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Taylor Swift makes history as she joins Songwriters Hall of Fame
The US pop superstar is among nine songwriters who have been inducted into the 2026 class.
Watch: How was Trump's Davos speech received?
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 argument for wh...
Oldest cave painting of red claw hand could rewrite human creativity timeline
A stencilled outline of a hand found on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi is the world's oldest known cave painting, researchers say.
Israel postpones demolition of Palestinian children's football pitch
An international campaign to save the pitch in the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem appears to have forced the authorities to reconsider.
Could US Congress stop Trump from taking over Greenland?
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.
Loved ones of victims reeling after high-speed rail crash in southern Spain
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 and disrup...
Shock and confusion as Spain struggles for answers after deadly train crash
Investigators remain baffled by the cause of Sunday's deadly crash in the south of the country.
Photos leaked to BBC show faces of hundreds killed in Iran's brutal protest crackdown
The images from one mortuary in Tehran were shown to families who went to identify their loved ones.
The Indian couple who won a $200,000 settlement over 'food racism' at US university
The dispute began after the couple defended their right to heat palak paneer in a campus microwave.
Locked exits, panic and desperate calls for help: Survivors tell of mall fire horror
The BBC speaks to eyewitnesses and survivors of the fire that ripped through a busy Pakistan shopping centre.
Film about Palestinian girl's desperate plea was a 'way to not feel helpless', says director
Kaouther Ben Hani's Oscar hopeful, The Voice of Hind Rajab, tells the tale of a girl killed in Gaza.
Beckham v Peltz Beckham: Could Brooklyn torpedo the family brand?
Brooklyn's explosive post about Brand Beckham "has ruptured it from within", one commentator says.