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Son-in-law of Venezuelan opposition candidate freed from jail, wife says
Rafael Tudares was arrested after his father-in-law, Edmundo González, ran against Nicolás Maduro in the election.
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Two dead and several missing in New Zealand landslides
Heavy rains have ravaged the country's North Island, with a minister comparing it to a "war zone".
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Trump ratcheted up the Greenland rhetoric - but has he been talked down?
Despite talk of a deal over Greenland, it will be hard for US allies to return to business as usual, writes the BBC’s diplomatic correspondent.
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UK holds off joining Trump's Board of Peace over Putin concerns
Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper says the Russian president has shown no commitment to peace in Ukraine.
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Zelensky and Trump to meet as US envoy says ending war with Russia down to one issue
US envoy Steve Witkoff said he was optimistic about a deal ahead of talks with Russia's Vladimir Putin.
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Japan suspends world's largest nuclear plant hours after restart
The operator says reactor remains "stable" and has no "radioactive impact outside".
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South African police not yet able to defeat gangs, minister says
Police Minister Firoz Cachalia says organised crime is growing more complex, requiring new strategies.
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Fact-checking Trump's Davos speech
The US president made a series of contested claims, ranging from the status of Greenland to Nato spending.
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Three dead in shooting in Australia's New South Wales
Residents have been told to stay indoors and avoid the area of the shooting.
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Slashed incomes and gamers go cold turkey: the fallout from Uganda's internet shutdown
The internet was shut during the general election, leaving many people without any income - or entertainment.
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Trump says 'framework of a future deal' discussed on Greenland as he backs off tariffs threat
At Davos, the US president said he would not use force to take the island and later floated a possible "forever" deal.
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Ex-intelligence officer in Austria's biggest spy trial for years
Egisto Ott, 63, denies charges of handing over information to Russian agents.
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Trump says 'framework of a future deal' reached on Greenland as he drops tariffs threat
At Davos, the US president said he would not use force to take the island and later floated a possible "forever" deal.
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Trump drops tariffs threat over Greenland after Nato talks
In a speech in Davos, the US president said that he would not use force to take the island.
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Ghislaine Maxwell to testify before US Congress in Epstein probe
The convicted sex trafficker has previously said she would decline to answer questions unless she is granted immunity.