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BBC News - World

Bush lauds Dick Cheney as a 'thinker and listener' at funeral -- Cheney died aged 84 from complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease in early November.

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Spain's attorney general convicted in controversial leak case -- Álvaro García Ortiz is barred from the post for two years and must pay €10,000 in compensation.

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Israeli strikes across Gaza kill 25 Palestinians, health ministry says -- The Israeli military says it struck several Hamas targets after gunmen fired at soldiers in Gaza in violation of the five-week-old ceasefire.

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COP30 climate talks evacuated after fire breaks out -- Thousands of people are attending the UN climate talks in Brazil. -- Climate

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More than 250 arrested in Charlotte as US immigration crackdown escalates -- Charlotte's Democratic leaders say border agents are "stoking fear" in the city. -- US & Canada

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Nigerian separatist leader sentenced to life for terrorism -- Nnamdi Kanu is found guilty of inciting violence as part of his campaign for a separate state in south-east Nigeria.

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Paris court blocks auction of earliest-known calculator -- The court blocked La Pascaline, a 400-year-old calculating machine, from being exported from France.

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Alleged mastermind behind Mexican mayor's murder arrested -- The assassination of Uruapan mayor Carlos Manzo at a Day of the Dead ceremony triggered mass protests.

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Woman jailed for 20 years over murder of Australian surfer brothers -- Ari Gisell told her boyfriend she liked the tyres on their car, instigating the carjacking that killed three surfers in Mexico last year.

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Turkey set to host COP31 after reaching compromise with Australia -- Australia will now support the Turkish bid to host the climate talks in return for their minister chairing them.

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Ukrainian teen saboteurs recruited on Telegram to attack their own country -- Russia is using Telegram to recruit Ukrainian children and teenagers to carry out sabotage and bombings according to the Ukrainian government.

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What do we know about the Epstein files? -- US President Donald Trump has approved a bill that orders the release of material from investigations into Epstein, the late sex offender.

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Hasina's conviction for crimes against humanity is testing India-Bangladesh ties -- India faces a dilemma with Bangladesh as Sheikh Hasina's conviction strains ties between the two neighbours.

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I won't be silenced, says French anti-drugs activist after murders of two brothers -- Drugs gangs have a grip on Marseille, but Amine Kessaci says he has "no choice but to fight" after the violent deaths of his brothers.

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The contradiction at the heart of the trillion-dollar AI race -- The confusing question lingering over the AI hype is whether it could be a bubble at risk of bursting

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BBC visits US-led Gaza ceasefire monitoring centre in Israel -- Soldiers from more than 20 countries, diplomats and aid workers are based at the Civil-Military Coordination Centre (CMCC).

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'Huge columns of smoke': BBC at the scene of fire at COP30 -- Climate Editor Justin Rowlatt was at the UN climate talks in Brazil when a fire broke out.

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Watch: Indonesia's Semeru volcano spews giant ash clouds as it erupts -- Java Island's tallest mountain, a volcano called Mount Semeru, has spewed tall plumes of ash clouds that engulfed bridges and the surrounding countryside.

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Japan's largest urban fire in decades rips through 170 buildings -- Local media say one person was killed in the fire in the city of Oita, on the Japanese island of Kyushu.

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'Quiet, piggy': Trump responds to reporter after Epstein question -- The president made the comment to a female reporter while speaking to the press on Air Force One on Friday.

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US stocks slide as Wall Street's AI jitters persist -- Strong sales at AI giant Nvidia have done little to quell investor worries.

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Watch: Chadwick Boseman posthumously honoured with Hollywood star -- The late actor, who passed away in 2020 after a private battle with cancer, was celebrated for his role as Marvel's Black Panther.

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When will the Epstein files be released and will they be redacted? -- The House passed - and the Senate agreed to pass - a bill forcing the release of Epstein files, but legal hurdles remain.

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Trump signs bill ordering US justice department to release Epstein files -- The bill gives the US Justice Department 30 days to release all the files in a searchable format.

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Trump calls Democrats message to troops 'seditious behavior, punishable by death' -- The president's comments came after a group of Democrat lawmakers released a video urging US service members to refuse unlawful commands.

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Australia is banning social media for kids under 16. How will it work? -- The world-first law aims to reduce the "risks" children face online - but it's received pushback.

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South African women arming themselves against gender violence -- A growing number of women in South Africa are learning to use guns to protect themselves against gender-based violence.

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Zelensky to speak to Trump after US proposes Russia-Ukraine peace plan -- The plan was reportedly drafted by US and Russian officials, without Ukraine's involvement.

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Weekly quiz: Why was KPop Demon Hunters banned by a school? -- How much attention did you pay to what happened in the world over the past seven days?

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