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What we know about Spain's worst rail disaster in over a decade
- Jan 21, 2026
What caused the train to derail remains unclear but officials say an investigation has been launched.
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Taylor Swift makes history as she joins Songwriters Hall of Fame
- Jan 21, 2026
The US pop superstar is among nine songwriters who have been inducted into the 2026 class.
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Watch: How was Trump's Davos speech received?
- Jan 21, 2026
The BBC's Faisal Islam was in the room when President Trump told his audience that he would not use force in Greenland, but also launched a long argum...
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Oldest cave painting of red claw hand could rewrite human creativity timeline
- Jan 21, 2026
A stencilled outline of a hand found on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi is the world's oldest known cave painting, researchers say.
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Israel postpones demolition of Palestinian children's football pitch
- Jan 21, 2026
An international campaign to save the pitch in the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem appears to have forced the authorities to reconsider.
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Could US Congress stop Trump from taking over Greenland?
- Jan 21, 2026
Some of the president's fellow Republicans oppose him - but it's not clear if they would join Democrats to block a takeover of the island.
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Loved ones of victims reeling after high-speed rail crash in southern Spain
- Jan 21, 2026
Two deadly crashes in almost as many days have inflicted grief, anger and disruption. Two deadly crashes in almost as many days inflict grief, anger...
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Shock and confusion as Spain struggles for answers after deadly train crash
- Jan 21, 2026
Investigators remain baffled by the cause of Sunday's deadly crash in the south of the country.
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Photos leaked to BBC show faces of hundreds killed in Iran's brutal protest crackdown
- Jan 21, 2026
The images from one mortuary in Tehran were shown to families who went to identify their loved ones.
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The Indian couple who won a $200,000 settlement over 'food racism' at US university
- Jan 21, 2026
The dispute began after the couple defended their right to heat palak paneer in a campus microwave.
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Locked exits, panic and desperate calls for help: Survivors tell of mall fire horror
- Jan 21, 2026
The BBC speaks to eyewitnesses and survivors of the fire that ripped through a busy Pakistan shopping centre.
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Film about Palestinian girl's desperate plea was a 'way to not feel helpless', says director
- Jan 21, 2026
Kaouther Ben Hani's Oscar hopeful, The Voice of Hind Rajab, tells the tale of a girl killed in Gaza.