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The death of the contentious former US secretary of state draws nostalgia and compliments in China. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/X0Lpx4v

Tesla boss Elon Musk says the new cybertruck will "change the look of the roads". from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/LPh0Tgn

President Nixon's foreign affairs guru declared power to be the "ultimate aphrodisiac". from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/jyv7DEr

Anti-Islam populist leader Geert Wilders needs the backing of other parties to become prime minister. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/e8UBFl6

The boys, aged eight and 14, were shot by Israeli troops in Jenin, Palestinian officials say. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3iouGVK

Ninety-seven people captured during the 7 October attacks have been released by Hamas. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/UXjdk2E

Heavy snow blankets northern states creating dangerous conditions in first major snowfall of the season. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/V3L8qw0

It brings the total number of Palestinians released since the first swap on Friday to 150. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3sLh8ry

The BBC finds that the UAE, hosts of the COP28 climate summit, are breaking their own ban on gas flaring. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/GyHfAjK

The move is part of a crackdown aimed at protecting children from becoming addicted to nicotine. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/8msJDGw

An estimated seven Kenyan women die a day after unsafe abortions even though they are legal in some cases. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/GLCNwOs

Abdurahman Al-Zaghal, who was shot in the head, is among the latest prisoners to be released. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/zHBM1wQ

Police in Vermont are still searching for the lone gunman who opened fire in Burlington. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/bYgaXOV

The cuisine, wildly popular in Indian streets and restaurants, is now finding a place on food menus in the US. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/m0b3vnu

When a drifter moves in with an older rich woman they say they are in love - but a family is torn apart. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/tMdyS5A

Some right-wing US politicians want Ukraine to vote as scheduled next year. Ukrainians don't. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/AXz8fYK

Relatives of those held hostage by Hamas hope Friday's deal paves the way for more to be released. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/gkP1Iof

The French government has launched a campaign encouraging people not to buy new clothes during festive sales. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/EM3XCwu

The US rapper and music mogul is accused in a civil suit of assaulting a college student in 1991. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/FgDKZs3

Novak Djokovic tells a group of British fans to "shut up" after Serbia knocked Great Britain out of the Davis Cup quarter-finals. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/eNm4DAc

A South Korean court has ordered Japan to compensate a group of women who were forced to work in wartime brothels. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/xKDoc0Q

Cameron Ortis, 51, a former RCMP civilian member, is convicted of leaking secrets to organised crime figures. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/910Jqfw

The vehicle was speeding towards the Rainbow Bridge when it crashed and was engulfed by a fireball. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/wlhRmTF

The people of Ladakh in the Indian Himalayas have used maths to solve a water shortage. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/AhFxDeH

Romana Didulo and her band of followers have left a Canadian village that wanted them out. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/PUkZ7Rt

Thousands of Israeli troops are trying to find the man who heads the organisation's political wing. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/lkGZH1Y

The rapper could face nine years in prison if convicted of opening fire in a feud with a childhood friend. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/eVgoyYj

A deal to release Israeli hostages held in Gaza is "closer than ever before", a senior US official says. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/ZrIHUkL

Right-wing libertarian outsider Javier Milei wins Argentina's presidential run-off poll, according to provisional results from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/nqG2Sl6

Sam Altman posts a selfie from the firm's US head office 48 hours after his shock ouster from the company. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/krO817C

The babies were moved from al-Shifa hospital to receive urgent care in a neonatal intensive care unit. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/apeQwmW

Across the divide, there is relief that Liberia's leader and ex-football star conceded to his rival. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/xa1BDZc

The 31 babies are taken to southern Gaza, as Israeli troops control the territory's largest hospital. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/lap6Jrd

A left-wing economy minister and a far-right libertarian are vying to become the next president. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/7nJfirq

The black bicorne felt hat was a trademark of the French emperor, and is expected to fetch up to €800,000. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/upaehIP

A judge rules it is not in her power to bar the frontrunner from the state's vote to choose a candidate. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/OaqVBmN

US firms, including Apple and Disney, are reportedly suspending ads on the Elon Musk-owned site. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/aLBnqtg

Casey McIntyre left a heart-wrenching goodbye on social media - and multi-million dollar gift. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/ezEGKD2

Helsinki said it was trying to halt a surge in illegal crossings from Russia, mostly of third-country citizens. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/F2SGNwW

The rap mogul is labelled a "serial domestic abuser" in a lawsuit, which his attorney called "outrageous". from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/kQKNGbJ

The Israeli army says Yehudit Weiss's body was recovered near Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2nm05YH

Eruptions on the south-western Reykjanes Peninsula may mark a new cycle, warn Icelandic meteorologists. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/GdHahbC

The opposition has called on the public to shun the election over concerns about the vote's credibility. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/7PsZS0F

Prosecutors say Nathaniel Veltman wanted to send "a brutal message" to other white nationalists. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/zhtcPSl

Footage filmed by a passenger shows the harrowing moment people began jumping out of the vessel as it sunk. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/PC7oDSh

David DePape says he planned to lure "targets" to the Pelosi home, including Tom Hanks and George Soros. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/WZ7vPYi

A small group of Republicans joined Democrats in pushing off the effort to impeach the secretary. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/l3kErcP

Judges have been criticised for failing to disclose gifts and holiday arrangements they received. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/obzKSEB

The holiday has been set aside to allow all Kenyans to participate, the environment minister says. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/U5LtNjB

Operations at DP World sites in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Perth have been suspended since Friday. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/slIuPY2

Footage shows an ice rescue instructor skating on a rare window of ice in Alaska's Alpine lakes. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/ykC86qh

Far-right leader Marine Le Pen plans to rally alongside major political parties but the far left refuses. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/ZPTDHWQ

Two weeks of testimony from Donald Trump and his family has hurt his case, say lawyers watching. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/qLE6hnw

Israel agrees to help evacuate babies from Al-Shifa hospital after two die due to a lack of electricity. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/Vhzfv3m

The US actors' union says its national board has voted to back the agreement with Hollywood studios. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/doaVFv7

His campaign says devices, believed to be two iPhones and an iPad, were taken by agents on Monday. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/0sS5fMi

From elderly grandparents to young children, these are the people known to have been taken captive. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/nG769jB

Rachel Zegler was among the cast celebrating the launch of the blockbuster in London. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/NxOyZei

Brian Chesky denies the platform creates housing shortages but said Airbnb was listening to concerns. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/iVeR1ys

Indecent artificial intelligence-generated pictures are believed to have swept across the globe. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/VK5vZ69

Gayle Redman's stoma supplies vest is banned from the New York Marathon, but allowed in Chicago. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/XcxfHLG

The 17.61 carat, pear-shaped "Blue Royal" diamond, set in a ring, fetched $43.8 million, reports said from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/Bk0dxl3

Google faces another anti-trust trial - this time about its Google Play store from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/qdsQFry

The co-working giant, once seen as the future of the workplace, has been plagued by financial problems. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/YoeZB2y

Investigators describe the finding in the Halloween section as a "twist of not-so-humerus events". from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/jYRIPJS

Tyson Foods has taken dinosaur-shaped chicken nuggets off the shelves in nine US states. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/i0l35Jj

Emily Hand's DNA is not found among the victims killed in the Kibbutz Be'eri attack last month. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/Knusa51

Members of a French coastal town are campaigning to reopen a road connecting it with Spain. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/7AQbnj5

The meteoric rise of a Nigerian Afrobeats star prepared to hustle his way to global domination. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/oHfvPc9

A year ahead of the US presidential election, and anything could happen. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/kFu580t

Special forces are deployed after reports that an armed man with a child drove through an airport gate. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/aNp2Urd

In 2019, the BBC met an Afghan trapped in a refugee camp. Four years later, he writes his own story. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/yZA7pSU

Amani left her family in Gaza to study in the UK just days before the war broke out. Now she watches anxiously. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/i0uzqUT

Former Aston Villa and Everton winger Anwar El Ghazi has his contract terminated at Mainz for a social media post about the Israel-Gaza conflict. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/AVHIqm3

The verdict concludes a stunning fall from grace for the 31-year-old former billionaire. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/oGjZYU3

So far its response has been contained, but fears remain its involvement may widen the conflict. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/8mB5tlI

Eric and Donald Jr have tried to distance themselves from the Trump Organization's financial documents. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/kXCAB2K

The future of what was billed as a game-changing pact between Africa and the US is in the balance. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/hX5HVnY

In a widely expected move, Disney says it will buy the remaining 33% stake from TV giant Comcast. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/cbGxlF3