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Spanish football fan held in Tehran released, Iran says

New Year celebrations: How the world is welcoming 2024

Venice to ban large tourist groups and loudspeakers

Bangladesh sees dramatic rise in lightning deaths linked to climate change

Paula Abdul sues Nigel Lythgoe over alleged sexual assault

German and Dutch authorities fear repeat of NYE firework violence

Ukraine war: At least 30 killed in biggest Russian bombardment yet

Tony Chung: Student activist flees Hong Kong to seek asylum in UK

Russia reopens embassy in Burkina Faso

Trump denies bullying his way into Home Alone 2

Architect of modern EU Jacques Delors dies aged 98

Jacques Delors: EU heavyweight whose ideas faced stiff opposition

Antony Blinken leads officials to Mexico as US seeks to stem migration

DR Congo elections: Fayulu's supporters clash with police in Kinshasa

'Godfather' of avocado toast chef Bill Granger dies, aged 54

FBI investigate threats against Colorado judges who ruled against Donald Trump

Israel-Gaza war will continue for months, IDF chief warns

Search resumes for Alaska woman swept under river ice

Harmanpreet Kaur: India's power-hitting global women's cricket star

Israel Gaza war: UN says no let-up in Israeli air strikes in Gaza

Alexei Navalny: Russian opposition leader found, says team

Israeli strike in Syria kills Iranian commander, Iran says

Israel Gaza war: Hamas says 70 killed in Israeli air strike on camp

Serbia protests: Anti-government demonstrators try to storm Belgrade City Hall

Ukraine celebrates first Christmas on 25 December

'Bethlehem is empty of joy - no Santa, no celebration'

Months after attacks, Pakistan’s Christians still feel unsafe

Zhu Ling: Woman dies decades after unsolved China poisoning

Rare video shows killer whale teaching its baby to hunt

Charlie Sheen attacked by woman at his Malibu home -police

DR Congo elections: 'I have not voted and I slept here'

Fans can be convinced to back European Super League - organiser

Alex Saab: US releases ally of Venezuelan President Maduro

Israel Gaza: What Gaza's death toll says about the war

Iceland volcano: Spectacular aerial footage shows scale

Meta blocked access in Canada to news on Facebook and Instagram

Dizzying video shows cliffside rescue in California

Ukraine military seeks extra 500,000 soldiers - President Zelensky

Serial killer's ex-wife Monique Olivier convicted for part in murders

Woman kidnapped by Hamas says she was 'shown off like a trophy'

Footage shows inside of 'biggest ever' Gaza tunnel

Jimmy Lai: Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon's trial begins

Fourteen killed in Argentina as storm brings 150km/h winds

Watch: Crocodiles seen in Australia floodwaters

Israel Gaza: Hostages shot by IDF put out 'SOS' sign written with leftover food

Killed Gaza cameraman 'would bring joy to any place'

Former South Africa president Jacob Zuma 'won't vote for ANC'

Baby owl found living in family Christmas tree

Melania Trump makes rare speech at citizenship ceremony

What has Hungary's Orban got against Ukraine?

Brooklyn Nine-Nine star Andre Braugher died of lung cancer

Skier narrowly misses bear on California slopes

Ex-FBI intel chief Charles McGonigal gets over 4 years in prison

EU to open membership talks with Ukraine and Moldova

Moment elephant smashes van window in search of food in Sri Lanka

COP28: Three takeaways from the deal on fossil fuels

Delta flight to Detroit diverted to remote Canadian town

Zelensky pleads for more aid amid standoff in US Congress

Israel losing global support over Gaza bombing, Biden says

Claudine Gay: Harvard president won't lose job over Congress row

Fossil fuel backlash puts UN climate talks in jeopardy

Google: Barbie and Shakira among most searched in 2023

French left and right unite to stop migration bill

Spanish La Liga match abandoned after fan dies in stands

Australian swimmers approach whale 'dangerously close' to shore

Elizabeth Magill: UPenn president quits amid antisemitism row

DR Congo President Tshisekedi compares Rwanda counterpart Kagame to Hitler

Images show major damage to Gaza's oldest mosque

Shane MacGowan: Tribute to 'trailblazer' at Tipperary funeral

Moment Texas judge grants woman's request to abortion

Gaza's food queues get longer and the hungry jump fences

In pictures: Germany's Scholz lights first candle as Hanukkah celebrated around the world

BBC reporter in Gaza: People here are traumatised and exhausted

Four Russian soldiers charged with war crimes for torturing US citizen in Ukraine

Chandrayaan-3: India Moon mission's propulsion module returns to Earth's orbit

Wakeskater plunges off Dubai skyscraper pool in 'world first'

Rushdi Abualouf: 'It's so much harder to watch Gaza from the outside'

Ex-US ambassador Victor Manuel Rocha charged over spying for Cuba

Cyclone Michaung: Heavy rains batter India's southern coast

Commonwealth Games: Gold Coast mayor scraps bid for 2026 event

Beyoncé: Meet the designer who made her sparkle on tour

South Africa: The region where political violence is on the rise ahead of elections

Israeli forces reported to be pushing into southern Gaza

Watch moment powerful quake strikes Philippines

Israel-Gaza war: Residents of Khan Younis say Israeli strikes heaviest since start of war

Heavy snow causes travel delays across Europe

Ethiopia pilgrims return to Aksum for festival in Ark of Covenant city