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Locked exits, panic and desperate calls for help: Survivors tell of mall fire horror
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Locked exits, panic and desperate calls for help: Survivors tell of mall fire horror

The BBC speaks to eyewitnesses and survivors of the fire that ripped through a busy Pakistan shopping centre.

Film about Palestinian girl's desperate plea was a 'way to not feel helpless', says director
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Film about Palestinian girl's desperate plea was a 'way to not feel helpless', says director

Kaouther Ben Hani's Oscar hopeful, The Voice of Hind Rajab, tells the tale of a girl killed in Gaza.

Beckham v Peltz Beckham: Could Brooklyn torpedo the family brand?
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Beckham v Peltz Beckham: Could Brooklyn torpedo the family brand?

Brooklyn's explosive post about Brand Beckham "has ruptured it from within", one commentator says.

Lyse Doucet: Trump is shaking the world order more than any president since WW2
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Lyse Doucet: Trump is shaking the world order more than any president since WW2

Trump's demands over Greenland are a rude awakening in a moment fraught with risk.

Trump's full messages with European leaders – and what they tell us
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Trump's full messages with European leaders – and what they tell us

Experts tell BBC what to read into private messages between US President Donald Trump and European leaders that have been shared publicly .

BBC visits UN compound Israel is demolishing in East Jerusalem
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BBC visits UN compound Israel is demolishing in East Jerusalem

John Sudworth says the sounds of heavy machinery can be heard echoing around the neighbourhood.

Confronted over Greenland, Europe is ditching its softly-softly approach to Trump
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Confronted over Greenland, Europe is ditching its softly-softly approach to Trump

Transatlantic relations aren't broken, though they are damaged. And if Europeans want to try to cut through with Trump, they'll have to stick together, writes E...

Palestinian children's football pitch faces Israeli demolition ultimatum
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Palestinian children's football pitch faces Israeli demolition ultimatum

The football club is ordered to remove the pitch, which Israel says was illegally built, or have it torn down.

More than 100 vehicles pile up on US motorway after crash
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More than 100 vehicles pile up on US motorway after crash

Jack-knifed trucks were left strewn across the road after heavy snow in Ottawa County, Michigan.

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