A close-to-century-old mystery surrounding a skull thought to belong to Cleopatra's murdered sister has been solved.

Incoming president has repeatedly said he wants the U.S. to have more control over Greenland

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Co-leader Alice Weidel pledges to tear down all wind turbines – ‘windmills of shame’ – and praises delegates for ‘defying left-wing mob’

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The wildfires that erupted this week across Los Angeles County are far from contained, but they're already expected to be the costliest in U.S. history and among the worst natural disasters

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A flareup of the wildfire on the west side of Los Angeles that prompted new evacuations has caused Santa Anita to cancel horse racing this weekend

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And so now it is certain. Alice Weidel will lead her far-right party into Germany's general election next month.

A trans-Atlantic row has broken out over the possible fate of ‘Isis bride’ Shamima Begum with Trump’s incoming counter terrorism adviser claiming he has been misrepresented

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The Vatican has given the green light for gay men to become priests - as long as they remain celibate.

Watch again as Los Angeles County officials gave a wildfire update on Saturday (11 January) as fresh evacuation orders have been given.

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President Joe Biden said he still believes he would have won the US election if he stood against Donald Trump.

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Veterans aren’t more likely to hold extremist views — but they are more likely to act on them, experts tell Josh Marcus

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Age verification laws designed to block children from online porn sites are sweeping the US, Io Dodds writes. But do they actually protect children, or is there another agenda at work?

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Sixteen-year-old Selena Not Afraid vanished on the way home from a New Year’s party in 2020. Now a man has been charged in her death, and Selena’s aunt tells Andrea Cavallier that she’s ready to hear the whole story of what happened that day.

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Melania Trump has sent a message of support to victims of the deadly LA wildfires.

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Ukraine has captured two North Korean soldiers fighting in Russia's Kursk region, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said.

Jennifer Garner choked up as the Hollywood actor revealed her friend had tragically died in the LA wildfires.

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President Zelensky says the two men are receiving "necessary medical assistance".

The last four minutes of data before the disaster which killed 179 people are missing, transport authorities say.

The BBC investigates possible scenarios for the huge Arctic territory's future as the US president-elect talks about taking control of it.

The increased reward was announced on the day Maduro was sworn in for a third six-year term as president.