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Tuesday, February 28, 2023

Bola Tinubu wins Nigeria's presidential election against Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi
Covid: FBI director Christopher Wray says China lab leak 'most likely'
India G20: Diplomatic test as Ukraine war dominates talks
Blackpink lead top stars back on the road in Asia
Denmark scraps public holiday to boost defence budget
Finland starts construction of Russia border fence
Why is Israel-Palestinian violence surging?

Monday, February 27, 2023

Ron DeSantis tightens his control over Walt Disney World
Ukraine war: Viral conspiracy theories falsely claim the war is fake
Storm Juliette: Cold snap leaves Barcelona covered in snow
Physical 100: Are K-reality shows the next Korean cultural trend?
Thai drug dealer had plastic surgery to look like Korean man, police say

Sunday, February 26, 2023

Ukraine war: How Russia took the south - and then got stuck
Bao Fan: Missing Chinese billionaire banker assisting authorities, firm says
Ukraine war: On board low-flying helicopter with renowned airman
EU chief and UK PM to hold 'final talks' on NI deal
Israel and Palestinians pledge to reduce violence

Saturday, February 25, 2023

Ukraine's Banksy stamps feature art of Putin in judo match
Mystery over lost pen pal who fled Rwandan genocide
Ghana's love affair with reggae and Jamaican Patois
The mission to save the biggest frog on earth
Northern Ireland Protocol: Sunak wants to get job done on new Brexit deal
G20 meeting deadlocked over calling out Ukraine war

Friday, February 24, 2023

LA snow dusts Hollywood sign as winter storm tightens grip
Week in pictures: 18 - 24 February 2023
The Manchester puppet masters who made the stars of Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
TV show Succession to end after fourth season
Ukraine war: Russia interrupts UN minute's silence
US ex-lawyer Alex Murdaugh admits he stole millions for drugs

Wednesday, February 22, 2023

Japanese motor giants announce biggest pay rises in decades
Bodies found in plane wreck on Philippines volcano
Nigeria elections 2023: Young people pin their hopes on presidential outsider
WATCH: Mystery metal sphere found on beach perplexes Japan
Brazil landslides: Dozens missing, feared buried in the mud

Tuesday, February 21, 2023

Winds lash Madagascar's coast as Cyclone Freddy makes landfall
Ram Rahim: Anger over parole for Indian guru jailed for rape
Why singer Jully Black changed one word in Canada's national anthem
How much has the US given to Ukraine?

Monday, February 20, 2023

Turkey-Syria earthquake: Baby pulled from the rubble reunited with aunt and uncle
Algeria jails journalist Ihsane el-Kadi as old guard asserts power
Trinidad carnival revellers defy crime: 'If we unite, we can put up a fight'
How ASML became Europe’s most valuable tech firm
Aziz Abdullah: Uyghur asylum-seeker death heaps pressure on Thailand
George Santos tells Piers Morgan: I've been a terrible liar

Sunday, February 19, 2023

Cambodia: Stolen Angkorian crown jewellery resurfaces in London
Brewdog: UK craft beer giant expands into China
Footballer Christian Atsu's body returned to Ghana
Nigeria election 2023: Fact-checking claims by the candidates
We want Russia to come, say Moldova protesters
Bafta bits you may have missed
Syrian earthquake victims being sent 'home' from Turkey for burial

Saturday, February 18, 2023

Five killed in Israeli strike on Damascus, Syria says
Ukraine war: Russia must be defeated but not 'crushed', Macron says
Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo's cathedral plan stalls amid economic crisis
The protesters who've gone missing as China deepens crackdown
Former US President Jimmy Carter to receive hospice care
Rishi Sunak: Ukraine's long-term security must be ensured now

Friday, February 17, 2023

Nigeria election 2023: Has Buhari tackled Boko Haram threat?
Chilli crab: The woman behind Singapore's beloved dish
Manchester United: Sheikh Jassim confirms Qatari bid to buy Premier League club
How MI5 caught UK embassy spy selling secrets to Russia
'Never give up': Woman fights off attacker in US gym

Thursday, February 16, 2023

Why is South Africa's navy joining exercises with Russia and China?
Bankrupt Alex Jones spends nearly $100,000 a month
Holding out against China in a row over reefs
Zelensky: 'Big mistake' if Belarus gets involved in war with Russia

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

Is Disney's magic spell wearing off?
Big crowd gathers for sea turtle return home
Titanic: Video from 1986 shows wreckage after first discovery
Panama migrant bus plunges off road killing 39
Raquel Welch: US actress and model dead at 82
Israel passes law to revoke Israeli Arab attackers' citizenship

Tuesday, February 14, 2023

First UN aid convoy enters quake-hit Syria via new crossing
Ethiopia war in Tigray: Eritrean soldiers accused of rape despite peace deal
US suspects three unidentified objects it shot down were 'benign'
Jovenel Moise: Four more people arrested over plot to kill Haiti's president
Turkey-Syria earthquake: Satellite images show Jindayris devastation
Pierre Palmade: French comic faces charges over drug-fuelled crash

Monday, February 13, 2023

Valentine's Day: How fake dates help Indians find love and intimacy
Name a cockroach after your ex for Valentine's Day
US warns that dual citizens face Russian conscription
Cyclone Gabrielle: New Zealand declares state of emergency
White House defends decision to shoot down flying objects
No aliens insists White House before ET joke about shot down objects
Haiti gangs: Three churchgoers kidnapped after Mass

Sunday, February 12, 2023

Kenyan rice farmers battle quelea birds in Kisumu
Israel legalises nine West Bank settlement outposts
Turkey earthquake: BBC witnesses rescue after six days under rubble
US military shoots down another flying object over Lake Huron
Earthquake tears apart a Turkish-British family
Ukraine war: Russian soldier death rate highest since first week of war
Quake-hit Turkey issues 113 building arrest warrants

Saturday, February 11, 2023

The boxer who fled Iran seeking the freedom to fight
Grieving a daughter's Covid death in Wuhan - while being surveilled
US and Canada military shoot down new unidentified object
Turkey earthquake rescue: How two sisters were saved from the rubble

Friday, February 10, 2023

15 homes, just three survivors - the community lost under one Turkish apartment block
Florida expands governor's power to move migrants
Canada appeals ruling to repatriate citizens in Syria
Marina Ovsyannikova: Anti-war Russian journalist recounts dramatic escape
Fighter jets for Ukraine: The challenges of giving warplanes to Kyiv

Thursday, February 9, 2023

Ukraine war: Belgorod locals live in fear but won't blame Putin
The moment SpaceX tests its powerful rocket system
Turkey-Syria earthquake: Freezing weather adds to despair as quake toll passes 20,000
Alec Baldwin sued by Halyna Hutchins' family over Rust film
Donald Trump back on Facebook and Instagram
Chile wildfires threaten animals

Wednesday, February 8, 2023

Nigeria election 2023 in Katsina: 'You let kidnappers take me, now you want my vote'
Turkey-Syria earthquake: Survivor in rubble sparks hope for more 'miracles'
How rescue videos give only glimpse into Syria quake horror
Turkey earthquake: How do search and rescue teams save people?

Tuesday, February 7, 2023

State of the Union: How Brandon Tsay is shouldering the spotlight
A secret room that saved this girl's life
Relics of zero-Covid dot China as life moves on
New Zealand pilot taken hostage by separatists in Indonesia
Turkey earthquake: Yeni Malatyaspor goalkeeper Ahmet Eyup Turkaslan dies
Oscars: Danielle Deadwyler claims Hollywood is 'deeply impacted by racism'
Russia's African footprint grows with Lavrov trip to Mali

Monday, February 6, 2023

Anthony Lowe: New video released in police killing of double amputee
Turkey quake: Heavy rain hampers rescue efforts
When a Canadian weather balloon went rogue
Suspected Chinese spy balloon was 200ft tall - US defence official
Former aide accuses Republican George Santos of sexual misconduct
Facebook's parent firm Meta can be sued by ex-moderator, judge rules

Sunday, February 5, 2023

Grammy Awards 2023: Beyoncé becomes the biggest winner in history
Strong earthquake hits south-eastern Turkey near Syria border
Inside the centre dedicated to combating unseen war threats
Pope and protestant leaders denounce anti-gay laws
China balloon: US searches in Atlantic for wreckage
Video appears to show China 'spy' balloon being shot down

Saturday, February 4, 2023

Pakistan's ex-president Musharraf dies aged 79
Wealthy UK family to apologise in Grenada over slave-owning past
Turkey elections: Biggest test for Erdogan amid cost of living crisis
Giant wave overturns yacht during dramatic US rescue
Luxury rehab centres now offer therapy for 'crypto addiction'
China balloon: US going to take care of it, says Joe Biden

Friday, February 3, 2023

Canadian teen wins $48m lotto jackpot on first try
Jafar Panahi: Prominent Iranian film director leaves jail
Two suspects arrested in California 'cartel-style' murder
The US-China spy balloon row in under a minute
Andrew Tate: Influencer threatened workers with violence, victim claims
China balloon: Could it have been blown off course as Beijing claims?

Thursday, February 2, 2023

Jair Bolsonaro: Brazil's ex-president attended election plot meeting - senator
Africa's week in pictures: 27 January - 2 February 2023
Punxsutawney Phil is not the only furry forecaster
Historic deep freeze to hit US northeast as ice storm subsides in south

Wednesday, February 1, 2023

Russian army officer admits: 'Our troops tortured Ukrainians'
Anger and hope for change at Tyre Nichols funeral
Cardinal George Pell's funeral sees mourners and protesters
Panchayat: The rural drama that became India's most-loved show
US seeks deal on Philippines bases to complete arc around China
Nikki Haley poised to enter 2024 presidential race
Ukraine war: Russia planning 24 February offensive, Ukrainian defence minister says