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More than 150 explosive devices are discovered during a raid on a farm in Virginia. from BBC News https://ift.tt/D4SYVsZ

President Zelensky said his country would not allow Russia to "earn additional billions on our blood". from BBC News https://ift.tt/cgeK7hu

Authorities identified Debrina Kawam, 61, of New Jersey as the victim of the 22 December attack. from BBC News https://ift.tt/0eIAPHb

More than 1.3 million households - most of the island's population - has been left in the dark. from BBC News https://ift.tt/zCOdifr

The BBC's Will Vernon reports amid emotional scenes as freed prisoners arrive in Ukraine. from BBC News https://ift.tt/Phkz4So

Cecilia Sala could be used as "political leverage" after an Iranian citizen was detained by Italy, a US state department spokesman has said. from BBC News https://ift.tt/0XpmSTJ

The former US president and Nobel Peace Prize winner has passed away at the age of 100. from BBC News https://ift.tt/m84ldGp

Egypt's environment ministry says the attack occurred in "deep waters outside of the designated swimming area". from BBC News https://ift.tt/JpqKYHu

Pictures of revellers from the Calabar Carnival marking Christmas in the southern Nigeria. from BBC News https://ift.tt/Is9850U

Videos show waves reported to be up to four metres high upending boats and deluging towns. from BBC News https://ift.tt/FwaioOZ

Police say arsenic was detected in the blood of family members who ate the cake in Torres. from BBC News https://ift.tt/qXDNlP6

The 76-year-old appeared on the front of magazines including Sports Illustrated and Vogue Paris. from BBC News https://ift.tt/wIzdTeB

Yoon Suk Yeol told authorised soldiers to break down doors and drag politicians out of parliament, prosecutors say. from BBC News https://ift.tt/2uCTpg3

Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk argue for skilled visas - but Trump and other supporters disagree. from BBC News https://ift.tt/yUYetXu

Sebastian Zapeta is accused of setting a woman on fire and fanning the flames. from BBC News https://ift.tt/ATDe1NH

State secretary Antony Blinken accuses Bidzina Ivanishvili of undermining democracy to Russia's benefit. from BBC News https://ift.tt/IOhNA25

For years repairing watches was a booming business, but a Kaduna horologist now has time on his hands. from BBC News https://ift.tt/7voBPwE

Waack Girls tells the story of six women who discover themselves as they learn the dance form waacking. from BBC News https://ift.tt/duPS06f

Video shows chaos inside an airport terminal in Sanaa, as passengers flee the strikes. from BBC News https://ift.tt/BmfQRZo

A biodiversity hotspot has become the stomping ground of poachers. from BBC News https://ift.tt/JUBE6yF

The animals - including a Bengal tiger, cougars and bobcats - have died of the virus over the past several weeks. from BBC News https://ift.tt/VZtWJzQ

The prisoners took advantage of ongoing political unrest triggered by disputed poll results, police say. from BBC News https://ift.tt/1UaPdEk

Over the centuries, painters in India have depicted Jesus's birth from a uniquely local perspective. from BBC News https://ift.tt/46ZfJ2y

Lorries containing pesticides and sulphuric acid plunged into the Tocantins river in the north of the country. from BBC News https://ift.tt/mMBHNij

More than 30 million Catholic pilgrims are expected to head to Rome for the jubilee, which takes place once every 25 years. from BBC News https://ift.tt/BgSLi8N

Ismail Haniyeh was Hamas's most prominent leader until his death in July. from BBC News https://ift.tt/4JNvAb6

One of the world's most active volcanoes, situated on Hawaii's Big Island, has erupted again. from BBC News https://ift.tt/OJAQ2KP

"Yana" is the latest pre-historic discovery in a crater in a remote region of Russia. from BBC News https://ift.tt/1iI5nVO

It prompts a sharp rebuke from Panama's president, who says "every square metre" of the canal belongs to his country. from BBC News https://ift.tt/KVX4SUd

The US Homeland Security Secretary says rhetoric about the murder suspect is concerning. from BBC News https://ift.tt/8BDp5Iz

An officer in Peru smashed a suspected drug dealer's door in, while clad as Dr Seuss' famous character. from BBC News https://ift.tt/nLt6v8u

Mr Baldoni's lawyer says the allegations are "categorically false" and a "desperate attempt to 'fix' her negative reputation". from BBC News https://ift.tt/vI43AD1

The BBC's Bethany Bell reports from the empty Magdeburg market, on what should be one of the busiest nights of the season. from BBC News https://ift.tt/lt2bhiw

Watch: Germany grapples with another Christmas market attack from BBC News https://ift.tt/xjtQeEG

Footage from German broadcaster MDR shows police confronting a man lying on the floor by a car. from BBC News https://ift.tt/l15TxCK

The sentences range from three to sixteen years, in a case which started with an online hate campaign. from BBC News https://ift.tt/QdW5fto

VW and a union have, however, agreed to cut more than 35,000 jobs across the country by 2030. from BBC News https://ift.tt/tiA8yYg

At least one person has been killed, Magdeburg's local public broadcaster reports, citing police. from BBC News https://ift.tt/Uau9CM0

Eight people accused of abetting the jihadist murder of Samuel Paty will learn their fate in a Paris court. from BBC News https://ift.tt/FbNr1Sn

Both liberals and conservatives criticised Ahmed al-Sharaa, after he asked the woman to cover her hair before the picture. from BBC News https://ift.tt/NM8We2m

The president-elect and Elon Musk rejected the bipartisan spending plan that would prevent a government shutdown. from BBC News https://ift.tt/N5Yd3Zt

Sharaa led the rebel offensive that toppled the Assad regime in Syria less than two weeks ago. from BBC News https://ift.tt/mEC7PqS

The UFWD is a decades-old - and increasingly controversial - arm of China's Communist Party. What does it do? from BBC News https://ift.tt/TFWldYS

In an interview with Jeremy Bowen, the leader of the rebel group HTS says sanctions on Syria should be lifted. from BBC News https://ift.tt/1TxIPed

A huge fire breaks out at Liberia's Capitol building a day after it was the scene of a bitter dispute. from BBC News https://ift.tt/PtxuZYp

The damaged pipeline sparked a massive fire prompting road closures and emergency responses. from BBC News https://ift.tt/7ZaBCvO

The BBC's Analysis Editor, along with BBC Verify, takes a look at material from the scene to assess what we know. from BBC News https://ift.tt/gmwTtkO

Despite losing, the result was the outcome the SDP leader wanted and paves the way for early elections. from BBC News https://ift.tt/t5l9gaX

President Massoud Pezeshkian says the proposed "hijab and chastity" law is "ambiguous and in need of reform". from BBC News https://ift.tt/vbxB74J

Jacktone Odhiambo fell down and cried after the judge sentenced him for killing Edwin Chiloba. from BBC News https://ift.tt/yKSQhYH

Quentin Sommerville is on patrol with HTS in Latakia, as they pledge to protect minorities. from BBC News https://ift.tt/teXNYkP

The five remaining members of the drug ring have spent almost 20 years in Indonesian prisons. from BBC News https://ift.tt/P20T7xz

As Israel unveils plans to expand its Golan Heights settlements, Syrians living nearby say they want an end to conflict. from BBC News https://ift.tt/1Ia8jqQ

A local official warns the full extent of the damage is still being assessed, with entire communities devastated. from BBC News https://ift.tt/F2b9rfJ

The HTS rebel group is currently still designated a terrorist organisation by the US State Department. from BBC News https://ift.tt/qU6MwEj

Large crowds of protesters gather outside the Georgian parliament to object to the appointment of a new president. from BBC News https://ift.tt/UA6Hv3W

There are reports of severe damage on the French Indian Ocean territory after it was struck by Cyclone Chido. from BBC News https://ift.tt/zJHkOuT

The country criticises a map shown at a Fifa presentation that appeared to exclude Crimea. from BBC News https://ift.tt/ctAPaCI

The relic, believed to be worn by Jesus Christ, was brought back after being rescued from a devastating fire in 2019. from BBC News https://ift.tt/kFJOMY6

The former House speaker suffered an unspecified injury while on an official trip to Luxembourg, her office says. from BBC News https://ift.tt/gFrzeux

Residents of the the city that was ravaged by civil war seem keen to get rid of the symbols of the Assad regime. from BBC News https://ift.tt/3Lzk6PT

BBC international editor Jeremy Bowen finds Syrians desperate for answers about the missing and a reckoning for their killers. from BBC News https://ift.tt/7SiwtRc

Mark Rutte urged members to "turbocharge" their defence spending to prevent future war with Russia. from BBC News https://ift.tt/OYZv45l

Yoweri Museveni says any crime involving guns is dealt with by a military court for the nation's stability. from BBC News https://ift.tt/YV8d9Ze

Police believe forensic and ballistic evidence ties the suspect to insurance CEO Brian Thompson's killing. from BBC News https://ift.tt/wh7CkVy

The BBC sees a crowd surge in Damascus as rumours spread that a hated Assad henchman is about to be executed. from BBC News https://ift.tt/rQxEvKo

Over 22,000 people reported issues with Facebook this evening and over 18,000 struggled to use WhatsApp, according to Downdetector. from BBC News https://ift.tt/wSxrp7B

He was nominated to the post by Donald Trump in 2017, but the president-elect has said he wants to replace him. from BBC News https://ift.tt/9KHUdnX

The move means Russia is being forced to "bear the costs of its illegal war", the US Treasury said. from BBC News https://ift.tt/dQiomzD

Global powers who have been involved in the 13-year civil war have a vested interest after Assad's fall. from BBC News https://ift.tt/fuklDiK

The Hollywood star said he cannot remember the first 20 days following the stroke in April last year. from BBC News https://ift.tt/lDC1ZkT

The BBC's Lina Sinjab - who fled Damascus 2013 as it was engulfed in war – reflects on her return to the city. from BBC News https://ift.tt/QodBaXG

The man who led Ghana from 2012 to 2017 is once again elected president, official results show. from BBC News https://ift.tt/Dp1taTF

The decision to hand power to the country's prime minister has been widely criticised by the opposition. from BBC News https://ift.tt/j0Aw6lJ

Three suspects are being sought over the fire, which injured one person and caused extensive damage. from BBC News https://ift.tt/46soSar

He tells NBC he will issue "a lot" of executive orders, including on immigration, once he takes office. from BBC News https://ift.tt/eyPq1Qg

Rebels have freed thousands of detainees from jails as they swept across the country. from BBC News https://ift.tt/zNkUI7L

Notre Dame has officially reopened more than five years after it was badly damaged in a fire. from BBC News https://ift.tt/0Mfadiq

Rumours surround the whereabouts of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, as rebels make advances into the capital city's suburbs. from BBC News https://ift.tt/Kybq0GL

The shoes, which could fetch as much as $3m, were worn by actress Judy Garland in the classic 1939 movie The Wizard of Oz. from BBC News https://ift.tt/kfWQLh6

The West African nation is guaranteed a new leader as Nana Akufo-Addo steps down after serving two terms. from BBC News https://ift.tt/HjyrfDB

Long-standing frustrations at the US health system were revealed online after an insurance executive was shot and killed in New York City. from BBC News https://ift.tt/hDdc3rs

A court ruling follows intelligence allegations of Russian interference promoting a far-right candidate. from BBC News https://ift.tt/mo1xFWL

The IAEA agency says Tehran’s nuclear programme has "spawned in every direction" over the last decade. from BBC News https://ift.tt/UPn0djG

A visual guide to the latest developments as advancing Syrian fighters set their sights on Damascus. from BBC News https://ift.tt/oKRsN4w

A tsunami warning was issued but has since been cancelled for parts of the West coast. from BBC News https://ift.tt/hbBxmeY

The man suffered serious but non-life threatening injuries during the incident in the country's far north. from BBC News https://ift.tt/tVX1S9b

Michel Barnier's ousting over a budget bill deepens France's current political crisis. from BBC News https://ift.tt/pZkmoxd

The condition of the victims and the suspect, who was shot by police, remains unclear. from BBC News https://ift.tt/a5DLcUY

Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has experienced exile, detention and a quarter of a century in top government posts. from BBC News https://ift.tt/vnxKSyd

Italian authorities said hosts must check the identities of guests in person from BBC News https://ift.tt/kO1rRQG

The BBC's Jake Kwon said people protesting against President Yoon's martial law announcement 'cannot seem to believe' it. from BBC News https://ift.tt/2ui1wOr

The suspect, wanted for felony theft, was later apprehended and charged. from BBC News https://ift.tt/oqsrU8W

The ruling party denies any Russian link, but its actions raise questions about Georgia's path to the EU. from BBC News https://ift.tt/zfCgoem

Ukrainian soldiers paint a bleak picture of a battle they don't understand, and fear they will lose. from BBC News https://ift.tt/wq5zNfI

Rebels have captured a swathe of land during their largest offensive against the government in years. from BBC News https://ift.tt/2fqtQDK

Rihab Faour's long journey to safety, from her small village in southern Lebanon, ended in the death of her young family. from BBC News https://ift.tt/0I6r1zJ

The president-elect warned the group of nine nations against moving away from the dollar. from BBC News https://ift.tt/CU1jHaQ

The American has been streaming continuously for 30 days to try reclaim the record he set last year. from BBC News https://ift.tt/JCXMxl1