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China's population falls for fourth straight year

2 hours 24 min ago
Despite efforts to encourage young couples to have children, China's birth rate hit a record low.
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US believes its power matters more than international law, UN chief tells BBC

3 hours 19 min ago
António Guterres says Washington's "clear conviction" is that multilateral solutions are irrelevant.
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Watch: Footage inside Spanish train as passengers evacuate from crash

4 hours 43 min ago
Video filmed after a deadly train crash in southern Spain shows a damaged train with a passenger climbing out of it to safety.
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My children were recruited in a trafficking scam. I joined a police hunt to find them

8 hours 24 min ago
BBC Africa Eye joins an anti-trafficking police unit in Sierra Leone helping a man look for his missing children.
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Factory explosion in China kills two, injures 84

8 hours 43 min ago
The blast caused noticeable tremors in the area and sent large plumes of smoke into the sky.
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'The finest in the world': Why the US is buying icebreakers from Finland

9 hours 36 min ago
The Nordic nation leads the way when it comes to both the design and construction of the vessels.
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Trump tests boundaries of his power as Minnesota pushes back

10 hours 34 min ago
The streets of Minneapolis feel like a battle of wills between a Republican US president and a Democratic city and state.
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Five dead after high-speed trains collide in Spain

11 hours 33 min ago
At least five people are dead and dozens more injured after the derailment near the city of Cordoba.
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EU weighs response to Trump's tariff threat over Greenland

12 hours 31 min ago
Europe is split between hitting back at Trump's tariff threat or holding fire to avoid a damaging trade war.
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Around 1,500 US soldiers on standby for deployment to Minneapolis, officials say

13 hours 6 min ago
The troops are an option should Donald Trump decide to use them to quell anti-ICE protests in the city, an official tells CBS News.
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'Europe won't be blackmailed,' Danish PM says in wake of Trump Greenland threats

14 hours 52 min ago
The US president threatens to impose tariffs on countries that oppose his plans to take over the territory.
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Syria agrees ceasefire with Kurdish-led forces after two weeks of clashes

15 hours 47 min ago
President Ahmed al-Sharaa said the deal would allow the Syrian state to reassert control over most areas.
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Israel pushes back on Trump's picks for executives on Gaza 'Board of Peace'

16 hours 6 min ago
Israel says it is unhappy it was not consulted, and Palestinians have also been critical.
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Israel pushes back on Trump's picks for executives on Gaza 'Board of Peace'

16 hours 6 min ago
Israel says it is unhappy it was not consulted, and Palestinians have also been critical.
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Chile declares 'state of catastrophe' as deadly wildfires menace cities

16 hours 57 min ago
At least 16 people are confirmed dead and 20,000 are evacuated as fires rage in two southern regions.
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Six killed in Pakistan shopping mall fire

18 hours 36 min ago
Parts of the huge plaza in Karachi have collapsed as firefighters battle to extinguish the blaze.
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Pakistan shopping mall fire kills six people

January 18, 2026 - 22:38
Parts of the huge plaza in Karachi have collapsed as firefighters battle to extinguish the blaze.
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Syrian army seizes country's largest oil field from Kurdish forces

January 18, 2026 - 22:25
The Kurdish-led SDF militia withdrew from the Omar oil field amid an eastward push by government forces.
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Fears Iran's internet shutdown could lead to 'extreme digital isolation'

January 18, 2026 - 20:09
Internet monitor FilterWatch warns that authorities are trying to cut the country off from international connectivity.
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'Digital isolation': Will Iran's internet shutdown become permanent?

January 18, 2026 - 18:56
Internet monitor FilterWatch warns that authorities are trying to cut the country off from international connectivity.
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