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US seizes Venezuelan president Maduro
The US military have arrested the Venezuelan president. Learn news vocabulary.
2025: The year's big news stories
Neil and Pippa look at some of the biggest headlines from the year
Japan bans baby names like Pikachu and Kitty
Japan changes the law to stop parents giving their children names considered strange.
Australia teen social media ban
Australia's social media ban for under-16s has started.
Our world in English: Love in a warzone
Adela falls in love and moves to Kharkiv in Ukraine. Adapted from a BBC Eye documentary.
Syria: One year since Assad's fall
It's one year since Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad was forced to leave the capital.
Deadly fires in Hong Kong investigated
Hong Kong leader orders investigation into deadly fires which killed at least 151 people
First treasure recovered from $20bn sunken ship
A ship that sunk in 1708 is thought to have $20bn worth of treasure on it
Death penalty for former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina
The former prime minister of Bangladesh has been sentenced to death
COP30: Are climate talks effective at fighting climate change?
International leaders gather for COP30 climate talks.
