The Iranians celebrating Easter in secret

Iranians who have converted to Christianity from Islam can only practise their faith in secret.

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Is my family still alive? The daily question for Haitians

Haiti has endured crisis after crisis. Now the UN says the Caribbean nation is close to collapse.

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Turkey's opposition leads in vote to run main cities

President Erdogan is battling to win back Istanbul and Ankara, which he lost five years ago.

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Barrage of Russian attacks aims to cut Ukraine's lights

Russia has launched a wave of additional strikes across the country targeting the energy supply.

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New video shows close-up view of bridge collapse debris

Additional traffic camera footage captured the moments just before the collapse of the Baltimore bridge.

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Data from 73 million AT&T accounts leaked online

Current and former customers of the US telecoms firm are impacted by the breach, the company says.

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Police on horseback chase down suspect

Police bodycam showed the suspected shoplifter trying to run across three lanes of traffic.

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Trump posts video of truck showing hog-tied Biden

The Biden campaign condemns the video, accusing Donald Trump of "regularly inciting political violence".

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Airlines are roaring back in places you might not expect

The rebound is well under way in young, emerging economies where spending power is on the rise.

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Watch: Strong winds jolt ski lift with skiers on board

Video shows chairlifts in Italy violently swinging, hit by winds of over 100km/h (62mph).

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Oscar-winner Louis Gossett Jr dies aged 87

He was the first black man to win a supporting actor Oscar for his role in An Officer and a Gentleman.

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What we know about the accusations against Diddy

The rap mogul's homes were raided by federal authorities amid a flurry of lawsuits alleging abuse.

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Climate change could affect timekeeping, study says

Melting ice is slowing the Earth's rotation, affecting how time is calculated, a new study says.

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Jacob Zuma barred from South Africa election

South Africa's ex-president has backed a new party seeking to take on the governing ANC.

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How Russia pushed false claims about Moscow attack

BBC Verify examines how the campaign to blame Kyiv unfolded.

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Prosecutors seek jail for Luis Rubiales over kiss

Spain's ex-football boss could go to prison because of a non-consensual kiss at the Women's World Cup.

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Audio captures dispatchers' response to bridge collapse

A recording of emergency communications reveals the tense moments before the Baltimore bridge collapsed.

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Disney and DeSantis allies end legal dispute

The two sides have been fighting over who gets control of Disney's Florida theme park resort.

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The hunt for physics' mysterious 'ghost' particles

Physicists believe a new experiment could prove their existence and answer fundamental questions about our Universe.

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Ecuador's youngest mayor found shot dead

Brigitte García, 27, is the latest politician to be killed amid ongoing gang violence.

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Former prime minister concedes to Senegal opposition

Ruling coalition candidate Amadou Ba calls Bassirou Diomaye Faye to congratulate him on his victory.

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Nigerian pupils taken in mass abduction freed

Gunmen rode through the school in Kuriga in north-western Nigeria seizing children as young as eight.

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First J-Pop, then K-Pop - could I-Pop be next?

Ri, Zo, Sim, and Suchi are members of India's first mainstream girl group in over 20 years.

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BBC Verify examines how the Moscow attack unfolded

More than a hundred people were killed in a packed concert venue in Moscow after gunmen opened fire.

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Gunmen arrested after Moscow concert attack - Putin

At least 133 people were killed when the attackers opened fire at a venue packed with people.

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'Help my brother first': Gazan girl's plea as entire family killed

Alma's parents, brothers and sister were all killed when a bomb destroyed the building they were sheltering in.

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Tailor who survived Auschwitz and dressed presidents dies

Martin Greenfield was one of the US' most renowned tailors, dressing six presidents and numerous celebrities.

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Toddler in tuxedo dominates Queen's bakery visit

The bakery owner's son stole the Queen's limelight when visiting Belfast on Thursday.

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Italy PM Meloni seeks damages over deepfake porn

Giorgia Meloni is suing two men after digitally altered videos featuring her face appeared online in 2020.

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Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar to step down

Fine Gael leader Leo Varadkar became the Republic of Ireland's youngest prime minister in 2017.

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In pictures: Iceland volcano spews lava and cuts off road

Photographer Jakob Vegerfors captures Saturday's eruption and the steady progress of the lava flow.

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Cara Delevingne's LA mansion gutted by fire

The model and actress was not at home at the time, but two other people were injured.

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Gaza faces famine during Ramadan, the holy month of fasting

More than a million people in Gaza are already starving, says the global body responsible for declaring famine.

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The WhatsApp group that saved trafficked women

How 54 Malawian women trafficked to Oman to work in slave-like conditions were rescued.

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Watch: Putin thanks Russia after predictable win

President Vladimir Putin thanks Russians for putting their trust in him as he celebrates his election win.

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Bear bounds past cars in latest Slovakia attack

A 49-year-old woman and 72-year-old man are hospitalised during the attack in Liptovský Mikuláš.

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Running the gauntlet to flee Haiti gang territory

The BBC speaks to Haitians who braved a treacherous journey out of Port-au-Prince as hunger worsens.

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Secret classes to counter Russian brainwashing in occupied Ukraine

Forced to move from Melitopol, “Nataliia” now risks teaching hundreds of former students online.

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Medic among 20 killed in Odesa missile strikes

Emergency workers were helping people injured by a missile when a second struck, Ukrainian officials said.

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Boeing tells pilots to check seats after plane drops

It comes during an ongoing investigation into how a Latam flight suddenly dropped injuring 50 people.

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Hungary's Orban vows surge to right in US and Europe

Hungary's PM fires a new salvo in a war of words with the US Biden administration.

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Medic among 19 killed in Odesa missile strikes

Emergency workers were helping people injured by a missile when a second struck, Ukrainian officials said.

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How is the world responding to Haiti unrest?

As chaos grips the Caribbean nation, how countries from the US to Kenya react will be critical.

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Major internet outages reported across Africa

Outages have been reported in South Africa, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Ghana and Burkina Faso.

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Murder trial 50 years after Berlin Wall shooting

A former member of the secret police in East Germany is accused of shooting a Polish man in the back.

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Freed hostage demands world do more for those still held in Gaza

Itay Regev, 19, told the BBC he was held in "horrific" conditions by "very, very vicious" captors.

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Actress Olivia Munn shares breast cancer diagnosis

The 43-year-old says she has had four operations in 10 months, including a double mastectomy.

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US House passes bill that could ban TikTok nationwide

The bill would force a Chinese tech giant to sell its stake in the app, but its fate in the Senate is unclear.

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Wildlife staff wear fox mask to care for rescued kit

The woman behind the mask explains why she dressed up to tend to an orphaned baby fox.

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Ukraine-based groups claim raids into Russia

Russian rebel forces claim villages in Kursk and Belgorod areas - Moscow says the attacks failed.

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Biden report hearing highlights sharp partisan divide

Robert Hur was questioned by members of Congress and defended his report into the president's handling of classified files.

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Biden to send new $300m weapons package to Ukraine

It comes as an aid bill in Congress stalls and as Ukrainian troops run out of battlefield supplies.

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US inflation edges up as Fed debates rate cuts

The rate of price increases picked up in February, as petrol and housing costs pushed higher.

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Fifty hurt as jet to NZ hit by 'technical' issue

Passengers on the flight from Sydney to Auckland reported experiencing a "quick little drop".

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Bands pull out of SXSW festival over Gaza conflict

The Texas festival lists the US Army as one of its sponsors, which some artists have objected to.

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Trial of British hedge fund trader accused of £1.4bn fraud begins

Sanjay Shah is one of nine people accused of defrauding Denmark through tax evasion and avoidance schemes.

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Al-Qaeda's Yemen branch announces leader's death

Khalid Batarfi, a Saudi with a $5m US bounty on his head, had been leader of the branch since 2020.

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Six skiers go missing in Switzerland during tour

The Swiss Alps have seen high winds for some days, and over the last 24 hours, heavy snowfalls.

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Protests at Holocaust museum as Israeli president visits

Riot police kept demonstrators apart as Isaac Herzog attended the opening of a Holocaust museum in Amsterdam.

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Ukraine hits back at Pope's 'white flag' comment

The Pope angers Kyiv by urging it to "have the courage to raise the white flag" in talks with Russia.

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Ros Atkins on... The German military intelligence leak

Ros Atkins looks at Germany's week of uncomfortable questions, after top-secret discussions were made public.

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Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch engaged for sixth time

The 92-year-old is expected to marry Russian molecular biologist Elena Zhukova, 67, this year.

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IDF says it fired at 'suspects' but not Gaza convoy

It follows an investigation into the incident in which more than 100 Palestinians were killed.

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US to set up temporary port on Gaza coast for aid delivery

US to set up temporary port on Gaza coast for delivery of humanitarian aid, President Biden will announce later

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Sweden formally joins Nato military alliance

Sweden joins Nato, becoming the military alliance's second new member since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

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YouTuber Paul to fight ex-champion Tyson

YouTuber Jake Paul announces he will face former world champion Mike Tyson in a boxing match on 20 July.

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'Stampede' of kangaroos invades Melbourne golf course

A local golfer is left stunned after a mob of marsupials interrupted his game.

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Charges dropped in Hotel California lyrics case

New evidence prompted concerns about the fairness of the trial against three men facing criminal charges.

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Chelsea's Kerr has club's 'full support' - Hayes

Chelsea manager Emma Hayes says Sam Kerr has the club's "full support" after being charged with racially aggravated harassment of a London police officer.

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Deadly Michigan industrial fire sent debris flying

A 19-year-old was killed by flying debris from a fire and explosions at a suburban Detroit warehouse.

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Dinosaur-age 'nightmarish' sea lizard fossil found

Scientists believe the species hunted the oceans 66 million years ago with "teeth like knives".

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Children starving to death in northern Gaza - WHO

The World Health Organisation chief says 10 children have died due to lack of food in northern Gaza.

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US airman pleads guilty to Pentagon documents leak

Jack Teixeira was accused of one of the highest-profile national security breaches in years.

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Navalny mourners form long queue to lay flowers

Hundreds of people line up to pay their respects at the Russian opposition leader's grave in Moscow.

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Russia says 38 Ukrainian drones intercepted in Crimea

Reports say a fuel depot was hit during the attack on the town of Feodosiya on the occupied peninsula.

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Massive blizzard hits western United States

The snowstorm hit California's Sierra Nevada mountains especially hard, with up to 10ft of snow expected.

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Gazans crowdfund thousands for uncertain escape

People hoping to leave Gaza in a widening humanitarian crisis must dodge scammers and pay huge sums.

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US parachutes aid into Gaza

Military planes fly over the Gaza Strip as aid is airdropped into densely populated Rafah.

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UK-owned ship hit by Houthis sinks off Yemen coast

Rubymar's cargo of fertiliser presents a threat to marine life, Yemen officials and green groups say.

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What's at stake for Biden and Trump as both visit border

Both are talking tough on immigration - an issue that could decide the presidency, writes Anthony Zurcher.

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Seven hostages killed in Gaza, Hamas says

The group blamed the deaths on Israeli bombardment and said a "number" of its fighters were also killed.

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How more than 100 Gazans were killed at a food aid drop

BBC Verify analyses footage and Israeli statements to trace how the deadly incident unfolded on Thursday morning.

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Crowds chant anti-Putin slogans at Navalny funeral

"Russia without Putin" mourners chanted, as they defied fear of arrest to bid farewell to Alexei Navalny.

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