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BBC News - World
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.
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In this US county, measles starts to feel like next pandemic -- Health experts fear a future where measles outbreaks keep taking over towns with low vaccination rates.1 minute ago
Trump says Putin will not attack Ukraine cities during cold week -- Ukraine's Air Force said regions near the front line had been targeted by drones and a ballistic missile overnight.3 hours ago
Man accused of impersonating FBI agent in bid to free Luigi Mangione -- He allegedly told jail officers that he had paperwork "signed by a judge" to free the accused killer, a complaint states.11 hours ago
Music legend Fela Kuti becomes first African to get Grammys Lifetime Achievement Award -- Almost 30 years after he died, the Nigerian will posthumously receive a Lifetime Achievement Award.11 hours ago
Panama voids Hong Kong-based firm's canal port contracts -- The move follows Donald Trump's previous claim the US was taking the crucial Panama canal "back" from China. -- World1 hour ago
Trump and his sons sue IRS and US Treasury over leaked tax information -- The lawsuit seeks $10bn (£7.25bn) in damages after tax information from Trump and his family was leaked to the media. -- US & Canada1 hour ago
Worried families in India urge return of crew on ship seized by Iran -- Iran seized the oil tanker with 18 crew members, including 16 Indians, in December alleging it had illegal diesel.1 hour ago
France moves to abolish concept of marital duty to have sex -- The proposed bill would enshrine in law the end of so-called "conjugal rights" – the notion that marriage means a duty to have sex.19 hours ago
Republicans and Democrats reach funding package deal, US president says -- Funding for DHS will continue at its current amount for two weeks while both sides work out a new deal to fund the agency, according to US media reports.10 hours ago
Agents in Minneapolis could be pulled back if local officials co-operate, border tsar says -- Tom Homan says the immigration operation would be more "targeted", as the Trump administration works to calm frustrations both in the city and on Capitol Hill.2 hours ago
Israeli media cite official accepting Hamas figure of 70,000 war dead -- Israel has previously cast doubt on figures from the Hamas-run health ministry, which the UN considers reliable.16 hours ago
Why Iran's response to a US attack could be different this time -- Tehran has threatened to treat an attack by the US as part of last summer's war, and its response could be more dramatic.23 minutes ago
What did UK and China get out of Starmer's reset visit? -- Sir Keir Starmer's visit to China brought agreements on visas, services, healthcare, green tech and finance.2 hours ago
Why China moved so quickly to execute 11 members of a notorious mafia family -- The Ming family ran scam compounds along the Chinese border with Myanmar in Shan state.12 hours ago
BBC visits run-down Venezuela oil towns hoping for US-funded revival -- Amid rusting oil pumps and rigs, once affluent Venezuelan oil towns place their hope in US investment.2 hours ago
Syria's Kurds sense US betrayal as government forces push them back -- The US fought IS with the Kurds for years. Now, Donald Trump is siding with Syria's new leader.1 hour 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.1 hour 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.10 hours 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.1 day ago
Watch: How Alex Pretti shooting led Trump to shift course in Minneapolis -- BBC analysis editor Ros Atkins looks at why tensions have been running so high in the city - and how we got here.1 day ago
Burkina Faso junta announces ban on all political parties -- The multiparty system had been "promoting division among citizens", the country's interior minister said.47 minutes ago
Suspected jihadists attack airport near Niger's capital -- Niger's defence ministry said four military personnel were injured and 20 attackers killed in the incident.9 hours ago
Trump says 'it would be great' if US 'didn't have to use' military force on Iran -- The US president says he has told Iran it has to do "two things" to avoid military action, as the US builds up its forces in the Gulf.5 hours ago