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More than 160 million Americans are expected to face an unusually brutal winter storm from Friday, with heavy snows and freezing rains forecast. The storm is expected to sweep through much of the United States, leaving “extremely dangerous” conditions in its wake as it tracks eastwards from the High Plains and Rockies, the National Weather…

Maia Daviesand Sofia Ferreira Santos Watch: Trump’s comments ‘extremely disrespectful’ – British veteran Donald Trump’s claim that Nato troops stayed “a little off the front lines” during the war in Afghanistan has sparked outrage in the UK from politicians and veterans’ families. Government minister Stephen Kinnock told the BBC he was “disappointed” by the US…

54 minutes ago Nawal Al-MaghafiSenior international investigations correspondent, Yemen Liam weir / BBC One of the sites had several shipping containers with little ventilation, where detainees said up to 60 men were held The BBC has been given access to detention facilities on former United Arab Emirates military bases in Yemen, confirming long-standing allegations of…

The death toll in a fire which engulfed a shopping centre in Pakistan has climbed to 67, police have confirmed. Police say 77 people are currently reported as missing by their families following the fire at Gul Plaza, in Pakistan’s largest city Karachi, on Saturday evening. But the scale of the damage following the blaze…

6 hours ago Kayleen Devlin, Barbara Metzlerand Kevin Nguyen,BBC Verify BBC The Sofos sailing under its earlier name, the MTM Hudson Dozens of oil tankers sanctioned by the UK in response to Russia’s war in Ukraine have sailed through the English Channel this month despite defence officials vowing to take “assertive action”. Since its full-scale…

7 hours ago Jude Sheerin,Washingtonand Helen Sullivan Reuters US President Donald Trump has withdrawn an invite for Canada to join his newly constituted Board of Peace, in the latest spat between the North American neighbours. “Please let this Letter serve to represent that the Board of Peace is withdrawing its invitation to you regarding Canada’s…

12 hours ago Madina MaishanuBBC Africa, Kurmin Wali BBC Sarah Peter is still traumatised by her ordeal There was a huge plaster on Sarah Peter’s head to staunch the bleeding caused by the blow of a gunman’s weapon. Sarah, not her real name, was in church in a village in northern Nigeria on Sunday morning…

14 hours ago David Gritten Getty Images The US plan for “New Gaza” was presented at the World Economic Forum in Davos The US has unveiled its plans for a “New Gaza” that would see the devastated Palestinian territory rebuilt from scratch. Slides showed dozens of skyscrapers stretching along the Mediterranean coast and housing estates…

14 hours ago Lyse DoucetChief international correspondent BBC “Together we are in a position to… end decades of suffering, stop generations of hatred and bloodshed, and forge a beautiful, everlasting and glorious peace for that region and for the whole region of the world.” Such was the soaring promise of US President Donald Trump as…

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has taken a strong lead in partial results from Thursday’s presidential election, the electoral commission says. Figures announced on Friday morning put Museveni in front with 76% of the votes, based on returns from 45% of the country’s polling stations. He is followed by opposition leader Bobi Wine with 20%. Security…