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BBC News - World

Search under way for Irish women missing since 1990s -- The search is for Josephine "Jo Jo" Dullard and Deirdre Jacob who have been missing since the 1990s.

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What we know about the abduction of Savannah Guthrie's mother Nancy -- 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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Trump's new world order has become real and Europe is having to adjust fast -- European nations are asking whether traditional alliances can suffice, or whether they should be diversifying

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US attorney general criticised after saying all Epstein files have been released -- Lawmakers, including those who wrote the law requiring their publication, argue the release is insufficient.

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What is the dart frog toxin allegedly used to kill Alexei Navalny? -- The toxin, epibatidine, can be found in frogs in the wild in South America or manufactured in a lab.

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Bondi Beach shooting accused faces court for the first time -- The 24-year-old faces 59 charges, including 15 counts of murder and one of committing a terrorist attack. -- Australia

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Pressure grows for release of remaining Venezuelan political prisoners -- An NGO says hundreds of people remain behind bars despite US pressure US to speed up their release. -- Latin America

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Iran must abandon enriched uranium and not produce more, Netanyahu says -- The Israeli PM's comments come ahead of Iran-US talks in Geneva on Tuesday to discuss a nuclear deal. -- World

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Kenya strike delays flights at international hub airport -- Authorities say they have put in place contingency measures as a labour dispute affects travel.

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Female Israeli soldiers rescued after being chased by ultra-Orthodox men -- The two women were helped by police after being forced to run from a mob in the city of Bnei Brak.

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Ukraine's ex-energy minister detained while attempting to leave country -- His detention comes as he faces legal proceedings after being dismissed in a corruption scandal.

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Sydney police plead for return of man, 85, kidnapped by mistake -- Police say they're 'a million percent confident' Chris Baghsarian was not the intended target.

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Nigeria warns against enlisting abroad after reports of deaths in Ukraine -- The authorities say a growing number of citizens are being illegally recruited to fight elsewhere.

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'Dragged out and set on fire' - the Bangladesh mob killing that shocked the world -- In December, Hindu factory worker Dipu Das was lynched in Bangladesh, igniting global outrage.

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Trump eyes Venezuela visit – but obstacles to his oil plan remain -- The US president wants American energy firms to start extracting the crude but they are reluctant.

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The spectacular multimillion-euro heist nobody noticed -- How did the thieves know exactly where the vault was and why did no-one hear the drill? Was it an inside job?

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'Trump will be gone in three years': Top Democrats try to reassure Europe -- Opposition politicians flocked to a summit in Munich to offer an alternative to America First - and stake a claim as future party leaders.

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An abduction, a Bitcoin demand and a TV icon - why Nancy Guthrie's case has gripped the US -- Savannah Guthrie's fame has helped turn her mother's abduction into a national obsession.

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Giant robot tribute to Brazil's President Lula leads start of Rio Carnival -- Rio de Janeiro's iconic Carnival parades begin with a tribute to Brazil's President Lula, illustrating his rise from poverty to power.

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Watch: Moment crew docks at International Space Station -- The crew blasted off from Cape Canaveral in a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft atop a Falcon 9 rocket.

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Tribes grant the Colorado River legal personhood - can this help save it? -- The river, which runs through seven US states that share it, is currently facing the worst drought in 1,200 years.

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Gasps and disbelief in US as 'Quad God's' Olympic dream crumbles -- The BBC visited the skating rink in Virginia where the 'Quad God' trains, as his closest friends and teammates expected to watch him win gold.

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Watch: 'I am a survivor' Gisèle Pelicot tells BBC Newsnight -- Ms Pelicot reveals it is "inconceivable" that the man she shared her life with "could have committed these horrors".

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'It's never too late': Savannah Guthrie's new plea for mother's release as FBI analyses glove -- The FBI says it recovered a DNA sample from the glove, which was found in a field a few miles from Guthrie's home.

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Obama clarifies views on aliens after saying 'they're real' on podcast -- Former US President Barack Obama says he has seen no evidence extra-terrestrials have made contact with Earth.

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Why India's AI summit is key to its future in tech -- The BBC's Arunoday Mukharji explains why India needs to capitalise on the momentum.

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Smith added to Australia squad before crucial match -- Batter Steve Smith is added to Australia's T20 World Cup squad in time for Monday's crucial match against Sri Lanka in Kandy.

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