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A warm welcome to the Programme Briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. Instagram is hiding likes on posts in seven countries to remove pressure on users. The aim is to help people concentrate on content rather than popularity. Is this a step forward for social media . Or will it undermine the popularity of the business itself . Let me know what you think. Get in touch on twitter using the hashtag bbcthebriefing. President trump says the us military has shot down an iranian drone in the strait of hormuz. He said staff on the uss boxer took defensive action as t...

hello and welcome to bbc news. italian media is reporting at least 33 people are thought to have died, after a boat carrying migrants sunk off the southern italian mainland. it's reported that a number of bodies were found on a beach in the calabria region, with others found in the water nearby. rescuers are still searching for survivors, these pictures have come to us from the italian fire and rescue service. but teams have warned of rough conditions hampering their efforts. danny aeberhard, bbc world service europe regional editor, joins me now. still very short on details at the m...

is a sense of quiet confidence, but we are not there yet. and blizzard conditions in unexpected places in america — as a cold weather front hits california and other southern states. more than 43 people, including a baby, have died after a boat carrying migrants sank in rough seas off the southern italian mainland — according to the coastguard. dozens of bodies were found on a beach near a seaside resort in the calabria region, with others found in the waters nearby. rescuers are still searching for survivors, after the vessel — which was thought to be carrying at least 120 peo...

new agreement on trade. i think the talks on reforming the protocol are inching towards a conclusion. certainly the deal isn't done yet, but i do think we are inching towards a conclusion. a winter storm brings rain and snow to southern california, the likes of which hasn't been seen there for more than three decades. coastal areas are also under flood warning due to high winds. election officials in nigeria have insisted that �*nobody will be disenfranchised' despite delays and technical problems as millions of people vote — in the country's most competitive election since milit...

Abdullahi Ganduje emerged as APC national chairman with the help of President Bola Tinubu. Can his loyalty to the president protect him from suffering the fate of his predecessors?