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Watch: Yosemite waterfall turns molten orange

February 23, 2026 - 23:54
The event occurs only in February, when the setting sun hits Horsetail Fall in Yosemite National Park at just the right angle.
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What's at stake as ICC judges hear charges against ex-Philippine president Duterte?

February 23, 2026 - 22:23
Duterte is accused of crimes against humanity during a long and bloody war on drugs in which thousands were killed.
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Australia backs removing Andrew from royal line of succession

February 23, 2026 - 22:05
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor remains eighth in line to the throne despite being stripped of his titles.
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Rob Jetten becomes Netherlands' youngest ever PM

February 23, 2026 - 21:49
The 38-year-old is sworn in as premier after clinching a narrow victory in October's election.
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Robert Mugabe's son charged with attempted murder in South Africa

February 23, 2026 - 21:21
Bellarmine Mugabe and one other man have not commented on the charges after a 23-year-old was shot.
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Briton among 19 killed in Nepal bus crash

February 23, 2026 - 19:03
Nepalese police say the British national was a 24-year-old man.
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Watch: Winter storm covers parts north-east US in snow

February 23, 2026 - 18:40
Weather warnings and travel bans are in place, as the storm causes power outages.
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Kim Jong Un re-appointed leader of North Korea's ruling party

February 23, 2026 - 16:15
The announcement by the rubber-stamp party congress comes as little surprise given the Kim family's grip since the 1940s.
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What the killing of drug lord 'El Mencho' means for Mexico

February 23, 2026 - 16:12
Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as "El Mencho", was killed during a security operation to arrest him, Mexico's defence ministry has said.
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Powerful winter storm slams US north-east as NYC issues travel ban

February 23, 2026 - 15:53
The nor'easter storm already has left tens of thousands without power and led to thousands of cancelled flights.
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Four years into its full-scale war in Ukraine, Russia is feeling the effects

February 23, 2026 - 15:01
Steve Rosenberg reports on the economic consequences of Russia's war, and how people are coping.
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Violence erupts in Mexico after drug lord El Mencho killed

February 23, 2026 - 14:30
The death of the most-wanted Jalisco cartel chief sparks retaliatory violence in at least a dozen states in Mexico.
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Australian prosecutors consider reopening British girl's cold case disappearance

February 23, 2026 - 14:07
Cheryl Grimmer's family have been petitioning police to consider the new evidence they say they've found.
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Who was El Mencho, Mexico's most wanted man?

February 23, 2026 - 12:17
The BBC's Will Grant examines the power wielded by the Jalisco drug cartel chief, who died after a clash with security forces assisted by US intelligence.
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Kim Jong Un re-appointed leader of North Korea's ruling party

February 23, 2026 - 11:40
The announcement by the rubber-stamp party congress comes as little surprise.
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How budget fast fashion is taking small-town India by storm

February 23, 2026 - 09:40
More Indians in small towns are now shopping for affordable brands instead of unlabelled goods in the bazaars.
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Are you cut out for living and working in Antarctica?

February 23, 2026 - 09:01
Jobs are available on the icy continent for chefs, plumbers, carpenters and even hairdressers.
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Zelensky tells BBC Putin has started WW3 and must be stopped

February 23, 2026 - 07:00
Ukraine's president sat down with the BBC's Jeremy Bowen in Kyiv days before the four-year anniversary of the war.
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Mexico's most wanted drug lord 'El Mencho' killed in military operation

February 23, 2026 - 04:51
Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as "El Mencho", is head of one of Mexico's most powerful drug cartels.
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Trump curious why Iran has not 'capitulated', US envoy Witkoff says

February 23, 2026 - 03:18
Steve Witkoff says the president is puzzled why Iran has not yet compromised in the face of a major US military build-up nearby.
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