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New York becomes first US city with congestion charge

The first congestion charge scheme for vehicles in the US has come into effect in New York City. Car drivers will pay up to $9

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Frustration in the queues holding up a fuel revolution

BBC A revolution in vehicle fuel is gaining momentum in Tanzania, but a lack of filling stations means it is stuck in second gear. Like

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28 December 2024 – 3 January 2025: Photos of the week

A selection of news photographs from around the world. Justin Setterfield/Getty Images Two people play the tabletop football game Subbuteo at the home of Stephen

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Man in exploded Cybertruck was elite soldier and shot himself before blast

Watch: Las Vegas police say driver in Tesla Cybertruck explosion likely US soldier The man who drove a Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside the Trump

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Cybertruck explodes at Trump Las Vegas hotel, killing one

Watch: Smoke seen outside Trump hotel after Cybertruck explosion Police are investigating after a Tesla Cybertruck filled with fuel canisters and firework mortars exploded outside

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How the wars of 2024 brought together rivals and created new enemies

BBC This has been one of the most eventful years since I began covering global security for the BBC in the aftermath of the 11

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Gaza babies dying from the cold as winter temperatures drop

BBC Sila’s father carries her tiny body to be buried Sila was less than three weeks old when her mother Nariman realised she wasn’t moving.

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US asks what’s next for healthcare

Special education teacher Robin Ginkel has spent almost two years fighting with her insurance company to try to get it to pay for back surgery

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Israel forcibly evacuates Gaza’s Kamal Adwan hospital and detains medical staff

Israeli forces have detained and interrogated medical staff after forcibly evacuating the last major hospital in northern Gaza, the Hamas-run health ministry says. The director

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Bashar al-Assad fell – then one woman learnt her husband’s past

BBC Abdullah Al Nofal (left) and his wife Douna Haj Ahmed It was early December when Douna Haj Ahmed, a Syrian refugee, discovered the disturbing