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News imageTrump gestures while talking to the camera wearing suit and tie on Air Force One on 22 January
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Trump's claim that Nato troops avoided Afghanistan front line sparks outrage in UK

Veterans and bereaved families call the comments insulting and wrong, with a government minister labelling them "deeply disappointing".


News imageZelensky at Davos
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Zelensky says he hopes first Ukraine, Russia and US talks are 'step towards ending war'

The trilateral discussions in Abu Dhabi come after the Kremlin reported "useful" but "frank" talks between Putin and Trump's envoys in Moscow.

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'I didn't hear from my son for seven months': Inside Yemen's UAE-run secret prisons

The BBC sees sites on former United Arab Emirates bases in Yemen where detainees say they were abused.

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Middle East

Could Trump's new Board of Peace sideline the struggling UN?

The US president has promised to "end decades of suffering" but critics dismiss his Board of Peace as a vainglorious project.

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Trump withdraws Canada's invite to Board of Peace

Trump did not provide a reason for the decision, which comes after Canada's PM Mark Carney warned of a "rupture" in the US-led global order.

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US & Canada

Why so many women end up 'menopause masking' - but it can have consequences, as I discovered

Concealing symptoms of menopause can have knock-on effects for some women, such as increasing the risk of burnout

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Pakistan mall fire death toll jumps to 67

The process to identify the bodies recovered from the wreckage of Gul Plaza in Karachi continues.

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Why Hollywood fell out of love with Wicked

In today's Oscar nominations, the biggest shock was that sequel Wicked: For Good, starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, earned zero nods – despite its predecessor earning 10.

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What animals can teach us about overcoming tyranny

Some animal societies are ruled by despots with an iron fist, while others seem naturally egalitarian – and they all have lessons for us.


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TikTok closes deal to split US app from global business

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Vietnam's leader returns to power with bold promises. Can he deliver?

To Lam resumes the role of communist party chief, the post he currently holds, for the next five years.

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Health and Wellness

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Sleep, exercise, hydrate - do we really need to stick to recommended daily doses?

As a study casts doubt on the daily steps maxim, we take a look at some other health benchmarks we’re often told to strive for.


Earth

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An Elizabethan mansion's secrets for staying warm

In a deadly cold period known as the Little Ice Age, clever Elizabethan designs kept a magnificent stately home unusually warm – with lessons for how we can heat our own homes better.

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Tech

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AI videos show massive snowfall in Russia's far east

BBC Verify debunks a series of AI-generated fake videos claiming to show huge snow drifts in Russia’s Kamchatka peninsula.

Street artist Rogue One to paint Glasgow 'AI' mural

Zelda and Final Fantasy scores get orchestra treatment

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Science

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Oldest cave painting of red claw hand could rewrite human creativity timeline

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

Morocco fossil finds re-write the origins of our species

Cow astonishes scientists with rare use of tools

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Culture

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Why this Robert Burns poem is a 'masterpiece'

On Burns Night this Sunday – and 235 years after Tam O'Shanter was published in 1791 – Scots everywhere may well be treated to a masterwork with a unique, universal appeal.

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