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Louvre Museum crown left crushed but 'intact' after raid

February 6, 2026 - 03:19
The Paris museum issues the first pictures of the crown since the theft, saying it was left "badly deformed".
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Louvre Museum crown left crushed but 'intact' after raid

February 6, 2026 - 03:19
The Paris museum issues the first pictures of the crown since the theft, saying it was left "badly deformed".
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Starmer apologises to Epstein victims for believing Mandelson's 'lies'

February 6, 2026 - 03:15
The PM says the depth of the pair's relationship was not know when he was appointed US ambassador.
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Israeli intelligence chief's brother charged with smuggling cigarettes into Gaza

February 6, 2026 - 02:58
Bezalel Zini, an Israeli military reservist on active duty, is accused of smuggling 14 cartons of cigarettes in exchange for $117,000.
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Russia and Ukraine exchange prisoners as peace talks end without breakthrough

February 6, 2026 - 02:21
The swap - the first since October - sees 157 Ukrainians and 160 Russians returned home.
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Russia and Ukraine exchange prisoners as peace talks end without breakthrough

February 6, 2026 - 02:21
The swap - the first since October - sees 157 Ukrainians and 160 Russians returned home.
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Lebanon says Israel sprayed southern villages with concentrated herbicide

February 6, 2026 - 01:42
Israel declines to comment on the allegation its planes sprayed glyphosate over an area with extensive farmland.
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Lebanon says Israel sprayed southern villages with concentrated herbicide

February 6, 2026 - 01:42
Israel declines to comment on the allegation its planes sprayed glyphosate over an area with extensive farmland.
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55,000 Ukrainian soldiers killed in war with Russia, Zelensky says

February 5, 2026 - 23:10
The Ukrainian president also said a large number of people were "officially missing", meaning the total death toll is thought to be much higher.
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US and Iran agree to hold nuclear talks in Oman on Friday

February 5, 2026 - 23:10
The talks had appeared to be in jeopardy, with the two countries at odds over the location and parameters.
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US and Iran agree to hold nuclear talks in Oman on Friday

February 5, 2026 - 23:10
The talks had appeared to be in jeopardy, with the two countries at odds over the location and parameters.
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Japanese city cancels cherry blossom festival over badly behaved tourists

February 5, 2026 - 22:07
"Overtourism" during Japan's iconic blossom season makes life for locals in Fujiyoshida town unmanageable, authorities say.
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Japanese city cancels cherry blossom festival over badly behaved tourists

February 5, 2026 - 22:07
"Overtourism" during Japan's iconic blossom season makes life for locals in Fujiyoshida town unmanageable, authorities say.
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Aid workers missing after airstrikes hit South Sudan hospital

February 5, 2026 - 21:42
MSF says a government air strike hit its hospital after another of its health facilities was looted.
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55,000 Ukrainian soldiers killed in war with Russia, Zelensky says

February 5, 2026 - 21:11
The Ukrainian president also said a large number of people were "officially missing", meaning the total death toll is thought to be much higher.
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US must be prudent when supplying arms to Taiwan, Xi tells Trump

February 5, 2026 - 21:08
Their call comes in the wake of a flurry of visits by Western leaders to China in recent months.
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Suspect identified in disappearance of four-year-old in Australian outback

February 5, 2026 - 15:42
Gus Lamont was last seen playing outside his home on a remote sheep station on 27 September.
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Suspect identified in disappearance of four-year-old in Australian outback

February 5, 2026 - 15:42
Gus Lamont was last seen playing outside his home on a remote sheep station on 27 September.
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Man charged with terrorism over attack targeting Aboriginal Australians at protest

February 5, 2026 - 15:31
Accused allegedly threw a homemade bomb at a crowd which had gathered to protest Australia Day.
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Naked images remained in Epstein files despite outcry

February 5, 2026 - 14:59
Four images seen by BBC Verify show partially clothed women with their faces and bodies unredacted.
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