The US president made fun of his and Donald Trump's age at the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner.
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Tuesday, April 30, 2024
North Carolina police officers remembered as heroes
They were killed when a suspect with an automatic AR-15 "fired several rounds in a matter of seconds".
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More than 100 arrested in Spain over WhatsApp scam
A gang of scammers stole almost a million euros pretending to be relatives in distress, police say.
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Monday, April 29, 2024
Why is the US going after TikTok?
The BBC's Suranjana Tewari considers what the future holds for the hugely popular social media app.
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Sunday, April 28, 2024
Portugal debate over colonial and slavery role resurfaces
President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa reignited a row by suggesting making amends for past "crimes".
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World Central Kitchen to resume food aid in Gaza
The aid organisation had stopped distributing food in Gaza after an Israeli strike killed seven workers.
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Saturday, April 27, 2024
Why is the US going after TikTok?
The BBC's Suranjana Tewari considers what the future holds for the hugely popular social media app.
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Friday, April 26, 2024
Major Gaza protests at US universities
Protests have erupted across more than two dozen campuses, including New York, Texas and California.
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Thursday, April 25, 2024
BBC Verify examines reported strikes on Russian oil depots
The reported strikes have been geolocated to the Smolensk region of western Russia.
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Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Arizona House votes to repeal 1864 abortion ban
It was the chamber's third attempt to take up repealing the near-total ban. Now the senate must vote.
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Top Russian defence official accused of taking bribes
Deputy Defence Minister Timur Ivanov is remanded in custody in a rare case against a high-ranking official.
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Spain's PM halts public duties as wife faces inquiry
Pedro Sánchez says he will "stop and reflect" on whether to remain in the job.
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Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Dozens die after boat capsizes off Djibouti coast
Officials say those aboard were returning home to Ethiopia from Yemen and some are still missing.
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Monday, April 22, 2024
Deforestation pushes animals to eat virus-laden bat poo
The creatures shed light on how new viruses might spread from animals to humans, researchers say.
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Train cars catch fire while moving through Ontario
Local officials reported no injuries after five train cars were spotted ablaze heading towards a downtown area.
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Sunday, April 21, 2024
What is Earth Day and what has it achieved?
The worldwide event aims to raise awareness about the need to protect the environment.
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Seven killed as car hits crowd at Sri Lanka race
The car veered off track at the Fox Hill Supercross event, killing race officials and spectators.
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Netanyahu to fight any sanctions on Israeli army
Reports say the US is planning to cut military aid to one Israeli unit over alleged rights violations.
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Saturday, April 20, 2024
BBC reporter at Trump trial as man sets himself on fire
The BBC's Nada Tawfik was outside the New York court where Donald Trump's trial is taking place.
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US Speaker may pay political price for Ukraine deal
Republican Mike Johnson can savour a hard-fought victory, but hard-line colleagues are plotting to oust him.
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Watch US House pass critical Ukraine aid package
The long-awaited vote comes as Kyiv faces a weapons shortage in its fight against Russia.
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Friday, April 19, 2024
Top three stripped of medals in Beijing half marathon
The top three finishers of the Beijing half marathon are stripped of their medals after an investigation into the controversial result.
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Nato pledges more advanced air defences to Ukraine
Kyiv has long been pressing for hi-tech Patriot systems to defend against deadly Russian attacks.
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Attack sends message to Iran but Israelis divided over response
Some in Israel had been calling for a stronger move than this apparently limited strike, writes James Landale.
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Thursday, April 18, 2024
Woman rescued 10 years after Chibok kidnapping
The Islamist group Boko Haram seized 276 girls from a school in Chibok in 2014
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Arrest over alleged Russia plot to kill Zelensky
Prosecutors say the man was tasked with getting information on an airport used by Ukraine's leader.
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Chinese cities sinking under their own weight
Extracting ground water for growing urban populations causes half of China's big cities to sink.
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Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Lawmakers to vote soon on stalled Ukraine aid
Despite right-wing outcries, Speaker Mike Johnson is pressing to pass billions of dollars in aid.
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Prehistoric sea reptile 'twice as long as bus'
Scientists say a fossilised jawbone found in Somerset may be from one of the biggest sea creatures ever.
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Tuesday, April 16, 2024
'Psychic' conman jailed for swindling 1.3m Americans
Canadian Patrice Runner made $175m over 20 years in leaflet scam claiming he could make people rich.
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Could you be a fair juror for Trump? We asked New Yorkers
An impartial 12-person jury is needed for his first criminal trial - dozens have already been excused.
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Deadly settler attacks on Palestinians follow Israeli boy's killing
Palestinians and the UN demand that Israeli forces stop a rampage across the occupied West Bank.
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Monday, April 15, 2024
Liz Truss: The world was safer under Trump
Former PM Liz Truss says she hopes Donald Trump wins the next US election.
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Pro-Palestinian protest blocks Golden Gate Bridge
San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge was blocked for hours during a pro-Palestinian demonstration.
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Endangered California condor chicks hatched in LA
The endangered birds are part of a recovery program that aims to release them into the wild.
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Rust film armourer sentenced to 18 months in prison
A judge sentenced Hannah Gutierrez-Reed to prison after the 2021 on-set shooting.
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Sunday, April 14, 2024
'Obvious' Sydney killer targeted women - police
Joel Cauchi, 40, fatally stabbed six people in a crowded Sydney shopping centre on Saturday.
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US tells Israel it won't participate in Iran response
Officials said Joe Biden urged Israel to "think carefully" before launching a response to the attack.
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Saturday, April 13, 2024
Sydney knife attacker identified by police
Joel Cauchi, 40, fatally stabbed five women and a man at Westfield Bondi Junction mall on Saturday.
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Iran launches drones at Israel in retaliatory attack
IDF spokesperson Daniel Hagari has said the drones could take several hours to arrive.
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Israel says defences are 'ready' as Iran attacks
It comes as Iran launches a wave of drones at Israel, after threatening Israel with a reprisal attack.
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Watch: Moment man rescued from Turkey cable car
A military helicopter hoists the stranded passenger to safety in a rescue basket.
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Friday, April 12, 2024
Democratic donors paid $1.7m in Biden legal fees
Mr Biden has criticised Donald Trump, his election challenger, for using donor funds to pay legal fees.
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Engineers in Oregon train dog robot to walk on Moon
The engineering team has a two-year $2 million grant to help Nasa study the Moon's surface.
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Billionaire twins invest in ninth-tier football club
Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss will become co-owners of Real Bedford.
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Italian fashion designer Robert Cavalli dies
The designer, famed for his animal prints on leather and textiles, died at home in Florence.
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Thursday, April 11, 2024
OJ Simpson: His life and the trial that defined it
Former American football star OJ Simpson, acquitted of his ex-wife's murder in a 1995 trial, has died at 76.
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US to end 'gun show loophole' of unlicensed sales
White House says it will require all gun show and internet dealers to conduct background checks.
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Taylor Swift's music returns to TikTok
The artist's songs were removed from the platform in January after a dispute over licensing.
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Wednesday, April 10, 2024
In pictures: Eid celebrations around the world
Millions of Muslims are marking the end of Ramadan, a month of fasting from dawn to sunset.
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Tuesday, April 9, 2024
HSBC agrees to sell off its Argentina business
The banking giant is set to take a billion-dollar loss by exiting Argentina after nearly 30 years.
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RAF takes part in largest airdrop of aid to Gaza
Aircraft from nine countries drop 10 tonnes of aid on the coast of Gaza to mark the end of Ramadan.
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Time-lapses show eclipse sweeping over North America
Darkness descended on Monday as a total solar eclipse moved across cities and towns, turning day into night.
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Monday, April 8, 2024
One dead as bridge falls on railway in Russia
The incident in the western city of Vyazma halts all train traffic, cutting gas supplies to many people.
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Watch stunning images and best moments from solar eclipse
See moment the Moon completely obscured the Sun, turning day to night and revealing dazzling corona.
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Watch stunning first images of total eclipse in North America
Watch stunning first images of total solar eclipse in North America
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Sunday, April 7, 2024
Ukraine nuclear plant drone strike prompts warning
The International Atomic Energy Agency warns Russia and Ukraine not to attack nuclear facilities.
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'Worst floods in decades' hit Kazakhstan and Russia
Tens of thousands are evacuated in northern Kazakhstan, amid warnings that floods are spreading in Russia.
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Greta Thunberg arrested at Dutch climate protest
The activist was placed on a bus with fellow detainees and driven away from a protest at The Hague.
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Saturday, April 6, 2024
Your pictures on the theme of 'my commute'
A selection of striking images from our readers around the world.
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Six months on, how close is Israel to eliminating Hamas?
BBC Verify assesses the evidence behind Israel's key war aim of destroying Hamas during its military operation in the Gaza Strip.
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Thousands of Israelis rally to demand hostage deal
The massive protests come after the IDF recovered the body of an abducted Israeli.
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Friday, April 5, 2024
New York and beyond rattled by East Coast quake
The rare magnitude-4.8 earthquake hit on Friday morning, shaking buildings and throwing objects around homes.
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Thousands evacuated after Russian dam breached
Local emergency services are working to stem flooding in Orsk, about 1,800km east of Moscow,
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IDF officers sacked over fatal aid worker attack
A report finds officers wrongly thought Hamas gunmen were in the World Central Kitchen cars.
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Thursday, April 4, 2024
Man sentenced to 30 years for aiding France attacker
Audrey Mondjehi was convicted of obtaining a gun used in a 2018 attack on a Strasbourg Christmas market.
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Boeing pays Alaska Air more than $160m after blowout
The sum to the airline for losses since January reflects the ongoing fallout to Boeing from the crisis.
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Wednesday, April 3, 2024
French couple with 159 cats banned from having pets
A woman, 68, has been diagnosed as having Noah syndrome, a condition associated with animal hoarding.
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Moment maternity staff rush to keep babies safe during quake
Video shows nurse and her colleagues scrambling to hold on to baby cots, as the building they're in begins to shake.
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Trump sues Truth Social partners for 'mismanagement'
Donald Trump is seeking that the two ex-Apprentice contestants lose shares in the now public company.
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Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Biden and Xi discuss US-China cooperation and conflict
The two leaders discussed ways to cooperate as they work to thaw tensions between the US and China.
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Clothes found near toddler's remains in French Alps
Police find a T-shirt, shoes and shorts, three days after some of Emile Soleil's bones were recovered.
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What do we know about the aid convoy strike?
BBC Verify sets out what we know about the strike.
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Monday, April 1, 2024
Moment woman steals guard's gun and opens fire
Live-streamed footage captured the moment a detainee stole a gun from a guard and opened fire in Chile.
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Investigation links 'Havana Syndrome' to Russia
Media reports further fuel the view that US diplomats may have been targeted with sonic weapons.
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