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BBC News - World

Hong Kong court jails media tycoon and British citizen Jimmy Lai for 20 years - Lai's supporters say this amounts to a death sentence, but authorities say it demonstrates the rule of law. 30 mins ago

7 minutes ago

Japanese stocks surge as Takaichi secures historic election victory -- Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Liberal Democratic Party secured 316 out of 465 seats in Sunday's election.

3 hours ago

Christchurch shooter seeks to overturn guilty plea -- Brenton Tarrant is serving a life sentence after murdering 51 people in the March 2019 attack on two mosques in New Zealand.

16 hours ago

Venezuela's opposition says party leader kidnapped hours after being freed -- Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado says political leader Juan Pablo Guanipa was taken by force in Caracas.

2 hours ago

Seahawks dominate Patriots to win Super Bowl -- The Seattle Seahawks produce a devastating defensive display to beat the New England Patriots and claim their second Super Bowl victory.

4 hours ago

Bad Bunny makes history as Trump criticises 'terrible' Super Bowl show -- Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny makes history with his entirely Spanish set on the sporting world's biggest stage.

43 minutes ago

Outrage as South Korean official suggests 'importing' foreign women to boost birth rate -- Jindo county head Kim Hee-soo had suggested "importing young women from Vietnam or Sri Lanka" for young rural men.

1 hour ago

Eritrea accuses Ethiopia of fabricating report its troops had crossed the border -- Ethiopia had alleged that Eritrean soldiers were on its territory and supporting rebels in the north.

1 hour ago

Israeli president lays wreath at Bondi at start of controversial visit -- Senior Jewish leaders have welcomed Isaac Herzog but pro-Palestinian groups say he should not have been invited.

6 hours ago

Senegal arrests 14 members of alleged paedophile gang linked to France -- Police say the "transnational" criminal group has been in operation since 2017.

3 hours ago

Thai PM claims election victory with conservatives well ahead of rivals -- The ruling conservatives defied opinion polls predicting a win for the reformist People's Party.

16 hours ago

France murder trial complicated by twin brothers with same DNA -- Police have recovered DNA from a weapon but cannot determine which of the brothers used it.

18 hours ago

This billionaire tested China's limits. It cost him his freedom -- Jimmy Lai, who has been jailed for 20 years, always said he owed Hong Kong, a city that had given him "everything".

8 hours ago

How off-the-shelf drones are changing jihadist warfare in West Africa -- Insurgents have carried out a wave of drone strikes on military positions in the region.

11 hours ago

Are Bangladesh's youth turning against India? -- Anti-Indianism is rising in Bangladesh as ties between the South Asian neighbours sink to a new low.

4 hours ago

Plane makers chase Asia's super-rich with luxe new private jets -- Parts of the aviation industry are shifting towards wealthy customers and selling a more luxurious type of international travel.

3 hours ago

No big names. No big budget. But Heated Rivalry is a big hit -- The made-on-a-shoe-string, Canadian-produced series is taking the world by storm.

1 day ago

BBC reports from outside court after Jimmy Lai sentencing -- The pro-democracy media tycoon was sentenced to 20 years in jail by the Hong Kong High Court.

4 hours ago

'Super exciting!' - Seahawks fans celebrate Super Bowl win -- The Seattle team produced a devastating defensive display to beat the New England Patriots.

2 hours ago

Aerial footage shows flooded cities as storms hit Spain -- Storms Marta and Leonardo have caused widespread flooding in Spain as thousands have been displaced.

15 hours ago

ICE protester says she was 'disgusted' after fake arrest image shared by White House -- The White House posted an edited image of Nekima Levy Armstrong after she was arrested for organising a protest in a church.

1 day ago

At the scene of deadly Pakistan mosque explosion -- At least 31 people have been killed after a suicide bomber detonated a device at a Shia mosque, according to police.

2 days ago

Twenty years is 'a death sentence', son of British media tycoon jailed by China says -- A Hong Kong court sentences the 78-year-old British citizen Jimmy Lai to 20 years in prison after he was found guilty of national security offences last December.

1 hour ago

Revealing names and faces of the victims of Iran's protest crackdown -- BBC News Persian uncovers the identities of the thousands of people killed during the recent crackdown on protests in Iran.

1 hour ago

Fourteen killed in latest Lebanon building collapse, as warnings of neglect grow -- Two blocks fall down in what is the fifth such disaster this winter, as warnings of neglect grow.

1 hour ago

'Colossus' of Ghanaian highlife music Ebo Taylor dies at 90 -- The guitarist, composer and band leader fused Ghanaian music and funk to create tracks sampled around the world.

2 hours ago