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Ari Behn: Author and Norway princess's ex-husband dies aged 47

Radio silence: The Syrian broadcasters in exile

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Wolf 'snatches pet kangaroo' from Belgium home

Ruslan Shaveddinov: Russian opposition activist 'kidnapped' by army

Iran internet 'disrupted' ahead of protests

Iran internet 'disrupted' ahead of protests

Hong Kong protests: Christmas sees no halt in clashes

Burkina Faso: Christmas Day in a Christian-Muslim household

Typhoon Phanfone batters the Philippines

Afghan People's Peace Movement marchers 'kidnapped by Taliban'

Pope in Christmas message urges softening of 'self-centred hearts'

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Japan MP arrested on suspicion of taking casino bribe

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In pictures: Christmas around the world

Monzo boss warned: 'Worst decision of your life'

Burkina Faso: Many women killed in jihadist attack

We gave up Christmas to fight measles in Samoa

Executing a dictator: Open wounds of Romania's Christmas revolution

Pope Francis: God still loves us all, even the worst of us

Bearded Colorado man robs bank, gifts money, yells 'Merry Christmas'

The Christians helping Bethlehem shepherd families give birth safely

Turkish artisans hand-craft bespoke cymbals for drummers

'I sent my seven-year-old across the border alone'

France strike: Families face Christmas travel misery

Russia 'successfully tests' its unplugged internet

India National Population Register: Database agreed amid protests

Kentucky horse killings: Police hunt after 20 found shot dead

South Korea-Japan summit sees hope for better relations

France blocks export of Cimabue masterpiece found in kitchen

US recalls ambassador to Zambia after gay rights row

Christmas: Beware 'lethal' button batteries in toys

Salmon producer steps up war on food fraud

Australia: Several injured in Sydney Christmas balloon drop

Indonesian bus plunges into ravine leaving 25 dead

The Rise of Skywalker: Disney cuts Star Wars same-sex kiss in Singapore

US stops sending sniffer dogs to Jordan and Egypt

Kashmir crisis 2019: Between a rock and a hard place

'Fashion industry's pollution made me cry'

NZ police call off search for missing volcano pair

Russia's reluctant teen activist: 'Mum's house arrest changed my life'

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China is getting smarter - but at what cost?

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China is getting smarter - but at what cost?

Why didn't the Bank of England appoint a woman?

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Fund manager defends backing blacklisted Chinese surveillance firm

Emanuel Ungaro: French fashion designer Emanuel dies aged 86

Sonny Bill Williams: Rugby star latest to criticise China over Uighurs

China to cut import tariffs on pork and tech parts

China to cut import tariffs on pork and tech parts

Virginia pile-up: More than 50 hurt in US motorway crash

Australia fires: PM rejects 'reckless' calls to limit coal industry

Honduras prison crisis: Inmates killed in fresh violence

The Rise of Skywalker: Another hit for Star Wars despite falling sales

Afghanistan: Where the road to peace is harder than war

Films lookahead: 20 movies not to miss in 2020

'Fashion industry's pollution made me cry'

LGBT rights: The film about gay love shaking up Georgia

Why so many Japanese children refuse to go to school

Isis in Iraq: Militants 'getting stronger again'

Trump impeachment inquiry sung by a Christmas choir

Trump impeachment: White House withheld Ukraine aid just after Zelensky call

Syria war: Turkey can't handle new 'refugee wave', says Erdogan

The 'real' Lyudmila from Chernobyl speaks for first time

Aceh Christians forced to celebrate Christmas in a tent

Thomas Cook staff say 'benefits system has failed them'

Deutsche Bank whistleblower hits back at regulator

Tech trends 2020: New spacecraft and bendy screens

Christmas card 'had message from China prisoner'

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Australia fires: 'The devastation is absolute'

Cobham takeover: Boris Johnson defends £4bn sale to US equity firm

The robots trying to spread Christmas cheer

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India's Modi defends protest-hit citizenship bill

Australia fires: PM Morrison apologises for taking holiday during crisis

Afghanistan presidential election: Ghani set for second term after initial results

Tesco halts production at Chinese factory over alleged 'forced' labour

Notre-Dame Cathedral to miss first Christmas Mass in two centuries

France pension protests: Macron calls on strikers not to ruin Christmas

Whirlpool: MPs call on washing machine firm to offer swift refunds

Take a look behind the 'small doors to imaginary spaces' within bookshelves

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The studios teaching Trans women how to be more feminine

Cuba names Manuel Marrero Cruz as first prime minister since 1976

Quilombo cuisine: Rescuing the ancient cuisine of African slaves

The teenage activists taking after Greta Thunberg

Cobham takeover: Boris Johnson defends £4bn sale to US equity firm

Junaid Hafeez: Academic sentenced to death for blasphemy in Pakistan

Mali conflict: Macron says 33 'terrorists' killed by French troops

Footballer diagnosed with heart condition

New Zealand: 56,000 guns handed over during amnesty

Death Toll in India Citizenship Law Protests Climbs to 17

The man who helped make ex-KGB officer Vladimir Putin a president

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Pro-Indian 'fake websites targeted decision makers in Europe'

Mama Cax, model and advocate for inclusivity in fashion, dies aged 30

UK approves £4bn US takeover of defence company Cobham

'No cheers for George Weah' this Christmas

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