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Not so demure any more: The rise of 'free the nipple' fashion

What is hantavirus, disease which killed Gene Hackman's wife?

South Africa rejects 'megaphone diplomacy' with US

Syrian government still faces threat from Assad loyalists

Listen: Pope Francis shares voice message from hospital

Five jailed over plot to kidnap German minister

Sudan takes UAE to world court over 'complicity in genocide'

What pausing US intelligence means for Ukraine's military operation

US confirms direct talks with Hamas over Gaza hostages

Don't complain about use of New Zealand's Māori name, MPs told

Why detecting methane is difficult but crucial work

The revellers making Trinidad's carnival more sustainable

India's fighter jet battle: US v Russia in the skies

What hurdles does Europe's peace plan for Ukraine face?

Are you aware of truce reports, Zelensky? - asks Kuenssberg

Belfast factory to supply 5,000 missiles to Ukraine

His name was in a child abuse diary - now his family listen to 'vile' testimony

R&B hitmaker Angie Stone dead in car crash

Vance took the lead attacking Zelensky. Why?

DR Congo conflict: 500 mpox patients flee clinics after rebel looting

Three dead as 'brutal' cyclone sweeps through Reunion

Five years since deadly Delhi riots, many police cases are falling apart

Cook Islands China deal riles allies as West's grip loosens

Katy Perry to head to space on Blue Origin all-women flight

Israel's military publishes first report on 7 October 2023 failures

Michelle Trachtenberg, Gossip Girl and Buffy actress, dies aged 39

What an AI-generated video of Gaza reveals about Trump tactics

'They took all the women here': Rape survivors recall horror of DR Congo jailbreak

Dead body placed beside Australian couple on flight

BBC Verify: How much has the US spent on aid to Ukraine?

Starbucks axes 1,100 jobs in bid for US turnaround

Taliban says it will try to release British couple as soon as possible

List weekly accomplishments or resign, Musk tells US federal workers

Watch: A real-life flying car takes to the skies

Pope's condition 'remains critical', Vatican says

California asks US government for billions in fire relief funds

Salman Rushdie attacker found guilty of attempted murder and assault

'The smallest coffins are the heaviest': Israel grieves youngest hostages

Watch: Tourists warned to stay away from Mount Etna lava

'Help us': Hundreds deported from US held in Panama hotel

Israeli troops stay inside south Lebanon after withdrawal deadline

'Everyone must go': New Zealand's tourism drive draws ire

Why Saudi Arabia is the venue of choice for Trump talks on Ukraine

Can Europe and UK persuade Trump they're relevant to Ukraine's future?

Illegal and unseen: Nine surprising facts about Indians in the US

Families heartbreak after deadly Delhi railway station crush

Ukraine not invited to US-Russia peace talks, source tells BBC

Cover up or pay a fine, Portugal's Albufeira warns

Ukraine end game: What each side wants from a peace deal

DR Congo M23 rebels close in on second major city

Pope to be admitted to hospital for bronchitis

JD Vance attacks Europe over free speech and migration

€5m worth of cocaine seized in Kildare

Santorini fears for summer tourist season as earthquakes hit island

Elderly hostage in Gaza was killed in 7 October attack, Israel says

Romania president resigns after impeachment pressure over cancelled vote

Saudi PhD student freed after being jailed over posts, activists say

South Africa mourns pioneering female nuclear scientist

Trump says he will announce raft of new trade tariffs

Doge will look at military spending, says Trump as he defends Musk

Kosovo PM's party leading but short of majority, exit poll shows

Dozens killed in bus crash in southern Mexico

Musk's Doge takes aim at US consumer protection agency

African summit urges immediate DR Congo ceasefire

Trump suspends tariffs on small packages from China

Mandatory jail for Nazi salutes under new Australia laws

Player was 'overwhelmed' after World Cup kiss, court hears

Man launches fight against fine for loudspeaker call at French station

Libyan war crimes suspect freed because of errors in warrant, Italy says

Analysis: Trump's real-estate instincts clash with his America First worldview

Hunger-striking journalist challenges Georgia's government from jail

'Both sides suffer' - Shanghai residents on tensions over tariffs

Guillain-Barre syndrome: India faces outbreak of creeping paralysis

BBC joins Gazan girl, 2, on leg of trip to Jordan for life-saving treatment

Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni lawyers spar during first court hearing

Sabrina Carpenter and Charli XCX win early Grammys

Around 160,000 protest against far-right in Berlin

Victims of Philadelphia air ambulance crash named

Nasa needs saving from itself – but is this billionaire right for that job?

Four dead in Russian strike on Kursk school, Ukraine says

Trump's tariffs hit China hard before - this time, it's ready

Canada, Mexico and China face tariffs on Saturday, White House says

At least 700 killed in DR Congo fighting since Sunday - UN

Combative Trump takes aim at diversity policies after air tragedy

Palestinian born after father was jailed hugs him for first time

Eight Israeli and Thai hostages released from Gaza

Three military-run states leave West African bloc - what will change?

Massive avalanche kills skier in French Alps

Israel says Netanyahu invited to meet Trump at White House next week

Selena Gomez's tears dismissed by Trump's 'border tsar'

Backlash in Kenya over livestock vaccines and belching cows

Is China's AI tool DeepSeek as good as it seems?

Denmark to spend billions more on Arctic security

Thousands flee as rebels close in on key DR Congo city

Six hostages to be freed and Gazans to be allowed north - Israel

My opponents choose jail and exile, Lukashenko tells BBC

Trump imposes 25% tariffs on Colombia as deported migrant flights denied

200 Palestinian prisoners released to jubilant scenes in West Bank

Trump fires at least a dozen government watchdogs

Rig disaster families welcome critical study

US issues pause on foreign aid, leaked memo says

Slovak opposition protests as PM Fico warns of coup

Abductions spark fears of a return to Kenya's dark past

US government workers told to report DEI efforts or face 'consequences'

Purdue and Sackler family agree $7.4bn opioid settlement

The Nigerian family who have spent five decades as volunteer grave-diggers

'We have been ready for so long': Thailand legalises same-sex marriage

New fast-growing wildfire erupts near Los Angeles

US exit from WHO could see fifth of budget disappear

BBC Verify: Can Donald Trump really rename the Gulf of Mexico?

Ukrainian chief army psychiatrist arrested on $1m corruption charge

'In every street there are dead': Gaza rescuers reckon with scale of destruction

'I came back to life,' says freed British-Israeli hostage

Watch: Three freed Israeli hostages arrive in Israel

Two Iranian supreme court judges shot dead

Trump says he will 'most likely' give TikTok 90-day reprieve from ban

Trump illegal migrant raids to start on day one

'Once-in-a-century' discovery reveals spectacular luxury of Pompeii

Russia and Iran move to strengthen military ties

Bowen: Long-overdue ceasefire may stop the killing but won't end the conflict

Rocket launch challenges Elon Musk's space dominance

Ghanaian music legend who founded Afro-rock band Osibisa dies

Watch: Huge clouds of water and fire retardant dumped on LA wildfires

Almost 100 strikes located in Gaza 'humanitarian zone', BBC Verify analysis suggests

US to remove Cuba from state sponsors of terror list

Ghana to investigate controversial $400m cathedral project

The truth behind your £10 dress: Inside the Chinese factories fuelling Shein's success

Zelensky offers exchange of North Korean soldiers

Canada the 51st US state? Trudeau says 'not going to happen'

Austrian woman kidnapped by unknown assailants in Niger

'I got death threats when men thought I put feminist gesture in video game'

Jack Smith resigns from Justice Department

Dozens injured after Strasbourg tram collision

In court with the '9/11 mastermind', two decades after his arrest

Meta axes diversity programmes joining US corporate rollback

Passengers evacuate plane on snowy tarmac amid storm

Gaza war death toll could be significantly higher, researchers say

The '9/11 mastermind' wants to plead guilty. Why is the US trying to stop him?

Residents return to burned homes as LA fires rage on

Danes struggle with response to Trump Greenland threat

BBC reporter surrounded by LA fire destruction

Explosive fertiliser in Ivory Coast harbour nothing to fear, officials say

Europe leaders criticise Musk attacks

Trump threatens "very high" tariffs on Denmark over Greenland

Trump asks court to postpone sentencing ahead of inauguration

Apple says it will update AI feature after BBC complaint

Why the Trudeau era has come to an end now

Hamas lists 34 hostages it may free under ceasefire

Saving a species: The slow return of the Iberian lynx

Channel migrants: The real reason so many are fleeing Vietnam

New Orleans attacker wore Meta smart glasses - what else do we know?

Austria's chancellor to quit as coalition talks collapse

The year China's famous road-tripping 'auntie' found freedom

Watch: Michael J Fox, Bono and Anna Wintour awarded Medal of Freedom

Washington Post cartoonist quits after Bezos satire is rejected

Last hope for Indian nurse on death row in Yemen: pardon from victim's family

Johnson re-elected as House Speaker in razor-tight margin

China's overqualified youth taking jobs as drivers, labourers and film extras

Trump to be sentenced over hush money case but judge signals no jail time

Watch: Mixed emotions as people return to street of New Orleans attack

Rosita Missoni, co-founder of Italian label, dies aged 93

Person in exploded Cybertruck believed to be elite soldier

Names of 425,000 suspected Nazi collaborators published

Watch: How day of deadly New Orleans attack unfolded

One killed as cybertruck explodes at Trump Las Vegas hotel

What we know about the New Orleans attacker