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Sunday, February 08, 2026 6:31 PM ET

BBC News - World

Venezuela frees high-profile opposition figure Juan Pablo Guanipa -- The Justice First party leader is among 18 political prisoners to be freed by the interim government on Sunday. -- Latin America

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Russia names three suspects in shooting of general -- The suspects include the alleged gunman, Lyubomir Korba, whom Russia says fled to the UAE after the attack.

6 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.

5 hours ago

US skier Vonn has leg fracture after crash while competing with torn ACL -- American skier Lindsey Vonn has surgery on a left-leg fracture after suffering heartbreak in what could be her final Olympic event as she crashes in the women's downhill competition in Cortina.

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Iranian Nobel laureate handed further prison sentence, lawyer says -- Narges Mohammadi was arrested in December for making "provocative remarks" at a memorial, where she was also reportedly beaten.

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Centre-left candidate poised to comfortably win Portuguese presidency -- António José Seguro is on course for a landslide victory over far-right rival André Ventura, with the majority of votes counted.

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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.

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

5 hours ago

Washington Post chief executive steps down after mass lay-offs -- Will Lewis says "difficult decisions" had been made to ensure the newspaper's future.

8 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.

22 hours ago

The woman tasked with kicking Australian kids off social media -- After decades working in the private tech industry, Julia Inman Grant now finds herself on the other side.

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Pakistan's famous kite festival cautiously returns after 19-year ban -- The event, which dates back centuries, was banned after injuries and fatalities caused by sharp strings and celebratory gunfire.

9 hours ago

A singer's tragic death highlights Nigeria's snakebite problem -- The crisis is compounded by a critical shortage of affordable, properly stored antivenom.

23 hours ago

From classroom to camera: A teacher who has become a sensation in Indian cinema -- At 70, indigenous teacher Biana Watre Momin acted in an Indian film that has changed her life.

22 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.

2 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.

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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.

1 day ago

Watch: Trump has called to nationalise US elections. Is it a big deal? -- The BBC's Washington correspondent Daniel Bush explains why the US president's comments are causing a stir in a midterm election year.

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Watch: Ukrainian soldier thought to be dead calls his family -- Nazar Daletskyi's relatives were told he had been killed in 2022, the first year of Russia's full-scale invasion.

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Italy says railways hit by 'serious sabotage' as Winter Olympics begin -- Police say they are investigating three incidents targeting rail infrastructure that caused travel delays.

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Japan's PM Takaichi on course to win snap election by landslide -- Her ruling coalition is set to clinch a decisive win, taking two-thirds of the seats in the House of Representatives.

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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.

3 hours ago

US news anchor Savannah Guthrie says 'we will pay' in plea for mother's return -- Nancy Guthrie, 84, disappeared in the middle of night from her home in Tucson, Arizona, last weekend.

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