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The 23-year-old's lawyer says he has denied a charge of criminal defamation. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/HAfhE23

Aerial footage shows Mauna Loa, the world's largest active volcano, spewing lava into the air. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/Y8ASbZF

Mauna Loa, in the US state of Hawaii, lights up the sky as it erupts for the first time since 1984. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/4cK6p3r

An avian influenza outbreak is to blame for the deaths of more than 13,000 birds, many of them pelicans. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/TykX3pK

At least 10 students are killed after an explosion at a religious school in northern Aghanistan, officials say. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/oQG15Ws

RTS,S jab will be given to five to 17-month-olds across the southern African nation. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/BpbZOC0

A DNA test and an ancestry website have helped end a family's agonising search for answers. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/JbM5PYh

The incident occurred days after a court ordered the release of the far-right killer of Chris Hani. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/c4CnSop

The US has warned it will take legal action if Mexico presses ahead with an import ban on GM corn. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/Yroiwlh

Local officials said four monks, including the abbot, tested positive for methamphetamine. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/ODul2ei

The prisoners are also seeking financial compensation for the 'mental agony' of living in fear of death. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/a3jxylc

Toomaj Salehi, who backed the anti-government protests, has been charged with "corruption on Earth". from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/ZuVDgBG

A goalkeeper is set upon by a fan with a corner flag during a derby between Turkish second division sides Goztepe and Altay in Izmir. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/SK5bRwm

Authorities are stopping anyone taking photos at the Shanghai Covid protest site. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/t1cIXA0

It was reported the man had accidentally fallen onto the tracks in Harlem, New York. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/dyTtZ5h

The prosecutor-general tells the BBC Russian attacks aimed at "the full Ukrainian nation". from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/PrLT0j1

Morocco cause the latest shock at a World Cup that has been full of surprises by beating Belgium with late goals by Abdelhamid Sabiri and Zakaria Aboukhlal. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/LKAUHXu

Eleven people are unaccounted for after mud swept away homes and cars on the island of Ischia. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/MCzWf5b

Japan fail to take another step towards the World Cup knockout rounds as Keysher Fuller's late goal earns Costa Rica a smash-and-grab Group E victory. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/aEsMC75

The BBC's Mark Lowen surveys the damage to homes and cars after a mudslide on the Italian island. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/WEtBo3w

Charles Blé Goudé, once seen as a divisive figure, flies back after being acquitted by the ICC. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/WrbcsHl

Robert Lewandowski scores his first World Cup goal as Poland earn a crucial victory over Saudi Arabia that leaves Group C wide open. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/WQANR3h

The American singer and actress won an Oscar for Best Original Song in 1984. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/Lz7HrN6

The former Pakistani prime minister was shot at during a similar gathering three weeks ago. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/S8MLTX5

A torrent of mud and debris dislodged trees, engulfed buildings and dragged cars into the sea. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/7bo9pan

Cristiano Ronaldo is called a "total genius" by Fifa for winning Portugal's penalty in their opening World Cup victory over Ghana. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/cjkphHn

Australia hold on to a narrow first-half lead to pick up a crucial victory over Tunisia that keeps alive their hopes of qualifying for the World Cup last 16. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/FdTbPik

The installation was designed by artist Spencer Tunick, to raise awareness of skin cancer. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/NhMOQ1n

The 18-year-old silverback was moved from Tenerife as part of an international breeding programme. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3ARFWix

Jeers could be heard from Iran fans in the stadium, while some showed their support for protests back home. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/iCXU4RG

Saulos Chilima has appeared in court after being detained for accepting money in exchange for contracts. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/rEekq60

Wales' first World Cup for 64 years looks set to end at the first hurdle after they suffer a gut-wrenching - but deserved - last-ditch defeat against Iran in Qatar. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/LRQdznr

The proposal was prompted by increased restrictions in the US and Poland, but it faces a tough passage. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/y14wNIJ

Singer Kris Wu is convicted of sex crimes and given a 13-year prison term by a Beijing court. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/emZjPcX

People paying their respects to the late Queen Elizabeth II left the bears outside royal residences. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/5Gt4Snf

Isolation from sport is one of the many consequences of Russia's war in Ukraine, says Steve Rosenberg. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/Dv06IWp

Extending its controversial law, any mention of LGBT people in books, films and online will be banned. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/tgTzX2N

Prosecutors had previously dropped charges against Peter Kazimir when he was a finance minister. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/Pmb6DcA

The fight came during a parliamentary debate about proposed electoral reforms. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/nsBIpoQ

It ends months of speculation over who would land what is arguably the country's most powerful job. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/pqbHdYn

Police discovered 30 bodies, believed to be of migrants who were being trafficked, in October. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/6jLKRkp

It is reviving the Soviet-era Moskvich brand, though the car's design has been updated. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/Udpmacx

Croatia, runners-up four years ago, start their World Cup campaign with a goalless draw against a well-drilled Morocco at Al Bayt Stadium. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/m8HrvO9

The city's mayor says the whole city is without electricity following strikes across the country. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/jfcA6Bv

Twenty pupils were killed when one school in Cianjur collapsed during Monday's earthquake. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/cxqE5rF

Missiles hit a maternity unit in the southern Zaporizhzhia region, killing a two-day-old baby. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/c1g5A2C

Officials said rescue efforts were delayed as divers had little oxygen in their cylinders. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/ixW610P

It is believed to be a new record for the longest-frozen embryos ever to result in a successful live birth. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/Jm0UifR

Andrzej Duda was targeted by Russian pranksters after two men were killed near the Ukraine border. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/TjMacfU

A "trashion" show in Lagos raises awareness about the widespread plastic pollution issue in Nigeria. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/Bz32MSP

Farmers in the coastal county of Kilifi reportedly sold eight trees to a company based in Georgia. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/ONtb7vo

Formula 1 is set to cancel the 2023 Chinese Grand Prix because of the country's Covid policies, BBC Sport has learned. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/cpJxgqa

Christie's auction house says the seller has decided to loan it to a museum instead. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/pWDVUd2

An earthquake has struck the main Indonesian island of Java, leaving scores dead. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/VciMLoa

The Thor star has revealed he has a significantly heightened risk of developing the disease. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/SDJ3wip

Following the ruling, lowering the voting age will now have to be debated in parliament. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/yBUcH4I

Two days after the vote, the country's king has had to extend a deadline to form a government. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/C9ZHkPS

After the recent bombing in Istanbul, Turkish retaliatory air strikes on Kurdish targets have left a population on edge. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/lUm8M4C

FTX owes about $1.45bn to its top 10 creditors, according to its US bankruptcy court filings. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/Ha2jqNU

Hosts Qatar open the 2022 Fifa World Cup in calamitous fashion, easily beaten by Ecuador in a humbling defeat at Al Bayt. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/8uhkW0F

The country is left in political limbo after no coalition gains enough seats to form a government. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/BpXZWG1

The key city is occupied by Russia - but the exiled Ukrainian mayor is still making plans. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/QDKrB0n

The Club Q nightclub in Colorado Springs thanked customers who subdued the gunman on Saturday. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/wIqXMCL

A senior official tells the BBC the Artemis missions will lead to astronauts living on the Moon. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/Iw3L5B6

The British prime minister has reiterated the UK's support for Ukraine on a visit to the country. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/jS6iGNd

Mystery shrouds the killing of three young women and a young man in their rental home on 13 November. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/QeApVDs

The British prime minister is making his first visit to Ukraine since taking office. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/xP4SB1q

Crowds gathered on a bridge to welcome the train as families reunited after months apart. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/JxfVKzH

Reducing electricity use is crucial, head of Ukraine's biggest private energy firm tells the BBC. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/1cv0Qbw

The US pop star says she had been told Ticketmaster could handle demand, despite the chaos this week. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/KzhB1E6

Yuriko Koike says wearing turtleneck jumpers this winter will help reduce energy consumption. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/4pkLE8N

The case is seen as a test. Does corporate fraud in tech end with a slap on the wrist, or prison time? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/B8cyqLQ

Priscilla Sitienei was set to sit her final exams next week, along with her 12-year-old classmates. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/tJPZVFD

Australia's demand comes after the men are found guilty of shooting down MH17 over eastern Ukraine. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/0STLsuC

Notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout could be exchanged for US basketball player Brittney Griner. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/Zfuv0HP

The US basketball player is believed to be in a remote jail 500km (310 miles) south-east of Moscow. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/ZvHICnD

Video shared on social media shows a driver narrowly avoiding being hit by an explosion in Dnipro. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/tk5rPOA

The Hollywood star grew up speaking Afrikaans - many fellow South Africans are outraged by her comments. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/JZStVRT

Residents will move back into Ramsay Street for a new series that will start filming next year. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/7mM6HdZ

At least four deaths are reported, days after one of the most fierce Russian bombardments of the war. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/w4EMXxF

The BBC speaks to people held by Russians in Kherson, amid reports of atrocities in the liberated city. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/v2ybwzJ

The reform would allow doctors to terminate a pregnancy if a mother's life or health were at risk. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/5nmxCE3

Last night, a missile landed in Poland, killing two people - here's what we know so far. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/j3qFhdX

The best efforts of the G20 organisers were no match for news from a war half a world away. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/5Cf8VQY

Artemis I is Nasa's most powerful rocket ever and is part of a plan to return humans to the Moon. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/gTeEa6J

The US star's application to trademark the moniker has been denied for administration reasons. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/BQVaqsJ

The Brazilian president-elect is expected to say his country is a global player on climate again. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/klpzbGK

President Muhammadu Buhari says the gunmen in Imo state will face the "full wrath of the law". from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/STUZypj

Protesters overturn a police car and tear down Covid control barriers. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/T9UZ5Cf

Attacks are also reported in other cities, including Mykolaiv, Chernihiv and Zaporizhzhia. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/LAbkfVe

A 1930s painting by the Dutch artist has sold for $51m (£43m) in New York - a record for his work. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/bduvjJY

Tests on fish remains found in Israel suggest man first cooked far earlier than previously thought. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/aFvrIo9

Anger boils over in the industrial city of Guangzhou, exposing cracks in Xi Jinping's signature policy. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/aIGQpo5

Lemekhani Nyirenda was serving a nine-year prison sentence when he went off to fight for Russia. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/4N10IyU

There is no silver bullet, the UK says - but resources on the French coastline are having some effect. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/yjuiHmU

Locals are returning to Istiklal Street, the busy thoroughfare where six were killed on Sunday. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/Vm5DGRi

Afghan judges are told to enforce Islamic law that may include public executions and stoning. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/ucQxPsI

Alaa Abdel Fattah tells his family in a letter from prison that he has resumed drinking water. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/gvxhend

The regional capital was liberated on Friday after being taken by Russia in March. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/npxI2Sy

EK Janaki Ammal studied a wide range of flowering plants in a career spanning almost 60 years. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/yLtfEj6

Natasa Pirc Musar was once a lawyer for former US first lady Melania Trump. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/bPsOHch

Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell get heat from colleagues after the Democrats keep control of the Senate. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/5PYnAaw

Ukraine moves quickly to maintain order in Kherson, facing Russian troops across the Dnipro river. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/LVPxlfe

A two-minute silence across the UK at 11:00 GMT honoured servicemen and women lost in past conflicts. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/UZaNwxK

BBC Analysis Editor Ros Atkins looks at the years of corruption allegations around Fifa awarding the 2022 World Cup to Qatar. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/n8eusFL

Firefighters helped people who were trapped after heavy rain in Valencia. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/NFLZdaS

Mehran Karimi Nasseri, who inspired a Hollywood film, died in Charles de Gaulle airport on Saturday. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/Bw2TzV8

After two years of war, millions are hungry in Tigray - and finally a deal may ease their suffering. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/EpJ6Dd9

Jubilant scenes are continuing after Ukraine took back the city of Kherson from Russia. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/oAKlEBP

The BBC's analysis editor looks at whether the UN's target to limit global warming can still be reached. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/vAK0PMt

The anonymous graffiti artist paints murals on buildings destroyed by Russian artillery attacks. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/0TDrPyR

Local elections were also held across the country on Tuesday, some with unusual tiebreaker methods. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/NIATPzK

The BBC's Steve Rosenberg on the mood in Russia following its army's withdrawal from Kherson. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/4Ilaevb

Sam Bankman-Fried also stepped down as chief executive, capping a tumultuous week for the firm. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/ixpDZ7Y

Animal lovers were aghast after Hebron's top official offered cash to anyone who killed stray dogs. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/KRqHD8I

The spacecraft broke up shortly after take off in 1986, killing all seven people on board. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/NhYwGbT

An officer accused of covering up Seoul's police failings was found in his home, in a suspected suicide. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/1HxBCn4

"I learnt not to believe a word the Russians say," one resident tells the BBC's Jeremy Bowen. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/6Bt7arT

A spokesman claims Islamic laws were being flouted as women are further excluded from public life. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/V9210zH