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Meta shifts some metaverse investments to AI smart glasses

The company has struggled to convince investors of the viability of the metavers...

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Putin says Russia will take Donbas by force or Ukraine's troops will withdraw

The Russian leader's comments come as US and Ukrainian negotiators are due to ho...

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Taiwan bans Chinese app RedNote over fraud concerns

Authorities say alleged fraud on the app has caused millions of dollars in losse...

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Details of plan to keep pubs open longer for World Cup revealed

Licensing hours could be extended to 01:00 if a home nation reaches the final st...

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Admiral testified Hegseth did not give 'kill them all' order, US lawmakers say

The admiral who gave the order for a second strike on an alleged drug boat brief...

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We would sell books by AI, says Waterstones boss

James Daunt says booksellers instinctively have "disdain" for AI but it could be...

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My husband would still be alive if he'd got Post Office compensation

The widow and daughter of Jonathan Armstrong tell the BBC about the toll the Hor...

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Suspect arrested in pipe bomb incident on eve of 2021 Capitol riot

The bombs were placed the night before the 6 January riots, and were discovered ...

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'Not becoming of a president': Somali-Americans respond to Trump's 'garbage' remarks

Somali-Americans tell of their heightened fear after the US president intensifie...

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Alert sent for Nevada earthquake that did not happen

An erroneous alert warning of a major Nevada earthquake reached as far as Califo...

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Prominent anti-Hamas militia leader Yasser Abu Shabab killed in Gaza

His Popular Forces group says Abu Shabab was shot while attempting to resolve a ...

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'All Israeli people are with us', parents of last dead hostage in Gaza tell BBC

The body of Ran Gvili, a 24-year-old Israeli police officer, is the last not yet...

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Ireland among countries boycotting Eurovision after Israel allowed to compete

There had been calls for Israel's exclusion over the war in Gaza, as well as unf...

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Israel strikes south Lebanon after first direct talks in decades

The Israeli military says it struck Hezbollah sites, less than 24 hours after Is...

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Trump hosts signing of peace deal between leaders of DR Congo and Rwanda

The US president hopes that a peace deal will pave the way for greater American ...

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Teen influencers on Australia's world-first social media ban

Australia is banning social media for everyone under 16 from December 10. The BB...

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Six-month unfair dismissal right to begin from 2027

Labour ministers will commit to the start date next week after previously wateri...

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Tanzanian activist blocked from Instagram after mobilising election protests

Meta confirms it removed Mange Kimambi's social media accounts for violating the...

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Pensioners see energy bills 'quadruple overnight'

Residents in two tower blocks see a huge rise in their energy bills that were pr...

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Oil, defence and geopolitics: Why Putin is visiting Modi in Delhi

BBC editors explain what is at stake as Russian President Vladimir Putin starts ...

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