Notable deaths 2025

Pope Francis, Ozzy Osbourne and Diane Keaton are among those who died this year. from BBC News https://ift.tt/lct0qn4 via BCC News

Eurostar delays enter second day as passengers stuck onboard overnight

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Japan Defense Ministry suspends Kawasaki Heavy from bidding on its projects for two and a half months, citing data falsifications

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China holds military drills around Taiwan as warning to 'separatist forces'

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Russian submarine followed spy ship into British waters as it mapped gas pipeline

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Tehran shopkeepers protest currency plunge as rial hits all-time low

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Living in fear of Lakurawa - the militant group Trump targeted in Nigeria strikes

"We cannot live freely. You cannot even play music" - residents tell the BBC of militants' rule. from BBC News https://ift.t...

Japan background check mark for people working with children unveiled

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Godfather of Ethiopian jazz plays his last live concert

Mulatu Astatke has been blending jazz influences from home and abroad for the past six decades. from BBC News https://ift.tt/cFpSO0f via ...

China imposes sanctions on US defence firms over Taiwan arms deal

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Russia launches mass attack on Kyiv ahead of Trump-Zelensky peace talks

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Thailand and Cambodia agree to ‘immediate’ ceasefire: joint statement

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Japan’s cabinet approves record defence budget amid escalating China tensions

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Turkey detains dozens of ISIS suspects allegedly planning attacks on Christmas and New Year celebrations

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Car with ‘Happy Chanukah’ sign firebombed in suspected antisemitic attack in Melbourne

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Waterskiing Santas and giant cuts of meat: Christmas around the world

From London to Bethlehem, services and festivities to mark the holiday cheer are in full swing. from BBC News https://ift.tt/HKcsXyq via ...

Western Sanctions Cost Russia Tens of Billions in 2025, Kyiv Says

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Bomb-making list, firearms seized from Perth man accused of backing Bondi attackers

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Women’s rights are on a sharp decline in Israel. Advocates blame Netanyahu’s far-right government

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Baby followed by BBC back in Gaza hospital after treatment abroad

The BBC revisits one-year-old Siwar Ashour who was temporarily evacuated to Jordan for medical treatment during the Gaza war. from BBC New...

Germany’s far-right AfD accused of gathering information for the Kremlin

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'Too much regulation, not enough action': Carney rebuffs Trudeau's climate policies | CBC News

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Russian general killed by car bomb in Moscow, officials say

Fanil Sarvarov was the head of the armed forces' operational training department, Russia's Investigative Committee said. from BBC ...

Western intelligence suspects Russia is developing new weapon to target Musk's Starlink satellites

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Australia honours Bondi Beach attack victims; PM Albanese booed

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Investigation: Sick Ukrainian children exploited in fraudulent charity campaigns linked to US, Israel

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Palestinians tell BBC they were sexually abused in Israeli prisons

Two men say they experienced the kind of abuse highlighted in recent reports on Israel's treatment of prisoners, which Israel denies. ...

Up to 72 daily high-speed trains planned for Toronto-Quebec City corridor

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France has launched a new “strong marine protection zones” label across 63 sites in its waters – taking a concrete step towards a pledge made in June at the UN Ocean Summit in Nice

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'Hindus afraid to go out in Bangladesh': Man beaten to death, body burned , because he said all gods are equal

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US suspends green card lottery scheme after Brown shooting

The suspect in the university shooting and the murder of an MIT professor entered the US via the scheme. from BBC News https://ift.tt/EUta...

Drones Hit Seven Russian Regions, Disrupt Power, Spark Fire at Major Chemical Plant

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Heavy rains worsen conditions for displaced Gazans, UN warns

Gaza's health ministry says one baby has died from hypothermia and 11 other people have died in building collapses over the past week. ...

U.S. lists demands Canada must meet to extend CUSMA

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Putin says Russia will take more land in Ukraine if Europe sinks peace moves

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BBC outside Rabbi Schlanger's funeral as mourners pay tribute

His death was described as an "unspeakable loss" in a service held at the Chabad of Bondi. from BBC News https://ift.tt/L5yYKnt ...

Canadian military intelligence officer allegedly shared classified information with Ukraine

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How Bondi's Hanukkah festival turned from joy to horror within minutes

Videos and eyewitness accounts reveal how Australia's worst mass shooting in nearly three decades unfolded. from BBC News https://ift....

Europe ready to lead ‘multinational force’ in Ukraine as part of US peace plan

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How Bondi Beach shooting unfolded minute by minute

Correspondent Joe Inwood pieces together what verified footage reveals about how Australia's worst mass shooting in nearly three decades...

Former Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai convicted in landmark national security trial

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Former House intelligence chair: Trump administration has not communicated with Congress on Venezuela goals

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He was an Uber driver in the US. Now he's scared of jihadists after deportation to Somalia

As some Somali migrants fear what might happen next, the BBC speaks to one deportee in Mogadishu. from BBC News https://ift.tt/09aWFo2 vi...

French President publicly congratulates Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, calling the Game of The Year win "a historic first"

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The Czech Republic has delivered 1.8 million rounds of ammunition to Ukraine

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In first, Syria approves restoration of Jewish property, synagogues

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Chief of S Korea's high-stakes exam quits over 'insane' English test

Some critics say the questions were unnecessarily complex, while others argue that's their intended purpose. from BBC News https://ift...

Russia sending Ukrainian children to 'harmful and abusive' camp in North Korea, says human rights group

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Amnesty accuses Hamas of 'crimes against humanity' on October 7, afterwards

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Japanese chess player calls out association's pregnancy bias

A prominent shogi player says current rules force players to choose between their children and careers. from BBC News https://ift.tt/fp3WV...

Russia says Ukraine launched major drone attack, including on Moscow

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'What's your name?' - Moment police confront Luigi Mangione at McDonald's

Prosecutors have released bodycam footage showing the initial interaction between officers and the suspected CEO killer. from BBC News htt...

Czech Republic develops missile that puts Moscow in range. Ukraine gets it for combat trials

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Lithuania Declares State of Emergency Over Balloons from Belarus

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US to allow Nvidia H200 chip shipments to China

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Death of Venezuelan opposition figure in custody 'vile', US says

Alfredo Díaz, 56, died in prison cell on Saturday, human rights groups say, prompting opposition outcry. from BBC News https://ift.tt/wqP6...

Bethlehem Christmas tree lights up for first time since start of Gaza war

For the past two years all public Christmas celebrations have been cancelled in Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank. from BBC News https:/...

Watch: BBC reports from scene of deadly Goa nightclub fire

India Editor Vikas Pandey visits the Indian nightclub where 25 people were killed in a blaze. from BBC News https://ift.tt/4FYgLdn via BC...

Venezuela’s Nobel Winner Will Go to Norway for Peace Prize, Official Says

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ICC prosecutor says Putin arrest warrant won't disappear even if Ukraine peace talks succeed

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Berlin: Police can secretly enter homes for state trojan installation

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Prominent anti-Hamas militia leader Yasser Abu Shabab killed in Gaza

His Popular Forces group says Abu Shabab was shot while attempting to resolve a family dispute and not killed by Hamas. from BBC News http...

'All Israeli people are with us', parents of last dead hostage in Gaza tell BBC

The body of Ran Gvili, a 24-year-old Israeli police officer, is the last not yet returned by Hamas from Gaza. from BBC News https://ift.tt...

Macron Urges Xi to Help End War in Ukraine

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Remains of Thai national Sudthisak Rinthalak identified; one hostage remains in Gaza

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Previously unseen images of Epstein's island released

The new images come as a deadline for the broader release of documents held by the US government looms. from BBC News https://ift.tt/5ft0i...

Condoms and contraceptives to become more expensive in China as Beijing accelerates push to lift birth rate

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Delhi records 200,000 acute respiratory illness cases amid toxic air

More than 30,000 people with respiratory illnesses had to be hospitalised in Delhi between 2022 and 2024. from BBC News https://ift.tt/iSM...

Colombia issues new statement on Trump’s military threat

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Fears of spying and interrogation as 'mega' Chinese embassy in London looks set for approval

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'Joke Of Aid Diplomacy': Colombo Angered After Pakistan Sends Expired Relief Supplies

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Hong Kong authorities say netting on buildings that caught fire, killing 151, did not meet code

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Saudi Arabia plans to open two new alcohol stores

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'Help me get home': Kenyan driver strangled in Dubai assault video pleads for rescue

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