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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.

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Ros Atkins on…President Trump’s year in numbers

Executive orders, pardons, trips and Truth Social posts – the BBC’s Analysis Editor breaks down Donald Trump’s first year back

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Confronted over Greenland, Europe is ditching its softly-softly approach to Trump

Transatlantic relations aren’t broken, though they are damaged. And if Europeans want to try to cut through with Trump, they’ll

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Spanish PM vows to find cause of deadly high-speed train crash

Pedro Sanchez announces three days of mourning after at least 40 people died in Sunday’s collision in southern Spain.

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Trump says he will ‘100%’ carry out Greenland tariffs threat, as EU vows to protect its interests

Kaja Kallas, the EU’s foreign policy chief, said the bloc has “no interest to pick a fight, but we will

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High-speed train crash in Spain kills at least 39

More than 400 passengers were on board the trains that derailed near the city of Córdoba, in Spain’s worst rail

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Thirteen schoolchildren killed after bus collides with lorry in South Africa

The fatal collision is just the latest in South Africa, where the road safety record is poor.

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Italian fashion designer Valentino dies aged 93

The Valentino Garavani and Giancarlo Giammetti Foundation said the fashion designer died peacefully in Rome.

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US believes its power matters more than international law, UN chief tells BBC

António Guterres says Washington’s “clear conviction” is that multilateral solutions are irrelevant.

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IMF warns of trade tension risk to global growth

Trade tensions and a reversal in the AI boom are among the main risks to global economic growth, the IMF

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Japan PM Takaichi calls snap election three months after taking office

Sanae Takaichi, who took office last October, hopes the vote will give her a stronger mandate.

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Ghana arrests Nigerians accused of running cyber-crime networks

There is a growing trend of foreigners being lured to Ghana under the pretext of lucrative work.

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Man seriously injured in Sydney’s third shark attack in two days

In three separate incidents, a 12-year-old was also injured and an 11-year-old received assistance after his surfboard was bitten.

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Swiss deadly fire bar owners’ lawyers condemn ‘vindictiveness’

Lawyers for the Moretti couple say “lies” have been circulating about their clients, in their first public statement since the

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South African team helps search for politician swept away by Mozambique floodwaters

Mozambique President Daniel Chapo cancels a trip to Davos due to severe floods in the country

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Watch: Spain train crash survivors describe ‘absolutely terrifying’ scene

Passengers recount the moment two trains collided between Málaga and Madrid on Sunday evening.

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‘Europe won’t be blackmailed,’ Danish PM says in wake of Trump Greenland threats

Trump says he will impose new taxes on eight US allies in February if they oppose his proposed takeover of

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‘Shameful’ and ‘terrible look’ – the chaos that marred Senegal’s Afcon triumph

Senegal beat Morocco to win the Africa Cup of Nations after the final is overshadowed when they temporarily refuse to

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Trump links Greenland dispute to not getting Nobel Peace Prize

The US president says he no longer feels obliged to think only of peace, after not being awarded the annual

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Chile declares ‘state of catastrophe’ as wildfires leave at least 18 dead

Chile’s president warned the death toll cold rise in the Ñuble and Biobío regions.