'Now there's the threat of executions' in Iran
An Iranian security official says 2,000 people have been killed so far after a crackdown on weeks of anti-government protests.
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Verifying protests and deaths in Iran - amid brutal crackdown and internet shutdown
Footage posted today on social media shows protesters gathered on the streets of the city of Marvdasht in the southern Iranian Fars province, as a fire burns in the background.
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Republicans vow to hold Bill Clinton in contempt as he skips Epstein testimony
The former president didn't show up on Tuesday to testify before a committee investigating Epstein, saying its subpoena wasn't enforceable
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Number of Iranian dead passes 2,000 as protests continue
Footage posted today on social media shows protesters gathered on the streets of the city of Marvdasht in the southern Iranian Fars province, as a fire burns in the background.
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Bowen: Authoritarian regimes die gradually then suddenly, but Iran is not there yet
The regime's opponents will hope for more pressure to accelerate the process, writes the BBC's international editor.
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Le Pen blames European Parliament in appeal that could decide political fate
"We had no sense of having committed an offence," France's far-right leader tells an appeal to overturn a ban from contesting the next election.
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BTS reveal comeback tour after completing military service
K-pop superstars BTS have announced details of their much-anticipated comeback tour, after a break of almost four years to complete mandatory military service.
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We choose Denmark over US, Greenland's PM says
It is the strongest statement by a leader of the Danish territory since US President Donald Trump renewed plans to annex it.
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BTS stand to make $1bn as they announce mammoth comeback tour
It's the K-pop band's first tour since completing compulsory military service in South Korea.
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Trump to lead largest ever US delegation to Davos
President Donald Trump will attend the World Economic Forum in Davos next week as head of the largest ever US delegation to attend the annual meeting, including five cabinet members, and a host of congressional representatives and state governors.
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New study finds astronauts' brains change after space travel
New research into the health effects of spaceflight has shown astronauts' brains change position and shape over time.
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Le Pen hopeful appeal will allow her to run for French president
An appeal by France's far-right leader begins against a ruling banning her from running for public office for five years.
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Ex-Corsican separatist leader shot dead at mother's funeral
Alain Orsoni, 71, was a well-known separatist figure in Corsica who had been living in exile for years in Nicaragua.
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Senator Mark Kelly sues Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth over attempted demotion
The US senator and former Navy captain is contesting a move to review his retirement grade after he criticised the Trump administration.
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Will voters in one of the world's youngest countries give an 81-year-old another term?
Thursday's election highlights a demographic issue common to many African countries.
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World central bank chiefs 'stand in solidarity' with US Fed chair Powell
Eleven central banks have backed Jerome Powell after the US launched a criminal investigation into the US Fed.
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Kelly sues Hegseth over attempted demotion
The US senator and former Navy captain is contesting a move to review his retirement grade after he criticised the Trump administration.
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Key questions for FBI investigators to unpick in Minneapolis shooting
Officials will examine video footage and policy guidelines as part of the investigation, experts told the BBC.
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Niger revokes licences of tanker drivers who refuse to go Mali amid jihadist blockade
Jihadists have been targeting tankers entering Mali, worsening the country’s fuel shortage.
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Cold weather and data centres drive up US greenhouse gas emissions
US emissions of planet-warming gases rise for the first time in three years.
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