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BBC News - World
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.
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Just now -- Loved ones of victims reeling after high-speed rail crash in southern Spain -- Two deadly crashes in almost as many days have inflicted grief, anger and disruption. Two deadly crashes in almost as many days inflict grief, anger and disruption in Spain. -- Just now1 minute ago
LIVE - Trump wants 'immediate negotiations' to acquire Greenland but insists he 'won't use force' The US president is addressing world leaders at Davos - he insists taking Greenland from Denmark "would not be a threat to Nato".24 minutes ago
Could US Congress stop Trump from taking over Greenland? -- Some of the president's fellow Republicans oppose him - but it's not clear if they would join Democrats to block a takeover of the island.4 hours ago
Japan restarts world's largest nuclear plant as Fukushima memories loom large -- Japan restarts a reactor at the world's largest nuclear plant nearly 15 years after the Fukushima meltdown.1 hour ago
Israeli PM Netanyahu agrees to join Trump's Board of Peace -- Israel is the latest country to publicly accept an invitation to a new international organisation that many fear may be designed to supplant the UN.1 hour ago
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.8 hours ago
Train driver killed in second deadly Spain rail crash in days -- At least 37 people have been injured, five seriously, in a second crash, after Sunday's two-train collision in Andalusia.6 hours ago
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.9 hours ago
Air India crash plane had record of safety defects, campaigners claim -- Campaigners say they have evidence the plane had previously suffered a series of technical failures, including a fire.4 hours ago
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.15 hours ago
Nigeria police confirm mass church abductions after previous denial -- More than 160 people were reportedly taken from three churches in the northern Kaduna state.5 hours ago
Detained veteran Ugandan opposition figure critically ill in hospital, his party says -- Kizza Besigye's party says his condition is critical, but authorities say he was taken to hospital for a routine check-up.6 hours ago
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.18 hours ago
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.10 hours ago
Trump says tiny cars are amazing 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.5 hours ago
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.14 hours ago
Beckham v Peltz Beckham: Could Brooklyn torpedo the family brand? -- Brooklyn's explosive post about Brand Beckham "has ruptured it from within", one commentator says.5 hours ago
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.1 day ago
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.1 day ago
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.1 day ago
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.1 day ago
Spain train crash survivors describe 'absolutely terrifying' scene -- Passengers recount the moment two trains collided between Málaga and Madrid on Sunday evening.2 days ago
'Minor electrical issue' on Air Force One delays Trump Davos visit -- Journalists travelling with the president said the lights went out briefly in the press cabin.6 hours ago
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.20 hours ago