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'Anyone who runs is shot': Watch Russian soldiers describe killings of troops who refuse orders

41 min 25 sec ago
The men, who are on the run, told of the horrors they witnessed on the Russian side of the front lines in Ukraine.
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Bowen: Why Ukraine remains defiant and does not feel close to defeat

2 hours 11 min ago
This month marks four gruelling years since the full‑scale invasion began and a genuine ceasefire still feels far from assured
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Russia soldiers tell BBC they saw fellow troops executed on commanders' orders

2 hours 12 min ago
Four men expose the horror and brutality of conditions in the Ukraine war, with two saying they saw soldiers being shot for refusing orders.
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Probe under way after illness kills 72 tigers in Thai tourist park

4 hours 28 min ago
Authorities said samples showed canine distemper virus, but have not confirmed where it came from.
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Explosion near Moscow train station kills police officer

6 hours 46 min ago
The unidentified suspect also died at the scene where another two officers were injured, Russian officials said.
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French minister moves to block US envoy Kushner from government access

9 hours 19 min ago
The minister says Charles Kushner, father of Trump's son-in-law Jared, had failed to explain US comments about violence in France.
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More than 5,000 flights cancelled as US east coast digs out of record snow

9 hours 58 min ago
A major snowstorm walloped the US north-east, causing disruptions for millions and thousands of flight cancellations.
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'Burned and destroyed': Locals and tourists describe Mexico unrest

10 hours 49 min ago
Violence has erupted across several states in Mexico after cartel leader El Mencho was killed on Sunday.
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Mexico sends thousands of soldiers to stop violence after death of drug lord

11 hours 1 min ago
A wave of violence has erupted across Mexico since a powerful drug cartel boss died following his capture by special forces.
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Trump threatens countries that 'play games' with existing trade deals

11 hours 1 min ago
The threat comes after the Supreme Court ruled on Friday that Trump had exceeded his authority in enacting a sweeping global programme of tariffs.
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Trump threatens countries that 'play games' with existing trade deals

11 hours 1 min ago
The threat comes after the Supreme Court ruled on Friday that Trump had exceeded his authority in enacting a sweeping global programme of tariffs.
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Armed man killed after entering secure perimeter of Trump's residence, Secret Service says

12 hours 47 min ago
The suspect was carrying a shotgun and fuel can when he was killed, officers say, while Trump was in Washington DC at the time.
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Ukraine negotiator tells BBC how it feels to sit across table from Russia

12 hours 57 min ago
Serhii Kyslytsia is among those trying to negotiate an end to the conflict, which is entering its fifth year.
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US partially evacuates Beirut embassy amid rising Iran tensions

13 hours 5 min ago
The State Department has ordered non-essential staff to leave the embassy in Beirut after a security review.
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Rob Jetten becomes Netherlands' youngest ever PM

15 hours 40 min ago
The 38-year-old is sworn in as premier after clinching a narrow victory in October's election.
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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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Briton among 19 killed in Nepal bus crash

February 23, 2026 - 23:14
Nepalese police say the British national was a 24-year-old man.
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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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