ReutersChina has announced it will hold military drills around Taiwan simulating the seizure and blockade of the island’s key areas, as a warning against “separatist forces”.
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China to hold military drills around Taiwan as warning to ‘separatist forces’
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An orphan’s murder shines a spotlight on child abuse in Somalia
Radio GaalkacyoSaabirin’s death sparked calls for child protection measures to be properly implemented A woman is currently awaiting execution in Somalia after being convicted of killing a 14-year-old girl in her care.
The murder of orphan Saabirin…
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‘I’ve never seen a year as worrying as 2025’
John SimpsonBBC world affairs editor
BBCSensitive content: This article contains a graphic description of death that some readers may find upsetting
I’ve reported on more than 40 wars around the world during my career, which goes back to the…
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Mexico train crash kills 13 and injures almost 100
AFP via Getty ImagesThe train derailed while rounding a bend near the town of Nizanda, Oaxaca. At least 13 people died and almost 100 were injured after a train derailed in Mexico’s south-western Oaxaca region, the Mexican navy said.
The train,…
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Trump says progress made in Ukraine talks but ‘thorny issues’ remain
Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky said progress had been made to end the Ukraine war during Florida talks but the US leader added “one or two very thorny issues” remained.
While both the US and Ukrainian presidents described the talks as…
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US-Nigeria strikes: Living in fear of Lakurawa
Makuochi OkaforBBC Africa
Gift Ufuoma/BBCBuildings in Nukuru village were damaged by the ferocity of the missiles that struck 10km away on Christmas Day Deep fear has long pervaded the arid savannah plains and highlands of north-western Nigeria -…
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Trump and Zelensky appear more upbeat
The much-anticipated talks lasted two-and-a-half hours, and that’s an achievement in itself. Presidents Trump and Zelensky had never before spent this long in one room, negotiating.
Afterwards, optimism was much on display at Mar-a-Lago. It was a…
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Kosovo’s ruling party wins election after months of political deadlock
The Albanian nationalist Vetevendosje party has won a landslide victory in Kosovo’s parliamentary elections, according to preliminary results.
With 90% of the votes counted, the party, whose name means “self determination”, was on 50.8%, meaning…
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India’s big cities face big challenges of toxic air, broken roads and unpicked rubbish
AFP via Getty ImagesIndian cities generate millions of tonnes of rubbish every year, but waste disposal systems are inadequate “Want the royal charm of Jaipur? Don’t come here, just buy a postcard,” a local taxi driver quipped during my recent…
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Catching the hunters trapping rare songbirds
Laura BickerChina correspondent , Beijing
BBCCatching and selling protected songbirds is a profitable business in China Silva Gu’s eyes dart back and forth across miles of tall grassland, scouring it for signs of life in the darkness.
He speaks in…
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