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Donald Trump points at reporters in the Oval office

Trump administration's mixed messaging on foreign policy leaves world guessing

Different narratives from senior US officials on the future of Ukraine have sown confusion in Europe - but was that perhaps the point?

2 hrs ago
US & Canada
Ambulances at New Delhi station

Eighteen killed in New Delhi station crush

Eyewitnesses tell the BBC a "huge crowd" had gathered at the Indian capital's central train station.

6 hrs ago
Asia
Donald Trump points at reporters in the Oval office

Trump administration's mixed messaging on foreign policy leaves world guessing

Different narratives from senior US officials on the future of Ukraine have sown confusion in Europe - but was that perhaps the point?

2 hrs ago
US & Canada
Ambulances at New Delhi station

Eighteen killed in New Delhi station crush

Eyewitnesses tell the BBC a "huge crowd" had gathered at the Indian capital's central train station.

6 hrs ago
Asia
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (R) shakes hands with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (L) during a joint press conference at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, 28 August 2024
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European leaders plan emergency summit as US and Russia prepare for Ukraine peace talks

Donald Trump said earlier this week he and Russian President Vladimir Putin had agreed talks could start "immediately".


One year on: Did democratic opposition in Russia die with Alexei Navalny?

Did Russia's democratic opposition and its dream of change die in an Arctic prison yard with Navalny?

10 hrs ago
BBC InDepth

Base full of mouldy food and secret documents: Iran's rapid retreat from Syria

The BBC examines the chaos left behind after Iran had to abandon its military bases in Syria.

11 hrs ago
Middle East

'Montoya, por favor!': Inside the Spanish reality show that broke the internet

As clips from Spain's Temptation Island go viral, the BBC speaks to the show's executive producer.

11 hrs ago
Culture

The A-level student who became an enemy of the Chinese state

Chloe Cheung had just left school when Hong Kong police had put a million-dollar bounty on her head.

11 hrs ago
Asia

Weekend reads

Heather Beaton stands on a woodland path (Credit: Jocelyn Timperley)

The rewilded Scottish golf course turned into a nature 'microcosm'

From Scotland to California, golf courses are being rewilded – with lofty aims to benefit both people and nature.

59 mins ago
Future
Kieran Culkin as Benji Kaplan looking upwards in A Real Pain (Credit: Focus Features)

Why 'category fraud' is causing Oscars anger

Among the many controversies of this year's Oscars race, some believe that favourites to take home the acting awards have been recognised in the wrong category.

1 day ago
Culture

Arts in Motion

Benjamin Bernheim reveals the secret to captivating crowds

Benjamin Bernheim reveals the secret to captivating crowds

Opera star Benjamin Bernheim says as an artist you have to go to extremes to find out the right balance.

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'I believe in my guide runner more than myself', says blind Indian athlete

10 hrs ago
Asia

Mapping China's influence around the Panama Canal

India anger as judge frees man accused of raping wife who then died

1 day ago
Asia

Teen dead and five injured in Austria knife attack

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Europe

Top US envoy to meet Russian officials for Ukraine peace talks

7 hrs ago
World

Editor's picks

The earthquake that changed the course of history

How an earthquake changed the course of history

An earthquake in 1755 had such a profound effect on the world that we are still feeling its impact today.

29 Jul 2022
History
A rare look into Elon Musk's childhood

A rare look into Elon Musk's childhood

People who knew Elon Musk intimately as a child in South Africa share their thoughts on his character.

19 May 2023
Documentaries
Couple hugging in bed

Why healthy sleep is the key to 'great sex'

Dr Wendy Troxel discusses how sharing a bed affects a couple’s relationship quality and sex life.

23 May 2022
Love & Sex
San Jose still

San Jose: A shipwreck worth billions on the ocean floor

A shipwreck worth billions has been sitting on the ocean floor off the coast of Cartagena for centuries.

10 Oct 2023
History
An inside look at the near-death experience

An inside look at the near-death experience

A new study might explain why dying patients' lives flash before their eyes.

4 Dec 2023
Science & Health
The seven loves of Princess Anne

The seven loves of Princess Anne

The complex and at-times scandalous love life of Britain's Princess Anne.

19 May 2023
History
Norland1

Norland College: The world's most expensive nannies

What does it take to become a supernanny who can earn more than a doctor?    

14 Nov 2023
Business
Inside Michelangelo's 'secret hiding room'

A look inside Michelangelo's 'secret room'

The BBC gets access to Michelangelo's 'secret hiding room' under the Medici Chapel in Florence.

2 Nov 2024
Art & Design

Science and health

Two hands clasped together with healthy nails (Credit: Getty Images)

What your fingernails can reveal about your health

From the mysterious white flecks that sometimes appear on nails to unusual ridging or changes in thickness, what do these features really mean?

Black History Month

The woman with immortal cells

Few people in the history of medicine can say they have saved more lives than Henrietta Lacks.

How Eartha Kitt rose from 'extreme poverty' to superstardom

13 Jan 2025
Culture

The lost Black community swallowed up by The Pentagon

19 Jun 2024
Travel

How a former slave became the world's first drag queen

1 Feb 2023
Gender

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You'll sometimes see one of his children on his shoulders as billionaire Elon Musk makes public appearances.

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Israeli hostages and Palestinian inmates freed in latest ceasefire swap

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A total of 141 people captured during the 7 October attacks have been released or freed.

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War in Ukraine

'Army of Europe' needed to challenge Russia, says Zelensky

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Top US envoy to meet Russian officials for Ukraine peace talks

US officials say direct talks with Russia - the first such talks since its invasion of Ukraine - will not involve Kyiv's European allies.

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World

Sport

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The intriguing history of Transylvania

The intriguing history of Transylvania

Romania is the latest country to join Europe's Schengen Agreement, making travel across its borders much easier.

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The mine is 1,000ft (305m) below ground and its raw materials are used in the building industry.

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Call for food influencers to post 'more honest' reviews

Reviews of restaurants or other food outlets have become increasingly popular on Instagram and TikTok.

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Northern Ireland

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'We all have unique talent', says UK musician with ADHD

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England

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Mammoth graveyard artefacts on display for first time

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Robert Pattinson's Mickey 17 is a 'disappointment' ★★☆☆☆

Pattinson stars as multiple clones in Bong Joon Ho's big-budget follow up to Parasite – and while the star himself is entertaining, the film as a whole is a mess.

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Salvador Dalí art comes to India for the first time

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Winter isn't all bad – these "sublime" landscapes of the frozen North from the turn of the 20th Century offer us a way into resilience – and an "acceptance of the seasonality of life".

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The Japanese city where matches are made in heaven

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29 Jan 2025
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