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BBC News - World

US and Iran hold talks as fears of direct conflict continue -- The US has built up its military presence in the Middle East in response to Iran's violent crackdown on protests.

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TikTok told to change 'addictive design' by EU or face massive fines -- TikTok says it plans to challenge the "categorically false and entirely meritless" accusations.

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Coin portrait of late Queen draws criticism in Australia -- The Royal Australian Mint has defended the design of the coins, which mark 100 years since Queen Elizabeth II's birth.

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Russian general shot several times in Moscow -- Lt Gen Vladimir Alexeyev is a senior figure in the main directorate of Russia's military general staff.

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We had sex in a Chinese hotel, then found we had been broadcast to thousands -- A couple who stayed in Shenzhen discovered their intimate moments were filmed as spy-cam porn.

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Canada and France to open Greenland consulates after Trump demands -- The moves were planned before Trump said he wanted the Arctic island but they are being seen as a show of solidarity with Greenlanders.

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Trump endorses Japan's Takaichi ahead of snap election -- It is rare for US presidents to publicly back candidates in foreign elections.

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Fisherman fleeing elephants killed by crocodile in Zambia -- The fisherman ran into a stream near the river after he and two friends encountered a herd of elephants.

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US police believe Savannah Guthrie's missing mother is 'still out there' -- Nancy Guthrie's family post their second video message this week appealing for the 84-year-old's release.

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FBI fugitive found hiding in Wales can be extradited to USA -- Daniel Andreas San Diego was on the run from the FBI for 21 years and was found in a cottage in north Wales in 2024.

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Norway investigates former PM Jagland over alleged Epstein links -- Police say Thorbjørn Jagland is suspected of "aggravated corruption", requesting for his immunity to be revoked.

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For Thailand's popular progressives, winning the vote is only the first hurdle -- The country votes again this weekend after three years of political turmoil.

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Meet the women protecting India's snow leopards -- The women brave biting cold to count and conserve a predator once seen as a threat in their villages.

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US healthcare needs fixing, but there's no agreement on how to do it -- Is there the political will to fix the US health horror stories?

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Trump and the NFL - why it's complicated -- After a lawsuit and many failed team bids, Donald Trump looked to have ended his 40-year feud with the NFL - but is their relationship set for another twist?

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How penis injections became a Winter Olympic talking point -- The World Anti-Doping Agency could investigate if evidence emerges that male ski jumpers are injecting their penises in a bid to improve sporting performance.

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Watch: Ukrainian soldier thought to be dead calls his family -- Nazar Daletskyi's relatives were told he had been killed in 2022, the first year of Russia's full-scale invasion.

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Watch: Bad Bunny lookalikes compete ahead of Super Bowl -- The Puerto Rican rapper, who won a Grammy for album of the year, will be the first artist to perform the half time show entirely in Spanish.

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Watch: The US and Russia's nuclear treaty is dead. What comes next? -- The expiration of New START means there are no limits on nuclear weapons between both countries for the first time since 1991.

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What's happened since Savannah Guthrie's mother disappeared? -- Police have offered a reward of $50,000 for information on the disappearance, while the FBI says it is reviewing two ransom notes.

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Watch: Inside Gaza hospital struggling to provide care to newborn babies -- More aid has been allowed into Gaza since the ceasefire began three months ago, but the UN says it is nowhere near enough.

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More than 30 killed in blast at Pakistan mosque, officials say -- Almost 170 were injured in the explosion, which took place during Friday prayers in the capital Islamabad.

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BBC at scene where Russian general was shot in Moscow -- Russia editor Steve Rosenberg reports from the outskirts of the Russian capital, where Lt Gen Vladimir Alexeyev was shot and wounded.

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What we know about the abduction of Savannah Guthrie's mother -- It's been days since 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie disappeared in the middle of night from her home in Arizona.

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Nigerian court orders UK to pay £420m over 1949 killing of miners -- The colonial police, made up of Nigerians and Europeans, shot dead workers striking for better conditions.

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Savannah Guthrie's brother renews plea for proof mother is alive -- Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of an NBC News presenter, is believed to have been abducted from her home in Tucson, Arizona.

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Further 22 infant human remains recovered from Tuam site -- It brings the total number of human remains recovered from the former mother and baby home to 33.

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