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Trump threatens to sue BBC for $1 billion
11 Nov 2025The broadcaster has apologised, and its boss has resigned, over an edit of a Trump speech, saying it was "misleading".
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Why we used to sleep in two segments
11 Nov 2025Continuous sleep is a modern habit, not an evolutionary constant, which helps explain why many of us still wake at 3am and wonder if something's wrong.
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Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy released from prison pending appeal
11 Nov 2025Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been released from prison after a Paris court ruled he could be freed pending an appeal for his September conviction for criminal conspiracy, according to…
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Trump pardons Giuliani, others involved in efforts to overturn election
11 Nov 2025The US president has pardoned a long list of his political allies for their support or involvement in plans to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
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Nine to Noon exclusive: Israeli hostage on 500 days of captivity, and why he doesn't hate his captors
11 Nov 2025Eli Sharabi was kidnapped by Hamas and held mostly in tunnels under Gaza.
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Eight killed in car explosion in India's Delhi
11 Nov 2025Police are probing cause of the blast near the historic Red Fort, which left mangled bodies on a congested street.
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US military strikes 2 boats, killing 6 in Eastern Pacific
11 Nov 2025The military launched two lethal strikes against two separate vessels "operated by designated terrorist organisations," the US Defence Secretary says.
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Darfuri diaspora - grief and hope from afar
Today, in Darfur, we are seeing history tragically repeat itself. Families who once escaped the violence share a sense of grief and hope.
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FBI chief's secret visit to China
10 Nov 2025The United States federal law enforcement agency boss visited China last week to discuss fentanyl and law enforcement issues, sources say.
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Canada loses measles elimination status after three decades
11 Nov 2025There have now been 18 confirmed cases in New Zealand's outbreak - 17 of them are no longer infectious.
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Password blunders: Nuclear codes, voicemail hacks and businesses going bust
10 Nov 2025The Louvre's security password was just 'Louvre', but that's not as worrying as the fact just eight zeros once separated the US from launching a nuclear attack.
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US Senate advances bill to end federal shutdown
10 Nov 2025The shutdown has sidelined federal workers and affected food aid, parks and travel, while air traffic control staffing shortages threaten to derail travel.
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Boat with Rohingya migrants sinks off Malaysia, hundreds missing
10 Nov 2025The boat had 300 people on board.
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US senate reaches deal in major sign shutdown is poised to end
10 Nov 2025The deal includes a reversal of Trump's firings of federal employees and provisions to prevent such actions in the future, a source says.
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'I never thought I'd be here': Millions of Americans go hungry amid record shutdown
10 Nov 2025Maria Garcia is one of the 1.4 million US government employees going without pay.
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No pause for relief
10 Nov 2025Nearly 1 million residents have fled the looming destructive winds and life-threatening storm surges. Audio
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BBC boss resigns over Trump documentary edit
10 Nov 2025The broadcaster's director general and news chief have both quit after criticism of a documentary.
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Why UK and Germany are accusing Russia of threatening their satellites
10 Nov 2025The countries have highlighted frequent instances of Russia stalking, jamming and interfering with their satellites in space.
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Are young people more narcissistic than ever?
10 Nov 2025Narcissism scores in the 2000s were significantly higher than in the 1980s and 1990s.
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Is it healthier to stop eating when you’re 80 percent full?
Some of the world's longest-living people follow the Japanese meal practice of hara hachi bu.
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How Taiwan is leading the way in fight against disinformation
10 Nov 2025In a country swamped by disinformation, two entrepreneurs have come up with solutions to tackle the problem on and offline.
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'It's just a misunderstanding' - Life in a peaceful country with war on its doorstep
8 Nov 2025The Detail's Sharon Brettkelly visits Jordan, where the tourism industry propping up the country's economy has been all but decimated by the war in neighbouring Israel.
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Winds, rain lash Philippines as super typhoon nears
9 Nov 2025A typhoon in the Philippines which has killed at least 204 people and left 109 missing, is set to reach super typhoon status
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Tornado kills six, injures 750, as it wrecks southern Brazil town
9 Nov 2025The storm lasted only minutes, but hit with ferocious winds swirling at up to 250 km/h.
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