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2026-01-24 10:00:16 ·

'Half of my friends were killed' - the girls returning to a school caught up in war

Sudan civil war: 'Half of my friends were killed' in el-Obeid school shelling'Half of my friends were killed' - the girls returning to a school caught up in warMohamed Mohamed OsmanBBC World Service, El-Obeid, SudanBBCTwins Makarem (left) and Ikram were in separate classrooms when the shelling beganIt had been a normal day for 18-year-old twins Makarem and Ikram when their school came under...

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2026-01-24 10:00:16 ·

Spain was a rail superpower - now its reputation is on the line after deadly collisions

Tragic chapter on the trains sends rail superpower Spain into crisisGuy Hedgecoein Córdoba, SpainReuters"Since the high-speed line was built, 30-something years ago, we never had any problems, it worked perfectly and was fantastic," says Alberto Montavez Montes, a shop-owner opposite Córdoba city hall, where the Spanish and Andalusian flags have been hanging at half-mast.Now, though things feel...

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2026-01-24 10:00:16 ·

Four attacks in 48 hours: How east Australia's beaches became a 'perfect storm' for sharks

How Sydney's beaches became a 'perfect storm' for sharksFour attacks in 48 hours: How east Australia's beaches became a 'perfect storm' for sharksGetty ImagesThere are manifold reasons why recorded shark encounters are rising in Australia's oceans - but fatalities are relatively rareIt's "extraordinary", says shark researcher Chris Pepin-Neff: four shark bites within 48 hours, and three of them...

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2026-01-24 10:00:15 ·

Indonesia landslide kills 7, dozens more missing

Landslide in Indonesia's West Java kills seven, dozens missingBBCAt least seven people have died and more than 80 others are missing after a landslide hit Indonesia's West Java province, officials said.The landslide occurred in the West Bandung region, south-east of the capital Jakarta, following days of intense rainfall.More than thirty homes were destroyed after "landslide material buried...

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2026-01-24 10:00:15 ·

New Zealand calls off rescue efforts for six missing after landslide

New Zealand calls off rescue efforts for six missing after landslideReutersPolice say they are not expecting to find any more survivors from the landslide Rescue efforts for six missing people buried by a landslide in New Zealand on Thursday have been called off, with efforts now moving to recovering bodies, police have said. "Tragically it is now apparent that we will not be able to bring them...

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2026-01-24 09:00:14 ·

Ukraine condemns 'brutal' Russian strikes ahead of second day of peace talks

Ukraine condemns 'brutal' Russian strikes ahead of second day of peace talksUkraine has condemned a fresh wave of Russian strikes overnight which killed one person and injured 23 others, as talks with the US aimed at ending the war are set to resume.Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said the "brutal" attack had "hit not only our people, but also the negotiation table".Delegations from...

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2026-01-24 06:00:16 ·

Stuck between the US and Russia, Canada must prove it can defend its Arctic territory

Stuck between the US and Russia, Canada must prove it can defend its Arctic territoryBernd Debusmann Jrat the White HouseCanada's Arctic is a massive, treacherous, and largely inhospitable place, stretched out over nearly 4 million square kilometres of territory - but with a small population roughly equal to Blackburn in England or Syracuse, New York."You can take a map of continental Europe,...

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2026-01-24 06:00:15 ·

TikTok US venture to collect precise user location data

TikTok US venture to collect precise user location dataLily JamaliNorth America Technology correspondent, San FranciscoTikTok's new US joint venture has made changes to its privacy policy that include expanding the type of location data the company can collect from its 200 million American users.The new policy was published after investors closed a deal with TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance on...

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2026-01-24 06:00:15 ·

'A natural partner': US treasury secretary weighs in on Alberta separatism

'A natural partner': US treasury secretary weighs in on Alberta separatismUS Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has weighed in on a separatist movement in Alberta, saying the western Canadian province is a "natural partner for the US". "Alberta has a wealth of natural resources, but they won't let them build a pipeline to the Pacific," Bessent told an American right-wing commentator in an...

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2026-01-24 06:00:15 ·

Hundreds of Minnesota businesses close to protest ICE presence

Hundreds of Minnesota businesses close to protest ICE presenceKayla EpsteinandNatalie ShermanHundreds of businesses in Minnesota shut their doors on Friday and thousands of protesters turned out in the frigid cold as part of an economic protest against the immigration crackdown in the state.The widespread rallies come after organisers encouraged residents to skip work or school and refrain from...

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2026-01-24 06:00:14 ·

Boy, 12, dies from injuries after Sydney shark attack

Boy, 12, dies from injuries after Sydney shark attackKaty Watson,Australia correspondentandHarry SekulichA young boy who was bitten by a shark in Sydney Harbour last week has died in hospital. Twelve-year-old Nico Antic had been jumping off a rock ledge with friends on 18 January when he was attacked by what authorities suspected was a bull shark."We are heartbroken to share that our son, Nico...

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2026-01-24 06:00:14 ·

China no longer Pentagon's top security priority

China no longer Pentagon's top security priorityChina is no longer the top security priority for the US, according to the Pentagon's new National Defense Strategy.The document, published once every four years, instead says that the security of the US homeland and Western Hemisphere is the department's chief concern, adding that Washington has long neglected the "concrete interests" of...

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2026-01-23 20:00:15 ·

At Davos, U.S. allies question a fraying world order

At Davos, U.S. allies question a fraying world order President Trump speaks during a reception for business leaders at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images...

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2026-01-23 20:00:15 ·

Not only Americans risked life and limb to serve in Afghanistan

Not only Americans risked life and limb to serve in AfghanistanFrank GardnerBBC Security CorrespondentPA MediaBlast walls, rocket attacks, Forward Operating Bases (FOBs), Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs)... and long queues in the canteen. Anyone who deployed to Afghanistan, in whatever role, between 2001-2021 will have their own vivid memories of that time. It started with the flight in – to...

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2026-01-23 20:00:14 ·

Danish PM in Greenland for 'show of support' after Trump threats

Danish PM Mette Frederiksen in Greenland for 'show of support'Danish PM in Greenland for 'show of support' after Trump threatsAdrienne MurrayCopenhagenReutersFrederiksen (left) said there was now a "diplomatic, political track" to pursue after a difficult weekDanish PM Mette Frederiksen is visiting Greenland's capital Nuuk for talks with the territory's leader, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, after a...

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2026-01-23 19:00:18 ·

A Canadian Olympic snowboarder turned alleged drug kingpin is arrested in Mexico

A Canadian Olympic snowboarder turned alleged drug kingpin is arrested in Mexico An image of former Canadian Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding, who was a fugitive and had been charged with allegedly running and participating in a transnational drug trafficking operation, is displayed on a...

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2026-01-23 19:00:18 ·

Alleged drug kingpin and ex-Olympian Ryan Wedding arrested after years on the run

Alleged drug kingpin and ex-Olympian Ryan Wedding arrestedAlleged drug kingpin and ex-Olympian Ryan Wedding arrested after years on the runFormer Canadian Olympic snowboarder and alleged drug kingpin Ryan Wedding has been arrested in Mexico and will be extradited to the US after years on the run, FBI Director Kash Patel has said.Wedding, who had been on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list,...

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2026-01-23 18:00:14 ·

Somaliland president pitches business opportunities to Trump's son

Somaliland president meets Eric Trump and Israel's Isaac Herzog at DavosAbdirahman Ali Dhimbil,BBC SomaliandJean OtalorThe president of Somaliland has held separate talks with his Israeli counterpart and the second son of the US leader, as the breakaway region continues to seek international recognition and foreign investment.Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi met Isaac Herzog...

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2026-01-23 18:00:14 ·

Trump remarks about Nato troops in Afghanistan are 'insulting', says Starmer

Trump remarks about Nato troops in Afghanistan are 'insulting', says StarmerWatch: Starmer calls Trump's remarks about Nato troops in Afghanistan "insulting and frankly appalling"Sir Keir Starmer has described President Donald Trump's remarks about British troops in Afghanistan as "insulting and frankly appalling".On Thursday, Trump said that US allies stayed "a little off the front lines" in...

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2026-01-23 18:00:13 ·

Julio Iglesias sex assault investigation dropped by Spanish prosecutors

Julio Iglesias sex assault complaint dropped by Spain prosecutorsGetty ImagesIglesias said the allegations were "absolutely false"Spanish prosecutors have dropped an investigation into complaints of sexual abuse against the singer Julio Iglesias.They ruled that Spanish courts had no jurisdiction and were therefore not competent to investigate crimes committed abroad involving complainants who...

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2026-01-23 17:00:20 ·

Canadian woman found dead on Australian beach likely died of drowning, autopsy finds

Piper James: Canadian found dead on Australian beach likely died of drowning, autopsy findsA Canadian backpacker, who was found dead on an Australian beach and surrounded by a pack of dingoes earlier this week, likely died of drowning, an autopsy has found. Piper James, 19, had "physical evidence consistent with drowning" and "injuries consistent with dingo bites", a spokesperson for the...

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2026-01-23 17:00:20 ·

Track fractured before Spanish train disaster, report finds

Track fractured before Spanish train disaster, report findsA fracture in a straight section of track "occurred prior to the passage" of a high-speed train that derailed, causing last Sunday's rail disaster in which 45 people died, an initial report has found.A train run by private company Iryo derailed last Sunday and its rear carriages crossed on to the opposite track into the path of an...

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2026-01-23 16:00:19 ·

South Sudan army chief gives soldiers seven days to crush rebellion

South Sudan army chief gives soldiers seven days to crush rebellionThe head of South Sudan's armed forces has given soldiers seven days to "crush the rebellion" in the east that is a potential threat to the capital, Juba.Recently, the Sudan People's Liberation Army in Opposition (SPLA-IO) has attacked and captured several areas in Jonglei state, a local journalist told the BBC, though this...

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2026-01-23 16:00:19 ·

Luxury watchmaker designs $1.5m model with Indian billionaire's statue

Vantara watch: Jacob & Co makes $1.5m watch with Anant Ambani figurineLuxury watchmaker designs $1.5m model with Indian billionaire's statueJacob & Co/InstagramThe model is described by the luxury watch brand as a "tribute" to VantaraA new luxury watch themed on a private zoo run by the family of Asia's richest man Mukesh Ambani has been unveiled in India - complete with a hand-painted...

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2026-01-23 16:00:16 ·

'I saw people getting shot': Eyewitness tells of Iran protest crackdown

Iran protests: Eyewitness tells of people getting shot'I saw people getting shot': Eyewitness tells of Iran protest crackdownParniaParnia was visiting family in Isfahan when the protests beganWarning: This story contains details which some readers might find distressing.An Iranian woman who witnessed the bloody crackdown on protests in Iran has described how her neighbourhood turned into a "war...

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2026-01-23 15:00:17 ·

Vietnam leader To Lam consolidates power as country targets 10% growth

Vietnam leader To Lam consolidates power as country targets 10% growth Vietnam's General Secretary of the Communist Party To Lam speaks after being re-elected to the position following a National Congress in Hanoi, Vietnam, Friday, Jan. 23, 2026....

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2026-01-23 15:00:16 ·

High stakes but low expectations ahead of Ukraine talks with Russia and US

Ukraine war: High stakes but low expectations ahead of Ukraine talks with Russia and USSarah RainsfordEastern Europe correspondent , KyivGetty ImagesUkraine wants peace more than anyone in this processNegotiators from Russia, Ukraine and the US are due to meet in Abu Dhabi for their first trilateral talks since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.Senior officials from all three...

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2026-01-23 15:00:15 ·

Could trilateral talks yield a breakthrough in Ukraine-Russia war?

Could trilateral talks yield a breakthrough in Ukraine-Russia war?Skip to contentWatch LiveBritish Broadcasting CorporationHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationHealthCultureArtsTravelEarthAudioVideoLiveDocumentariesWatch LiveRussian, Ukrainian and US negotiators are meeting in Abu Dhabi today for the first trilateral talks since Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022.But there are hurdles to...

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2026-01-23 13:00:23 ·

Millions of Americans brace for winter storm. And, Zelenskyy's warning for Europe

Millions of Americans brace for winter storm. And, Zelenskyy's warning for Europe Good morning. You're reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today's top stories Tens of millions of people are bracing for a life-threatening ice and snowstorm...

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2026-01-23 13:00:23 ·

US braces for 'extremely dangerous' winter storm

US braces for 'extremely dangerous' winter stormMore than 160 million Americans are expected to face an unusually brutal winter storm from Friday, with heavy snows and freezing rains forecast.The storm is expected to sweep through much of the United States, leaving "extremely dangerous" conditions in its wake as it tracks eastwards from the High Plains and Rockies, the National Weather Service...

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