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Police arrested 14 crew members on the ship sailing from St Petersburg, Russia, to the Israeli port of Haifa. from BBC News https://ift.tt/sbTqvQ3

The daughter of Jimmy Lai tells the BBC that her father's health is deteriorating in prison. from BBC News https://ift.tt/rpAFI14

Countries around the world celebrated the new year with colourful shows and long held traditions. from BBC News https://ift.tt/xMEeIB5

Using weighted pieces and magnetic boards, players of the hybrid sport must complete each move in one breath. from BBC News https://ift.tt/xIT7Xwm

The US president also warns Hamas will have "hell to pay" if it does not disarm, after talks with Netanyahu. from BBC News https://ift.tt/aSmQicv

It has been a year of multiple major conflicts - and there are geopolitical implications of unparalleled importance from BBC News https://ift.tt/LzYjqFP

Somaliland wants international recognition - here's why, and what could have driven Israel to recognise it now. from BBC News https://ift.tt/jOVaFUk

Syrians in Turkey are weighing up whether it is the right time to return to their homeland. from BBC News https://ift.tt/RwDh6jn

Police detained the male suspect after shooting him in the leg, while two others are seriously injured. from BBC News https://ift.tt/JHBiL2F

The 70-year-old had suffered with the spasms for nine months, his wife says, and was already in hospital for hernia surgery. from BBC News https://ift.tt/G4RewCb

Scientists say volcanic activity at the site, which frequently erupts, had intensified this week, with craters continuously emitting ash. from BBC News https://ift.tt/2pgKPcH

Nine years after her husband disappeared, Susanna Liew had a stunning legal win in one of Malaysia's biggest mysteries. from BBC News https://ift.tt/XW0RnM7

Combs argues his sentence was improperly decided and asked that his conviction also be thrown out. from BBC News https://ift.tt/sEX8z4r

Ukraine's leader gives an upbeat assessment after discussing the plan with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. from BBC News https://ift.tt/azyjgRd

The US Department of Justice says reviewing the material could delay the full release of Epstein documents by a "few more weeks". from BBC News https://ift.tt/Nu0Kf23

Authorities are investigating whether a gas leak was to blame for the twin blasts and fire, which caused a partial collapse. from BBC News https://ift.tt/jOzoGTy

A bill passed by parliament expands temporary powers introduced during the Gaza war to shutter outlets seen as a security threat. from BBC News https://ift.tt/kaw2Rsp

Police release a tranche of documents allegedly tracing the suspects' movements prior to the deadly shooting. from BBC News https://ift.tt/t962hIR

The BBC's diplomatic correspondent James Landale explains how Trump's appoinment of a special envoy to Greenland has shaken diplomatic with Denmark. from BBC News https://ift.tt/xsy96aq

US lawmakers who pushed for the documents to be made public have criticised the initial release as incomplete. from BBC News https://ift.tt/aECWk9u

New South Wales will look at passing hate speech laws after Australia's deadliest shooting in almost 30 years. from BBC News https://ift.tt/OgHMSP4

"It was the coolest experience!" said Michaela Benthaus after the 10-minute Blue Origin flight. from BBC News https://ift.tt/H95dp0t

Visitors who don't live in Rome will have to pay to view the Baroque monument up close from February. from BBC News https://ift.tt/4suaBZC

It introduced stricter gun laws after the 1996 Port Arthur massacre, but some say they now need to be tightened further. from BBC News https://ift.tt/VEML7Hf

The company behind President Trump's Truth Social platform makes a surprising move into the energy sector. from BBC News https://ift.tt/pBUZLqr

A father tells the BBC he owes the life of his child to a stranger forced into an impossible decision. from BBC News https://ift.tt/iOvIHx5

Ex- Miss Universe contestant Sarah Dzafce has drawn backlash in East Asia and in her own country. from BBC News https://ift.tt/9suNIJ2

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez says the shelters will be in public buildings across the country. from BBC News https://ift.tt/fR0THg4

DTEK boss Maxim Timchenko says the intensity of Russian strikes is so frequent there is no time to recover. from BBC News https://ift.tt/DNYdkwi

Reiner was a longtime Democrat, liberal activist and outspoken opponent of the US president. from BBC News https://ift.tt/6jREnzT

Lawyers representing victims say it is “shocking” there has never been a “full-scale” UK inquiry. from BBC News https://ift.tt/W3h1OYI

Eleven minutes of video capture the moment Bondi beach turns into a scene of horror. Eleven minutes of video capture the moment Bondi beach turns into a scene of horror. BBC Verify has analysed dozens of videos from the attack. from BBC News https://ift.tt/ucXrKL2

New South Wales Police say that 11 people were killed, plus one gunman, in a shooting at Bondi Beach targeting the Jewish community. from BBC News https://ift.tt/nQx09V6

The latest overnight attacks come as US envoy Steve Witkoff prepares to hold more talks with Ukraine's president. from BBC News https://ift.tt/zt5BJuS

The gunman is at large after opening fire in a building where exams were taking place at the campus in Providence, Rhode Island. from BBC News https://ift.tt/B2a0Pey

It comes despite US President Donald Trump saying both sides had agreed to a ceasefire deal. from BBC News https://ift.tt/JwsQ6Bf

Southern & Eastern Europe correspondent Sarah Rainsford reports from Lithuania, where some of the released prisoners were taken. from BBC News https://ift.tt/XehtgsT

Getting both sides to move onto the second stage is a huge challenge for Washington, as Gazans continue to suffer the longer it takes. from BBC News https://ift.tt/IiNWaxs

Backstage footage shows the singer in tears after meeting survivors of the attack during her world tour. from BBC News https://ift.tt/7InoKxc

A seized tanker accused of smuggling sanctioned oil has long hidden its true location. BBC Verify examines how. from BBC News https://ift.tt/GaPpjcV

The former French president was jailed for taking part in an election campaign funding conspiracy. from BBC News https://ift.tt/4GcmU69

Ukraine barely has a hold on Pokrovsk, but its forces are keen to show they are still resisting Russia's advance. from BBC News https://ift.tt/IsFSa2E

The BBC took to the streets of Sydney to find out what young people aged between 18 and 20 think of Australia’s under-16s social media ban. from BBC News https://ift.tt/5SzpKLI

Some 118 million women in 12 Indian states receive unconditional cash transfers, one of the world’s largest experiments. from BBC News https://ift.tt/7TagRkL

Australia's policy is the culmination of years of pressure on tech companies over online safety, experts say. from BBC News https://ift.tt/YNoxbL5

Nigeria sent fighter jets to help oust the mutineers from the national broadcaster and a military camp. from BBC News https://ift.tt/1wfR4Pp

Donald Trump says white South Africans are being persecuted and so qualify for asylum but black farmers are also being killed. from BBC News https://ift.tt/pNCO7WQ

Alfredo Díaz, 56, died in prison cell on Saturday, human rights groups say, prompting opposition outcry. from BBC News https://ift.tt/VQ17fto

Texas Representative Henry Cuellar is running for re-election as a Democrat after Trump pardoned him. from BBC News https://ift.tt/keP8QM4

Andrew Wolfe, 24, is expected to remain in acute care with a head wound for a few more weeks, his family says. from BBC News https://ift.tt/9ufkZo0

The law comes into effect this week but critics worry it can't be enforced - and shouldn't be either. from BBC News https://ift.tt/ulfIU4s

Miles Kwan was detained after he launched a petition demanding answers from Hong Kong authorities. from BBC News https://ift.tt/0F3sM8A

The biggest crisis in the Eurovision Song Contest's history raises major questions about its future. from BBC News https://ift.tt/8PuknR6

An erroneous alert warning of a major Nevada earthquake reached as far as California before being withdrawn. from BBC News https://ift.tt/rkpK8Ht

The US president hopes that a peace deal will pave the way for greater American investment in the resource-rich region. from BBC News https://ift.tt/xUBTfWb

Critics have voiced concern over the pervasiveness of stalking and violence against women in South Korea. from BBC News https://ift.tt/SArniDH

Republican Matt Van Epps won, but his margin of victory was less than half of what it was just over a year ago for President Trump in the same district. from BBC News https://ift.tt/z2bmQCc

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha‎ spoke after high-stakes talks on ending the war failed to produce tangible results. from BBC News https://ift.tt/wnRLV6a

Kremlin officials described the five hours of negotiations as "productive". from BBC News https://ift.tt/NgrKMz4

Demonstrators said the plan - the country's first in euros - attempted to hide widespread government corruption. from BBC News https://ift.tt/t7PXiaY

Juan Orlando Hernández, once called the key figure in a drug trafficking scheme that flooded America with over 400 tonnes of cocaine, walks free after the pardon. from BBC News https://ift.tt/an8GvUN

Australia is banning social media for everyone under the age 16 - but will it actually work? Here's everything you need to know. from BBC News https://ift.tt/bgZ2y5q

Rescue efforts in Peru's central Ucayali region are being hindered by strong currents on the river, one official said. from BBC News https://ift.tt/0tIpSCG