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News imageDonald Trump, seen in profile, stands at a podium to deliver a speech in Iowa on Tuesday.

Trump says government will 'de-escalate' in Minnesota following Pretti shooting

The killing of Alex Pretti over the weekend led Minnesota officials and locals to renew calls for Trump to end his immigration operation there.

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US & Canada

News imageSenator Ted Cruz speaks at an event in front of a US flag

Republicans wrestle with immigration message after Minneapolis backlash

Some lawmakers are questioning the crackdown as public anger grows over two citizens killed by federal agents.

7 hrs ago
US & Canada
News imageA photo of Olhan Omar addressing a town hall meeting while speaking into a microphone at a podium

Minnesota congresswoman Ilhan Omar attacked with unknown liquid at event

Omar was uninjured and continued to speak at the event following the incident.

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Keir Starmer lands in Beijing and says China trip 'will bring benefits back to UK'

The PM is travelling with 60 British business and cultural leaders - who are all using burner phones due to spying and security fears.

South Korea's ex-first lady jailed for 20 months for bribery

Kim Keon Hee was also ordered to return a Graff diamond necklace and pay back 12.85m won in cash.

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Asia

Zelensky condemns Russian drone strike that killed five on passenger train

Drones targeted a packed train in north-eastern Ukraine, officials say.

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Veteran Indian politician Ajit Pawar dies in plane crash

Pawar, the deputy chief minister of India's Maharashtra state, died in the crash along with four other people.


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10 of the best TV shows to watch this February

From the revival of the hit hospital sitcom to erotic thriller 56 Days, and Ryan Murphy's latest series about America's 1990s golden couple John F Kennedy Jr and Carolyn Bessette.

News imageIllustration of Milagros Costabel's face framed in a circle with dots indicating image recognition (Credit: Serenity Strull/ BBC)

The 'AI mirrors' letting blind people see themselves

Artificial intelligence is helping blind people access visual feedback about their bodies, sometimes for the first time. The consequences are only just emerging.


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Malaysia football officials quit over foreign-born players scandal

Fifa had accused Malaysia's football association of doctoring citizenship documents.

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Jannik Sinner takes on eighth seed Ben Shelton for a place in the Australian Open semi-finals - follow live and listen to BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra coverage.

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Relatives of Chad Joseph and Rishi Samaroo - among six killed on 14 October - say the Trinidadian men were returning home when their vessel was hit.

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A 31-year-old man has been detained after hurling an item at an "Invasion Day" rally crowd in Perth.

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Mexico president asks South Korea for more BTS concerts

About a million fans were vying for 150,000 concert tickets, which sold out in less than 40 minutes.

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Young Iranians able tell the BBC how they saw friends and other people die as security forces crushed protests earlier this month.

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The BBC's White House correspondent Bernd Debusmann explains why the president is refocusing his attention on the US economy.

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The clock moved to 85 seconds to midnight, the closest it has come to catastrophe since its debut 80 years ago.

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The rats had an intense motivation for their driving training, often jumping into the car and revving the "lever engine" before their vehicle hit the road.


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'My prosthetic leg represents my love for this country'

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The Canadian prime minister said "there's almost nothing normal in the US" when asked about trade talks with Washington.

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A stencilled outline of a hand found on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi is the world's oldest known cave painting, researchers say.

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Culture

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Neil Young offers Greenlanders free access to his archives

Young says he hopes the offer will "ease some of the unwarranted stress and threats" Greenlanders feel over Trump's threats to the territory.

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Arts

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Why this Robert Burns poem is a 'masterpiece'

On Burns Night this week – and 235 years after Tam O'Shanter was published – Scots everywhere may well be treated to a masterwork with a unique appeal.

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Idris Elba used his waxwork figure to unlock his phone

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