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Trump announces 25% tariff on countries doing business with Iran

Trump says the new levy is “effective immediately” as anti-government protests in Iran enter a third week.

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Jailed Venezuelan politician’s son says Trump shouldn’t be ‘fooled’ by pledge of prisoner releases

Ramón Guanipa’s father was accused of treason for challenging the disputed 2024 presidential election result.

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Trump to meet Venezuelan opposition leader Machado at the White House

Machado, the winner of 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, had offered to share the honour with Trump, an award the president

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‘They just kept killing’: Eyewitnesses describe deadly crackdown in Iran

The BBC has received eyewitness accounts of security forces attacking anti-government protesters across the country.

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Meta blocks 550,000 accounts under Australia’s social media ban

The new law, which came into effect in December, is aimed at protecting children from online harm.

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‘Miracle baby’ born in a tree above Mozambique floodwaters dies aged 25

Rosita Salvador Mabuiango’s mother was sheltering for days before giving birth perched above the water.

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Custody extended for owner of Swiss ski bar after deadly fire

Jacques Moretti is being held as a potential flight risk, Swiss media reports say.

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Hungary grants asylum to Polish ex-justice minister

Granting asylum to a citizen of a fellow EU member goes against the spirit of EU standards.

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Thousands of tourists stranded in Lapland as cold grounds flights

All flights out of Kittila airport in northern Finland were cancelled on Sunday with temperatures falling as low as -38C.

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Monkeys on the loose in St Louis after four-day search

Local officials said they do not know where the exotic animals came from or how many are at large.

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Five decapitated heads displayed on Ecuador beach

Bathers found the body parts in Puerto López, a town which has been wracked by gang violence.

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Referee and student among hundreds killed in Iran protests

More than 500 people have been killed during anti-government protests, a US-based human rights group says.

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Nigerian stars dominate All Africa Music Awards

Global superstar Burna Boy claimed the prestigious Album of the Year award for his latest work No Sign of Weakness.

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Ai, Japanese chimpanzee who counted and painted dies at 49

Ai’s cognitive abilities had been studied extensively since she was brought to a Japanese institute in 1977.

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One person dead and 300 buildings destroyed in Australia bushfires

A state of emergency has been declared in Victoria as thousands of firefighters battle the blaze.

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Chalamet beats DiCaprio to Golden Globes glory

The Marty Supreme star is among the big winners at the Globes and gets a boost in his quest for

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More federal agents to be sent to Minnesota, Trump administration says

The move comes after protests against immigration enforcement have been held across the US after a woman was shot by

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US justice department opens criminal probe into Fed chair Jerome Powell

He called the probe “unprecedented”, following his refusal to lower interest rates after demands by Donald Trump.

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Trump mulls ‘very strong’ military options as hundreds killed in Iran protests

The US president says Iranian leaders have called “to negotiate”, but adds the US “may have to act” before a

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Last Kurdish forces leave Aleppo after ceasefire deal reached

The deal was announced in the early hours of Sunday morning after a week of violent clashes.