The most prominent opposition figure to Russian President Vladimir Putin, Alexei Navalny, has been found guilty of fraud and contempt of court.
He has been sentenced to nine years in a "strict regime penal colony" in a case rejected by supporters as fabricated.
Navalny was detained when he returned to Russia last year, after surviving a poisoning he blamed on the Kremlin. He is already serving three and a half years in jail for breaking bail conditions while in hospital.
Prosecutors accused him of stealing $4.7m (£3.5m) of donations given to his now banned organisations, including his anti-corruption foundation.
Delivering her verdict, Judge Margarita Kotova said Navalny had carried out "the theft of property by an organised group".
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,bbc,bbc news,news,world news,breaking news,us news,world,america,usa,usa news,india news,Path to the Presidency,Donald Trump,Trump,c-dvjFTz8G0,, Politics,Society,Television_program, channel_UC16niRr50-MSBwiO3YDb3RA, video_c-dvjFTz8G0,In this episode of Path to the Presidency, the BBC’s Sumi Somaskanda and Caitríona Perry are joined by North America Correspondent Anthony Zurcher to discuss Donald Trump's key policy priorities as it gets closer and closer to his inauguration.
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,bbc,bbc news,news,world news,breaking news,us news,world,america,usa,usa news,india news,ulwfZ2Gu79o,, Politics,Society,Television_program, channel_UC16niRr50-MSBwiO3YDb3RA, video_ulwfZ2Gu79o,Without action the world could warm by a massive 3.1C this century, the UN has said in a new report.
The UN Emissions Gap report indicates that if only “current policies” are implemented the world could warm by up to 3.1C.
This would be “catastrophic” for the world according to the UN, leading to dramatic increases in extreme weather events including heatwaves and floods.
The UN's predictions of temperature rise have stayed essentially the same over the past three years since countries met in Glasgow for the COP26 climate summit.
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A warning that some will find this report distressing.
Myanmar's military junta government is facing anarmed challenge to its rule in several parts of the country.
In the Chin state in the west of Myanmar, ethnicresistance groups have managed to push the militaryjunta out of several areas near the country's westernborder and battles are currently raging as they fight togain control of more territory.
The BBC has had rare access to the state and hasseen evidence of how the Burmese army havelaunched a campaign of torture, abduction and murder to stop youngsters from joining rebel fighters.
Myanmar's military is yet to respond to the BBC'squestions about these allegations.
The BBC's Yogita Limaye reports from western Myanmar.
,1,Tech billionaire Elon Musk has predicted that artificial intelligence (AI) will eventually mean that no-one will have to work.
He was speaking to UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak during an unusual "in conversation" event at the end of this week's summit on AI at Bletchley Park, in England.
The 50-minute interview included a prediction by Mr Musk that the tech will make paid work redundant.
This comes as around 100 world leaders, tech bosses and academics are gathering there over the next two days to discuss how best to maximise the benefits of artificial intelligence - while minimising the risks.
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,1,Elon Musk says artificial intelligence is "one of the existential risks we face as world leaders attend a AI safety summit in the UK.
About 100 world leaders, tech bosses and academics are gathering there over the next two days to discuss how best to maximise the benefits of artificial intelligence - while minimising the risks.
Others have warned against speculating about unlikely future threats and said the world should instead focus on the potential present-day risks AI poses, such as replacing some jobs and entrenching bias.
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,1,The most prominent opposition figure to Russian President Vladimir Putin, Alexei Navalny, has been found guilty of fraud and contempt of court.
He has been sentenced to nine years in a "strict regime penal colony" in a case rejected by supporters as fabricated.
Navalny was detained when he returned to Russia last year, after surviving a poisoning he blamed on the Kremlin. He is already serving three and a half years in jail for breaking bail conditions while in hospital.
Prosecutors accused him of stealing $4.7m (£3.5m) of donations given to his now banned organisations, including his anti-corruption foundation.
Delivering her verdict, Judge Margarita Kotova said Navalny had carried out "the theft of property by an organised group".
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