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Trump doubles down on Greenland, saying there is ‘no going back’

Trump was due to arrive at the World Economic Forum on Wednesday, but a minor electrical issue on Air Force

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Second lady Usha Vance announces she is pregnant with fourth child

Vance posted on social media that she is looking forward to welcoming a boy in late July.

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New ceasefire in Syria after Kurdish-led forces pull out of camp for IS families

The government announces a four-day ceasefire with the SDF, which says it was “compelled” to withdraw its fighters from al-Hol

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Ukraine’s parliament and half of Kyiv with no heating after Russian strikes

President Zelensky says Russia has started using “far more” ballistic missiles in its attacks on Ukraine.

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Lyse Doucet: Trump is shaking the world order more than any president since WW2

Trump’s demands over Greenland are a rude awakening in a moment fraught with risk.

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Ex-president accused of murder plot extradited to Burkina Faso

Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba has not commented on the accusations from Burkina Faso.

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Colombia sentences ex-paramilitary leader Mancuso to 40 years in jail

Salvatore Mancuso’s group committed more than 100 crimes, many targeting an indigenous group, the tribunal ruled.

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France makes first interception targeting small boat crossings to UK

The operation follows a change of tactics agreed amid growing pressure from the UK government to step up interventions.

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Australia parliament passes gun reform and anti-hate bills after Bondi shooting

The reforms are in response to Australia’s worst mass shooting in decades at a Jewish festival in December.

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Cow astonishes scientists with rare use of tools

The discovery suggests cows may have far greater cognitive abilities than previously assumed.

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China demands Taliban protect its citizens after deadly Kabul blast

The Islamic State group says they were behind the blast in Kabul, but police say they are still investigating the

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Anthony Joshua’s driver appears in court after crash that killed two

The former heavyweight champion was a passenger in the crash, which killed two of his team members.

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Spain train crash recovery continues as investigators probe ‘gap’ in rail

Authorities say the twisted train wreckage makes it difficult to recover people trapped inside.

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Bobi Wine tells the BBC from hiding he will not contest Uganda election results in court

The losing presidential candidate calls for “peaceful change”, saying Uganda’s judiciary is not independent.

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Nigeria police deny reports of mass church abductions in north

A state police commissioner said the information was “mere falsehood… peddled by conflict entrepreneurs”.

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Palestinian children’s football pitch faces Israeli demolition ultimatum

The football club is ordered to remove the pitch, which Israel says was illegally built, or have it torn down.

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Greenland ‘will stay Greenland’, former Trump adviser declares

Donald Trump’s former chief economic adviser said the US president’s actions are a negotiating tactic.

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What we know about Spain’s worst rail disaster in over a decade

What caused the train to derail remains unclear but officials say an investigation has been launched.

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‘Europe is at a total loss’: Russia gloats over Greenland tensions

The BBC’s Russia editor Steve Rosenberg analyses why pro-Russian government papers are full of praise for Donald Trump’s desire to

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Surfer injured in fourth shark attack in Australian state in 48 hours

Authorities are warning people to stay out of the Australian state’s waterways after recent rainfall.