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Slovak PM meets Putin in unannounced Moscow visit
Ethics report into Matt Gaetz expected to be released
Biden commutes most federal death sentences
Cook Islands wants its own passport. New Zealand says no
Joe Biden commutes sentences of 37 out of 40 federal death row inmates before Trump takes office
Only three federal inmates will remain on death row
France observes a national day of mourning for victims of Cyclone Chido in Mayotte
North Korea suffers 1,100 casualties fighting for Russia, South Korea says
South Korea says Pyongyang has expressed intention of providing Russia with suicide drones
A man's suicide leads to clamour around India's dowry law
Private plane crash in Brazil kills pilot and his family
Guatemala police clash with Jewish sect over 160 at-risk children
Inside a stunning week across Syria following the overthrow of the Assad regime
Bel Trew spent days travelling across Syria β from Aleppo in the north, to the capital Damascus and Deraa in the south β charting a nation coming to terms with the ends of decades of brutal rule by the Assads. From families trying to find missing loved ones in the regimeβs notorious prisons to religious minorities facing an uncertain future under the new Islamist-led administration
Watch: Abseiling Santa descends from Guatemala bridge to deliver toys
Watch: BBC reporter returns to childhood home destroyed in Syria civil war
Star crocodile from hit film Crocodile Dundee dies peacefully, zoo says
European country bans TikTok for one year after death of teenager
Teachers across the country approved of the ban
Japanese car giants announce plans to merge after struggles to match rivals in EVs
Former US military pilot accused of illegally training Chinese army to be extradited
Duggan, 56, has been in a maximum-security prison for over two years, fighting the extradition
Donald Trump picks Apprentice producer to be special envoy to UK
US president-elect Donald Trump said Mark Burnett βwill work to enhance diplomatic relationsβ