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European leaders meet Zelensky amid Trump pressure on plan to halt war
Leaders of Britain, France and Germany are meeting Zelensky in London as the Trump administration pushes its plan to pause the war in Ukraine on terms favorable to Moscow.
Hunt under way for Benin coup plotters as two hostages reportedly freed
Nigeria sent fighter jets to help oust the mutineers from the national broadcaster and a military camp.
He’s tiny, fuzzy and pink. Indonesia hails its first local panda cub.
Indonesia celebrated the birth of its first locally born giant panda cub and hailed it as a conservation success. The species remains vulnerable.
Thousands flee Thai-Cambodia border after deadly clashes
At least five people have been killed in the most serious confrontation between both sides since July.
Thieves snatch eight Matisse artworks from library in Brazil
The thieves enter the library in normal opening hours, stuffing the art works into a canvas bag.
China’s trade surplus with the world tops $1 trillion, despite tariffs
Chinese exports to the United States continued to crater last month, but the drop was made up by booming sales in Southeast Asia and Europe.
India’s Japanese community is growing — and leaving its cultural mark
The number of Japanese citizens in India has increased nearly fourfold since 2005. As their tiny presence has expanded, so has India’s fascination with Japan.
Venezuela’s Maduro, shaken but still standing, aims to wait out Trump
Five months into the U.S. military buildup in the Caribbean, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is feeling the pressure but refusing to go into exile.
Israel denies some U.S. and foreign doctors entry to Gaza
Israel is allowing more foreign medical workers into Gaza than it was before the Oct. 10 ceasefire, but it is still barring dozens of volunteers.
Syrians share their thoughts one year on from the fall of Assad
The BBC's Middle East correspondent Hugo Bachega speaks to Syrians about how life has changed since the revolution.
One hundred abducted schoolchildren released in Nigeria
Details of the release of the schoolchildren are still unclear and 165 people remain unaccounted for.
Woman who blackmailed Son Heung-min gets four years in jail
The woman claiming she was carrying the ex-Tottenham captain's child and extorted $200,000 from him.
Man found guilty of Australian beach murder after hiding in India for years
The half-buried body of 24-year-old Toyah Cordingley was discovered by her father in October 2018.
Japan protests after Chinese fighter jets lock radar on Japanese planes
Tokyo has vowed a 'calm and resolute' response as tensions with Beijing continue to escalate.
Jeremy Bowen: Syria feels lighter without the Assads' crushing weight - but now there are new problems
One year into his rule Syria's leader has won over Trump and much of the West, but at home people know his weaknesses.
White South Africans divided on US refugee offer
Donald Trump says white South Africans are being persecuted and so qualify for asylum but black farmers are also being killed.
Trump peace deal falters as Thailand and Cambodia resume border clashes
A ceasefire took hold in October after President Donald Trump threatened to stop tariff talks, but Thailand said it launched airstrikes after Cambodian attacks.
Zelensky due at Downing Street for high-level Ukraine talks
Sir Keir Starmer will also welcome the leaders of France and Germany as Europe looks to respond to a US-led push for a peace deal.
Water leak in Louvre damages hundreds of books
The leak in the Egyptian department comes just weeks after a jewellery heist that put the museum's security infrastructure under scrutiny.
Death of Venezuelan opposition figure in custody 'vile', US says
Alfredo Díaz, 56, died in prison cell on Saturday, human rights groups say, prompting opposition outcry.
Child deaths under 5 believed to be rising for first time in decades
Cuts to development aid from several countries is a key factor, researchers said.
Trump criticises Democrat he pardoned over not switching political parties
Texas Representative Henry Cuellar is running for re-election as a Democrat after Trump pardoned him.
A line in the sand moment for Europe and the U.S.
The release of the U.S. National Security Strategy landed like a grenade in Brussels, underscoring the depth of ideological vehemence within the White House.