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Tamuna Museridze has reunited hundreds of families torn apart by a baby trafficking scandal – now she has found her own birth parents. from BBC News https://ift.tt/5NFEurZ

In his memoir, Patel called for eradicating "government tyranny" within the FBI by firing its top ranks. from BBC News https://ift.tt/uYCvAsS

The president-elect had pardoned Charles Kushner of federal charges during his first term. from BBC News https://ift.tt/8OA1t07

Newly-elected Dawson City councillors had refused to take the oath, citing the British Crown's history with indigenous peoples. from BBC News https://ift.tt/WhQYB7l

The proposed tariffs, if applied to oil and gas, could hammer Canada's economy and hike prices at the pump for Americans, analysts say. from BBC News https://ift.tt/SPBEtpg

Three men allegedly using Google Maps for directions died after their car fell off an unfinished bridge. from BBC News https://ift.tt/MVlHJA9

The powerful Marcos-Duterte alliance has spectacularly unravelled in the Philippines. from BBC News https://ift.tt/t1kvXGi

The alert was sounded in the early hours of Thursday morning because of 'threat of missile danger'. from BBC News https://ift.tt/KfzeIZQ

Voters in the Republic of Ireland go to the polls on Friday for the country's general election. from BBC News https://ift.tt/13ZfEIs

It is the first time the CEO of the chain's owner, Fast Retailing, has directly addressed the issue. from BBC News https://ift.tt/YX7nC5S

The deal has triggered discussions of what it would take for people displaced by Hezbollah attacks to return. from BBC News https://ift.tt/i5UVw9y

The NZ$3.75m ($2.2m; $1.7m) sale makes it the most valuable Māori portrait in New Zealand history. from BBC News https://ift.tt/4a3hPHw

Attacks by both sides were recorded until shortly before fighting stopped at 04:00 local time (02:00 GMT). from BBC News https://ift.tt/ZPoKgCw

Eight people have been detained after a suspected methanol poisoning left six foreign tourists dead. from BBC News https://ift.tt/LXw4IiJ

The president-elect said he plans to impose 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada and an additional 10% on China on his first day in office. from BBC News https://ift.tt/Zgh7Ukl

The ceasefire would reportedly be for an initial 60 days and include the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Lebanon. from BBC News https://ift.tt/mG5BZLQ

Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is the candidate for the dominant Swapo party but its popularity has waned. from BBC News https://ift.tt/t5cideC

None of the rescued whales were re-stranded, but three adults and one calf died, authorities said. from BBC News https://ift.tt/jqWoezR

The cargo plane crashed near a house as it was making its final approach for landing, local authorities say. from BBC News https://ift.tt/7oFbvVz

It is one of the heaviest bombardments of Israel since fighting intensified in Lebanon in September. from BBC News https://ift.tt/iRpwKqJ

Calin Georgescu, a critic of the EU and Nato, looks set to face the pro-Europe prime minister in the second round. from BBC News https://ift.tt/92BTzr0

The anti-apartheid critic spent seven years in prison for opposing the white minority regime. from BBC News https://ift.tt/qH02kQO

The iconic carmaker's rebrand has certainly caught people's attention, but will it pay off? from BBC News https://ift.tt/fVtmO9c

Gisèle Pelicot, 71, is the woman at the centre of this trial, but no-one has emerged unscathed in her family. from BBC News https://ift.tt/FoqDU90

Brooke Rollins - head of a pro-Trump right-wing think tank - is his pick for agriculture secretary. from BBC News https://ift.tt/J9I0czj

Trump's latest picks include a former NFL player, a House legislator, and Wall Street financer to lead housing, labour, and the treasury. from BBC News https://ift.tt/IQb6wjY

Russia made its loudest threat yet of nuclear war, as Western powers bolstered Ukraine's arsenal. from BBC News https://ift.tt/VyxOItR

It ends what has proven to be one of the more protracted decisions for the president-elect as he assembles his team. from BBC News https://ift.tt/6agC9se

Fifteen people died in Novi Sad three weeks ago, prompting thousands to take to the streets. from BBC News https://ift.tt/Y1rv50O

Bondi is a former Florida attorney general and long-time ally of Trump. from BBC News https://ift.tt/NDsGQXo

The council has refused to take the oath due to the Crown’s history with Canada’s indigenous people. from BBC News https://ift.tt/0HRQWgi

Two people died in the storm that hit the West coast of the US and Canada overnight. from BBC News https://ift.tt/LFEcvDz

President-elect Donald Trump's pick for the next attorney general is at the centre of a number of allegations, which he denies. from BBC News https://ift.tt/5enMT0G

The president-elect visited the launch site in Texas to watch the spacecraft's sixth test flight. from BBC News https://ift.tt/Likmgsh

The storm will bring damaging winds, snow and excessive rainfall that could lead to mudslides. from BBC News https://ift.tt/Dl5O2Kx

State media says "several students and adults were injured and fell to the ground". from BBC News https://ift.tt/fBaleWx

Pro-democracy icons such as Joshua Wong and Benny Tai will be sentenced in the controversial case. from BBC News https://ift.tt/BgkdF6Y

Canadian authorities reportedly foiled the alleged assassination attempt on Irwin Cotler. from BBC News https://ift.tt/lvJIo25

Veteran broadcaster and former Wallabies coach Alan Jones was arrested on Monday, local media report. from BBC News https://ift.tt/5U4rw8T

Auctioneers say the watch sale is the highest-ever for a Titanic artefact. from BBC News https://ift.tt/m9lfqAE

Many of the attackers have previous criminal convictions and were released from prison purely to fight. from BBC News https://ift.tt/N3CGAln

A Zambian woman in her 80s is adored for modelling in striking and playful fashion photographs. from BBC News https://ift.tt/lxYnpMZ

The court has banned authorities from arbitrarily razing down homes but victims say the ruling changes nothing for them. from BBC News https://ift.tt/fHjzhmr

Ilya Lichtenstein laundered the stolen cryptocurrency with his wife Heather Morgan aka Razzlekhan. from BBC News https://ift.tt/paUAFT6

He has made his early priorities clear - and stunned some in Washington and around the world while doing so. from BBC News https://ift.tt/ukD1cW4

Call for change comes after host country Azerbaijan's president calls oil and gas a 'gift of God' from BBC News https://ift.tt/JCQEH6Z

President Dissanayake is seeking a majority to push through reforms to help the debt-ridden nation. from BBC News https://ift.tt/RosjOkt

Local officials told the AFP news agency that a body was found outside the building in an apparent attack. from BBC News https://ift.tt/T0DIgcM

Residents of the mixed area of Aramoun express alarm after a strike on Wednesday kills eight people. from BBC News https://ift.tt/cmgISuZ

America's aviation regulator suspends US flights to the country after three gun attacks on planes. from BBC News https://ift.tt/JF4bPTc

The strikes reportedly destroyed residential buildings where displaced families were living. from BBC News https://ift.tt/EXPKOjc

Ukraine's president says the incursion is limiting the forces Moscow can deploy inside his country. from BBC News https://ift.tt/AKtErqP

Homan has described the US border as "the biggest national security vulnerability" the nation has seen since 9/11. from BBC News https://ift.tt/tYWRZ7M

"The population has decided to choose another team," says Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth. from BBC News https://ift.tt/B32KSEc

It started as a social media trend but brought traffic gridlock between two cities. from BBC News https://ift.tt/rjwCgkb

The leaders are expected to discuss Ukraine, the Middle East, and the election of Donald Trump when they meet later. from BBC News https://ift.tt/p57oRVi

The director of the emergency agency says a supervisor has been fired for "reprehensible" actions. from BBC News https://ift.tt/Jdp1zyx

Dozens of videos involving a senior civil servant have flooded social media, shocking people in the central African country. from BBC News https://ift.tt/X2QRkeC

The fatal stabbing of a Hungarian teenager, killed shortly after she gave birth, has baffled police for 15 years. from BBC News https://ift.tt/IQfrevw

Mackenzie Michalski was reported missing by friends after a night out in Budapest on Tuesday. from BBC News https://ift.tt/b1pfBMw

Antônio Vinicius Gritzbach had recently agreed to hand over information about the Primeiro Comando da Capital group. from BBC News https://ift.tt/6d7QurI

Brothers Izan, 5, and Rubén, 3, were dragged from their father's arms in Valencia's deadly floods last month. from BBC News https://ift.tt/SR04aVe

The smog covering Pakistan's second largest city has been captured in satellite images. from BBC News https://ift.tt/rnxkoiH

Officials in rural South Carolina say the female rhesus monkeys escaped into the wild after their pen was left open. from BBC News https://ift.tt/jcdIphJ

Big mining firms are switching to driverless trucks and other autonomous equipment. from BBC News https://ift.tt/dE9MJHD

Deputy PM admits former Soviet state was until recently a 'highly corrupt country' - but insists things are changing fast. from BBC News https://ift.tt/aGeLP7N

It's not a state visit, but Beijing's invitation to Min Aung Hlaing is still significant. from BBC News https://ift.tt/C2zi0co

Catch up on the key moments from election night. from BBC News https://ift.tt/DSvQlns

Will the new generation of Nigerian politicians deliver the change in attitudes that many had hoped for? from BBC News https://ift.tt/35Bg0ql

Three astronauts from the Shenzhou-18 mission landed in north China after six months aboard the Tiangong space station. from BBC News https://ift.tt/mEFu3bN

Pakistan's second-largest city tops the world list of most polluted cities. from BBC News https://ift.tt/dTCZMW2

A growing global movement is seeing people object to data centres in their locality. from BBC News https://ift.tt/nM8rxiD

India has approved 227bn rupees ($2.7bn) for new space projects - but the funding is far from lavish. from BBC News https://ift.tt/x5QjO9h

Why are still no closer to unmasking the mysterious Satoshi Nakamoto? from BBC News https://ift.tt/bLgiEF7

President Maia Sandu is in a race seen as a choice between Europe and a return to Russian influence. from BBC News https://ift.tt/FpgVoES

Representatives of 196 countries have been meeting in Cali, Colombia, as part of the COP biodiversity summit. from BBC News https://ift.tt/Pg4Bfi9

Vasudeo Gaitonde, born 100 years ago, is considered one of South Asia's greatest abstract painters. from BBC News https://ift.tt/7ViyW5H

Beijing is caught between its sanctioned neighbours, whose new alliance is causing concern. from BBC News https://ift.tt/DpU1eFG