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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.
Chinese earthquake victims pulled to safety in sub-zero temperatures
Rescuers have braved sub-zero conditions to pull to safety victims of an earthquake that rocked a remote area in China's northwestern Gansu province more than a day ago.
US judge orders 170 Epstein associates to be named
Sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who died in jail in 2019, was known to associate with powerful figures.
Voting on resolution to stop fighting in Gaza delayed again
Voting on a resolution calling for fighting to stop in Gaza at the UN Security Council has been delayed again.
There has been speculation ahead of Wednesday's vote about whether the United States… Audio
Epicentre was in subzero temperatures when quake in China occurred
A magnitude-6.2 earthquake has jolted a remote and mountainous county on the northern edge of the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau.
Houthi rebel activity in Red Sea affecting NZ
The Pentagon is considering striking Houthi rebel military targets in Yemen in response to the Iranian-backed militia's escalating attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea.
The near-daily… Audio
UK, Germany call for 'sustainable' ceasefire in Gaza
The UK and Germany have released a joint call for a sustainable ceasefire in Gaza while French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna says an "immediate truce is necessary".
The statements form part of a… Audio
More than 60 migrants feared drowned off Libya
More than 60 migrants are believed to have drowned in a shipwreck off the coast of Libya, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said.
Kuwait's ruling emir dies after three years in role
Sheikh Meshal had been Kuwait's de facto ruler since 2021, when the frail emir handed over most of his duties.
