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Using weighted pieces and magnetic boards, players of the hybrid sport must complete each move in one breath. from BBC News https://ift.tt/bsn7MQd

The US president also warns Hamas will have "hell to pay" if it does not disarm, after talks with Netanyahu. from BBC News https://ift.tt/Um6G9E1

Syrians in Turkey are weighing up whether it is the right time to return to their homeland. from BBC News https://ift.tt/FQrBvWu

The drills come days after the US announced the sale of one of its largest weapons packages to Taiwan. from BBC News https://ift.tt/KVEIdzh

Police detained the male suspect after shooting him in the leg, while two others are seriously injured. from BBC News https://ift.tt/wSGsMJo

The 70-year-old had suffered with the spasms for nine months, his wife says, and was already in hospital for hernia surgery. from BBC News https://ift.tt/n4Qw2xC

The annual food fight festival ''Els Enfarinats'' has left the Spanish town of Ibi covered in flour and egg shells. from BBC News https://ift.tt/FBU3mXp

Volcanic activity at the mountain intensified on 27 December, according to Italian scientists. from BBC News https://ift.tt/lKRDVOj

Nine years after her husband disappeared, Susanna Liew had a stunning legal win in one of Malaysia's biggest mysteries. from BBC News https://ift.tt/IZG3s9L

A state of emergency is declared in Los Angeles and other southern counties after flash floods and mudslides. from BBC News https://ift.tt/0O1PceZ

Combs argues his sentence was improperly decided and asked that his conviction also be thrown out. from BBC News https://ift.tt/wBRyNjF

Ukraine's leader gives an upbeat assessment after discussing the plan with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. from BBC News https://ift.tt/j0ZQq46

The US Department of Justice says reviewing the material could delay the full release of Epstein documents by a "few more weeks". from BBC News https://ift.tt/97frSnN

An emergency meeting of the UN Security Council was called to discuss the US seizure of two tankers. from BBC News https://ift.tt/CZHKzpw

Authorities are investigating whether a gas leak was to blame for the twin blasts and fire, which caused a partial collapse. from BBC News https://ift.tt/dj93Go4

A bill passed by parliament expands temporary powers introduced during the Gaza war to shutter outlets seen as a security threat. from BBC News https://ift.tt/JZRaIFn

Those particularly affected are children and pregnant women - some going without food for days. from BBC News https://ift.tt/j24D89N

The BBC's diplomatic correspondent James Landale explains how Trump's appoinment of a special envoy to Greenland has shaken diplomatic with Denmark. from BBC News https://ift.tt/RrI9sX4

The term is widely used to describe Ghana and Nigeria's wild, end-of-year party seasons. from BBC News https://ift.tt/F79XgU8

US lawmakers who pushed for the documents to be made public have criticised the initial release as incomplete. from BBC News https://ift.tt/FIaolRB

Pakistan's former PM, who is already serving time in prison, plans to challenge the verdict. from BBC News https://ift.tt/ERN3Viw

New South Wales will look at passing hate speech laws after Australia's deadliest shooting in almost 30 years. from BBC News https://ift.tt/sGzajVY

It introduced stricter gun laws after the 1996 Port Arthur massacre, but some say they now need to be tightened further. from BBC News https://ift.tt/nP4QjZc

BBC Russia editor Steve Rosenberg had the opportunity to ask Vladimir Putin about his plans for the future of the country. from BBC News https://ift.tt/n3JLUZW

The company behind President Trump's Truth Social platform makes a surprising move into the energy sector. from BBC News https://ift.tt/rbFkqhv

A father tells the BBC he owes the life of his child to a stranger forced into an impossible decision. from BBC News https://ift.tt/5GXxY6A

Ex- Miss Universe contestant Sarah Dzafce has drawn backlash in East Asia and in her own country. from BBC News https://ift.tt/GFL8sYi

It's only the 13th known case of adoption out of the 4,600 bears studied for nearly five decades in the northern Canadian area. from BBC News https://ift.tt/yNv0iqc

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez says the shelters will be in public buildings across the country. from BBC News https://ift.tt/lHEh3ck

DTEK boss Maxim Timchenko says the intensity of Russian strikes is so frequent there is no time to recover. from BBC News https://ift.tt/HEl5ihA

The US accuses Rwanda of backing the rebel advance in breach of a deal brokered by President Trump. from BBC News https://ift.tt/VOAhIgU

Messi's India tour had a chaotic start after angry fans in Kolkata damaged a stadium after failing to catch a glimpse of him. from BBC News https://ift.tt/U9sLWYA

New South Wales Police say that 11 people were killed, plus one gunman, in a shooting at Bondi Beach targeting the Jewish community. from BBC News https://ift.tt/CTXLGFJ

As some Somali migrants fear what might happen next, the BBC speaks to one deportee in Mogadishu. from BBC News https://ift.tt/gXB42Z7

The gunman is at large after opening fire in a building where exams were taking place at the campus in Providence, Rhode Island. from BBC News https://ift.tt/03NL6ur

It comes despite US President Donald Trump saying both sides had agreed to a ceasefire deal. from BBC News https://ift.tt/BLRgaDW

Southern & Eastern Europe correspondent Sarah Rainsford reports from Lithuania, where some of the released prisoners were taken. from BBC News https://ift.tt/LD4NIFX

The idea came from the miners building makeshift altars in the mine in the 1930s, to pray for their safety before starting their shifts. from BBC News https://ift.tt/GN4owpI

PM Luís Montenegro appears to have been taken aback by the strength of feeling against his government's labour reforms. from BBC News https://ift.tt/qOfDmdA

Adonay Berhane, Wongelawit Gebre Endrias and four others are accused by police of undermining public morality. from BBC News https://ift.tt/D4Stoca

The judge has ordered control of the the troops, which were deployed in June, to be returned to California's governor. from BBC News https://ift.tt/BHTdOSv

The former French president was jailed for taking part in an election campaign funding conspiracy. from BBC News https://ift.tt/hADPZ5B

It is examining whether the tech giant did not offer "appropriate compensation" to web publishers. from BBC News https://ift.tt/ITQqNmg

Ukraine barely has a hold on Pokrovsk, but its forces are keen to show they are still resisting Russia's advance. from BBC News https://ift.tt/USCdTrt

The BBC took to the streets of Sydney to find out what young people aged between 18 and 20 think of Australia’s under-16s social media ban. from BBC News https://ift.tt/m258r1o

Some 118 million women in 12 Indian states receive unconditional cash transfers, one of the world’s largest experiments. from BBC News https://ift.tt/yDGoJmu

Australia's policy is the culmination of years of pressure on tech companies over online safety, experts say. from BBC News https://ift.tt/oXyneQa

The child was reportedly playing near her family's tent in Mawasi Rafah when she was shot. from BBC News https://ift.tt/AjhFl7z

Volodymyr Zelensky and the leaders of France, Germany and the UK held talks in London to discuss the latest US efforts to end the war in Ukraine. from BBC News https://ift.tt/4WPD8gy

Donald Trump says white South Africans are being persecuted and so qualify for asylum but black farmers are also being killed. from BBC News https://ift.tt/glNsvYW

Alfredo Díaz, 56, died in prison cell on Saturday, human rights groups say, prompting opposition outcry. from BBC News https://ift.tt/3NiUZXv

Texas Representative Henry Cuellar is running for re-election as a Democrat after Trump pardoned him. from BBC News https://ift.tt/f8S5lUj

The World Cup draw marked the first time that Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has met Trump, and the trio briefly discussed trade. from BBC News https://ift.tt/Dz7LQGH

The biggest crisis in the Eurovision Song Contest's history raises major questions about its future. from BBC News https://ift.tt/aCUsr8l

The issue of forcing citizens to serve in the military is back as the war between Russia and Ukraine grinds on. from BBC News https://ift.tt/L1SBPRb

Critics have voiced concern over the pervasiveness of stalking and violence against women in South Korea. from BBC News https://ift.tt/sMSTbqn

The remains of agricultural worker Suthisak Rintalak were recovered by Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad in northern Gaza. from BBC News https://ift.tt/hbqtHaj

Republican Matt Van Epps won, but his margin of victory was less than half of what it was just over a year ago for President Trump in the same district. from BBC News https://ift.tt/ny5OWZN

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha‎ spoke after high-stakes talks on ending the war failed to produce tangible results. from BBC News https://ift.tt/F6gbN94

Kremlin officials described the five hours of negotiations as "productive". from BBC News https://ift.tt/mDjGsfl

Demonstrators said the plan - the country's first in euros - attempted to hide widespread government corruption. from BBC News https://ift.tt/I4OXAsW

Juan Orlando Hernández, once called the key figure in a drug trafficking scheme that flooded America with over 400 tonnes of cocaine, walks free after the pardon. from BBC News https://ift.tt/9ETnQtc

Australia is banning social media for everyone under the age 16 - but will it actually work? Here's everything you need to know. from BBC News https://ift.tt/W3NLhvG

Rescue efforts in Peru's central Ucayali region are being hindered by strong currents on the river, one official said. from BBC News https://ift.tt/rcMdSHC

Officials say 11 others are injured in what they believe is a "targeted" shooting at a children's birthday party. from BBC News https://ift.tt/FqvG7og

The two ships struck by drones were thought to be used to bypass Western sanctions on Russia. from BBC News https://ift.tt/TJ3M7Eu