'My beauty, you're home': Israeli women soldiers reunited with families
25 January 2025 at 11:51
The four women were taken hostage on 7 October from Nahal Oz military base, about a kilometre from Gaza.
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Today — 25 January 2025BBC World News
Palestinians' return on hold as Israel accuses Hamas of breaching truce deal
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Israel says it will not open a key road until plans are in place for the release of an Israeli civilian.
Pete Hegseth confirmed as US defence secretary in tie-breaking vote
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The one-time Fox News television host and combat veteran was narrowly confirmed in the Senate late on Friday.
David Lammy 'horrified' after meeting Sudan war victims face-to-face
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The UK foreign secretary urges the world not to forget Sudan after visiting those fleeing to Chad.
Wanted Dutch drug-smuggler 'is in Sierra Leone'
25 January 2025 at 04:42
Jos Leijdekkers has been hiding in the West African country, according to authorities in the Netherlands.
Ukraine claims drone strike on Russian oil refinery
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Russia says it shot down more than 120 drones overnight, in what would be one of the largest attacks of the war.
Emotional reunions as Israeli hostages see their families
25 January 2025 at 07:15
The female IDF soldiers returned to Israel in the second ceasefire hostage and prisoner swap.
Thrilled, scared and unsurprised: Americans react to Trump's first week
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We spoke to 10 Americans across the political spectrum about Donald Trump's first actions as president.
Davos elite nod along as Trump delivers ultimatum
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President Trump's 'America First' message takes shape, as the rest of the world begins to digest what it might mean for them and global trade.
Bulgarian woman based in UK denies spying for Russia
24 January 2025 at 12:10
Katrin Ivanova denied knowing that information she gathered would be sent to Moscow.
'God forbid we should end up like Ukraine': Belarusians indifferent to election
24 January 2025 at 17:37
Even "rival" candidates support the current leader staying in power, Steve Rosenberg finds in Belarus.
The French winemaker whose wines are illegal in his home country
24 January 2025 at 18:26
Maxime Chapoutier makes wines that combine French and Australian grapes, a strict no-no in the EU.
West Bank celebrations as freed Palestinian prisoners return
25 January 2025 at 05:23
The BBC's Jon Donnison watched on in Ramallah as the former captives were greeted by cheering crowds.
Wanted Dutch drug-smuggler 'is in Sierra Leone'
25 January 2025 at 04:42
Jos Leijdekkers has been hiding in the West African country, according to authorities in the Netherlands.
Watch: Moment four Israeli hostages released by Hamas
25 January 2025 at 01:33
Video shows four women being transferred into waiting Red Cross vehicles in Gaza City.
Almost everything Trump did in his whirlwind first week
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The new president promised to make heads spin on day one. The BBC’s Analysis Editor Ros Atkins tries to keep up with what just happened.
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Tens of thousands protest in Slovakia against PM Fico
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Tens of thousands come onto the streets, as Robert Fico threatens to deport foreigners he says are fomenting a coup.
Pete Hegseth confirmed as US defence secretary in tie-breaking vote
24 January 2025 at 18:57
The one-time Fox News television host and combat veteran was narrowly confirmed in the Senate late on Friday.
'My family was murdered at Auschwitz. Her grandfather drove trains to the camp'
24 January 2025 at 17:33
Amie, a descendant of a Holocaust survivor, meets Cornelia, who is untangling her family's Nazi past.
Gaza rescuers face toll of their work: 'I have become afraid of my own memories'
24 January 2025 at 17:52
Throughout the Israeli bombardment, the Civil Defence was responsible for pulling the living and the dead from the rubble.
