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Explosions rock Ukraine’s Kyiv in early hours of New Year’s Day

Kim orders an ‘exponential increase’ in N Korea’s nuclear arsenal

The world reacts to Pope Benedict XVI’s death

Pope Francis and world leaders pay tribute to Benedict XVI

2022: The year Taliban cracked down on women’s rights

UN seeks top court opinion on Israeli occupation

What are the final revelations from the January 6 investigation?

Andrew Tate: Romanian police to hold influencer for 30 days

What did 2022 mean for the US labour movement?

Afrochella: Shock at end of Ghana music festival

India release of Pakistani film The Legend of Maula Jatt stalled

Southwest Airlines promises stability after mass US cancellations

Pele: A sporting icon who made football beautiful

Brazilian football legend Pele dies at age 82

Ex-Pope Benedict's failing health presents difficult decisions for Vatican

Brazil’s haunting graveyard of ships risks environmental disaster

Photos: Upstate NY cleans up from storm as travel chaos ensues

Calls on Iran to settle dispute over Ukraine PS752 jet downing

‘System failure’: US blames Southwest Airlines for meltdown

US militia member sentenced to 19 years in kidnapping plot

Ethiopia's Tigray conflict: Flights resume between Addis Ababa and Mekelle

Title 42: US Supreme Court keeps Trump-era border policy in place

UN Security Council denounces Taliban bans against women

GOP congressman-elect admits he made up key details of life story

Leader in plot to kidnap US governor sentenced to 16 years

Spain announces €10bn help to fight rising prices

What are implications of military tensions on Korean Peninsula?

Photos: The year in Ukraine, month by month

Iran protests: Family of football legend Ali Daei stopped from leaving

Argentina’s president to abide by Supreme Court ruling on funding

China to end COVID quarantine for incoming passengers

Is a negotiated settlement possible in Russia’s war in Ukraine?

What is behind a resurgence of violent attacks in Pakistan?

Ukraine war: My nights are peaceful at last, after trauma of air raids

Photos: Deadly blizzard rages in US, Canada on Christmas

US winter storm: Severe weather continues to cause disruption

Blizzard kills dozens in US, thousands of homes without power

Austria avalanche buries at least 10 people at ski resort

Putin says Ukraine invasion aims to unite ‘historical Russia’

Pope condemns human 'hunger for wealth and power' at Christmas Eve Mass

Paris shooting: Aftermath of violent unrest following deadly attack on Kurds

Christmas returns to Bethlehem after two years of COVID curbs

A powerful winter bomb cyclone continues to pummel North America

India opposition’s ‘unity march’ against hate reaches New Delhi

Megan Thee Stallion: US jury finds Tory Lanez guilty of shooting hip-hop star

US Congress passes new election rules in response to January 6

5 key takeaways from January 6 panel’s report on US Capitol riot

Putin tells defence chiefs to do more for troops in Ukraine

Billionaire Adani to own 65% of India’s NDTV as founders sell

US consumer spending, inflation cool in November

China’s COVID rebellion

FTX founder released to parents on $250m bail

US House moves to expand oversight after Trump tax revelations

Suspected Russian spy held by German intelligence

Armed groups in northern Mali pull out of Algiers peace talks

Biden warns Americans to take ‘dangerous’ winter storm seriously

US Congress to posthumously honour slain teenager Emmett Till

Israel's most right-wing government agreed under Benjamin Netanyahu

World Cup: Chaotic scenes in Buenos Aires after celebrations

Photos: Female students turned away from Afghan universities

US confirms Patriot system for Ukraine, Zelenskyy arrives in DC

World Cup: Bangladeshi fans go wild for Argentina

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried paves way for extradition

Elon Musk at Twitter: Who could replace him as chief executive?

Taliban says women banned from universities in Afghanistan

As climate clock ticks, aviator races to photograph glaciers

US seeks to bolster Ecuador ties as China expands regional role

Lionel Messi named BBC Sports Personality's World Sport Star of the Year

Sudanese security forces tear-gas pro-democracy protesters

Fortnite creator Epic Games to pay record fine

Staff picks: My favourite World Cup 2022 moment

World Cup 2022: Elation in Argentina, sorrow in France - fans react

Photos: Messi and Argentina lift World Cup after win over France

Salang tunnel: 19 killed, dozens injured in fire

Kylian Mbappe wins World Cup Golden Boot, beating Messi

Canada's polar-bear capital Churchill warms too fast for bears

Messi’s Argentina beat France on penalties to win World Cup

Argentina vs France final prediction: World Cup 2022

What does Peru’s worsening political crisis mean for its people?

The Amazon reef that may be threatened by oil drilling

How can we end the hunger pandemic?

Taraneh Alidoosti: Top Iran actress who supported protests arrested

Modric says he’ll keep playing for Croatia after Qatar World Cup

Photos: Croatia claim third place at World Cup with Morocco win

Qatar 2022: Best on-field highlights from the World Cup

Toddler survives being swallowed by hippo

Renowned Mexican journalist survives shooting

California county considers secession to become new US state

Brittney Griner vows to play this season after prisoner swap

Brittney Griner says she will return to playing basketball

Slovakia’s government loses parliamentary no-confidence vote

Power cuts in six states as deadly winter storm and tornadoes hit US

Biden backs African Union becoming permanent G20 member

US sues Arizona over shipping container border wall

Air pollution blights India’s capital

Peru political crisis: Why is Peru under a state of emergency?

Tesla shares at lowest level in two years as investors bash Musk

UN expels Iran from women’s rights body for protest crackdowns

Four in EU-Qatar bribery inquiry to stay in custody

China removes 6 diplomats after Manchester consulate violence: UK

World Cup 2022: Argentina 3-0 Croatia - Messi and Alvarez put their side into World Cup final

Recap: Argentina vs Croatia – World Cup 2022

Bodies of 27 migrants, including children, found in Chad desert

US braces for tornadoes, blizzards as winter storm heads east

US charges FTX’s Bankman-Fried with fraud

G7 pledges to meet Ukraine’s ‘urgent’ air defence requirements

Oath Keepers plotted to use force on January 6: US prosecutor

China launches suit against US at WTO over chip curbs: Report

EU sanctions Iran over protest crackdown and Russia drone sales

Arizona’s governor is creating a border wall with shipping containers

Argentina fans party in Qatar ahead of World Cup semifinal

What is behind the violence between Serbia and Kosovo?

US city removes last public Confederate statue

After Brazil, tough contenders Croatia aim to end Messi’s dream

Zimbabwe power outages hit businesses and families

K-pop: The rise of the virtual girl bands

American Black feminist, activist Dorothy Pitman Hughes dies, 84

Two ISIL rebels killed in US helicopter raid in Syria: CENTCOM

World Cup 2022: 10 big moments so far

Recap: England vs France 1-2 – World Cup 2022

World Cup 2022: Morocco are 'Rocky' of tournament after beating Portugal

Morocco fans celebrate ‘amazing’ victory over Portugal

Regragui ecstatic as Morocco make World Cup history ‘for Africa’

Atlas Lions make history: Morocco’s road to the semi-final

George Floyd: Ex-officer J Alexander Kueng sentenced for manslaughter

US panel accuses ‘Big Oil’ of disinformation over climate plans

King Charles and Camilla meet Ryan Reynolds in Wrexham

Brazil’s President-elect Lula names incoming cabinet ministers

World Cup 2022: Croatia 1-1 Brazil (4-2 pens): Tite's men knocked out

US sanctions China-based firms over illegal fishing abuses

US sues to block Microsoft buying ‘Call of Duty’ maker Activision

Schengen: No EU border-free zone for Romania and Bulgaria

Griner’s release raises fresh concerns about fate of Paul Whelan

US extends export bans on three firms over illegal China exports

Pope breaks down in tears over war in Ukraine

US House of Representatives passes LGBTQ marriage protections

US Justice Department finds ‘incompetence’ in Whitey Bulger death

Pedro Castillo: Peru Congress impeaches president amid battle for control

US second gentleman slams hate ‘epidemic’ amid anti-Semitism rise

D'banj: Nigeria Afrobeats star arrested for youth fund fraud

Immigration staff at busiest UK airports to strike over Christmas

Taliban caries out first public execution since Afghan takeover

How Morocco’s Atlas Lions roared into World Cup quarter-finals

Police who defended US Capitol during January 6 attack honoured

Elon Musk's Neuralink firm facing animal testing investigation - report

Ronaldo dropped from Portugal starting lineup against Switzerland

Spain's former King Juan Carlos wins partial immunity in ex-lover case

US Supreme Court hears arguments challenging LGBTQ rights law

Neil Diamond surprises with 'Sweet Caroline' singalong

Croatia beat Japan on penalties to reach quarter-finals

US Supreme Court weighs clash between free speech and gay rights

‘Goblin mode’ is Oxford Dictionary’s word of the year

England’s rampant lions roar to 3-0 World Cup win over Senegal

Will capping the price of Russian oil end Ukraine invasion?

Russia: Bodies of 2,500 seals found along Caspian Sea coast

Cycling to the World Cup

EU must act over distortions from US climate plan - von der Leyen

Indonesia’s Mount Semeru unleashes ash and rivers of lava

Argentina too strong for hard-working Australia

South Africa’s President Ramaphosa ‘is not resigning’: Spokesman

El Salvador: Thousands of troops surround city in gang crackdown

Pakistani army chief vows to defend ‘motherland’ on Kashmir visit

El Salvador deploys 10,000 troops to gang-run capital suburb

Switzerland edge out Serbia in goal fest to reach last 16

Takeoff: Police arrest man in fatal shooting of rapper

Israeli police shoot dead Palestinian in occupied West Bank

Brazil football legend Pele stable following hospitalisation

Former US marine imprisoned in Russia makes contact with family

US President Joe Biden signs bill to avoid December rail strike

Photos: South Korea beat Portugal to step forward at World Cup

Morocco’s historic win over Canada to secure World Cup advance

RSV and flu: US children's hospitals stretched by respiratory viruses

World's most expensive cities: New York and Singapore top list

Photos: Draw puts Croatia into World Cup last 16 and Belgium out

India remittances set to hit record $100 billion in 2022