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The reported disappearance of more than 80 government critics over the last six months has caused a huge public backlash in Kenya.

A judge has warned he will imprison top security officials for contempt of court on Monday if they fail to appear for a third time to account for a recent string of alleged abductions.

The case is linked to the disappearances documented by Kenya's National Commission on Human Rights since nationwide protests against proposed tax hikes began last June.

At least 24 are said to still be missing.

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US President Donald Trump has ordered officials to make plans to declassify documents related to the killings of John F Kennedy, Robert F Kennedy, and Martin Luther King Jr.

"A lot of people are waiting for this for long, for years, for decades," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Thursday.

The order directs top administration officials to present a plan to declassify the documents within 15 days.

But, that does not make it certain it will happen.

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The Met Office has issued rare red weather warnings, meaning there is a danger to life, as Storm Éowyn batters the UK.

The worst disruption is due to hit Northern Ireland and parts of Scotland.

As the "once in a generation" storm hit the Republic of Ireland a record gust of 114mph (183km/h) was recorded at Mace Head.

Widespread travel disruption is expected and many schools have been closed.

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With the ceasefire in Gaza and Israeli forces withdrawing from some areas, harrowing searches are taking place for the remains of the missing and dead.

The Palestinian health authorities estimate that 10,000 people are missing. Search teams are sifting through rubble and wreckage piece by piece, to find human remains, clothing and personal possessions that will identify the dead.

Often what is recovered is no more than a pile of bones. Israel's high explosive bombs have blasted and mangled into pieces many of the dead. The remains and scraps of clothing are placed in white body bags upon which are written the Arabic word "majhoul" meaning unidentified.

Relatives and friends of the missing are enduring the terrible ordeal of viewing these remnants of human lives as they seek answers.

Jane Hill presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Fergal Keane.

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We discuss the outcome of the case against Axel Rudakubana, who was sentenced to a minimum of 52 years in jail for the murder of three young girls in Southport last year. The court heard harrowing details of the attack and Rudakubana’s obsession with violence. Adam is joined by special correspondent Judith Moritz and UK correspondent Daniel Sandford.

And Adam is joined by economics editor Faisal Islam just after President Trump spoke to World Economic Forum in Davos.

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A federal judge in Seattle has temporarily blocked US President Donald Trump's attempt to end birthright citizenship in the US.

US District Court Judge John Coughenour called Trump's executive order "blatantly unconstitutional" and issued a restraining order blocking it from going into force.

Under a long-standing interpretation of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, nearly anyone born inside the US is automatically given birthright citizenship.

President Trump hopes to end that rule for children born to parents who are in the country illegally or temporarily.

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The world's largest iceberg is on a collision course with a remote British island, potentially putting penguins and seals in danger.

The iceberg is spinning northwards from Antarctica towards South Georgia, a rugged British territory and wildlife haven, where it could ground and smash into pieces.

Countless birds and seals died on South Georgia's icy coves and beaches when past giant icebergs stopped them feeding.

A group of scientists around the world, sailors and fishermen are anxiously checking satellite pictures to monitor the daily movements of the iceberg.

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BBC Eye has investigated the psychiatric hospitals used to silence China’s critics, hearing from people who dared to protest only to be drugged and labelled mentally ill.

Watch the full BBC Eye documentary on BBC iPlayer (or BBC World Service YouTube outside the UK)

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Axel Rudakubana has been sentenced to a minimum of 52 years in jail for the murder of three girls at a dance class in Southport, and the attempted murder of 10 other people.

Elsie Dot Stancombe, 7, Alice da Silva Aguiar, 9, and Bebe King, 6, all died in the attack.

Rudakubana also admitted producing ricin, possessing terrorist material, and possessing a knife.

The judge said it was highly unlikely Rudakubana would ever be released.

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The 2025 Oscars nominations have finally been announced.

The ceremony began with tributes to firefighters battling the Los Angeles wildfires, after the announcement was initially delayed due to the blazes.

Wicked, Emilia Pérez and the Brutalist lead this year's Oscar nominations.

The Academy Awards ceremony itself is on 2 March 2025 and will be taking place in Hollywood, Los Angeles.

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