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More than 150 explosive devices are discovered during a raid on a farm in Virginia. from BBC News https://ift.tt/PypoKUM

President Zelensky said his country would not allow Russia to "earn additional billions on our blood". from BBC News https://ift.tt/jwTGlCA

Authorities identified Debrina Kawam, 61, of New Jersey as the victim of the 22 December attack. from BBC News https://ift.tt/C8ALtcF

A look back through the BBC archive of interviews with the former president. from BBC News https://ift.tt/4jw6R8J

The BBC's Will Vernon reports amid emotional scenes as freed prisoners arrive in Ukraine. from BBC News https://ift.tt/mDcw9Z3

Cecilia Sala could be used as "political leverage" after an Iranian citizen was detained by Italy, a US state department spokesman has said. from BBC News https://ift.tt/eCNKqTh

The US president struggled in the White House and served just one term, but later won a Nobel Peace prize. from BBC News https://ift.tt/pX81rTg

The former US president and Nobel Peace Prize winner has passed away at the age of 100. from BBC News https://ift.tt/RhpWafz

Pictures of revellers from the Calabar Carnival marking Christmas in the southern Nigeria. from BBC News https://ift.tt/ko6vW3l

Egypt's environment ministry says the attack occurred in "deep waters outside of the designated swimming area". from BBC News https://ift.tt/ugtNRmr

Videos show waves reported to be up to four metres high upending boats and deluging towns. from BBC News https://ift.tt/d8R0yUa

The 76-year-old appeared on the front of magazines including Sports Illustrated and Vogue Paris. from BBC News https://ift.tt/9EduAeK

Sebastian Zapeta is accused of setting a woman on fire and fanning the flames. from BBC News https://ift.tt/1HI9E4q

State secretary Antony Blinken accuses Bidzina Ivanishvili of undermining democracy to Russia's benefit. from BBC News https://ift.tt/bW9mn13

For years repairing watches was a booming business, but a Kaduna horologist now has time on his hands. from BBC News https://ift.tt/qv28Pcs

Waack Girls tells the story of six women who discover themselves as they learn the dance form waacking. from BBC News https://ift.tt/JQC1mKV

Video shows chaos inside an airport terminal in Sanaa, as passengers flee the strikes. from BBC News https://ift.tt/iZVC3x0

A biodiversity hotspot has become the stomping ground of poachers. from BBC News https://ift.tt/rJpk37Y

The animals - including a Bengal tiger, cougars and bobcats - have died of the virus over the past several weeks. from BBC News https://ift.tt/2u4yJ9E

The prisoners took advantage of ongoing political unrest triggered by disputed poll results, police say. from BBC News https://ift.tt/xdPU5eY

Over the centuries, painters in India have depicted Jesus's birth from a uniquely local perspective. from BBC News https://ift.tt/SQEGczm

Lorries containing pesticides and sulphuric acid plunged into the Tocantins river in the north of the country. from BBC News https://ift.tt/z8KClyc

More than 30 million Catholic pilgrims are expected to head to Rome for the jubilee, which takes place once every 25 years. from BBC News https://ift.tt/rUfIQLh

The 42nd president is at a Washington DC hospital, and is in "good spirits", according to a spokesman. from BBC News https://ift.tt/2Tn8pGm

Ismail Haniyeh was Hamas's most prominent leader until his death in July. from BBC News https://ift.tt/WUq4TMK

"Yana" is the latest pre-historic discovery in a crater in a remote region of Russia. from BBC News https://ift.tt/SWDnJIE

The US Homeland Security Secretary says rhetoric about the murder suspect is concerning. from BBC News https://ift.tt/CFZJ5my

An officer in Peru smashed a suspected drug dealer's door in, while clad as Dr Seuss' famous character. from BBC News https://ift.tt/7ioPTWC

The president-elect's daughter-in-law had been spoken of as a replacement for Senator Marco Rubio. from BBC News https://ift.tt/PoM4Bgr

Mr Baldoni's lawyer says the allegations are "categorically false" and a "desperate attempt to 'fix' her negative reputation". from BBC News https://ift.tt/QTB2oGZ

The BBC's Bethany Bell reports from the empty Magdeburg market, on what should be one of the busiest nights of the season. from BBC News https://ift.tt/UZodCeL

Footage from German broadcaster MDR shows police confronting a man lying on the floor by a car. from BBC News https://ift.tt/DOTNMrl

VW and a union have, however, agreed to cut more than 35,000 jobs across the country by 2030. from BBC News https://ift.tt/pvfVHat

Police say they have closed off the area in the city of Magdeburg. from BBC News https://ift.tt/fJgzZiN

Eight people accused of abetting the jihadist murder of Samuel Paty will learn their fate in a Paris court. from BBC News https://ift.tt/jeEfB2x

Both liberals and conservatives criticised Ahmed al-Sharaa, after he asked the woman to cover her hair before the picture. from BBC News https://ift.tt/XDWmHdp

Ahmed al-Sharaa is intelligent, astute and reluctant to say what sort of country he wants. from BBC News https://ift.tt/ajTEUCd

Sharaa led the rebel offensive that toppled the Assad regime in Syria less than two weeks ago. from BBC News https://ift.tt/gk7jZ3G

The UFWD is a decades-old - and increasingly controversial - arm of China's Communist Party. What does it do? from BBC News https://ift.tt/4DuP1am

In an interview with Jeremy Bowen, the leader of the rebel group HTS says sanctions on Syria should be lifted. from BBC News https://ift.tt/VOmer2N

A huge fire breaks out at Liberia's Capitol building a day after it was the scene of a bitter dispute. from BBC News https://ift.tt/rHTaVIX

A new approach is needed to tackle the interlinked crises afflicting the planet, scientists warn. from BBC News https://ift.tt/QRrC7vZ

The damaged pipeline sparked a massive fire prompting road closures and emergency responses. from BBC News https://ift.tt/ZxnbQoz

The BBC's Analysis Editor, along with BBC Verify, takes a look at material from the scene to assess what we know. from BBC News https://ift.tt/4t7fiZq

Officials say the suspect, a teenaged student at the school in Madison, is also among the dead. from BBC News https://ift.tt/U81Osrk

Despite losing, the result was the outcome the SDP leader wanted and paves the way for early elections. from BBC News https://ift.tt/LKZuxT3

Jacktone Odhiambo fell down and cried after the judge sentenced him for killing Edwin Chiloba. from BBC News https://ift.tt/74i6ejr

Secretary of State Antony Blinken confirms contact with the HTS group, despite it still being on the US terrorism list. from BBC News https://ift.tt/KX9AhgL

As Israel unveils plans to expand its Golan Heights settlements, Syrians living nearby say they want an end to conflict. from BBC News https://ift.tt/1tQm0KR

A local official warns the full extent of the damage is still being assessed, with entire communities devastated. from BBC News https://ift.tt/dPjXWNw

The five remaining members of the drug ring have returned home after almost 20 years in Indonesian prison. from BBC News https://ift.tt/rtK0T65

Large crowds of protesters gather outside the Georgian parliament to object to the appointment of a new president. from BBC News https://ift.tt/zw8dtra

The country criticises a map shown at a Fifa presentation that appeared to exclude Crimea. from BBC News https://ift.tt/Q23XwLA

Prosecutors said the company gave Purdue Pharma advice on how to "turbocharge" sales of OxyContin. from BBC News https://ift.tt/FHf7wrp

The former House speaker suffered an unspecified injury while on an official trip to Luxembourg, her office says. from BBC News https://ift.tt/fUsONLT

Mr Timmerman told CBS that he was detained upon entering Syria seven months ago. from BBC News https://ift.tt/r5E8cBi

The BBC's international editor returns to Bashar al-Assad's presidential palace, where he interviewed him in 2015. from BBC News https://ift.tt/7W5fiQ9

Mark Rutte urged members to "turbocharge" their defence spending to prevent future war with Russia. from BBC News https://ift.tt/zFT1XKd

Macron had been expected to appoint a PM on Thursday, after Michel Barnier was ousted eight days ago. from BBC News https://ift.tt/QBWwch5

The men accused of raping Gisèle Pelicot have been dubbed Monsieur-Tout-Le-Monde as they broadly represent a microcosm of French society. from BBC News https://ift.tt/P0ACHg8

Former South Korean defence minister Kim Yong-hyun has attempted to take his life, an official said. from BBC News https://ift.tt/r2dySCf

The court says Murdoch acted in "bad faith" by trying to give control of his empire to his eldest son. from BBC News https://ift.tt/4LtbOTC

Global powers who have been involved in the 13-year civil war have a vested interest after Assad's fall. from BBC News https://ift.tt/S5fm03a

The Hollywood star said he cannot remember the first 20 days following the stroke in April last year. from BBC News https://ift.tt/eZlc8Ba

Some Syrians are hopeful that loved ones detained under the Assad regime may still be alive. from BBC News https://ift.tt/5iOwKht

Jay-Z has dismissed the action as a "blackmail attempt", while Diddy has denied the claims against him. from BBC News https://ift.tt/sJk4deP

Lawmakers narrowly failed to pass a bill to censure Yoon Suk Yeol after he declared martial law on Tuesday. from BBC News https://ift.tt/WxdEp9c

The president-elect tells NBC he will make a number of decisions quickly after he takes office again. from BBC News https://ift.tt/5L8yHpW

Creator Steph Broadbridge says lawyers for Rachael Gunn sent a cease and desist letter. from BBC News https://ift.tt/fZtCOp4

Rebels have freed thousands of detainees from jails as they swept across the country. from BBC News https://ift.tt/H7DBX8w

William joins other world leaders in Paris for the ceremonial reopening of the world-famous cathedral. from BBC News https://ift.tt/qbfRN6p

The shoes, which could fetch as much as $3m, were worn by actress Judy Garland in the classic 1939 movie The Wizard of Oz. from BBC News https://ift.tt/CZowpn3

The West African nation is guaranteed a new leader as Nana Akufo-Addo steps down after serving two terms. from BBC News https://ift.tt/Usrb1Xm

The singer cannot be sued as an individual, a judge has ruled. from BBC News https://ift.tt/Qalo287

A court ruling follows intelligence allegations of Russian interference promoting a far-right candidate. from BBC News https://ift.tt/DjPZ71w

The IAEA agency says Tehran’s nuclear programme has "spawned in every direction" over the last decade. from BBC News https://ift.tt/2RrcZtA

The head of President Yoon's party called for his suspension in a sign it may back moves to impeach him. from BBC News https://ift.tt/LKuJYWr

Attiéké is made from fermented cassava flour and has become popular across West Africa. from BBC News https://ift.tt/Qh4V3qA

There's no end in sight to the political instability as French PM Barnier faces a no-confidence vote. from BBC News https://ift.tt/dXTeUIh

Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has experienced exile, detention and a quarter of a century in top government posts. from BBC News https://ift.tt/T1FSvCG

Mandy Damari tells the BBC she is increasingly concerned for her daughter Emily, who has been held for more than 400 days. from BBC News https://ift.tt/uUyzHX0

The judge upheld her previous decision, saying board members who set the pay were too heavily influenced by Mr Musk. from BBC News https://ift.tt/qiH8rsK

The suspect, wanted for felony theft, was later apprehended and charged. from BBC News https://ift.tt/9V7paE2

The country's president has already shown he is prepared to go to brutal lengths to save his regime. from BBC News https://ift.tt/woIECXD

Rihab Faour's long journey to safety, from her small village in southern Lebanon, ended in the death of her young family. from BBC News https://ift.tt/Br8nDQs

Lai Ching-te's trip to the US state is being billed as a stopover, but has been condemned by Beijing. from BBC News https://ift.tt/Y5FZdvo

The American has been streaming continuously for 30 days to try reclaim the record he set last year. from BBC News https://ift.tt/ZAeogBw