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BBC News - World

Trump threatens to fire Fed chair Powell if he doesn't leave in May -- Donald Trump's threat marks the latest escalation in his ongoing spat with Jerome Powell.

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South Korea jails American YouTuber for public nuisance -- Johnny Somali sparked outrage after kissing a statue representing World War Two sex slaves.

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Hungarian voters celebrate 'much-needed' change -- Viktor Orbán's 16-year rule is over, defeated by 45-year-old ex-party insider Péter Magyar.

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LIVE - US says it has not requested Iran ceasefire extension but 'ongoing' talks are 'productive' Plans for another round of in-person talks are being discussed, the White House says, after negotiations in Islamabad last weekend ended without a deal.

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Trump's rift with Pope is playing out in public - it's costing him valuable support -- Leading conservative Catholics tell the BBC why they back the American pontiff in his spat with Trump.

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Prominent Palestinian prisoner Marwan Barghouti assaulted three times in a month, family says -- The Israeli Prison Service says the allegation that Barghouti was subjected to physical violence by prison guards are "false and baseless".

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Israeli triple-tap strike kills three paramedics in Lebanon, officials say -- Lebanon's government condemns as a "flagrant crime" the killing of the paramedics, one of whom featured in a BBC report.

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Frank Gardner: What is China's role in the Iran war? -- BBC Security Correspondent Frank Gardner explains how the world's second-largest economy fits into the Gulf conflict.

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Nine killed in second Turkish school shooting in two days -- Eight students and one teacher died in the attack, according to Interior Minister Mustafa Cifci.

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Fans overcharged by $1.72 each by 'monopoly' Ticketmaster owner -- The lawsuit said the firm's practices had led to higher ticket prices and worse service for customers.

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South Africa names apartheid-era politician as new ambassador to the US -- Roelf Meyer played a key role as a negotiator during talks to end white-minority rule in South Africa.

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Chinese national given one year in prison for smuggling ants out of Kenya -- Zhang Kequn was arrested in March while trying to travel to China with more than 2,000 live ants.

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SantaCon organiser charged with stealing $1m from charity pub crawl -- Prosecutors say Stefan Pildes spent hundreds of thousands of $2.7m raised for charity on personal expenses.

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Three years of messages at once - a chronicle of Sudan's war pours in as trapped reporter's phone turns on -- As the conflict enters its fourth year, journalist Mohamed Suleiman shudders at what has been lost.

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Canada was once a dream destination for Indian students. Is that changing? -- Tighter rules, rising costs and visa risks are forcing Indian students to rethink studying in Canada.

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New search engine reveals if ancestors were in Nazi party -- Christian Rainer told the BBC he found his grandfather within seconds using the online tool, which also helped clear other members of his family.

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Hospital at centre of child HIV outbreak caught reusing syringes in undercover filming -- Footage shows staff in Pakistan injecting without gloves and reusing syringes, but the hospital boss refuses to acknowledge it is genuine.

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Greek police using masked migrants to forcibly push other migrants back across border -- Mercenaries recruited since at least 2020 for illegal migrant 'pushbacks' in Greece, BBC told

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Moment gunman tackled by school principal -- CCTV footage shows a high school principal charging towards a former student who was armed in Oklahoma.

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The human cost of the war in Sudan, three years on -- The conflict, which erupted in 2023, has left behind a human toll which is "simply staggering", reports the BBC's Barbara Plett Usher.

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US blockade of Iranian ports explained in two minutes -- The BBC's security correspondent Frank Gardner explains how the US blockade of Iranian ports will work.

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Celebrities and fans pay tributes to Asha Bhosle -- Asha Bhosle died in Mumbai on Sunday after being admitted to the hospital following a heart attack.

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Nigeria drops terrorism financing charges against ex-justice minister -- Abubakar Malami was seen as one of the most influential ministers under former President Muhammadu Buhari.

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Israel and Hezbollah continue attacks after Israel-Lebanon talks in US -- Israel strikes hit southern Lebanon and Hezbollah fires rockets at Israel, a day after rare direct negotiations.

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Magyar calls for fast handover of power in talks with Hungary's president -- Péter Magyar, the man who ended Viktor Orbán's 16 years of continuous rule, wants the new parliament to convene in early May.

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Go on patrol with the Canadian Rangers across the frozen Arctic -- The BBC rode along with the Rangers on the last leg of a historic trek as they assert their presence in Canada's far north.

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Rare 150-year-old Greenland shark washes up in Ireland -- The Greenland shark, which can have a lifespan of over 500 years, was discovered in Sligo on Saturday.

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