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From BBC News. Protests have broken out in Minneapolis after a US immigration agent shot dead a 37-year-old woman in the city. Videos posted on social media show the moment of the shooting, in which ICE agents approach a car in the middle of a residential street. As it attempts to drive off, one of…
From BBC News. US forces have seized a fifth tanker in the Caribbean Sea, officials said, as Washington continues its efforts to control exports of Venezuelan oil. "Once again, our joint interagency forces sent a clear message this morning: ‘there is no safe haven for criminals,’" US Southern Command said on X. The X post…
From BBC News. Elon Musk’s platform X has limited Grok Artificial Intelligence (AI) image edits to paid users after significant backlash over people using it to digitally undress people without their consent. Grok is integrated into the social media platform X and it’s been used to generate deep fake sexualised images of women and children.…
From BBC News. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has lashed out at anti-government protesters after almost two weeks of demonstrations across the country. In a televised speech, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dismissed protesters as "a bunch of vandals" trying to "please" US President Donald Trump. The protests, which began in Tehran on 28 December, were…
From BBC News. US Vice-President JD Vance says that Europe should take President Trump “seriously” on Greenland after he suggested buying the territory from Denmark or even taking military action to annex it. President Trump claims control of the semi-autonomous Danish territory is vital for national security. Despite being the most sparsely populated territory, Greenland’s…
From BBC News. Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro has told the BBC that he believes there is now a "real threat" of US military action against Colombia. Petro said the United States is treating other nations as part of a US "empire". It comes after US President Donald Trump threatened Colombia with military action. He said…
From BBC News. Russia has used the Oreshnik ballistic missile as part of a massive overnight strike on Ukraine. At least four people were killed and 25 others injured in Kyiv on Thursday night, where loud booms could be heard for several hours, setting the sky alight with explosions. It is only the second time…
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From BBC News. Huge crowds of protesters have been marching through Iran’s capital and other cities, videos show, in what is said to be the largest show of force by opponents of the clerical establishment in years. The demonstrations in Tehran and the second city of Mashhad on Thursday evening were not dispersed by security…
From BBC News. Protests are taking place in Minneapolis after a woman was fatally shot by a US ICE agent. Accounts of what exactly happened are conflicting, with the Trump Administration citing self-defence whilst law makers in the city and state of Minnesota are calling it a brazen act of force. Adam is joined by…
From BBC News. The Lebanese army says it’s completed the first phase of a plan that would see the militia and political group Hezbollah give up its weapons. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called these efforts “an encouraging beginning”, but says they are insufficient. BBC Arabic’s Carine Torbey tells us what’s happening on the…
From BBC News. A rare red wind warning comes into force for parts of south-west England as the UK is hit by Storm Goretti. The Met Office warns to expect "flying debris resulting in danger to life" in the Isles of Scilly and Cornwall, with schools there closing early and all trains cancelled. This sort…
From BBC News. In an exclusive interview with BBC Newsbeat, one of the first graduates of the government’s new Cyber Direct Entry Scheme has spoken about how gamers and coders have the skills to make it in a modern military. Corporal Alex discusses how the scheme helped him realise a life-long ambition of joining the…
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From BBC News. Today, the US has seized two oil tankers — one Russian-flagged vessel in the North Atlantic and another ship in the Caribbean. Both vessels have links to Venezuela. The UK supported US efforts to seize the Russian-flagged ship, which is accused of breaking US sanctions by shipping Iranian oil. What do we…
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From BBC News. Children in Gaza have returned to school after years without formal education. Tents now serve as classrooms but for many, this is the first return to routine and education since the war began on 7 October 2023. According to Unicef, more than 97% of schools in Gaza were damaged or destroyed during…
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From BBC News. When the US government captured Venezuela’s president, Nicolas Maduro, on Saturday, most of the world was shocked. But US officials had for years been gaming out different scenarios, including predicting what would happen if Maduro was ousted. According to one man who took part, each ended in disaster. In this episode of…
From BBC News. The United States says it has seized two tankers linked to Venezuelan oil exports in "back-to-back" operations in the North Atlantic and the Caribbean. US forces boarded the Russian-flagged Marinera after a pursuit lasting almost two weeks as it travelled through the waters between Iceland and Scotland. The UK Royal Navy gave…
From BBC News. People who come off weight-loss injections such as Mounjaro or Wegovy can regain their lost pounds four times faster than those who stop conventional dieting and exercising, new research suggests. The British Medical Journal has published data which suggests overweight people can shed about a fifth of their body weight when using…
From BBC News. A US immigration agent has shot dead a 37-year-old woman in the city of Minneapolis, sparking protests overnight. Federal officials said the woman, Renee Nicole Good, had tried to run over immigration agents with her car but the city mayor said the agent who shot her had acted recklessly. Videos of the…
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From BBC News. A US immigration officer on an enforcement raid in Minneapolis has shot dead a woman in a car, provoking outrage from residents and politicians in the city. The federal agents deployed by the Trump administration shot and killed the woman as she drove her vehicle in the street where they were operating.…
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From BBC News. The US has seized a Russian-flagged vessel in the North Atlantic linked to Venezuelan oil. It also said it had apprehended a second tanker in the Caribbean in the “back-to-back” boarding of two “ghost fleet” ships. The UK military supported the US operation to seize the tanker in the Atlantic, the Marinera,…
From BBC News. The White House has said President Donald Trump has been discussing "a range of options" to acquire Greenland, including the use of the military. Mr Trump has repeated his claim that the US "needed" Greenland – a semi-autonomous region of Demark, a Nato member, for security reasons. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen…
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From BBC News. UK military supported US operation to seize tanker in Atlantic with air surveillance and navy ship, Ministry of Defence says. The ship is accused of breaking US sanctions and shipping Iranian oil – it’s historically transported Venezuelan crude oil but reports say it’s empty at the moment. "This action formed part of…
From BBC News. Bowel cancer samples that have been stored for up to a century will be analysed to try to solve the mysterious rise of the disease in young people. Despite the majority of bowel cancers still being found in older adults, the rise in younger patients has been seen around the world. This…
From BBC News. The US is carrying out an operation to seize the Venezuela-linked oil tanker Marinera, formerly known as Bella-1, a US official confirms to CBS News, the BBC’s US partner. This latest US operation to board the Marinera follows an initial attempt to board the tanker last month in the Caribbean when it…
From BBC News. The UK and France have signed a declaration of intent on deploying troops in Ukraine if a peace deal is made with Russia, UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has announced. After talks with Ukraine’s allies in Paris, he said the UK and France would "establish military hubs across Ukraine" to deter…
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From BBC News. US President Donald Trump has been discussing "a range of options" to acquire Greenland, including use of the military, the White House said. The White House told the BBC that acquiring Greenland – a semi-autonomous region of fellow Nato member Denmark – was a "national security priority". The statement came hours after…
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From BBC News. The White House has said President Trump is considering using the US military to acquire Greenland. It said that doing so was a “national security priority” for his administration and it is considering a range of options to secure that goal. Donald Trump recently stated that the US "needed" Greenland – a…
From BBC News. Today, Adam and Chris discuss the latest agreement between the Coalition of the Willing and the US to provide security guarantees for Ukraine as part of ongoing efforts to secure a ceasefire with Russia. The talks in Paris saw the UK and France agree to put troops on the ground to "in…
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From BBC News. The issue of Greenland’s future has resurfaced in the wake of the US military intervention in Venezuela. President Donald Trump has again insisted that the US "needed" Greenland for security reasons and has refused to rule out the use of force to take control of the semi-autonomous Danish territory. At a meeting…
From BBC News. Protests have broken out in at least 17 of Iran’s 31 provinces, presenting the largest challenge to the country’s clerical establishment since 2022, a BBC Verify and BBC Persian analysis has found. The BBC’s analysis of protests includes only those for which we have verified video footage – the true number is…
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From BBC News. Six European allies have rallied to support Denmark following renewed insistence by the US that it must have control over Greenland. "Greenland belongs to its people, and only Denmark and Greenland can decide on matters concerning their relations," the leaders of the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, and Denmark said in…
From BBC News. Six European allies have rallied to support Denmark following renewed insistence by the US that it must have control over Greenland. "Greenland belongs to its people, and only Denmark and Greenland can decide on matters concerning their relations," the leaders of the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, and Denmark said in…
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From BBC News. French President Emmanuel Macron is hosting Ukraine’s leader Volodymyr Zelensky and other key allies of the country as efforts intensify to agree security guarantees for Kyiv in the event of a ceasefire with Russia. Heads of state and top officials from more than 30 countries – part of the so-called Coalition of…
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From BBC News. A rare red wind warning comes into force for parts of south-west England as the UK is hit by Storm Goretti. The Met Office has warned that people should expect "flying debris resulting in danger to life" in the Isles of Scilly and Cornwall, with schools there closing early and all trains…
From BBC News. Preparations are under way for the Lunar New Year celebrations, which take place in February. One village in Hebei Province in north China is a hub for the manufacture of the traditional red lanterns to supply shops and restaurants, making 80% of the China’s lanterns for the festivities. The BBC’s China Correspondent…
From BBC News. Members of Congress are split after President Donald Trump’s senior officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, briefed the lawmakers on the US’s removal of Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro. The Republican House Speaker, Mike Johnson, said the US was "demanding a change of how a regime rules”,…
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From BBC News. Officials in Switzerland investigating a fire at a ski bar which killed 40 people on New Year’s Day said no safety checks, inspections or audits had been carried out at the venue between 2020 and 2025. Crans-Montana’s mayor, Nicolas Feraud, said: "We regret that – we owe it to the families and…