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Rosenberg: Uncompromising Putin ups demands for peace with Ukraine -- The fact the question of European security now features in discussions is viewed in Moscow as a victory, BBC Russia Editor Steve Rosenberg says.

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Democratic Senate leader Schumer set to face leadership challenge -- Maryland Senator Van Hollen says "new leadership" is needed for Democrats following the party's recent midterm successes.

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LIVE - Microsoft says email queues 'approaching normal levels' after global outage hits Outlook and Teams users - NHS England says the issues have "inevitably" disrupted staff but appointments can continue, while some schools have asked parents to get in touch via phone.

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Why is the Microsoft outage lasting so long? -- Microsoft says it is seeing "improvements" following a global outage but efforts to fully resume services are ongoing.

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UN watchdog 'increasingly concerned' over uninspected Iran nuclear site -- It says it has never been able to visit a uranium enrichment plant at Isfahan which Iran announced over a year ago.

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African Miss Universe beauty queens in limbo as US visa restrictions bite -- Hall has been seeking a US visa in South Africa as other African beauty queens face similar hurdles.

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Watch: How a server outage took down Microsoft Teams and Outlook -- A Microsoft outage is affecting services including Teams, Outlook and AI software Copilot.

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Ex-Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang summoned to testify before Congress about affair with alleged Chinese spy -- Huang abruptly quit on Thursday as head of one of the world's most valuable companies after revelations of alleged extramarital affairs.

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Zelensky welcomes US bringing Europe into Russia-Ukraine peace talks -- The Ukrainian president says it makes sense for European leaders to be involved as Ukraine hopes to eventually join the EU.

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Nigerian university in mourning after four students die at post-exam party -- The university has banned all parties, while investigations are underway to find the cause of the students' deaths.

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North Korean hackers used fake video calls in $400m crypto hack, says FBI -- More than 900 victims are thought to have fallen prey to the FaceStealer scheme in the last 18 months.

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Hegseth awards medal to war memorial guard who reprimanded him and group -- Specialist Thomas Iglesias had shouted at Hegseth's group to be quiet after they could be heard talking and laughing at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

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Russian warship hit by Ukrainian drone in Gulf of Finland -- The attack is thought to be the first time Ukrainian drones have attacked a Russian ship in an open stretch of the Baltic Sea.

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Two children among eight killed in 'devastating' New York building collapse, mayor says -- A further 18 people were injured - one is in a critical condition. Zohran Mamdani also calls for a "comprehensive and thorough" investigation into what happened.

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Will the Eurovision Song Contest succeed in Asia? -- The world's biggest and longest-running song contest is coming to Asia, with eleven countries competing in Bangkok, Thailand on Saturday.

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Military cemetery decorum: The tradition behind Hegseth's Veterans Day reprimand -- BBC's Bernd Debusmann breaks down why Defence Secretary Hegseth's group was reprimanded at Arlington National Cemetery and the history behind its strict rules of conduct.

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'We've got to run': Inside ruined Ukraine power plant under constant drone threat -- Dan Johnson visits one of the country's largest power stations, barely left standing after a ballistic missile strike by Russia.

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Hegseth and advisers reprimanded by guard at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier -- Following a ceremony marking Veterans Day, a group that included Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth was shouted at to be quiet.

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Watch: Vinícius Jr's surprise message to boy who received prosthetic legs after Sudan drone strike -- Real Madrid player Vinícius Jr sent a surprise message to 13-year-old fan Zaher who lost both his legs after being hit by a drone in Khartoum, in 2024.

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How a sex scandal at Nvidia is putting pressure on the White House - Jensen Huang's personal life may have triggered the crisis, but the questions now reach into the White House itself. 4 hrs ago - Business

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Why midterm vote-counting is taking so long in America's largest state -- Alaskans are still waiting for the full results, including in the close Senate race between Republican Dan Sullivan and Democrat Mary Peltola.

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Neither war nor peace in Tigray - is Ethiopia's latest conflict really over? -- The army has taken control of most of Tigray's main towns - it is unclear if the TPLF is capable of fighting back.

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Whatever happened to the $300,000 diamond that went missing in F1 crash? -- Whatever happened to the diamond that went missing after the Formula 1 car it was attached to crashed? -- Formula 1

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Before Scott Colom, these two men were the last black US senators from Mississippi -- The Democratic candidate won in a southern state that had not seated a black senator since 1874. -- US & Canada

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German spies handed new powers to tackle 'hybrid threats' from abroad -- German reforms mean foreign and domestic intelligence services will have greater powers to combat espionage, terrorism and sabotage.

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Divers explore recently scuttled SS United States in new video -- The ship was intentionally sunk off the coast of Florida in order to create the world's largest artificial ocean reef.

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Governments, courts, trains and hospitals hit by Microsoft outage in North America -- Some hospitals urged patients to call rather than email, bail bonds had to paid in person one sheriff's department warned, and some governments had to suspend certain operations.

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Russia hit by second car bomb in as many days as peace talks continue -- A former adviser to Ukraine's pro-Putin ex-prime minister Mykola Azarov was seriously hurt, Russia says.

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Surfing speedster Beardman gives a glimpse of Ashes future -- Mahli Beardman gives England a glimpse into a possible Ashes future as he decimates their batting in Perth.

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Australian cricket's sandpapergate is back - and it cuts deep in a 'nation of good sports' -- Claims the entire Australian team knew of the 2018 sandpaper cheating plot are dividing the cricket world.

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