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Japan restarts world's largest nuclear plant

January 21, 2026 - 19:27
Japan restars a reactor at the world's largest nuclear plant nearly 15 years after the Fukushima disaster.
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Could US Congress stop Trump from taking over Greenland?

January 21, 2026 - 19:02
Some of the president's fellow Republicans oppose him - but it's not clear if they would join Democrats to block a takeover of the island.
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Train driver killed in second deadly Spain rail crash in days

January 21, 2026 - 18:55
At least 37 people have been injured, five seriously, in a second crash, after Sunday's two-train collision in Andalusia.
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Detained veteran Ugandan opposition figure critically ill in hospital, his party says

January 21, 2026 - 17:21
Kizza Besigye’s party says his condition is critical, but authorities say he was taken to hospital for a routine check-up.
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Photos leaked to BBC show faces of hundreds killed in Iran's brutal protest crackdown

January 21, 2026 - 14:56
The images from one mortuary in Tehran were shown to families who went to identify their loved ones.
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Photos leaked to BBC show faces of hundreds killed in Iran's brutal protest crackdown

January 21, 2026 - 14:56
The images from one mortuary in Tehran were shown to families who went to identify their loved ones.
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Trump doubles down on Greenland, saying there is 'no going back'

January 21, 2026 - 12:47
The US president is due to arrive at the World Economic Forum in Davos, where he said there are "a lot of meetings scheduled on Greenland".
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The Indian couple who won a $200,000 settlement over 'food racism' at US university

January 21, 2026 - 09:12
The dispute began after the couple defended their right to heat palak paneer in a campus microwave.
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Locked exits, panic and desperate calls for help: Survivors tell of mall fire horror

January 21, 2026 - 09:03
The BBC speaks to eyewitnesses and survivors of the fire that ripped through a busy Pakistan shopping centre.
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Locked exits, panic and desperate calls for help: Survivors tell of mall fire horror

January 21, 2026 - 09:03
The BBC speaks to eyewitnesses and survivors of the fire that ripped through a busy Pakistan shopping centre.
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Film about Palestinian girl's desperate plea was a 'way to not feel helpless', says director

January 21, 2026 - 09:01
Kaouther Ben Hani's Oscar hopeful, The Voice of Hind Rajab, tells the tale of a girl killed in Gaza.
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Trump greenlit tiny Kei cars but will Americans actually buy them?

January 21, 2026 - 09:00
The president wants to bring to the US tiny vehicles, like those commonly seen on the streets of Japan.
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Air India crash plane had record of safety defects, campaigners claim

January 21, 2026 - 09:00
Campaigners say they have evidence the plane had previously suffered a series of technical failures, including a fire.
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Air India crash plane had record of safety defects, campaigners claim

January 21, 2026 - 09:00
Campaigners say they have evidence the plane had previously suffered a series of technical failures, including a fire.
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Man who admitted killing Japan's ex-PM Shinzo Abe set to be sentenced

January 21, 2026 - 08:48
The 45-year-old is set to be sentenced on Wednesday, but the question of what punishment he deserves has divided public opinion in Japan.
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Alleged scam mastermind arrested after being exposed by BBC

January 21, 2026 - 08:43
Kuong Li featured in a 2023 BBC Eye investigation into alleged scam compounds in South East Asia.
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Driver killed and several injured after train derails near Barcelona, local media report

January 21, 2026 - 07:20
At least 14 people are known to have been injured after a commuter train crashed between Gelida and Sant Sadurní.
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Spat deepens between Elon Musk and Ryanair's O'Leary

January 21, 2026 - 07:08
Musk and Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary have called each other "idiots" in recent days
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Beckham v Peltz Beckham: Could Brooklyn torpedo the family brand?

January 21, 2026 - 07:05
Brooklyn's explosive post about Brand Beckham "has ruptured it from within", one commentator says.
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Beckham vs Peltz Beckham: Could Brooklyn torpedo the family brand?

January 21, 2026 - 07:05
Brooklyn's explosive post about Brand Beckham "has ruptured it from within", one commentator says.
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