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The daughter of Jimmy Lai tells the BBC that her father's health is deteriorating in prison. from BBC News https://ift.tt/lW7hApe

Countries around the world celebrated the new year with colourful shows and long held traditions. from BBC News https://ift.tt/AtbcS1x

Using weighted pieces and magnetic boards, players of the hybrid sport must complete each move in one breath. from BBC News https://ift.tt/y1J5qzO

The US president also warns Hamas will have "hell to pay" if it does not disarm, after talks with Netanyahu. from BBC News https://ift.tt/Od5mVYg

It has been a year of multiple major conflicts - and there are geopolitical implications of unparalleled importance from BBC News https://ift.tt/o5jwMr9

Somaliland wants international recognition - here's why, and what could have driven Israel to recognise it now. from BBC News https://ift.tt/lF0bJ9i

Syrians in Turkey are weighing up whether it is the right time to return to their homeland. from BBC News https://ift.tt/D0sAqua

Police detained the male suspect after shooting him in the leg, while two others are seriously injured. from BBC News https://ift.tt/ZSriy3s

The 70-year-old had suffered with the spasms for nine months, his wife says, and was already in hospital for hernia surgery. from BBC News https://ift.tt/JPCumd7

Scientists say volcanic activity at the site, which frequently erupts, had intensified this week, with craters continuously emitting ash. from BBC News https://ift.tt/KkZElzd

Nine years after her husband disappeared, Susanna Liew had a stunning legal win in one of Malaysia's biggest mysteries. from BBC News https://ift.tt/xqp96Pc

Combs argues his sentence was improperly decided and asked that his conviction also be thrown out. from BBC News https://ift.tt/FxwLybI

Ukraine's leader gives an upbeat assessment after discussing the plan with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. from BBC News https://ift.tt/LNyz6cI

The US Department of Justice says reviewing the material could delay the full release of Epstein documents by a "few more weeks". from BBC News https://ift.tt/qcL4Dwy

Authorities are investigating whether a gas leak was to blame for the twin blasts and fire, which caused a partial collapse. from BBC News https://ift.tt/kcX64Kp

A bill passed by parliament expands temporary powers introduced during the Gaza war to shutter outlets seen as a security threat. from BBC News https://ift.tt/uBlx3pI

Police release a tranche of documents allegedly tracing the suspects' movements prior to the deadly shooting. from BBC News https://ift.tt/ApnToY5

The BBC's diplomatic correspondent James Landale explains how Trump's appoinment of a special envoy to Greenland has shaken diplomatic with Denmark. from BBC News https://ift.tt/eOPKZzQ

US lawmakers who pushed for the documents to be made public have criticised the initial release as incomplete. from BBC News https://ift.tt/w6tNRLk

New South Wales will look at passing hate speech laws after Australia's deadliest shooting in almost 30 years. from BBC News https://ift.tt/uB2l4Ne

BBC Russia editor Steve Rosenberg had the opportunity to ask Vladimir Putin about his plans for the future of the country. from BBC News https://ift.tt/jBvCtpG

A father tells the BBC he owes the life of his child to a stranger forced into an impossible decision. from BBC News https://ift.tt/OBwIMXZ

Ex- Miss Universe contestant Sarah Dzafce has drawn backlash in East Asia and in her own country. from BBC News https://ift.tt/PW4i31U

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez says the shelters will be in public buildings across the country. from BBC News https://ift.tt/dgyRAJc

DTEK boss Maxim Timchenko says the intensity of Russian strikes is so frequent there is no time to recover. from BBC News https://ift.tt/TOuh8zL

The couple's son is in custody after the couple was found dead in their home on Sunday. from BBC News https://ift.tt/SCAvQds

Eleven minutes of video capture the moment Bondi beach turns into a scene of horror. Eleven minutes of video capture the moment Bondi beach turns into a scene of horror. BBC Verify has analysed dozens of videos from the attack. from BBC News https://ift.tt/oM5RTZL

At least 70 homes have been inundated in Safi's old city centre, officials say. from BBC News https://ift.tt/QYhGF1D

New South Wales Police say that 11 people were killed, plus one gunman, in a shooting at Bondi Beach targeting the Jewish community. from BBC News https://ift.tt/BbzX1Kf

As some Somali migrants fear what might happen next, the BBC speaks to one deportee in Mogadishu. from BBC News https://ift.tt/pKzvTbr

The gunman is at large after opening fire in a building where exams were taking place at the campus in Providence, Rhode Island. from BBC News https://ift.tt/hqDJKW3

It comes despite US President Donald Trump saying both sides had agreed to a ceasefire deal. from BBC News https://ift.tt/3CEVKpJ

Southern & Eastern Europe correspondent Sarah Rainsford reports from Lithuania, where some of the released prisoners were taken. from BBC News https://ift.tt/eL9EiNn

The idea came from the miners building makeshift altars in the mine in the 1930s, to pray for their safety before starting their shifts. from BBC News https://ift.tt/kpHXti5

A seized tanker accused of smuggling sanctioned oil has long hidden its true location. BBC Verify examines how. from BBC News https://ift.tt/yegnJQ5

The former French president was jailed for taking part in an election campaign funding conspiracy. from BBC News https://ift.tt/e06o2k3

The judge has ordered control of the the troops, which were deployed in June, to be returned to California's governor. from BBC News https://ift.tt/CXh6tfJ

Ukraine barely has a hold on Pokrovsk, but its forces are keen to show they are still resisting Russia's advance. from BBC News https://ift.tt/lNTS9tA

The BBC took to the streets of Sydney to find out what young people aged between 18 and 20 think of Australia’s under-16s social media ban. from BBC News https://ift.tt/XAjx5WL

Some 118 million women in 12 Indian states receive unconditional cash transfers, one of the world’s largest experiments. from BBC News https://ift.tt/zkjesuq

Australia's policy is the culmination of years of pressure on tech companies over online safety, experts say. from BBC News https://ift.tt/LE3Gr2A

Nigeria sent fighter jets to help oust the mutineers from the national broadcaster and a military camp. from BBC News https://ift.tt/07Aqe6R

Donald Trump says white South Africans are being persecuted and so qualify for asylum but black farmers are also being killed. from BBC News https://ift.tt/YIxrbVc

Alfredo Díaz, 56, died in prison cell on Saturday, human rights groups say, prompting opposition outcry. from BBC News https://ift.tt/XP9GKoV

Texas Representative Henry Cuellar is running for re-election as a Democrat after Trump pardoned him. from BBC News https://ift.tt/9g6BWEm

Andrew Wolfe, 24, is expected to remain in acute care with a head wound for a few more weeks, his family says. from BBC News https://ift.tt/4tyVgu0

The law comes into effect this week but critics worry it can't be enforced - and shouldn't be either. from BBC News https://ift.tt/zkHc9SD

The biggest crisis in the Eurovision Song Contest's history raises major questions about its future. from BBC News https://ift.tt/AKECXxy

An erroneous alert warning of a major Nevada earthquake reached as far as California before being withdrawn. from BBC News https://ift.tt/dAbvOw8

The US president hopes that a peace deal will pave the way for greater American investment in the resource-rich region. from BBC News https://ift.tt/zoDQk2l

Critics have voiced concern over the pervasiveness of stalking and violence against women in South Korea. from BBC News https://ift.tt/eSluIJX

Republican Matt Van Epps won, but his margin of victory was less than half of what it was just over a year ago for President Trump in the same district. from BBC News https://ift.tt/gpAQdGk

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha‎ spoke after high-stakes talks on ending the war failed to produce tangible results. from BBC News https://ift.tt/etiE8rN

Kremlin officials described the five hours of talks as "constructive" - but said "a lot of work lies ahead". from BBC News https://ift.tt/B8K7Si2

Demonstrators said the plan - the country's first in euros - attempted to hide widespread government corruption. from BBC News https://ift.tt/SKCsOP6

Juan Orlando Hernández, once called the key figure in a drug trafficking scheme that flooded America with over 400 tonnes of cocaine, walks free after the pardon. from BBC News https://ift.tt/uymAehS

Australia is banning social media for everyone under the age 16 - but will it actually work? Here's everything you need to know. from BBC News https://ift.tt/bSfK9ov

Rescue efforts in Peru's central Ucayali region are being hindered by strong currents on the river, one official said. from BBC News https://ift.tt/ksmRrQS