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Disney's copyright on the earliest version of the cartoon characters expires in the US on 1 January. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/NfVdh4C

In a new year message, Israel's military says it expects fighting in Gaza for the rest of the year. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/ya4Er9d

The Ukrainian president's message comes as five people were killed in attacks early on New Year's Day. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/7OCH4lU

"I don't want to lock myself in a fortress. I want to be myself," Crown Prince Frederik once said. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/KFcnI1E

With some 310 peacekeepers killed, Mali was the UN's second deadliest mission worldwide. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/SYuyfvp

Reported deaths and injuries due to lightning have risen dramatically in Bangladesh. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/06417Kq

Vinesh Phogat and other wrestlers have accused a powerful politician of sexual exploitation. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/7Y1rh6l

Many Taiwanese follow religions with deep ties to China, which delights Beijing but worries Taipei. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/Mz2wU8L

The scrap fuselage was on its way to Assam from Mumbai on a lorry when it got stuck. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/AUsCeFD

We asked three military analysts how they think events may unfold in the coming 12 months. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/YB8hQbq

Rafah's Kuwait Hospital was overwhelmed after people were injured by an airstrike on a building close-by. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/qiXjTxE

A suicide note written by the Prague university attacker confirms the number of his victims as 17. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/yGIj7se

The destruction of the Novocherkassk landing ship was certainly spectacular, but was it significant? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/qFETZwk

Young US voters say the situation in the Gaza Strip makes it hard to back Joe Biden for re-election. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/soNMVly

Some 80 unidentified bodies handed over by Israel are lowered into a grave in southern Gaza. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/W2uFUED

He passed away in a London hospital on Christmas Day, aged 54, with his family by his side. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/uCrlagc

Police say judges who ruled that Donald Trump can't run for president in Colorado are facing death threats. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/xrJDhVO

This year's heat and drought in the Amazon intensify worries that it is approaching a tipping point. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/f0tLPIK

A UN official speaks of "absolute carnage" after visiting a hospital with many injured in central Gaza. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/6iMOJDX

Oli is believed to be the first feline seafarer in the famous race's 78-year history. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/UhezZpm

A clip of Anthony Madu pirouetting in the Lagos rain has given him and others wider ambitions. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/kDfiMV3

Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry says the death toll could rise further at the Al-Maghazi refugee camp. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/QC5V94z

In August, dozens of churches and houses were torched by a mob in the city of Jaranwala. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/0AXMvhj

Zhu Ling, 50, was poisoned with the highly toxic thallium in 1994 but no-one was ever convicted. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/yulgpoG

They injected the man with an overdose of ketamine after police in Colorado put him in a neck hold. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/MkrW2le

The White House also granted clemency to 11 people serving "disproportionately long sentences" from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/bMsc9KN

From vodka and orange juice to a giant gorilla statue, here's a round-up of 2023's weirdest thefts. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/LlezEhu

President Javier Milei announces radical measures, including spending cuts and a drastic currency devaluation. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/5oz9mZf

Claudine Gay already faced a congressional investigation for her handling of antisemitism on campus. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/x3CbF1c

Meta blocked news content on its platforms in Canada now that a law requires tech giants pay for it. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/HraFw8M

Police will be able to hold undocumented border crossers - an area until now enforced by federal officials. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/mjglYEf

A volcano erupts on the Reykjanes peninsula after weeks of intense earthquake activity. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/dDU12i6

Layla Moran's relatives and the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem say a sniper has killed two women there. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/v8AfW0C

The storm damaged buildings and caused power cuts across Buenos Aires province over the weekend. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/wZR2Q8d

Record rainfall driven by a tropical cyclone has caused widespread flooding in the country’s north-east. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/sLPiomE

The shooting of three Israelis by IDF troops shows the risks of armed intervention in hostage situations. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/RgQeuGj

Al Jazeera journalist and cameraman Samer Abudaqa was killed by an Israel drone while working in Khan Younis. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/uDP8ndT

Sheikh Emir Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah had led the country for the last three years. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/WMjOLuh

The disappearance of the islands could affect Australia's maritime borders, a study says. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/wRMJuz7

The nationalist Hungarian PM was the only leader blocking EU support for Ukraine at a Brussels summit. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/x5eiBmv

Calls by Hamas for an uprising in the West Bank have come and gone, despite rising support for the group. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/ZlM8sVi

The Guyanese president commits to peace over oil-rich Essequibo at a meeting with the president of Venezuela from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/vpVbTDh

The rollercoaster, which reaches heights of 150ft (46m), came to an emergency stop at a Japan theme park. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/4Tm90gv

CEO Josh Silverman tells staff the cuts are needed as sales have been "essentially flat" for two years. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/8WiIX19

Scientists use a radar satellite to take a "tape measure" to the world's biggest block of ice. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/ePqrnBA

If Ukraine is to get anything out of an EU leaders' summit, it will need the backing of Hungary's PM. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/X1jWbI9

An Australian court quashes Kathleen Folbigg's four convictions, after she was pardoned earlier this year. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/zhkZcv3

Dashcam footage shows drivers trying to steer the dog towards exits on the Staten Island Expressway. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/DC0JYGq

Passengers on the Amsterdam to Detroit flight were stranded 24 hours in Happy Valley-Goose Bay. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/sWkxrq2

The US president issues his strongest criticism yet and refers to "indiscriminate bombing" in Gaza. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/fPS613X

Republicans remain "resolute" in demanding border policy reform in exchange for backing Ukraine aid. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/iyv8UnJ

Experts had expressed grave concerns for the 15m-long animal after it came dangerously close to shore. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/LqxfCle

Kate Cox sued Texas to have an abortion after her foetus was diagnosed with a high-risk condition. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/RbUw1z9

About 200 British-trained special forces soldiers are in danger as Pakistan expels undocumented foreigners. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/03lZLM5

The country's new far-right president vows to launch a radical economic programme as he is sworn in. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/YAEK4Rl

A White House visit is on the Ukrainian leader's agenda as cracks appear among Western allies. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/AngopMe

Tornadoes battering Tennessee leave thousands of people without power. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/uIdwfX4

The conspiracy theorist was banned from Twitter - now X - but its owner signals he can be reinstated. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/Kbeasgt

The new contract with LA Dodgers makes the Japanese star one of the world's most valuable athletes. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/Ln6aUZv

The BBC speaks to one of the men seen being detained, who was later released. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/d06iWVv

The two neighbours have been involved in a decades-long conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/lX57wnk

Officials said being denied "several" jobs at various colleges may have been a motive for the shooting. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/pIcze4X

Josh Taylor, 23, suffered severe injuries after he fell into a hole on Queensland's Bribie Island. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/Z1PLjtD

Kathmandu has asked Moscow to return all Nepali mercenaries after six of them were killed. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/IiboQX3

He is alleged to have links to Christian extremists who killed two police officers and another man. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/VlYTU7e

Security aid is in jeopardy as US Republicans insist on new US-Mexico border security measures. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/UL4rneB

Top US college leaders were grilled by lawmakers over their efforts to curb antisemitism on campus. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/nWKvLrt

Four women living with HIV who won a landmark case tell the BBC about how they were sterilised. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/OkleHvc

The former Republican congressman offers advice on Botox, gym "gains" and "haters". from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/9HFpPiY

The event is in doubt after the state of Victoria withdrew from hosting duties over spiralling costs. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2oSnAED

Hundreds of hours go into Gaurav Gupta's designs for Beyoncé, Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/Apuzt2G

The BBC's Hugo Bachega describes the situation in the south as Israel's bombardment continues. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/oYwkfqb

Henry Kissinger died aged 100 this week. His policies caused widespread destruction in Cambodia. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/5VqlBES

Bodily autonomy should be top of the women’s rights agenda, says the 89-year-old activist. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/AqifEvX

A security guard who attempted to intervene was also injured in the incident and taken to hospital. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/hBWxwMD