Jailed HK tycoon's 'teeth rotting and fingernails falling off', daughter tells BBC

The daughter of Jimmy Lai tells the BBC that her father's health is deteriorating in prison.

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Watch: Underwater chess champions compete for world title

Using weighted pieces and magnetic boards, players of the hybrid sport must complete each move in one breath.

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John Simpson: 'I've reported on 40 wars but I've never seen a year like 2025'

It has been a year of multiple major conflicts - and there are geopolitical implications of unparalleled importance

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Spaniards hurl flour, eggs and fireworks in mock battle

The annual food fight festival ''Els Enfarinats'' has left the Spanish town of Ibi covered in flour and egg shells.

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Nine people, including five children, stabbed to death in Suriname

Police detained the male suspect after shooting him in the leg, while two others are seriously injured.

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Snow-capped Mount Etna erupts as skiers glide down slopes

Scientists say volcanic activity at the site, which frequently erupts, had intensified this week, with craters continuously emitting ash.

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Her husband's kidnapping became Malaysia's biggest mystery. Then came a stunning confession

Nine years after her husband disappeared, Susanna Liew had a stunning legal win in one of Malaysia's biggest mysteries.

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India's solar boom faces a hidden waste problem

A recent study has found that India will generate over 11 million tonnes of solar waste by 2047 if it does not scale up recycling.

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Sean 'Diddy' Combs files appeal asking for immediate prison release

Combs argues his sentence was improperly decided and asked that his conviction also be thrown out.

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UK social media campaigners among five denied US visas

The Trump administration bans five people who have called for tech regulation from entering the country.

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Bomb blast in packed Nigerian mosque kills five

Another 35 people were injured in the explosion during evening prayers in the city of Maiduguri, police say.

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An alleged drug cartel and a murdered witness: South Africa's police corruption probe

Allegations of graft and political interference in the police have been aired at public hearings.

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'A miracle': Officer shot in head during Bondi attack home from hospital

The Christmas homecoming of Jack Hibbert, who was shot in the head and shoulder, is a "miracle", his family say.

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The showers and baths keeping data centre tech cool

Finding greener ways to keep giant new data centres cool is a challenge.

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Survivors 'nervous and sceptical' about release of remaining Epstein files

US lawmakers who pushed for the documents to be made public have criticised the initial release as incomplete.

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Steve Rosenberg: Was Putin's response to my question about war in Europe an olive branch?

Russia's leader told our Russia editor that claims an attack on Europe was planned were "rubbish".

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Neither Russia nor France: One West African country walks a diplomatic tightrope

As some West African nations choose to cement old ties with France or a new ally in Russia, Togo wants both.

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This billionaire tested China's limits. It cost him his freedom

Lai, who is facing life in prison, always said he owed Hong Kong, a city that had given him "everything".

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French court rejects Shein website suspension over childlike sex dolls

The fast-fashion giant welcomed the judgement and said its priority remains protecting French consumers.

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US to strip alleged Bosnian war criminal of citizenship

Kemal Mrndzic did not reveal that he had been a guard at a camp where atrocities occurred when seeking US naturalisation, officials say.

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'We are not from Bangladesh, we are Indian. Why did they do this to us?'

Sunali Khatun was pregnant when she was deported to Bangladesh for allegedly being an illegal immigrant.

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Trump expands access to cannabis in a major shift in drug policy

The order to place cannabis in the same category as Tylenol with codeine marks the most significant change in US drug policy since 1971.

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Indian scientists predict how bird flu could spread to humans

Scientists have warned H5N1 bird flu could make a dangerous leap to humans, triggering a global health crisis.

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Alleged Bondi gunman charged with 15 counts of murder

Naveed Akram, 24, faces 59 charges in total following the attack at Sydney's Bondi Beach on Sunday.

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US designates Colombian cocaine gang a terrorist group

The move is seen as a further escalation of the Trump administration's war on drugs in Latin America.

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How Bondi's Hanukkah festival turned from joy to horror within minutes

Videos and eyewitness accounts reveal how Australia's worst mass shooting in nearly three decades unfolded.

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BBC visits flower-lined Bondi Pavilion after attack

Crowds of people have left flowers and candles as a tribute to the 15 people who were killed in the attack in Sydney.

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How the Maga world became divided - and what it means for Trump

The next presidential election may seem a long way off, but current frictions within Trump’s coalition suggest the jockeying to succeed Trump is well under way

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Eyewitness captures moment man tackles and disarms Bondi shooter

New South Wales Police say that 11 people were killed, plus one gunman, in a shooting at Bondi Beach targeting the Jewish community.

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He was an Uber driver in the US. Now he's scared of jihadists after deportation to Somalia

As some Somali migrants fear what might happen next, the BBC speaks to one deportee in Mogadishu.

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Manhunt continues after two killed in shooting at Brown University

The gunman is at large after opening fire in a building where exams were taking place at the campus in Providence, Rhode Island.

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Cambodia shuts border crossings with Thailand as fighting continues

It comes despite US President Donald Trump saying both sides had agreed to a ceasefire deal.

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An eyebrow tip and McDonald's footage: Takeaways from Luigi Mangione's evidence hearing

Prosecutors played dozens of body camera videos and interviewed witnesses from the day of his arrest.

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As Trump targets Venezuela, its allies Russia and China show little signs of support

Experts say that Russian and Chinese support for Venezuela has largely dried up, with no prospect of real military or financial aid.

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From Iran to China to Venezuela - how tanker seized by US hid true location

A seized tanker accused of smuggling sanctioned oil has long hidden its true location. BBC Verify examines how.

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The Swiss city that lets you pay for most things with bitcoin

Shops, restaurants and even the local council in Lugano now accept the cryptocurrency.

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Watch: Video shows US military seizing oil tanker off Venezuela coast

According to US Attorney General Pam Bondi, who shared the footage, the tanker was used to transport sanctioned oil from Venezuela and Iran.

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Legal Groups Sue Justice Dept. for Secret Memo Justifying Boat Strikes

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N.Y. Archdiocese Will Negotiate Sex-Abuse Settlement for 1,300 Accusers

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4 Russian Soldiers Sentenced to Prison for Killing Texan Who Fought for Moscow

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Lo que Trump realmente está haciendo con sus ataques a embarcaciones

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Nightclub fire kills 23 in Goa, India

Staff and tourists are among the dead, authorities say and their nationalities are not yet known.

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Original Thinkers

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At Least 17 Migrants Die in Greece’s Worst Shipwreck in Two Years

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Man Who Swallowed Stolen Fabergé Egg Passes It Naturally, Police Say

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Several Countries Boycott Eurovision 2026 Over Israel’s Participation

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Prediction markets were part of the conversation at the DealBook Summit.

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Trump Calls Affordability a ‘Con Job’ as His Edge on the Economy Slips

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For Trump, Hegseth’s Take-No-Prisoners Approach Is a Growing Liability

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No te dejes engañar por el silencio de Latinoamérica ante Trump

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