BBC nieuws

• Trump's claim Nato troops avoided Afghanistan front line sparks outrage in UK

  The US president says Nato troops stayed "a little off the front lines" - despite 457 UK military deaths in the conflict.

• High stakes but low expectations ahead of Ukraine talks with Russia and US

  Donald Trump is pushing hard for a peace deal - but major issues between Russia and Ukraine are still unresolved, writes Sarah Rainsford.

• 'I didn't hear from my son for seven months': Inside Yemen's UAE-run secret prisons

  The BBC sees sites on former United Arab Emirates bases in Yemen where detainees say they were abused.

• US braces for 'extremely dangerous' winter storm

  The National Weather Service warns the winter blast "will pose a life-threatening risk of hypothermia".

• Pakistan mall fire death toll jumps to 67

  The process to identify the bodies recovered from the wreckage of Gul Plaza in Karachi continues.

• Trump withdraws Canada's invitation to Board of Peace

  Trump did not provide a reason for the decision, which comes after Canada's PM Mark Carney warned of a "rupture" in the US-led global order.

• Taliban release female athlete, 22, after 13 days in jail

  Khadija Ahmadzada was detained for being in "violation" of rules "regarding women's sports gyms", a Taliban spokesman said.

• Could Trump's new Board of Peace sideline the struggling UN?

  The US president has promised to "end decades of suffering" but critics dismiss his Board of Peace as a vainglorious project.

• Mandela's prison key, sunglasses and shirt can be sold after daughter wins court battle

  The authorities tried to stop their export arguing they were part of the country's heritage.

• Dozens of sanctioned Russian tankers navigate Channel despite UK vow of 'assertive' action

  Some 42 sanctioned tankers has passed through the Channel since 11 January, a BBC Verify analysis finds.

• South Sudan army chief gives soldiers seven days to crush rebellion

  Reinforcements are sent to the town of Bor, a strategic staging post on the way to the capital, Juba.

• 'Blood was all over' - victim of Nigeria church abduction describes escape

  Some 160 people are believed to be missing after attackers raided three churches in a Nigerian village on Sunday.

• Indian state investigates killings of hundreds of stray dogs

  Police say they have confirmed at least 354 killings so far and arrested nine people.

• US unveils plans for 'New Gaza' with skyscrapers

  "We're going to be very successful in Gaza," President Trump says, as his administration laid out its vision for post-war reconstruction.

• UN to take over al-Hol camp for IS families in Syria after unrest

  A UN spokesman said conditions inside the camp remained "tense and volatile" after Kurdish-led forces withdrew.

• ICE detains five-year-old and father in Minnesota, lawyer says

  The boy was taken along with his father, the lawyer and school officials say. ICE says it kept the boy safe as his father ran.

• France seizes suspected Russian 'shadow fleet' tanker

  The vessel, named Grinch, was stopped by the French navy as it travelled through waters between Spain and Morocco.

• German nurse jailed for murders could be linked to 100 more deaths

  Prosecutors are reviewing dozens more suspected deaths linked to a former palliative care nurse.

• Ubisoft cancels six games including Prince of Persia and closes studios

  The studio, known for Assassin's Creed and Just Dance, is also delaying seven titles in a restructure.

• Outrage after Indian man drowns in open pit after begging for help for hours

  Yuvraj Mehta drowned after his car fell into an unmarked construction pit in Noida last week.

• Could trilateral talks yield a breakthrough in Ukraine-Russia war?

  It's the first time representatives from Kyiv, Moscow and Washington have come together since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

• Trump covets mineral-rich Greenland, but what natural resources does it actually have?

  Greenland's natural resources include large reserves of rare earth deposits.

• A national tragedy 30 years ago united Australia. Why hasn't the Bondi shooting?

  Political spats brewing since the tragedy last month have overshadowed a national day of mourning.

• Eight surprise takeaways from the Oscar nominations

  Paul Mescal and Chase Infiniti missed out, while other actors carried their films to a nomination.

• Vietnam's leader returns to power with bold promises. Can he deliver?

  To Lam resumes the role of communist party chief, the post he currently holds, for the next five years.

• Is the US-TikTok deal a new reality for China's tech champions?

  It is a challenge for TikTok's parent company ByteDance as well as global ambitions for other Chinese tech companies.

• Behind the scenes of Help 2, the star-studded charity album

  Olivia Rodrigo, Arctic Monkeys and Pulp are among the artists who recorded new songs for War Child.

• What we know about Trump's 'framework of future deal' over Greenland

  Denmark and Greenland have made it clear they will not relinquish sovereignty of the world's largest island.

• Rapid rollback of Kurdish-led forces reshapes Sharaa's Syria

  The retreat of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the north-east marks the biggest change of control in Syria since the fall of Bashar al-Assad.

• Fact-checking Trump's Davos speech

  The US president made a series of contested claims, ranging from the status of Greenland to Nato spending.