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BBC News - World

Trump doubles down on Greenland ahead of Davos visit, saying there is 'no going back' Trump was due to arrive at the World Economic Forum on Wednesday, but a minor electrical issue on Air Force One has forced his plane to turn around. 15 mins ago

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Lyse Doucet: Trump is shaking the world order more than any president since WW2 -- Trump's demands over Greenland are a rude awakening in a moment fraught with risk. -- US & Canada

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Beckham vs Peltz Beckham: Could Brooklyn torpedo the family brand? -- Brooklyn's explosive post about Brand Beckham "has ruptured it from within", one commentator says. -- Culture

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Global markets on alert as Europe to suspend approval of US trade deal -- The move follows renewed tensions between the US and EU, as Donald Trump pushes to acquire Greenland. -- Business

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Driver killed in second deadly Spain train crash in days -- At least 37 people have been injured, five seriously, in a second crash, after Sunday's two-train collision in Andalusia.

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Locked exits, panic and desperate calls for help: Survivors tell of mall fire horror -- The BBC speaks to eyewitnesses and survivors of the fire that ripped through a busy Pakistan shopping centre.

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Life sentence for man who killed Japan's ex-PM Shinzo Abe -- Abe's assassination stunned the country where there is virtually no gun crime.

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Alleged scam mastermind arrested after being exposed by BBC -- Kuong Li featured in a 2023 BBC Eye investigation into alleged scam compounds in South East Asia.

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Shock and confusion as Spain struggles for answers after deadly train crash -- Investigators remain baffled by the cause of Sunday's deadly crash in the south of the country.

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UK defends Chagos deal after Trump calls it 'act of great stupidity' -- The US president says it is "another in a very long line of National Security reasons why Greenland has to be acquired".

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Spat deepens between Elon Musk and Ryanair's O'Leary -- Musk and Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary have called each other "idiots" in recent days

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New ceasefire in Syria after Kurdish-led forces pull out of camp for IS families -- The government announces a four-day ceasefire with the SDF, which says it was "compelled" to withdraw its fighters from al-Hol camp.

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Film about Palestinian girl's desperate plea was a 'way to not feel helpless', says director -- Kaouther Ben Hani's Oscar hopeful, The Voice of Hind Rajab, tells the tale of a girl killed in Gaza.

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The Indian couple who won a $200,000 settlement over 'food racism' at US university -- The dispute began after the couple defended their right to heat palak paneer in a campus microwave.

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Trump greenlit tiny Kei cars but will Americans actually buy them? -- The president wants to bring to the US tiny vehicles, like those commonly seen on the streets of Japan.

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Palestinian children's football pitch faces Israeli demolition ultimatum -- The football club is ordered to remove the pitch, which Israel says was illegally built, or have it torn down.

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Trump's full messages with European leaders – and what they tell us -- Experts tell BBC what to read into private messages between US President Donald Trump and European leaders that have been shared publicly .

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BBC visits UN compound Israel is demolishing in East Jerusalem -- John Sudworth says the sounds of heavy machinery can be heard echoing around the neighbourhood.

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More than 100 vehicles pile up on US motorway after crash -- Jack-knifed trucks were left strewn across the road after heavy snow in Ottawa County, Michigan.

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Ros Atkins on...President Trump's year in numbers -- Executive orders, pardons, trips and Truth Social posts - the BBC's Analysis Editor breaks down Donald Trump's first year back in office, in numbers.

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At the scene of Spain's worst rail disaster in over a decade -- The BBC's Guy Hedgecoe visited the scene, where a large police cordon is in place.

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Spain train crash survivors describe 'absolutely terrifying' scene -- Passengers recount the moment two trains collided between Málaga and Madrid on Sunday evening.

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'Really scary': Sydney residents react to shark attacks -- The BBC spoke to people in Sydney about the four shark attacks in 48 hours along Australia's New South Wales coast.

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Photos leaked to BBC show faces of hundreds killed in Iran's brutal protest crackdown -- The images from one mortuary in Tehran were shown to families who went to identify their loved ones.

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Why is Emmanuel Macron wearing sunglasses indoors at Davos? -- The French leader drew attention for his rebuke of Trump's tariff threat - and also his choice of eyewear.

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Tourist helicopter goes missing near volcano in Japan -- A pilot and two passengers were on board the aircraft when it disappeared in cloudy weather, police say.

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Actor Timothy Busfield to be released from jail in sex abuse case -- The Emmy-winning actor is accused of sexually abusing two boys on the set of a TV series he directed and produced.

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Watch: US citizen describes being detained by ICE in his underwear -- Immigration agents were looking for two criminals when they raided the Minneapolis home in sub-freezing temperatures.

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Minnesota leaders subpoenaed in immigration obstruction investigation -- Democratic Governor Walz, Mayor Frey and the state's attorney general are among those targeted over anti-ICE protests.

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