Orthodox men enrolled in full-time religious study.

1 day ago

As lead changes in knife-edge Honduran election, will Trump fail to get his way? -- Former vice-president Salvador Nasralla has a small lead over his rival, the conservative former mayor of Tegucigalpa, Nasry Asfura.

1 day ago

Ukrainians in war-ravaged Donbas weigh prospects of peace deal -- While many Ukrainians believe they have sacrificed too much for their country to lose territory to Russia, others are desperate for the war to end.

1 day ago

Cyclone catastrophe in Sri Lanka awakens volunteer spirit -- Fishing boats deliver relief supplies to flooded suburbs as community kitchens churn out food aid.

1 day ago

Watch: What Tennessee's special election means for the Republican party -- Republican Matt Van Epps won, but his margin of victory was less than half of what it was just over a year ago for President Trump in the same district.

10 hours ago

Steve Rosenberg: Putin showing no signs of compromise -- The BBC's Russia Editor shares his analysis after five hours of peace talks between the Russians and the US.

21 hours ago

Watch: Driver hoisted to safety from truck dangling over West Virginia bridge -- A man was hoisted to safety and uninjured after his truck partly skated off an icy bridge road in the US

1 day ago

Watch: Melania Trump reveals Christmas decorations, Lego portrait of president -- This year's theme is "Home Is Where the Heart Is" and features Lego portraits of Donald Trump and George Washington, and 3D-printed ornaments.

1 day ago

Will Australia's social media ban actually work? -- Australia is banning social media for everyone under the age 16 - here's everything you need to know in 60 seconds.

2 days ago

More than 300 flights cancelled as Indian airline faces 'staff shortage' -- Indigo said the disruptions were caused by technical glitches and the impact of updated crew roster rules.

1 hour ago

Former EU top diplomat Mogherini accused in fraud investigation -- The inquiry centres on allegations of favouritism in EU funding for a training programme at a school headed by Federica Mogherini.

20 hours ago

Indian scientists spot Milky Way-like galaxy from 12 billion years ago -- The galaxy's discovery challenges our understanding of how galaxies were formed in the early period after the Big Bang.

2 hours ago

Who are the released hostages? -- Israel says 20 living hostages and 26 deceased held by Hamas have been returned under a ceasefire deal.

7 days ago

Lyon out of home Test for first time since 2012 -- Nathan Lyon is left out of an Australia side for the first time in a home Test since 2012, while the hosts were also still without captain Pat Cummins for the second Ashes Test.

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