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'Jameela' has travelled from a zoo Texas to one in Ohio looking for a family after her birth mum rejected her. from BBC News https://ift.tt/PaLeCXs

Iranians who have converted to Christianity from Islam can only practise their faith in secret. from BBC News https://ift.tt/4HThI8R

Additional traffic camera footage captured the moments just before the collapse of the Baltimore bridge. from BBC News https://ift.tt/oB1p0W9

Goalposts used by children on a beach in Somalia's capital are posts set up for firing squad executions. from BBC News https://ift.tt/Rg1UZty

It has been one year since US journalist Evan Gershkovich was arrested in Russia and accused of spying. from BBC News https://ift.tt/dC345aw

India has thousands of small gold refineries which are facing more competition from big players. from BBC News https://ift.tt/BAganSH

The Slovakian AirCar, built with a BMW engine and run on normal fuel, will now be made in China. from BBC News https://ift.tt/93q4O5l

The ANC has governed since the end of apartheid, but its vote could fall below 50% for the first time. from BBC News https://ift.tt/JQ6s34Z

The player, who stressed he had never bet on sports, said his former translator had lied about his debts. from BBC News https://ift.tt/9C6cI2V

US Homeland Security agents were seen entering the rap mogul's properties in Los Angeles and Miami. from BBC News https://ift.tt/UqQtN71

Gunmen rode through the school in Kuriga in north-western Nigeria seizing children as young as eight. from BBC News https://ift.tt/dK2hFZs

Ri, Zo, Sim, and Suchi are members of India's first mainstream girl group in over 20 years. from BBC News https://ift.tt/Vr0KTFX

BBC Verify examines video taken by those caught up in the attack on the Crocus City Hall theatre outside Moscow. from BBC News https://ift.tt/pL51foD

Large areas of Ukraine are suffering blackouts after Russian missiles targeted energy infrastructure. from BBC News https://ift.tt/32x7K6U

A selection of the best photos from across the African continent this week. from BBC News https://ift.tt/DAmN7OB

A Christmas gift inadvertently revealed the secret of the mix-up in a rural Manitoba hospital in 1955. from BBC News https://ift.tt/61uXkiv

The pair are suspected to have been involved in two homicides while on the run since Wednesday. from BBC News https://ift.tt/2e3uXCg

The country has applied for two new licences to explore the deep seabed in parts of the Indian Ocean. from BBC News https://ift.tt/XyVz7Qw

Calls in the US for a ban on TikTok have reignited the global debate about its cyber-security risks. from BBC News https://ift.tt/N30aXkP

Two former top generals testified to Congress about the "strategic failure" to prevent a Taliban takeover. from BBC News https://ift.tt/NOJoVDt

Clients at Ethiopia's biggest commercial bank are being urged to return any money that isn't theirs. from BBC News https://ift.tt/NyU8fhq

The president addresses thousands in Moscow after official figures suggest he won 87% of the vote. from BBC News https://ift.tt/97HIFX2

Eye witnesses described panic and gunfire around the hospital in Gaza City after IDF troops moved in. from BBC News https://ift.tt/1alAer9

How 54 Malawian women trafficked to Oman to work in slave-like conditions were rescued. from BBC News https://ift.tt/RZnIpeJ

The actor aims to regenerate an island off Sierra Leone and start the country’s first wind farm. from BBC News https://ift.tt/aWZ0EP9

Violence grips the streets of Port-au-Prince as police try to arrest gang leader "Barbecue". from BBC News https://ift.tt/nmaG8Bh

Senator Schumer said on Thursday that Israel risked becoming a "pariah" with Mr Netanyahu in charge. from BBC News https://ift.tt/b8jh5p1

Russian officials say several people have been arrested for vandalism on the first day of voting in the presidential election. from BBC News https://ift.tt/uBk0Pfh

Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed after a gun Mr Baldwin used fired a live round. from BBC News https://ift.tt/eVKtfCN

The monster fruit is the size of ping-pong ball and weighs 20.4g, about 10 times the average blueberry. from BBC News https://ift.tt/QZxJf0s

Shoehi Ohtani shares a photo of the couple for the first time as his team heads to South Korea. from BBC News https://ift.tt/dXiC0BY

Dolly Parton's ballad endures after five decades - from Elvis Presley to Whitney Houston and beyond. from BBC News https://ift.tt/K4coxhF

Ahead of Biden's keynote speech to Congress, we asked voters for their own take on how the country's doing. from BBC News https://ift.tt/5YIOpiU

Troy Philipp B admitted to raping and killing an American tourist near Neuschwanstein Castle in 2023. from BBC News https://ift.tt/Yfm2y1X

The first avian influenza cases in the penguins of South Georgia are reported by scientists. from BBC News https://ift.tt/thKZC1g

The IDF says it is to facilitate troop movements but experts fear it could be used as a barrier. from BBC News https://ift.tt/hftqpSG

The fashion is as important as the films at the glittering Hollywood award ceremony. from BBC News https://ift.tt/s79yMVE

The move follows attacks by gangs on the airport, police stations and prisons this week. from BBC News https://ift.tt/6DMJCbI

Katie Britt was criticised for citing a sex trafficking case which happened in Mexico almost 20-years-ago. from BBC News https://ift.tt/nOBLr9T

With US military support stalled in Congress, European leaders are rapidly changing their thinking. from BBC News https://ift.tt/kuc69B8

The US president delivered a feisty address on Thursday as he worked to convince Americans to re-elect him. from BBC News https://ift.tt/TPIMhZf

BBC Verify has introduced a new feature to show audiences how we know what we know. from BBC News https://ift.tt/jUvHbnY

Samantha Murphy has not been seen since leaving her home for a run more than a month ago. from BBC News https://ift.tt/fRMez6g

Russian troops are advancing in eastern Ukraine. Residents must choose - flee, or risk occupation. from BBC News https://ift.tt/ltOcLWI

Linwei Ding is also accused of secretly working for Chinese competitors. from BBC News https://ift.tt/PgQDK9r

Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was found not guilty of a second charge - tampering with evidence. from BBC News https://ift.tt/KfaTRPv

The BBC's Marianna Spring explains the key to recognising AI-generated images circulating on social media. from BBC News https://ift.tt/RMvr7Xb

The story of huge crowds at the 1971 event is told in a new documentary backed by the Williams sisters. from BBC News https://ift.tt/OeVKox8

Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr has faced challenges in her climate change mission but won over many women. from BBC News https://ift.tt/bYMohUP

The National People's Congress is a political performance. But watch carefully for signs of policy change. from BBC News https://ift.tt/4A3lSw6

US Vice-President Kamala Harris says Israel must let more aid into Gaza and calls for an immediate ceasefire. from BBC News https://ift.tt/e401aAn

A scene discussing Ireland's "2024 unification" stopped the episode from being shown in the UK. from BBC News https://ift.tt/mlQSca1

The snowstorm hit California's Sierra Nevada mountains especially hard, with up to 10ft of snow expected. from BBC News https://ift.tt/zqvoOGi

People hoping to leave Gaza in a widening humanitarian crisis must dodge scammers and pay huge sums. from BBC News https://ift.tt/0R9EH2k

The BBC speaks to Iranians voting in the first elections since the 2022 anti-government protests. from BBC News https://ift.tt/qXrWZnG

CVS and Walgreens say they will provide mifepristone in a handful of states starting next week. from BBC News https://ift.tt/zUx5YkI