Sunday, 31 March 2024
Battle to run Istanbul becomes key to Turkey's future
Millions of Turks are voting, and President Erdogan hopes to regain control of Turkey's biggest city.
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Saturday, 30 March 2024
Massive crane to haul wreckage of Baltimore bridge
The search for the bodies of four workers is on hold because of the dangers of diving among the debris.
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Friday, 29 March 2024
'Crypto King' Bankman-Fried jailed for 25 years
The crypto exchange co-founder was convicted last year of stealing $8bn from investors.
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Thursday, 28 March 2024
Former FBI diver explains risks of Baltimore recovery
Divers recovered two bodies in the aftermath of the bridge collapse and will return when debris has been cleared.
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Wednesday, 27 March 2024
Aussie Rules football denies it has a cocaine problem
An MP accused the Australian Football League of helping players avoid detection by faking injuries.
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Donald Trump media firm soars in stock market debut
The long awaited moment hands the former president a stake worth more than $4bn.
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Tuesday, 26 March 2024
Debunking the false Moscow attack claims
BBC Verify examines how the campaign to blame Kyiv unfolded.
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Monday, 25 March 2024
Ukrainian soldiers film dangerous frontline mission
A BBC documentary follows soldiers on their mission to protect Ukraine’s second largest city, Kharkiv.
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Sunday, 24 March 2024
Abductors release more than 280 Nigerian pupils
Gunmen rode through the school in Kuriga in north-western Nigeria seizing children as young as eight.
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Saturday, 23 March 2024
First J-Pop, then K-Pop - could I-Pop be next?
Ri, Zo, Sim, and Suchi are members of India's first mainstream girl group in over 20 years.
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Friday, 22 March 2024
Opposition condemn arrest of Delhi chief minister
Arvind Kejriwal's arrest comes as a blow to the opposition just weeks before India's general elections.
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The maverick leader who took on India's Modi
Mr Kejriwal's arrest contrasts his anti-corruption campaign that took India by storm in 2011.
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Thursday, 21 March 2024
US unveils strict car emission limits to boost EVs
It includes a goal for more than half of all new vehicles sold to be electric by 2032 - a huge increase.
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Wednesday, 20 March 2024
Watch US soldiers parachute onto polar landscape
The military exercise named Arctic Shock is part of cold-weather field training with the Norwegian Army.
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Tuesday, 19 March 2024
Monday, 18 March 2024
Why Putin's fifth term as Russian leader was never in doubt
Despite the guaranteed result, the Kremlin has been keen to make the election appear legitimate.
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Sunday, 17 March 2024
Czechs struggle to contain surge of whooping cough
Prague's elderly mayor coughs and splutters during a public meeting as authorities battle increase.
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Russia's Vladimir Putin seeks fifth term in tightly-controlled election
The vote, weeks after opposition leader Alexei Navalny's death, is expected to keep Putin in office until at least 2030.
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Saturday, 16 March 2024
Where Donald Trump's four trials stand after more delays
Will the former president stand trial before the presidential election? It's looking less and less likely.
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Was this the week Israel and Hezbollah drew closer to war?
Israel may be fighting in Gaza, but fear remains a war with Hezbollah could turn the conflict into something even deadlier.
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Hong Kong court jails 12 over legislature riot
Pro-democracy demonstrators broke into Hong Kong's legislature in 2019 during months-long protests.
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Friday, 15 March 2024
Watch: Bees swarm tennis court as Alcaraz plays Zverev
Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev's quarter-final was suspended for nearly two hours, after bees descended on Indian Wells.
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Senegal opposition leaders freed ahead of delayed poll
Despite spending months in prison, Bassirou Diomaye Faye is one of the favourites in this month's election.
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Brosnan pleads guilty to national park trespassing
The James Bond star admitted to entering Yellowstone National Park's off-limits acidic hot springs.
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Thursday, 14 March 2024
Wednesday, 13 March 2024
Ros Atkins on... The German military intelligence leak
Ros Atkins looks at Germany's week of uncomfortable questions, after top-secret discussions were made public.
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Three Egyptian Coptic monks killed in South Africa
An Egyptian suspect has been arrested as police try to determine a motive for the stabbings.
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China says Philippines ignored South China Sea deal
Philippine President Marcos says Manila did not reject the deal, which he called "questionable".
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Tuesday, 12 March 2024
The Ukrainian sea drones hunting down Russia's warships
The BBC meets the drone operators helping to resist Russia's attempts to dominate the Black Sea.
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Monday, 11 March 2024
West Bank violence: 'My child's destiny was to get killed'
Amr Najjar is one of more than 100 Palestinian children killed in the West Bank since 7 October.
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Indonesian pilots both fall asleep mid-flight
The plane, carrying 153 passengers, briefly veered off course while the pilots fell asleep.
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Gaza aid ship yet to leave Cyprus
The Spanish vessel was expected to sail on Sunday, but Monday morning it was still docked in Larnaca.
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Sunday, 10 March 2024
Portugal votes as far right seeks kingmaker role
Neither the governing Socialists nor conservatives may win outright, boosting the populists' power.
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Saturday, 9 March 2024
Destructive Joshua knocks out Ngannou in second round
Anthony Joshua delivers the most powerful statement to the heavyweight division with a destructive second-round knockout win over Francis Ngannou.
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Friday, 8 March 2024
Victims' families condemn Uvalde shooting report
An independent investigator clears police of wrongdoing over the deadly school shooting in Texas in 2022.
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Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama dies at 68
Dragon Ball is one of the most influential and best-selling Japanese comics of all time.
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Thursday, 7 March 2024
Thailand revokes visa of Swiss man after backlash
Urs Fehr had allegedly kicked a local woman who was sitting outside his villa in Phuket.
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Wednesday, 6 March 2024
Transparency tool launched by BBC Verify
BBC Verify has introduced a new feature to show audiences how we know what we know.
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Tuesday, 5 March 2024
Rider, runner, winner - the second coming of Meier
Christian Meier rode as a domestique in all three Grand Tours - but locked down and retired, he found a new sporting obsession.
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Monday, 4 March 2024
Watch: Tumbleweed invasion engulfs US streets
High winds in Nevada and Utah sweep in huge amounts of tumbleweeds, surrounding houses.
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Sunday, 3 March 2024
Tributes as Nigerian actor Mr Ibu dies aged 62
John Okafor, aka Mr Ibu, was loved for his comic roles in a career spanning more than two decades.
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Norway king flies home after Malaysia hospital stay
King Harald, 87, was fitted with a pacemaker after falling ill whilst on holiday.
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Saturday, 2 March 2024
Top Ukrainian general eyes leadership shake-up
Gen Oleksandr Syrskyi insisted the situation on Ukraine's eastern front "remains difficult, but controlled".
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Victoria Beckham's fashion show disrupted by Peta
The 49-year-old Spice Girl was showcasing her label's autumn/winter collection at Paris Fashion Week.
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Sydney Mardi Gras honours killed gay couple
A moment of silence has been held to remember Luke Davies and Jesse Baird who were allegedly murdered.
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Friday, 1 March 2024
Power cut to Ghana’s parliament over $1.8m debt
The outage interrupted a debate on the president's State of the Nation speech before a generator kicked in.
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