Japan restarts world's largest nuclear plant

Japan restars a reactor at the world's largest nuclear plant nearly 15 years after the Fukushima disaster.

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Air India crash plane had record of safety defects, campaigners claim

Campaigners say they have evidence the plane had previously suffered a series of technical failures, including a fire.

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Nigeria police confirm mass church abductions after previous denial

More than 160 people were reportedly taken from three churches in the northern Kaduna state.

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Ryanair boss thanks Elon Musk for 'boost' in ticket sales after online row

Musk and Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary have called each other "idiots" in recent days, but the airline executive says it's helping lift sales

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Local mobile phone manufacturing dipped in December 2025: PTA

<p>Pakistan’s local mobile phone manufacturing and assembly sector recorded a contraction in December 2025, according to data released by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA).</p> <p>This slowdown is on account of weak consumer demand amid

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Beckham v Peltz Beckham: Could Brooklyn torpedo the family brand?

Brooklyn's explosive post about Brand Beckham "has ruptured it from within", one commentator says.

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Detained veteran Ugandan opposition figure critically ill in hospital, his party says

Kizza Besigye’s party says his condition is critical, but authorities say he was taken to hospital for a routine check-up.

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Pak-Qatar General Takaful IPO enters two-day book-building phase

<p>The initial public offering (IPO) of Pak-Qatar General Takaful Limited (PQGTL) entered its book-building phase on Wednesday, with bidding to continue until tomorrow, according to the <a class="link--external" href="https://arifhabibltd.com/downloa

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Train driver killed in second deadly Spain rail crash in days

At least 37 people have been injured, five seriously, in a second crash, after Sunday's two-train collision in Andalusia.

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Trump doubles down on Greenland ahead of Davos visit, saying there is 'no going back'

Trump was due to arrive at the World Economic Forum on Wednesday, but a minor electrical issue on Air Force One has forced his plane to turn around.

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Life sentence for man who killed Japan's ex-PM Shinzo Abe

Abe's assassination stunned the country where there is virtually no gun crime.

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Trump doubles down on Greenland, saying there is 'no going back'

The US president is due to arrive at the World Economic Forum in Davos, where he said there are "a lot of meetings scheduled on Greenland".

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Locked exits, panic and desperate calls for help: Survivors tell of mall fire horror

The BBC speaks to eyewitnesses and survivors of the fire that ripped through a busy Pakistan shopping centre.

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Man who admitted killing Japan's ex-PM Shinzo Abe set to be sentenced

The 45-year-old is set to be sentenced on Wednesday, but the question of what punishment he deserves has divided public opinion in Japan.

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Beckham vs Peltz Beckham: Could Brooklyn torpedo the family brand?

Brooklyn's explosive post about Brand Beckham "has ruptured it from within", one commentator says.