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Rescue efforts continue following deadly Japan earthquake
The death toll from a 7.6 magnitude earthquake that struck Japan's Noto Peninsula on Monday has risen to 55, as efforts continue to try and reach people feared trapped under the rubble of collapsed… Audio
The Full Monty actor Tom Wilkinson dies at 75
The British star won a Bafta for the hit 1997 film, and was nominated for two Oscars.
Apple wins bid to pause Apple Watch ban at US appeals court
A US appeals court paused a government commission's import ban on some of the company's popular smartwatches following a patent dispute.
Eight dead, one missing in Australia after severe thunderstorms
The East Coast has been battered by storms over the Christmas holidays, with tens of thousands of properties still without power.
Woman killed by fallen tree as wild Christmas storm lashes the Gold Coast
The woman, who was in her fifties, was struck by a tree in the suburb of Helensvale, on the Gold Coast
King Charles: 'Imagine ourselves in the shoes of our neighbours'
The monarch's Christmas message has focused on shared values at a time of "increasingly tragic conflict ".
Wham!'s Last Christmas 'finally' hits UK Christmas number one after 39 years
This year's number one Christmas single in the UK has proven good things truly come to those who wait. Video
Covid-19: JN.1 variant accounts for up to 50% of cases in US
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that according to projections Covid subvariant JN.1 accounts for 39 to 50 percent of cases in the United States as of 23 December.
No Mariah, no Wham! — Here are some Christmas songs to shake up your festive playlist
Sorry Mariah, we love you, but here are some tunes that won't make you want to stuff your ears with rum balls. Video
China: Outrage over doctor punching patient during surgery
Chinese authorities are investigating a hospital over an incident where a surgeon allegedly punched the patient he was operating on at the time.
Three Washington state police officers acquitted in killing of Black man
Three Tacoma, Washington, policemen were acquitted of homicide charges in the 2020 killing of Manuel Ellis, a Black man whose dying pleas for breath during a struggle with officers bore grim parallels…
Protesters cause chaos in India's parliament, outcry over government's approach to dissent
More than half of India's opposition MPs are barred from the ongoing session of India's parliament for demanding a debate over a protest last week, prompting questions over the government's handling…
Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
It's Friday so we cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio
US correspondent on Christmas in the USA
It's our last programme for the year so we're crossing to some of our international correspondents to look what's been happening on their patch and what might lie ahead.
Washington DC correspondent… Audio
BBC correspondent on Christmas in the UK
It's our last programme for the year so we're crossing to some of our international correspondents to look what's been happening on their patch and what might lie ahead.
BBC political correspondent… Audio
Egypt seeks to broker Gaza ceasefire as Hamas, Israel assert demands
The US says "very serious" negotiations are taking place on a new Gaza ceasefire and release of more Israeli hostages, but prospects for a deal remain uncertain due Hamas demands.
US judge exonerates inmate after 48 years in prison
An Oklahoma judge has exonerated a man who was in prison for almost half a century for a 1974 murder, the longest wrongful sentence to be served in the US.
Smoke from Australian fires wafts over NZ
Smog from raging bushfires in New South Wales has made its way across the Tasman.
Minister resigns from Macron's government over harsher migration law
French President Emmanuel Macron faces cracks within his ruling alliance after parliament passed a toughened immigration bill, spurring the resignation of the health minister amid tensions over the…
Former Rwanda doctor found guilty of genocide
Sosthene Munyemana has been jailed for 24 years by a French court for his involvement in the 1994 genocide.
