1. Inside South Africa''s ''ruthless'' gang-controlled gold mines

2. Duct-taped banana artwork sells for 6.2m in NYC

3. Deadly Israeli air strikes hit Gaza - reports

4. Fourth tourist dies of suspected methanol poisoning in Laos

5. Moment world''s tallest woman and shortest woman meet

6. Putin gifts lion and brown bears to North Korea zoo

7. Uncertainty after Australia foreign students bill hits opposition

8. Australia wants to ban kids from social media. Will it work?

9. Las Vegas man who called 911 for help killed by police in his home

10. Fallen trees cause widespread damage after bomb cyclone

11. Are celebrities workers? South Korea says no

12. ''Dreams quashed'': Foreign students and universities fear Australia''s visa cap

13. Is nuclear power gaining new energy?

14. Texas offers Trump land for migrant ''deportation facilities''

15. Fate of Gaetz ethics report uncertain after congressional panel deadlocked

16. The model, British tech and Russia''s war machine

17. US charges Indian billionaire with fraud

18. US vetoes Security Council''s Gaza ceasefire resolution

19. Russia and US battle for advantage in Ukraine war ahead of Trump''s return

20. Man who drugged wife in French mass rape case told: You''ll die alone

21. False alarm over DR Congo hero''s golden tooth

22. Rust premieres at low-key film festival three years after shooting

23. US envoy heads to Israel after progress on Hezbollah ceasefire

24. US nursing student Laken Riley''s killer guilty of murder

25. Beirut: Meet the TikTokers filming destroyed homes

26. Anti-landmine groups criticise US for sending mines to Ukraine

27. South Carolina mother asks to be freed 30 years after killing two sons

28. Vatican in row at climate talks over gender rights

29. Israeli strikes on Syria''s Palmyra kill 36, state media say

30. Death penalty for Thai woman accused of murdering 14 friends with cyanide

31. Jihadist police chief of Timbuktu jailed for war crimes

32. Virtually no aid has reached besieged north Gaza in 40 days, UN says

33. Zelensky says Ukraine will lose war if US cuts funding

34. Logan Paul accused of misleading fans over crypto investments

35. Palestinian olive harvest under threat from Israeli attacks and restrictions

36. Biden agrees to give Ukraine anti-personnel mines

37. MSF halts work in Haitian capital over attacks

38. Hong Kong mogul Jimmy Lai testifies for first time

39. Comcast to spin off NBCUniversal TV networks

40. Priest replaced after Sabrina Carpenter shoots music video in his church

41. Living in Delhi smog is like watching a dystopian film again and again

42. Diddy called witnesses from prison, prosecutors say

43. Ugandan opposition figure reported under arrest

44. Republican lawmaker moves to bar trans colleague from women''s bathrooms

45. Trump picks celebrity TV doctor to run Medicaid

46. The former president seeking to lead Ghana once more

47. How India''s first Test tour to Australia almost didn’t happen

48. Trump joins Musk to watch Starship test launch

49. ''Bomb cyclone'' to bring rain, snow and winds to US northwest

50. Los Angeles to become an immigration ''sanctuary''

51. Russian gains accelerate as Ukraine''s Kursk gamble falters

52. Four UN peacekeepers injured by rocket fire in Lebanon

53. Prosecutors back delaying Trump sentence until he leaves White House

54. Hamas leaders no longer in Doha but office not permanently closed, Qatar says

55. Gisèle Pelicot condemns rape accused and says French society must change

56. Son of Norwegian princess arrested on suspicion of rape

57. Brazil arrests soldiers suspected of 2022 plot to kill President Lula

58. Ukraine fires US-supplied long range missiles into Russia, defence ministry says

59. Putin approves changes to Russia''s nuclear doctrine

60. Ukraine vows to ''never submit’ as war reaches 1,000th day

61. Georgian police clear protesters challenging ''stolen'' election

62. Turkish strikes in Syria cut water to one million people

63. Watch: New Zealand''s Māori protests explained

64. Trump picks ex-congressman and Fox host as transport secretary

65. Trump and Xi Jinping’s ‘rollercoaster’ relationship has soured - can they rebuild it?

66. Abkhazia: Leader of Georgia breakaway region resigns

67. Car driven into crowd outside primary school in China

68. Hong Kong pro-democracy icons sentenced to years in jail

69. The activists facing jail in Hong Kong''s largest national security case

70. Indian tribes seek to bring back ancestral skulls from UK

71. From political outsider to Ghana''s ''Mr Digital''

72. Wicked stars take to the green carpet for European premiere

73. Ex-Canadian minister says he was alleged target of Iran assassination plot

74. Russia vows ''tangible'' response if US missiles used against its territory

75. Undersea cable between Germany and Finland severed

76. Flatulence tax: Denmark agrees deal for livestock emissions levy

77. ''A coding Mozart'': Seven-year-old gets job offer from Russian IT firm

78. Furious row at UN as Russia blocks Sudan ceasefire move

79. ''My mother is still trapped after Tanzania building collapse''

80. New Zealand’s capital prepares for huge Maori protests

81. Dozens of medics tried in Turkey over baby deaths

82. Almost 100 Gaza food aid lorries violently looted, UN agency says

83. Trump allies make WW3 warning over Biden missile move in Ukraine

84. Ugandan TikToker jailed for insulting president

85. Je Ne Regrette Rien composer dies aged 95

86. Gabon approves law allowing junta leader to contest elections

87. Organic carrots recalled in US after deadly E. coli outbreak

88. Hundreds of Honduran villages cut off by torrential rain

89. Missile news welcomed in Ukraine but ''won''t win war''

90. Delhi air pollution reaches ''severe plus'' levels

91. Mali wins 160m in gold mining dispute after detaining British businessman

92. Beyoncé to star in NFL half-time show on Christmas Day

93. Fury in Russia at missile move but Putin so far silent

94. Russian ballet star Vladimir Shklyarov dies at 39

95. Australian senator censured for heckling King

96. How long-range missiles inside Russia could affect Ukraine war

97. Who wins when Nigeria''s richest man takes on the ''oil mafia''?

98. Malala: I never imagined women''s rights would be lost so easily

99. ''You are under digital arrest'': Inside a scam looting millions from Indians

100. Nordic neighbours release new advice on surviving war

101. Top Republican says Trump nominees are ‘disruptors’

102. Biden allows Ukraine to strike inside Russia with missiles

103. Australian radio host arrested over sex abuse claims

104. At least 34 killed in Israeli strike in northern Gaza

105. Hezbollah media chief killed in Israeli strike in Beirut - reports

106. Russia''s opposition takes to the streets of Berlin

107. Brazil first lady uses expletive against Elon Musk at G20 event

108. Miss Nigeria''s pride after defying trolls to challenge for Miss Universe

109. Trump, Musk and new cabinet nominees celebrate at UFC

110. Russia targets Ukraine energy with large-scale missile attack

111. Undocumented migrants hope Trump mass deportations only ''for criminals''

112. Xi says he will work with Trump in last meeting with Biden

113. Venezuela frees more than 100 arrested after disputed election result

114. Does Africa need to embrace AI to keep its music centre stage?

115. Why it is so difficult to walk in Indian cities

116. Watch given to Titanic hero sells for 1.5m

117. Final phase for mass rape trial that has horrified France

118. Russia''s soldiers bringing wartime violence back home

119. Melting glaciers leave homes teetering in valley of jagged mountains

120. ''Anointed by God'': The Christians who see Trump as their saviour

121. Musk rebuked after siding with Meloni on Italy''s foreign migrant centres

122. Georgia election chief doused with paint

123. US reports first case of emerging mpox strain

124. Police blockade on South African miners lifted

125. Senators call for federal probe into Musk''s contact with Russia

126. Eight dead after stabbing at school in eastern China

127. Sixth typhoon in a month makes landfall in Philippines

128. Volcanoes once erupted on the far side of the moon

129. Zelensky says war will ''end sooner'' once Trump becomes president

130. Paul beats Tyson, 58, on points in drab contest

131. Ten newborns killed in hospital fire in northern India

132. Trump cabinet picks battle misconduct claims and controversy

133. Celeb lookalike craze is about more than good looks and bragging rights

134. Argentina orders arrests of pro-Bolsonaro rioters

135. United by loyalty, Trump''s new team members have competing agendas

136. The grandma who has become an accidental fashion icon

137. ''We are dying every moment'' - the Afghans risking their lives to reach UK

138. A look at Trump''s new top team... in 74 seconds

139. War on all sides: Inside the only Lebanese border town where residents have stayed

140. Amsterdam violence exposes tensions in Dutch society: ''We cannot be made into enemies''

141. ''Bulldozer justice'' now illegal in India - but who will pay for my broken home?

142. China megaport opens up Latin America as wary US looks on

143. Elon Musk met Iran''s UN ambassador in New York

144. North Korean troops in Ukraine ‘grave escalation’, Scholz tells Putin

145. Pro-Russia bill triggers protests in Georgia breakaway region

146. Trafficking ring preyed on vulnerable Romanian teens - police

147. Netanyahu aide investigated over 7 October document changes

148. Valencia chief admits flood mistakes but defies calls for resignation

149. At least 15 rescue workers killed in Israeli strike in Lebanon

150. COP29 hosts accused of detaining climate defenders

151. Smuggler caught with hundreds of tarantulas strapped to body

152. S Africa''s Mia le Roux pulls out of Miss Universe pageant

153. Trump meets Argentina''s Milei ahead of conservative summit

154. Ten dead in fire at Spanish retirement home

155. FBI video shows moment man sets ballot box on fire

156. Sri Lankan leader''s coalition heads for landslide win

157. Europe''s flying taxi dreams falter as cash runs short

158. Bitcoin hacker sentenced to five years in prison

159. The missing puzzle piece in India’s child stunting crisis

160. Five takeaways from Trump’s first week as president-elect

161. UN climate talks ''no longer fit for purpose'' say key experts

162. Former NFL player charged in Jan 6 Capitol riot

163. Eva Longoria says her family no longer lives in ''dystopian'' US

164. Suspects nabbed for ''man in bear suit'' insurance scam

165. Delhi shuts all primary schools as hazardous smog worsens

166. France''s new dictionary struggles to keep up with the times

167. South Africa cuts supplies to thousands of illegal miners hiding underground

168. Diamond necklace linked to Marie Antoinette sells for 4.8m

169. Staff ''banana-proof'' areas for Swedish minister''s phobia

170. Who is Trump intelligence pick Tulsi Gabbard, accused of repeating Russian talking points?

171. The Onion buys Alex Jones''s Infowars at auction

172. More than 100 ill after recent McDonald''s E.coli outbreak

173. ‘I blame the Church for my brother’s death’ - Zimbabwe anger over child abuser

174. Zuckerberg records ''romantic'' cover of explicit rap hit

175. HRW accuses Israel of war crime of forced displacement in Gaza

176. Trump''s pick of Huckabee and Witkoff a clue to Middle East policy

177. Charles Manson spoke of more killings in prison tapes

178. Why is Kamala Harris still asking for campaign donations?

179. Man suspected of supplying boats for people smuggling arrested

180. Man seen rescuing trapped children in Valencia floods

181. Maori haka in NZ parliament to protest at bill to reinterpret founding treaty

182. Paul tries to goad Tyson at baffling news conference

183. French weapons used in Sudan war despite UN arms embargo - Amnesty

184. Moment MP leads haka to disrupt New Zealand parliament

185. Valencia floods: Spain clings to fragments of hope in time of disaster

186. Pop hit APT too distracting for S Korea''s exam-stressed students

187. Families reunite with bodies of missing British soldiers 70 years on

188. Trump''s choice to lead justice department stuns - but also sends strong message

189. What are recess appointments and how will Trump administration picks be vetted?

190. Watch: Moment police officer rescues man trapped in submerged car

191. World’s largest coral found in the Pacific

192. Snap Sri Lankan election poses test for new leader

193. Prosecutor seeks jail and election ban for Le Pen

194. France mounts security operation for Israel match after Amsterdam violence

195. Menopause, the other menstrual taboo for Indian women

196. Brazil Supreme Court evacuated following blasts

197. ''Nowhere is safe'': Concerns grow as Israel strikes new areas of Lebanon

198. Activist takes own life in protest at Iranian regime

199. The Guardian stops posting on Elon Musk''s ''toxic'' X

200. What a Republican trifecta means for Trump''s second term

201. What Trump could do on day one in the White House

202. US official charged over leak of Israel plan to attack Iran

203. Trump has full control of Washington - but he won''t always get his way

204. Trump will understand Chagos deal, UK government says

205. Ambulance patients killed in Haiti attack, charity says

206. Watch: Moment Trump and Biden meet at the White House

207. Watch: Málaga flood turns street into river

208. Russia sends military instructors to Equatorial Guinea - reports

209. Why is Elon Musk becoming Donald Trump''s efficiency tsar?

210. Israeli construction along buffer zone with Syria violates ceasefire, UN says

211. Donald Trump picks Elon Musk for new cost-cutting role

212. ''Taking revenge on society'': Deadly car attack sparks questions in China

213. Trump names Fox News host Pete Hegseth as defence secretary pick

214. French headteacher describes spiral of events that led to teacher''s beheading

215. Málaga evacuates thousands as Spain issues more flood alerts

216. Unconventional Trump brings openings and perils for Africa

217. Bulldozers cannot be used as punishment tool: India court

218. US says Israel hasn''t breached its law against blocking aid in Gaza

219. Watch: Drone footage captures Kentucky explosion damage

220. Delhi chokes as air pollution turns ''severe''

221. Runaway ''spy whale'' fled Russian military training says marine scientist

222. Inside the secret summit that tried to stop deadly rap wars

223. VW launches 5.8bn tie-up with Tesla rival Rivian

224. What White House picks tell us about Trump 2.0

225. Cheap fix floated for plane vapour''s climate damage

226. Surge in Russian drone strikes test Ukrainian defences and devastate families

227. US flights to Haiti halted for month after attacks

228. First sighting of Belarusian political prisoner in more than 600 days

229. Israeli strikes in Mount Lebanon villages kill 23, ministry says

230. US jury awards 42m to ex-detainees at Iraq''s Abu Ghraib

231. US airman Jack Teixeira sentenced to 15 years in prison

232. When horror hits China, the first instinct is shut it down

233. Lights under surfboards could deter shark attacks - study

234. Watch: BBC China reporter pushed away from filming at car attack scene

235. Silence falls for Armistice Day commemorations

236. Russian doctor jailed for five years over alleged Ukraine war remarks

237. Oil and gas ''gift of god'', says COP29 host

238. US ex-congressman paralysed after polo accident

239. Spain braces for torrential rain as new weather system reaches Med coast

240. Germany plans February election after coalition collapse

241. Ugandan TikTokers held for insulting first family

242. Israel has missed US deadline to boost Gaza aid, UN agency says

243. Megan Fox expecting first child with Machine Gun Kelly

244. Rembrandt''s Night Watch: Major restoration begins

245. World''s longest detained journalist wins rights prize

246. Shell wins landmark climate case against green groups in Dutch appeal

247. Trump to name national security adviser while Rubio in running for top diplomat role

248. Convulsing cat in Thai TV show sparks abuse concerns

249. Several injured after car ploughs into crowd in China

250. Inquiry reveals timeline of Bondi mass stabbing

251. New arrests over violence after Ajax-Maccabi match

252. New Zealand PM says sorry for ''horrific'' care home abuse

253. DNA-testing site 23andMe to lay off 40% of its workers

254. Zelensky says Russia has 50,000 troops in Kursk

255. Gold, prices, and jobs: What''s at stake in Ghana''s elections?

256. India''s celebrity top judge: An icon or a pushover?

257. ''Man of his word'': Jan 6 rioters expect Trump will keep pardon promise

258. How will Trump''s new ''border tsar'' approach immigration?

259. Saudi crown prince says Israel committing ''genocide'' in Gaza

260. Airlines suspend Haiti flights after plane hit by gunfire

261. ICC announces investigation into chief prosecutor

262. Who is Elise Stefanik, Trump''s pick for UN ambassador?

263. US envoy vows climate fight will continue under Trump

264. Italian authorities bust ''Banksy forgery ring''

265. Kenya''s top judge: No-one has ever tried to bribe me

266. Gruesome machete video prompts Burkina Faso investigation

267. ''I was moderating hundreds of horrific and traumatising videos''

268. ‘I lost nine teeth filming Squid Game’: BBC on set with show’s director

269. Disney cruise ship rescues four people from sinking catamaran

270. Optimism and uncertainty at summit as Middle East awaits Trump’s return

271. Japan''s Ishiba stays as PM despite election setback

272. Festival worker to become Antarctic postmaster

273. MTV EMAs: Eight bits of gossip we uncovered on the night

274. India''s luxury airline Vistara flies into the sunset

275. ''Dying of thirst'' as climate-driven floods mix with oil

276. Haiti''s prime minister ousted after six months

277. Jamie Oliver pulls ''offensive'' children''s book from sale

278. Russia denies Trump call urging restraint in Ukraine

279. Mauritius prime minister accepts ''huge defeat'' in election

280. Trump appoints UN ambassador Elise Stefanik and border tsar Tom Homan

281. China roads blocked by thousands of cyclists in night quest for dumplings

282. Starmer to join Macron for Armistice Day events in Paris

283. Fans spot porn website on Wicked dolls packaging

284. Power in the Palms: Inside the pilgrimage to Mar-a-Lago

285. Dozens detained after protesters defy ban in Amsterdam

286. Russia and Ukraine launch biggest drone attacks against each other

287. Argentine football hooligan leader shot dead in street

288. Will rich countries pay for climate change?

289. Israeli strike on Gaza house kills many, medics and rescuers say

290. In Russia''s shadow: The Baltics wait for Europe''s strategic new railway

291. Music stars sing praises of team sweeping Ghana clean

292. Irish general election 2024 explained

293. Democrats dreamt of an unbeatable coalition. Trump turned it to dust

294. Russia suffers worst month for casualties, says UK defence chief

295. Fema official ordered storm crews not to help Trump voters

296. Why a sex tape leak could actually be a ploy for power in Equatorial Guinea

297. How a hologram is being used to solve a sex worker''s murder

298. Irish man suspected of killing US nurse arrested in Hungary

299. Tens of thousands protest in Valencia over floods

300. Huge protest demands Valencia''s governor to resign