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Trump warns Iran 'time is running out' as US military builds up in Gulf

The US president, who has previously vowed to "rescue" protesters in Iran, says a "massive Armada" is on the way to the country.

'I don't let bullies win,' says US congresswoman Omar after substance thrown at her

The Minnesota Democrat was uninjured and continued to speak at her event, after being sprayed with an unidentified liquid.

Amazon confirms 16,000 job cuts after accidental email

The technology giant confirmed the redundancies hours after it told staff in an email sent in error.

Ecuador says ICE agent attempted to enter its Minneapolis consulate

A complaint has been filed by Ecuador, whose consular staff prevented the agent from entering.

South Korea's ex-first lady jailed for 20 months for bribery

Kim Keon Hee was also ordered to return a Graff diamond necklace and pay back 12.85m won in cash.

Veteran Indian politician Ajit Pawar dies in plane crash

Pawar and four others died after the plane they were travelling in crashed in India's Maharashtra state.

Trump says government will 'de-escalate' in Minnesota following Pretti shooting

The killing of Alex Pretti over the weekend led Minnesota officials and locals to renew calls for Trump to end his immigration operation there.

Zelensky condemns Russian drone strike that killed five on passenger train

Drones targeted a packed train in north-eastern Ukraine, officials say.

'I couldn't save them' - US mum's horror as three sons die falling through pond ice

Their mother says she tried to rescue them by lifting them out but the ice kept breaking.

Rwanda seeks £100m from UK over axed asylum deal

The African nation argues it is owed payments but the Home Office says it will fight the case.

'We all know someone who was killed' - Iran protesters tell BBC of brutal crackdown

Young Iranians able tell the BBC how they saw friends and other people die as security forces crushed protests earlier this month.

Malaysia football officials quit over foreign-born players scandal

Fifa had accused Malaysia's football association of doctoring citizenship documents.

Former French senator found guilty of drugging MP

Joel Guerriau received a four-year prison sentence, 18 months of which are to be served behind bars.

Mexico president asks South Korea for more BTS concerts

About a million fans were vying for 150,000 concert tickets, which sold out in less than 40 minutes.

Republicans wrestle with immigration message after Minneapolis backlash

Some lawmakers are questioning the crackdown as public anger grows over two citizens killed by federal agents.

Former Iraqi PM Maliki denounces Trump threats to end support if he returns to power

The US president said Iraq would have "zero" chance of success without American support.

Neil Young offers Greenlanders free access to his archives

Young says he hopes the offer will "ease some of the unwarranted stress and threats" Greenlanders feel over Trump's threats to the territory.

Who is Tom Homan, Trump's 'border tsar' deployed to Minneapolis?

The US border tsar has long been a ferocious defender of Donald Trump's immigration policies.

A string of scandals and luxury handbags: Who is South Korea's former first lady?

Kim was accused of accepting luxury bags, a diamond necklace and other gifts as bribes.

The model who moved to Ghana and wrapped her prosthetic leg in its famous fabric

Abena Christine Jon'el left the US and now aims to raise the profile of people with disabilities in Ghana.

China has purged its highest-ranked military general. Why?

Zhang Youxia had been seen as a close ally of China's leader, Xi Jinping.

Trump abandons attack mode as Minneapolis shooting backlash grows

The White House has shifted how it talks about Alex Pretti's killing as more Republicans express concern over the deadly encounter.

Who was Alex Pretti, the intensive care nurse shot dead in Minneapolis?

He has been described as an avid outdoorsman who loved mountain biking.

Can India be a player in the computer chip industry?

India is investing hundreds of millions of dollars in building up a computer chip industry.

TikTok settles just before social media addiction trial to begin

Defendants include Meta, which owns Instagram and Facebook, and YouTube parent Google.

NRA and other US gun activists push back at Trump officials over Minneapolis shooting

The gun-lobby group, typically aligned with Trump, criticises a suggestion that those who carry guns risk being lawfully shot.

Murder and MI5: How an extraordinary battle erupted over what the state keeps secret

Can the state, especially when it is implicated in killing, be trusted as the arbiter of what should remain confidential?

'I spent £2,000 on one event': Why Gen Z is obsessed with Hyrox

How young millennials and Generation Z - people in their twenties to early forties - have become obsessed with this fitness craze.

As the world inches back to a pre-WW2 order, the 'middle powers' face a grave new challenge

With economic stagnation and extremes of inequality comes corrosion of trust in democratic institutions. So Trump may be a symptom, not a cause, of what Carney called a "rupture" with the post-WW2 order.

What we know about fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis

Trump officials says federal agents shot in self-defence, as Pretti's parents accuse them of "sickening lies".

What India's Republic Day red carpet means for its foreign policy

Who sits beside India’s president on Republic Day signals Delhi’s diplomatic priorities to the world.

Watch: Why Trump is hitting the road to rally Americans

The BBC's White House reporter Bernd Debusmann explains why the president is refocusing his attention on the US economy.

New Iran videos show bodies piled in hospital and snipers on roofs

Footage from a hospital in Tehran shows at least 31 bodies piled inside and seven body bags outside.

'It's 2C in our flat': Inside Kyiv apartment as Russia targets power and heating

Russian strikes targeting energy infrastructure have left millions without power in freezing temperatures.

Watch: Huge landslide in Sicily after Storm Harry

More than 1,000 residents have been evacuated from their homes on the Italian island.

Analysing the Minneapolis shooting frame by frame

BBC Verify has analysed footage of the shooting from multiple angles, piecing together a detailed picture of what happened.