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The day's top stories from BBC News compiled twice daily in the week, once at weekends.
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Rupert Murdoch newspaper group offers full apology for intrusion into Prince Harry's private life
22/01/2025 Durata: 33minRupert Murdoch’s newspaper group offers full apology for intrusion into Prince Harry's private life – and agrees to pay substantial damages. The move, by the owners of The Sun tabloid, ends a long-running legal battle.
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Trump announces multi-billion dollar AI programme
22/01/2025 Durata: 29minPresident Trump has announced a multi-billion dollar programme for artificial intelligence infrastructure. Also: arrests for Turkish fire which killed at least 76 people, and the new robotic glove teaching piano playing.
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Extreme weather special
21/01/2025 Durata: 42minWe find out about the extreme weather events that are happening around the world. We speak to experts from the weather, climate, tech, and disinformation teams to ask how we can better predict and possibly prevent them.Image: A table and chair burns as a home catches fire from the Palisades wildfire in Pacific Palisades, California, USA, 7 January 2025 (Credit: Alison Dinner/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)
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Donald Trump begins second term as US president
20/01/2025 Durata: 27minWe assess President Trump's promises on his first day back in office and what it means for the rest of the world. Also: who will govern Gaza after ceasefire and first study into how weight loss drugs affect the body.
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Washington gears up for Trump inauguration
20/01/2025 Durata: 31minCrowds brave freezing cold ahead of Trump's inauguration. He's promised to sign dozens of executive orders on his first day to push through his radical agenda. Also: the Gaza ceasefire is holding into a second day.
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Three Israeli hostages 'stable' after being freed
20/01/2025 Durata: 25minThe first three Israeli hostages freed by Hamas under the Gaza ceasefire deal have reunited with their families in hospital in Tel Aviv. Also: TikTok restores service in US after Trump pledge.
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Gaza special: Three freed hostages back in Israel
19/01/2025 Durata: 15minThree freed hostages - Doron Steinbrecher, 31, UK-Israeli Emily Damari, 28, and Romi Gonen, 24 - have been returned to Israel. 90 Palestinian prisoners are also due to be released by Israel.
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Netanyahu issues warning ahead of Gaza ceasefire
19/01/2025 Durata: 26minIsrael's PM says his country is ready to go back to war in Gaza, if negotiators for a 2nd phase of the ceasefire deal with Hamas collapses. Also: two Iranian supreme court judges shot dead, and what is dark oxygen?
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Israeli government approves Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal
18/01/2025 Durata: 25minIsrael’s cabinet has given its final approval to a Gaza ceasefire deal, despite some ministers’ opposition. It will begin on Sunday with a hostage-for-prisoner exchange. Also: The US Supreme Court upholds a ban on TikTok.
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Israel delays vote to approve Gaza ceasefire deal
16/01/2025 Durata: 31minIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has delayed a vote to approve the Gaza ceasefire deal, accusing Hamas of seeking last-minute changes to the agreement.
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Last minute hitch in Gaza ceasefire deal
16/01/2025 Durata: 30minVote by Israeli cabinet on Gaza ceasefire delayed, as Israel continues to carry out strikes; S Korea's arrested president refuses to take part in more questioning, and Pakistan’s national airline accused of bad taste.
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Celebrations and relief over Gaza ceasefire deal
16/01/2025 Durata: 27minIsraelis and Gazans welcome the ceasefire but express concern it won't end the conflict. Also: Trump's secretary of state pick, Marco Rubio, stresses the US First agenda, and rethinking women's roles in ancient Britain.
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Gaza special: ceasefire and hostage deal agreed
15/01/2025 Durata: 16minA Gaza ceasefire, which involves a full withdrawal of Israeli forces and the release of all the hostages, has been agreed by Israel and Hamas. The announcement was made by the PM of Qatar, which helped broker the deal.
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Talks between Israel and Hamas continue in Qatar
15/01/2025 Durata: 27minHopes remain high that a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas is very close. Also: South Korean investigators again try to arrest President Yoon Suk Yeol; and why Starbucks says you can’t stay unless you pay.
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Signs of imminent ceasefire deal for Gaza
14/01/2025 Durata: 32minQatari mediators say major differences have been overcome in Gaza negotiations. Also: US Justice Department report says Donald Trump engaged in an unprecedented criminal effort to overturn his 2020 election defeat.
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Negotiators close to securing Gaza ceasefire deal - White House
14/01/2025 Durata: 30minPresident Biden says a Gaza ceasefire deal is "on the brink" of coming to fruition. Also: Oliviero Toscani, Benetton's controversial photographer, dies aged 82, and a Scottish island finally celebrates New Year.
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China's trade booms amid threat of US tariffs
13/01/2025 Durata: 32minChina has reported its largest-ever annual trade surplus, amid Donald Trump's threat to impose tariffs. Also, an investigation into the fast fashion giant Shein; and the millions taking part in Kumbh Mela in India.
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Zelensky offers exchange of North Korean soldiers
13/01/2025 Durata: 33minThe Ukrainian president says he is willing to hand over two captured North Korean soldiers in exchange for Ukrainian prisoners of war in Russia. Also: Kenya investigates the metal structure that fell from the skies.
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The Global Story: The fight for the Arctic
12/01/2025 Durata: 26minDonald Trump has repeated his desire to control Greenland as a matter of national security, targeting Russian and Chinese interest in the Arctic. Competition is heating up over shipping routes and stores of natural resources.The Global Story brings you one big story every weekday, making sense of the news with our experts around the world. Insights you can trust, from the BBC World Service. For more, go to bbcworldservice.com/globalstory or search for The Global Story wherever you got this podcast.