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World News Mar 17
And the burger goes to... Michael B Jordan marks Oscars win at In-N-Out

Hours after winning best actor, Jordan joins an exclusive list of famous faces to celebrate an Oscar victory with a burg...

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Sri Lanka declares Wednesdays off as Asian countries try to conserve fuel

This is the latest in a series of measures undertaken by Asian countries which rely on oil from the Gulf....

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Millions without electricity as Cuba's power grid collapses

Cuba's chronic fuel shortages have been exacerbated by a US blockade on oil shipments to the island....

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Dozens killed after Afghanistan rehab hospital struck

The BBC visited the hospital and saw more than 30 bodies being carried out on stretchers....

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Trump says presidents 'should not have learning disabilities' as he mocks Newsom's dyslexia

The National Center for Learning Disabilities said it was "disturbed" by the president's remarks. ...

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Utah bereavement author found guilty of fatally poisoning her husband

A jury found that Kouri Richins killed her husband in March 2022 by poisoning him with a fentanyl-laced drink....

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Moving English tests for migrants online risks criminal abuse, providers warn

Moving visa tests online could open the door to fraudsters and criminal gangs, a letter to government warns....

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Trump's confidence is undimmed - but every Iran option comes with risk

The odds of a quick resolution to the war appear to be dwindling by the day, and the political stakes for the president ...

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'Fire came from the sky and burned them' - life on the brink of civil war in South Sudan

Some 50,000 people are told to flee their homes as the army warns of a huge military offensive in Jonglei state....

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AI firm Anthropic seeks weapons expert to stop users from 'misuse'

The artificial intelligence firm says it wants to prevent "catastrophic misuse" of its systems....

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Watch: Reunion resident gets close to lava from erupting volcano

Lava from the Piton de la Fournaise volcano reached the Indian ocean for the first time in 19 years. ...

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UN receives reports alleging torture of detainees in Venezuela continues

The UN is deeply concerned by allegations there have been incidents of torture after Nicolás Maduro's ouster....

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'My mother cried out one last time': Palestinian boy, 12, describes how Israeli forces killed his family in car

Khaled Bani Odeh's parents and two brothers were shot dead as they drove home from a shopping trip in the occupied West ...

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Wary allies show there's no quick fix to Trump's Iran crisis

European leaders are hesitant to help Trump secure the Strait of Hormuz, but they know inaction on the Iran war is not r...

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Mexico City breaks Guinness Record with giant football training session

Mexico City set a Guinness record for the largest football training session as 9,500 participants filled the capital’s...

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World News Mar 16
Russia agrees to stop using Kenyan recruits in Ukraine conflict, Kenya says

Some 1,000 Kenyans are believed to have recruited to fight in Ukraine - many say they were lured under false pretences....

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Iran hits key UAE oil port and Dubai airport

The port of Fujairah plays a crucial role in helping keep global supplies moving when the Strait of Hormuz is blocked. ...

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Whistleblower murder suspect is former elite officer, South African police say

Marius van der Merwe was shot dead three weeks after accusing police officers of killing a robbery suspect....

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Ecuador deploys 75,000 soldiers and police to combat drug gangs

Citizens of the most violent-wracked provinces have been warned the government is "at war" with the gangs....

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Who wants what from the Iran war?

Most people, although not everybody, want this war to end as quickly as possible. But on what terms?...

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Far-left and far-right gains throw French mainstream parties into a quandary

Awkward choices emerge for mainstream parties after the first round of mayoral elections....

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Meta and TikTok let harmful content rise after evidence outrage drove engagement, say whistleblowers

Companies allowed more harmful content on user’s feeds, knowing their algorithms ran on outrage, BBC hears....

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'A new norm': BBC visits Doha market starting to fill up again two weeks into Iran war

The BBC's International News correspondent, Barbara Plett Usher, visits Doha's Souq Waqif market as strikes in the regio...

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Iran taking steps to prevent anti-establishment protests, Tehran residents tell BBC

Residents describe new security checkpoints around the capital, where they say people are stopped and searched....

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Historic firsts, emotional speeches, and a tie: Watch the top Oscars moments

One Battle After Another dominated the night with six awards, while Sinners and Frankenstein weren't far behind. ...

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'We will go wherever they hide': Rooting out IS in Somalia

Somalia became a key part of IS's global network after fighters were driven out of strongholds in Syria and Iraq....

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How passenger planes keep flying during a war

Airspace over Iran and the Gulf remains severely restricted following missile strikes, putting additional pressure on ai...

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