US secretly gives Ukraine long-range missiles
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68893196
April 24, 2024, 11:02 PM
Missiles delivered this month have been used to strike Russian targets in Crimea, US media say.
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'Stay strong,' parents tell Gaza hostage after video
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68893885
April 25, 2024, 6:55 AM
Hamas issues a proof-of-life video of US-Israeli Hersh Goldberg-Polin, abducted on 7 October.
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Russia vetoes UN vote on stopping space arms race
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-68894500
April 25, 2024, 4:50 AM
The US has previously warned that Russia is trying to develop a space-based, anti-satellite weapon.
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House speaker heckled by protesters in campus visit
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68893185
April 24, 2024, 10:03 PM
While the Speaker visited Columbia, police confronted pro-Palestinian protesters at campuses in Texas and California.
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The options facing US Supreme Court on Trump immunity
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68893364
April 25, 2024, 7:29 AM
The top court will hear arguments on Thursday in a case that could redefine presidential power.
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Arizona indicts Trump allies over fake elector scheme
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68893365
April 25, 2024, 2:24 AM
Former Trump advisers Rudy Giuliani and Mark Meadows are among those charged, court documents show.
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Two hundred killed by Burkina Faso army - report
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-68879696
April 25, 2024, 7:42 AM
Soldiers accused residents of aiding Islamist fighters before shooting at them, an investigation shows.
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US jails Chinese man who threatened student activist
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp3gz61011ko
April 25, 2024, 4:10 AM
He threatened to "chop off" the hands of a Chinese student who put up pro-democracy fliers on campus.
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Free beer and taxi rides to woo voters in Indian city
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-68832877
April 25, 2024, 6:06 AM
Many companies in Bengaluru city have found innovative ways to encourage people to vote.
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Iranian rapper sentenced to death, says lawyer
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crgyelwlyzpo
April 24, 2024, 4:47 PM
Musician Toomaj Salehi had backed anti-government nationwide protests in 2022.
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Arizona House votes to overturn abortion ban
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68891522
April 24, 2024, 10:20 PM
It was the third attempt to take up repealing the near-total ban, which was recently resurrected by a state court.
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Spain's PM halts public duties as wife faces inquiry
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68887669
April 24, 2024, 7:32 PM
Pedro Sánchez says he will "stop and reflect" on whether to remain in the job.
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BBC Verify examines reported strikes on Russian oil depots
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68893589
April 24, 2024, 6:09 PM
The reported strikes have been geolocated to the Smolensk region of western Russia.
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Mining giant BHP proposes buyout of Anglo American
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czrxm4pljlwo
April 25, 2024, 5:43 AM
The UK-based mining giant Anglo American says it has received a takeover proposal from Australia's BHP.
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Meta shares sink after it reveals spending plans
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cl40v5x483yo
April 24, 2024, 11:35 PM
The firm said expenses would be higher this year as it spends heavily on artificial intelligence.
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TikTok vows to fight 'unconstitutional' US ban
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c87zp82247yo
April 24, 2024, 5:01 PM
The app faces being banned or sold in the US because of national security concerns.
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Orange Sahara dust haze descends over Athens
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68887377
April 24, 2024, 10:47 AM
The Greek capital was covered in a haze of dust which has blown from the Sahara desert.
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'Lost' Gustav Klimt painting sells for €30m
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68886196
April 24, 2024, 3:50 PM
Mystery surrounds the unfinished Portrait of Fraulein Lieser, which was believed lost for 100 years.
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Slovak ministers agree to replace public broadcaster
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68887663
April 24, 2024, 5:06 PM
The proposal by Robert Fico's populist-nationalist government has raised fears for independent media.
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Floods cause widespread devastation in Kenya
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-68888110
April 24, 2024, 2:20 PM
The UN says that at least 32 people have died and more than 40,000 have been forced from their homes.
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Gaza protesters clash with police at US universities
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68851625
April 24, 2024, 8:33 PM
Demonstrators in Texas were met with state troopers as protests lead to arrests on campuses across the country.
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BBC Verify examines reported strikes on Russian oil depots
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68893589
April 24, 2024, 6:09 PM
The reported strikes have been geolocated to the Smolensk region of western Russia.
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Inside Columbia's campus as students protest
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68887165
April 24, 2024, 11:11 AM
Hundreds of students have been camping on the university lawn, sparking a nationwide wave of campus protests.
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Gag orders and tabloid schemes at Trump trial
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68886692
April 23, 2024, 10:36 PM
Day six of Donald Trump's hush-money trial in New York heard damaging testimony from a tabloid publisher.
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Arrests and anger at US university pro-Palestinian demos
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68881595
April 23, 2024, 10:21 AM
Dozens of student protesters have been arrested at Columbia, Yale and New York University in recent days.
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BBC witnesses boarding of boat which left five dead
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68880792
April 23, 2024, 12:25 PM
The BBC's Andrew Harding, in France, witnesses people clambering aboard a small boat bound for the UK.
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Dashcam video shows dramatic rescue from burning car
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68860065
April 22, 2024, 8:47 PM
Drivers in Minnesota stopped in the middle of a highway to help pull a man out from a vehicle on fire.
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TV tower breaks in half after strike on Ukraine
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68877813
April 22, 2024, 4:58 PM
The local military says that digital TV has been cut off in the surrounding area.
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Baby born by emergency caesarean as mother killed in Gaza
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68876073
April 22, 2024, 1:16 PM
The infant's entire immediate family died in Israeli air strikes on Rafah on Saturday night.
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Train cars catch fire while moving through Ontario
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68878299
April 22, 2024, 5:46 PM
Local officials reported no injuries after five train cars were spotted ablaze heading towards a downtown area.
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Bridge collapses as floods hit China's south
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-68872299
April 22, 2024, 5:56 AM
The country’s south has been battered by heavy rainfall, with tens of thousands of people evacuated.
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Watch US House pass critical Ukraine aid package
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68866766
April 20, 2024, 6:19 PM
The long-awaited vote comes as Kyiv faces a weapons shortage in its fight against Russia.
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Moment huge explosion rocks Iraq military base
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68864786
April 20, 2024, 1:23 PM
Local security officials said one person was killed and eight others wounded.
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BBC reporter at Trump trial as man sets himself on fire
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68860152
April 19, 2024, 6:37 PM
The BBC's Nada Tawfik was outside the New York court where Donald Trump's trial is taking place.
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Blinken tackles a tough China visit. Will it help?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-68894782
April 25, 2024, 4:36 AM
Blinken's trip is a sign of improved US-China ties, but it's a relationship that still crackles with tension.
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The Italian film which beat Barbie at the box office
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68881292
April 25, 2024, 12:05 AM
Director Paola Cortellesi on the cry for change in Italy's chart-topping There's Still Tomorrow.
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Searching for missing loved ones in Gaza’s mass graves
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68891216
April 24, 2024, 7:36 PM
In this war, it is a huge challenge to find out how people whose bodies were exhumed at Nasser hospital died.
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Blinken tackles a tough China visit. Will it help?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-68894782
April 25, 2024, 4:36 AM
Blinken's trip is a sign of improved US-China ties, but it's a relationship that still crackles with tension.
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Russia or EU? Controversial bill draws Georgians onto streets
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68881833
April 25, 2024, 12:40 AM
Thousands of Georgians have been protesting against a new bill that they claim will crush dissent.
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The batting blitz turning cricket into baseball
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-68872429
April 24, 2024, 9:58 PM
Indian Premier League batters are fearlessly unleashing big shots, every match a six-hitting spectacle.
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'Business as usual' for Channel crossings despite migrant deaths
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68891950
April 24, 2024, 6:02 PM
Prospective migrants trying to reach the UK from France say smuggling operations are continuing after Tuesday's tragedy.
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How soon could US ban TikTok after Congress approved bill?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-53476117
April 24, 2024, 1:52 AM
TikTok is getting closer to being banned in the US, but its owner is likely to oppose the move.
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