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BBC News - World

What we know about leaked US draft plan to end Russia's Ukraine war - There are 28 key points and while several on the face of it could be acceptable to Ukraine, others cross Kyiv's red lines. 12 hrs ago - Europe

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Will Trump's no-show eclipse South Africa's G20 moment? -- The host nation's goal of advocating for developing nations may be overshadowed by the absence of the US president.

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India's blind women cricketers chase history at first T20 World Cup -- Most players come from underprivileged, rural backgrounds and learned the sport in the last few years.

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Family of missing Colombian seek answers after US strike on alleged drug boat -- Lizbeth Perez's uncle has not been seen since a boat was hit in international waters in September.

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At least five killed in Bangladesh earthquake -- The epicentre of the earthquake was about 30 kilometres (18.6 miles) from the capital, Dhaka.

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US judge resigns after being disciplined for wearing Elvis wig in court -- In court, Judge Thornhill would play the singer's music from his phone and make "irrelevant" references to him.

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Anti-Hamas armed groups seek future role under Gaza peace plan -- Several groups - some of them backed by Israel - are ranged against Hamas in Gaza, with complex and overlapping ties.

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South Africa calls gender violence a national disaster after protests -- Fifteen women are killed every day in a country with one of the highest rates of gender violence in the world.

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Men posing as India's central bank officials pull off $800,000 heist -- Police say the gang robbed a van transporting cash between bank branches in Bengaluru city.

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The Christian converts the US is deporting back to Iran -- While Donald Trump admonishes Nigeria for persecuting Christians, Christian converts tell the BBC they live in fear of being deported to Iran from the US.

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Our babies were taken after 'biased' parenting test - now we're fighting to get them back -- The Danish government has banned the use of parental competency tests, known as FKUs, on Greenlandic families after decades of criticism.

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Steve Rosenberg: Putin uncompromising as leaked plan reaches Moscow -- Russia and Ukraine may be about to enter a period of intense diplomacy, writes the BBC's Russia editor.

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Tracking build-up of US military planes and warships near Venezuela -- The US has justified its air and naval campaign as necessary to fight drug smuggling into the US.

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Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev: Putin propagandist or key to peace with Ukraine? -- Putin's envoy finds himself under the spotlight over a draft peace plan that emerged after he spent days with Steve Witkoff in Miami.

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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: 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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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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Ukraine allies to hold talks on White House peace plan at G20 -- The gathering in South Africa comes as US President Donald Trump gives Ukraine until Thursday to agree to the deal.

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No All Blacks without Donegal man who died at Passchendaele -- The legacy of Dave Gallaher, the Irish-born All Blacks captain, has been remembered in County Donegal.

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Trump ally Marjorie Taylor Greene to quit Congress after Epstein files feud -- A falling out with the US president erupted amid her relentless calls to release documents on the late paedophile.

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'I'll be cheering for him': Takeaways from Trump and Mamdani's surprisingly cordial meeting -- It was billed as potentially the political showdown of the year - instead, both men gave one another praise.

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Gunmen abduct more than 200 pupils from Nigerian Catholic school -- The Christian Association of Nigeria said 215 students and 12 members of staff were taken during the raid on Friday.

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