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BBC News - World

Trump 'wrong' to claim Nato troops avoided Afghanistan front line, Downing Street says - The US president says Nato troops stayed "a little off the front lines" - despite 457 UK military deaths in the conflict. 3 hrs ago - UK

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Trump remarks about Nato troops in Afghanistan are 'insulting', says Starmer -- The US president's comments have sparked outrage among UK veterans and politicians.

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High stakes but low expectations for Ukraine talks with Russia and US -- Donald Trump is pushing hard for a peace deal - but major issues between Russia and Ukraine are still unresolved, writes Sarah Rainsford.

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'I saw people getting shot': Eyewitness tells of Iran protest crackdown -- An Iranian who got out of the country describes scenes of chaos as security forces opened fire in her home town.

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LIVE - FBI confirms alleged drug kingpin Ryan Wedding arrested - The former Olympic snowboarder was taken into custody by US officials for allegedly running a transnational drug trafficking operation and orchestrating multiple murders.

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US braces for 'extremely dangerous' winter storm -- The National Weather Service warns the winter blast "will pose a life-threatening risk of hypothermia". -- US & Canada

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Somaliland president pitches business opportunities to Trump's son -- He also met his counterpart from Israel which has recognised the independence of the breakaway region.

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Canadian woman found dead on Australian beach likely died of drowning, autopsy finds -- Piper James's body was found on a beach surrounded by dingoes, but a coroner found evidence "consistent with drowning".

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Mandela's prison key, sunglasses and shirt can be sold after daughter wins court battle -- The authorities tried to stop their export arguing they were part of the country's heritage.

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Luxury watchmaker designs $1.5m model with Indian billionaire's statue -- With statues of a lion and white tiger, the watch is modelled off the private zoo owned by Anant Ambani.

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Could trilateral talks yield a breakthrough in Ukraine-Russia war? -- It's the first time representatives from Kyiv, Moscow and Washington have come together since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

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Trump covets mineral-rich Greenland, but what natural resources does it actually have? -- Greenland's natural resources include large reserves of rare earth deposits.

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'Blood was all over' - victim of Nigeria church abduction describes escape -- Some 160 people are believed to be missing after attackers raided three churches in a Nigerian village on Sunday.

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A national tragedy 30 years ago united Australia. Why hasn't the Bondi shooting? -- Political spats brewing since the tragedy last month have overshadowed a national day of mourning.

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Could Trump's new Board of Peace sideline the struggling UN? -- The US president has promised to "end decades of suffering" but critics dismiss his Board of Peace as a vainglorious project.

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Liz Hurley and Anna Wintour among mourners at Valentino's funeral in Rome -- Crowds have gathered in Rome for the funeral of Italian fashion designer Valentino, who has died at the age of 93.

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Does TikTok's US deal threaten the company's global ambitions? -- TikTok has finalised a deal to allow its American business to continue, by creating a new US entity separate from its global operations. The BBC's Asia Business Correspondent Suranjana Tewari breaks down what this could mean.

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Board of Peace, Zelensky and Musk - What happened before Trump left Davos? -- The US president held a charter-signing ceremony for his "new international oversight body", though several key allies were not present.

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Footage captures moment NZ landslide starts in Mount Maunganui -- An Australian tourist describes seeing one of the landslides behind him and running from it.

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What we know about Spain's worst rail disaster in over a decade -- An investigation is under way into the collision, which left dozens of people dead or injured.

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Spanish prosecutors dismiss Julio Iglesias sex assault complaint -- They say Spanish courts do not have the competence to investigate complaints committed overseas by non-residents.

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Spanish track was fractured before high-speed train disaster, report finds -- The preliminary report into the crash that left 45 people dead finds evidence of a fracture more than two hours earlier.

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Ryan Wedding, ex-Olympic snowboarder and FBI fugitive, arrested, US media report -- The reported arrest ends a years-long search for Wedding, 44, who is accused of running a vast drug trafficking network.

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'I didn't hear from my son for seven months': Inside Yemen's UAE-run secret prisons -- The BBC sees sites on former United Arab Emirates bases in Yemen where detainees say they were abused.

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