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From BBC News. Donald Trump said Iran was in "serious discussions" following the build-up of US military forces nearby, as Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned any attack would spark a regional conflict. The US president said he hoped negotiations would lead to something "acceptable". Iran’s top security official Ali Larijani also said a…

From BBC News. A second woman is alleging that she was sent to the UK by Jeffrey Epstein for a sexual encounter with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, her lawyer has told the BBC. The encounter allegedly occurred at the former prince’s residence, Royal Lodge, in 2010. The woman, who is not British, was in her 20s at…

From BBC News. More than three million pages of documents related to the sex offender – Jeffrey Epstein – were released on Friday. New pictures appear to show Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor kneeling over a female lying on the ground, as well as emails to and from a man referred to as “The Duke”. Other emails show…

From BBC News. At least 28 people have been killed in a wave of Israeli air strikes across the Gaza Strip on Saturday, according to local authorities. The civil defence agency, which is operated by Hamas, says children and women were among those killed. It added that in one attack, helicopter gunships hit a tent…

From BBC News. Pictures showing Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor kneeling on all fours over a female, lying on the ground, are part of the latest release of documents related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The photos are among more than three million pages of documents related to the late sex offender, released on Friday. They…

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From BBC News. Can Republicans win the midterm elections and keep control of both houses of Congress? It’s the biggest political event of the year, and this week Donald Trump kicked off the Republican’s campaign in Iowa, telling voters the odds are against him, but Republicans “need to win”. The president’s chief of staff says…

From BBC News. US President Donald Trump has nominated conservative economist Kevin Warsh as the new chair of the US Federal Reserve. The 55-year-old, who served as a Fed governor from 2006 to 2011, is an outspoken critic of the central bank, which has been under political pressure from the White House about how it…

From BBC News. The Syrian government has reached a ceasefire deal that will see Kurdish forces — longtime allies of the US — gradually integrate with the Syrian army. It’s hoped this will end weeks of clashes in northeastern Syria. The fighting has been blamed for recent escapes from prison camps, where suspected ISIS fighters…

From BBC News. Ukraine saw a relatively quiet night after Donald Trump said his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin had agreed not to attack Kyiv and "various towns" during a cold snap. The Kremlin confirmed it had agreed to cease attacks on Kyiv until Sunday to "create favourable conditions" for peace talks. While the US president…

From BBC News. Autonomous vehicles are still a thing of sci-fi films, aren’t they? Well, in Las Vegas, they have them now – and they’re called Zoox. Working a lot like rideshare, you can use your phone to request a Zoox to your location on the Las Vegas Strip using an app, and be whisked…

From BBC News. Canadian-American actress, comedian and screenwriter Catherine O’Hara, best known for her roles in the movies Home Alone and Beetlejuice, as well as TV series Schitt’s Creek, has died aged 71. Among the accolades O’Hara won during her career are two Primetime Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards.…

From BBC News. The US justice department has released more than three million pages of documents related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. More than 2,000 videos and 180,000 images are included in the latest batch, and their release comes six weeks after a deadline mandated in a law signed by President Donald Trump.…

From BBC News. Nasa has announced that the launch date of Artemis II will not take place this month. The mission will see four astronauts take part in a 10-day fly around the Moon and back again. It comes after a dress rehearsal – known as a wet rehearsal – for the rocket launch was…

From BBC News. Following the downfall of the so-called Islamic State in Syria, Kurdish-run prisons hold about 8,000 suspected IS fighters and around 34,000 of their family members in camps. But there is growing instability in the region as the central government in Damascus wants to extend its control across all of Syria, including the…

From BBC News. The US appears poised to strike Iran within days. While the potential targets are largely predictable, the outcome is not. So, if no last-minute deal can be reached with Tehran and President Donald Trump decides to order US forces to attack, then what are the possible outcomes? The BBC’s security correspondent Frank…

From BBC News. Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky says the next stage of peace talks with Russia and the US this weekend could be delayed, adding that tension between America and Iran could cause them to be postponed. It comes as US President Donald Trump says that Russia has agreed to hold off with attacks on…

From BBC News. Today, UK prime minister, Sir Keir Starmer continues his reset trip to China. Adam and Alex are joined by James Landale and Sarah Montague to discuss the geopolitical significance of the Prime Minister’s visit to China, plus what’s actually been agreed for British businesses. Plus, is US President Trump preparing another strike…

From BBC News. The UK government is consulting on a potential social media ban for under-16s, following growing political support for the idea since Australia banned under-16s from 10 platforms last month. Watch BBC Question Time panellists Konstantin Kisin, commentator and podcaster, and Jo Grady, general secretary of the University and College Union debate the…

From BBC News. Venezuela’s National Assembly has approved a reform of the country’s hydrocarbons law that will allow private companies, including foreign firms, more autonomy in the country’s lucrative oil sector. Once the law is signed off by the country’s interim president, it is expected to pave the way for more foreign investment in the…

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From BBC News. On UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s third and final day of a visit to China, US President Donald Trump has said it would be "very dangerous" for the UK to do any new business with China. The president was reacting to agreements aimed at increasing business and investment between the UK and…

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From BBC News. British and South Korean scientists are drilling through the Thwaites glacier, in one of the most remote parts of Antarctica, to understand why and how it is melting. Thwaites is in danger of collapsing due to climate change, and if that happens it could lead to higher global sea levels, and flooding…

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From BBC News. Scientists expected the opposite, but polar bears in the Norwegian Arctic islands of Svalbard have become fatter and healthier since the early 1990s. Polar bears rely on sea ice, which is declining, as a platform from which to hunt the seals that they rely on for blubber-rich meals. The bears’ fat reserves…

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From BBC News. UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has been meeting with President Xi Jinping in Beijing, the first time a sitting British PM has visited China in eight years. Although a host of trade deals were announced, including visa free entry for UK travellers, there have been fewer agreements than expected from the…

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From BBC News. US President Donald Trump’s "border tsar" Tom Homan has said he is working on making ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) operations in Minneapolis "safer, more efficient, by the book". In a news conference that was light on details, he says he wants "common sense co-operation that allows us to draw down on…

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From BBC News. TikTok users in the US have claimed that the social media platform has been censoring content critical of the Trump administration. Following the fatal shooting of intensive care nurse Alex Pretti, in Minnesota, users reported that they couldn’t upload or view videos related to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, otherwise known as ICE.…

From BBC News. There have been rescue efforts for tens of thousands of people in Mozambique as rising waters have continued to devastate the southern African nation – the worst flooding in a generation. Teams from Brazil, South Africa and the UK have been helping with life-saving rescue operations. Almost 700,000 people have been affected…

From BBC News. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said the country’s relationship with China is in a "good, strong place" after "productive" talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing. Starmer added that progress has been made on issues including whisky tariffs and visa-free travel to China, with No 10 saying the two countries…

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From BBC News. Bystander footage captured the moments before the killing of 37-year-old Minneapolis man Alex Pretti by federal immigration officers. His death on Saturday happened less than three weeks after Renee Good was shot dead by an immigration agent in the city. BBC Verify has analysed footage of the shooting from multiple angles, piecing…

From BBC News. Donald Trump has warned Iran that "time is running out" to negotiate a deal on its nuclear programme following the build-up of US military forces in the Gulf. The US president said a "massive Armada" was "moving quickly, with great power, enthusiasm, and purpose" towards Iran, referring to a large US naval…

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From BBC News. Sir Keir Starmer travelled to Beijing to meet President Xi Jinping – the first time a British prime minister has visited the country since 2018. Starmer said he wants to achieve a "comprehensive and consistent approach to China". The visit comes amid controversy over China’s alleged human rights abuses and security concerns…

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From BBC News. UK Conservative party leader Kemi Badenoch, gave a speech addressing Conservative defectors and detractors. Adam chats to Alex, in Westminster about how Badenoch’s speech accused her opponents of "psychodrama’", called defectors "drama queens" and presented her vision for the future of the Conservative party. And we catch up with Chris in Beijing…

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From BBC News. The mother of a student who took his own life after wrongly being told he could not graduate says he was "failed" by Glasgow University after a report highlighted serious concerns. An investigation by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education found that the university’s processes posed a "systemic risk to academic…

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From BBC News. Donald Trump has warned Iran that "time is running out" to negotiate a deal on its nuclear programme following the steady build-up of US military forces in the Gulf. The US president said a "massive Armada" was "moving quickly, with great power, enthusiasm, and purpose" towards Iran, referring to a large US…

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From BBC News. Dame Sarah Mullally has been officially confirmed as the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury in a ceremony rich with centuries-old tradition at St Paul’s Cathedral in London. Her predecessor, Justin Welby, resigned following accusations he did not do enough with information he had about a prolific abuser to prevent further abuse from taking…

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From BBC News. Israel is expected to reopen the Gaza Strip’s key border crossing with Egypt, now that the funeral for the last hostage retrieved from Gaza has been able to take place. The Rafah crossing has been mostly closed since May 2024, when the Palestinian side was seized by Israeli force. It was meant…

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From BBC News. President Donald Trump said his administration was "going to de-escalate a little bit" in Minnesota, after the second fatal shooting of a US citizen by federal immigration officers there. "Bottom line, it was terrible. Both of them were terrible," he said in a Fox News interview on Tuesday. In early January Renee…