Ukraine war: Zelensky promises more Ukraine-made weapons in new year speech

The Ukrainian president's message comes as five people were killed in attacks early on New Year's Day.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/4sMlbqh

Read More

Crown Prince Frederik: What do we know about the next king of Denmark?

"I don't want to lock myself in a fortress. I want to be myself," Crown Prince Frederik once said.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/nBOuIEd

Read More

Queen Margrethe II: Danish monarch's 52-year reign in pictures

83-year-old Margrethe II is Europe's longest-serving living monarch, having taken the throne in 1972.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/7XCYnbx

Read More

Spanish football fan held in Tehran released, Iran says

Santiago Sánchez was detained during a trek in 2022 to the men's football World Cup in Qatar.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/cKXwFJx

Read More

Vinesh Phogat: Top Indian wrestler returns medals over alleged sexual abuse

Vinesh Phogat and other wrestlers have accused a powerful politician of sexual exploitation.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/8VGAW4p

Read More

Paula Abdul sues Nigel Lythgoe over alleged sexual assault

The American singer alleges multiple instances of assault while the pair worked together.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2PmhEXR

Read More

Ex-Air India scrap plane gets stuck under bridge in Bihar

The scrap fuselage was on its way to Assam from Mumbai on a lorry when it got stuck.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/Mtamsel

Read More

Gaza: Baby pulled alive from rubble after Israeli air strike on Rafah

Rescuers clear rubble with their hands to release the girl, before running with her to hospital.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/QsXbk4L

Read More

Russian influencer Ivleeva fined for hosting 'almost naked' party

TV presenter and influencer Nastya Ivleeva organised a Moscow party that has sparked a moral backlash.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/Z6BxRje

Read More

Tony Chung: Student activist flees Hong Kong to seek asylum in UK

Tony Chung told the BBC he felt he had no control over his life, with police scrutinising his every move.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/HgL96W7

Read More

Russia reopens embassy in Burkina Faso

The move is the latest sign that the former French colony is pivoting towards Russia.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/8UuC5NJ

Read More

Trump denies bullying his way into Home Alone 2

The former US president angrily responds to comments from the film's director Chris Columbus.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/ZICPS7f

Read More

Polish state TV and radio to go into liquidation

The government says it will help restore impartiality to state media, but critics have raised concerns.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/kJbfHlO

Read More

Police identify man found shot in Arizona desert in 1976

The decades-old case resurfaced on Tuesday after police identified the body as that of an El Salvador man.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/w4IOd9b

Read More

What’s next for Taylor Swift in 2024?

She had a record-shattering and money-making 2023. Will the pop-cultural juggernaut dominate again next year?

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/Cd3Qqry

Read More

FBI investigate threats against Colorado judges who ruled against Donald Trump

Police say judges who ruled that Donald Trump can't run for president in Colorado are facing death threats.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/b8cjWZR

Read More

'Godfather' of avocado toast chef Bill Granger dies, aged 54

He passed away in a London hospital on Christmas Day, aged 54, with his family by his side.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/1Byqo0F

Read More

Search resumes for Alaska woman swept under river ice

A weekend search found no trace of the woman, who entered the Eagle River near Anchorage in Alaska.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/NTOWbix

Read More

Spanish-Moroccan letters of forbidden love that were never received

Confiscated messages written to Moroccan men by Spanish women reveal a history of taboo affairs.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/6PKWfUI

Read More

Amazon drought: 'We've never seen anything like this'

This year's heat and drought in the Amazon intensify worries that it is approaching a tipping point.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/AVbyz7n

Read More

Israel Gaza war: UN says no let-up in Israeli air strikes in Gaza

A UN official speaks of "absolute carnage" after visiting a hospital with many injured in central Gaza.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/oDyMbR5

Read More

Alexei Navalny: Russian opposition leader found, says team

Mr Navalny's team had no contact with him for weeks and he failed to appear at several court hearings.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/mGBiuCW

Read More

Nigeria’s viral ballet boy: From Lagos to elite dance school

A clip of Anthony Madu pirouetting in the Lagos rain has given him and others wider ambitions.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/bGRlD5Y

Read More

Israel Gaza war: Hamas says 70 killed in Israeli air strike on camp

Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry says the death toll could rise further at the Al-Maghazi refugee camp.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/6BZfPuk

Read More

Serbia protests: Anti-government demonstrators try to storm Belgrade City Hall

The opposition demands a re-run of last week's elections which its say were marred by fraud.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/stL1Xbz

Read More

Ukraine celebrates first Christmas on 25 December

The move to Western calendar is seen as a further shift away from Moscow's influence.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/Aftcwhx

Read More

The Ukrainian triplets born into war

Emilia, Melania and Olivia were born in Ukraine on the day Russian troops invaded in 2022.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/UoRLzH3

Read More

Dixie Chicks band founding member Laura Lynch dies in car crash

The former member of the US country music band dies after being involved in a two-vehicle crash in Texas.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/fl8I10o

Read More

Zhu Ling: Woman dies decades after unsolved China poisoning

Zhu Ling, 50, was poisoned with the highly toxic thallium in 1994 but no-one was ever convicted.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/0JbIcj1

Read More

Rare video shows killer whale teaching its baby to hunt

An adult orca is seen singling out and subduing a dolphin so that its calf orca can practice its hunting techniques.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/ehLV2NY

Read More

Charlie Sheen attacked by woman at his Malibu home - police

Police have arrested Electra Schrock for assault with a deadly weapon and residential burglary.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/SELrXdI

Read More

Vin Diesel: Film star accused of sexual battery by ex-assistant

The Fast & Furious star is accused of forcing himself on a woman and firing her after she resisted.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/WvUB4Zj

Read More

Rudy Giuliani files for bankruptcy after $148m defamation verdict

The filing comes days after the longtime Trump associate was ordered to pay the sum in a defamation case.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/AgHvtEs

Read More

DR Congo elections: 'I have not voted and I slept here'

Some of eligible voters in DR Congo have struggled to cast their ballots in the presidential elections.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/lB2CbhP

Read More

Macron defends tougher immigration reform as 'shield'

The law - backed by France's far right - makes it more difficult for migrants to bring over family members.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/VGASUao

Read More

Alex Saab: US releases ally of Venezuelan President Maduro

Alex Saab, accused of laundering money for the Maduro government, is freed in a prisoner swap.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/xSEGZTe

Read More

Israel Gaza: What Gaza's reported 20,000 deaths say about the war

Women and children are majority of those killed in the war, according to Hamas-run health ministry.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/VDTvQnt

Read More

Dizzying video shows cliffside rescue in California

A California sheriff’s office sent a rescue helicopter after it received a call last Friday about a vehicle that had fallen down a cliff.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/zoAjiJL

Read More

Meta blocked access in Canada to news on Facebook and Instagram

Meta blocked news content on its platforms in Canada now that a law requires tech giants pay for it.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/pVxFqc9

Read More

Serial killer's ex-wife Monique Olivier convicted for part in murders

Monique Olivier, 75, was complicit in Michael Fourniret's murders, including of a British student.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/NVSDQnx

Read More

Israel Gaza: Hamas releases video showing three elderly hostages

Around 120 hostages are believed to still be in captivity in Gaza, held by Hamas and allied groups.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/X6IE1Yg

Read More

Jonathan Majors: Marvel actor guilty of assaulting girlfriend

Jonathan Majors is known for playing Kang in the Marvel universe and for films like Creed III.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/g8uTxvZ

Read More

Apple halts some Watch sales in the US

The move comes after the US found it violated patent rights of a smaller firm.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/4IjcLVu

Read More

Jimmy Lai: Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon's trial begins

His case has drawn international uproar and is seen as a test of Hong Kong's judicial independence.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3IZkgEX

Read More

Fourteen killed in Argentina as storm brings 150km/h winds

The storm damaged buildings and caused power cuts across Buenos Aires province over the weekend.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/ot5w18Z

Read More

Watch: Crocodiles seen in Australia floodwaters

Record rainfall driven by a tropical cyclone has caused widespread flooding in the country’s north-east.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/kd1mE3X

Read More

Israel Gaza: Hostages shot by IDF put out 'SOS' sign written with leftover food

The three hostages were mistakenly killed in Gaza on Friday by Israeli troops.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/baXOVJi

Read More

Israel Gaza: The perils of hostage rescue

The shooting of three Israelis by IDF troops shows the risks of armed intervention in hostage situations.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/h0ZsOlf

Read More

More than 60 migrants feared drowned off Libya, IOM says

An overcrowded boat is believed to have been swamped by high waves after leaving the city of Zuwara.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/seFaY4w

Read More

Killed Gaza cameraman 'would bring joy to any place'

Al Jazeera journalist and cameraman Samer Abudaqa was killed by an Israel drone while working in Khan Younis.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/F2kygYQ

Read More

Melania Trump makes rare speech at citizenship ceremony

The former first lady, originally from Slovenia, described the path to US citizenship as 'arduous'.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/XmYW05P

Read More

Bull spotted galloping down New Jersey train tracks

Morning commuters were met with delays after the long-horned animal made an appearance on the tracks.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/pOl0c1z

Read More

Airbnb to pay Italy €576m to settle tax dispute

Airbnb agrees to pay Italy €576m in income taxes that the company failed to collect from landlords.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3HxbFOr

Read More

Moment elephant smashes van window in search of food in Sri Lanka

Video shows the mammal charging towards the vehicle in Yala National Park before breaking a window with its tusk.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/0FwqOfi

Read More

Delta flight to Detroit diverted to remote Canadian town

Passengers on the Amsterdam to Detroit flight were stranded 24 hours in Happy Valley-Goose Bay.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/phvkeiL

Read More

Zelensky pleads for more aid amid standoff in US Congress

Republicans remain "resolute" in demanding border policy reform in exchange for backing Ukraine aid.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/9gGF7xh

Read More

Claudine Gay: Harvard president won't lose job over Congress row

Claudine Gay faced anger after failing to say if students calling for the genocide of Jews would be disciplined.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/4NpVzhs

Read More

Cardi B reveals she has split with husband Offset

The Bodak Yellow rapper announces in an Instagram live she is now single.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/pfQg4nH

Read More

French left and right unite to stop migration bill

In a blow to Macron's government, opposition parties united to reject a major immigration bill.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/cAZGale

Read More

Sudan war: Two people killed in attack on aid convoy in Sudan, says Red Cross

Seven others including three charity staff were injured in what the Red Cross has called a "deliberate attack".

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/vkXFZt7

Read More

Spanish La Liga match abandoned after fan dies in stands

Granada's La Liga match with Athletic Bilbao is abandoned after a supporter dies in the stands at Nuevo Los Carmenes stadium.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/OiUamRT

Read More

Elizabeth Magill: UPenn president quits amid antisemitism row

She has faced mounting calls to resign since giving controversial Congressional testimony.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/6yCAM0p

Read More

DR Congo President Tshisekedi compares Rwanda counterpart Kagame to Hitler

Félix Tshisekedi accuses his counterpart in neighbouring Rwanda of wanting to expand.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/GfynNYj

Read More

Iran: Mahsa Amini's family stopped at airport on way to collect award

Iran bans her parents from heading to Europe to collect an award in her honour, their lawyer says.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/vsJ1M6d

Read More

Images show major damage to Gaza's oldest mosque

Hamas accuses Israel of causing the damage to the medieval Omari mosque, Israel has not yet commented.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/VTJEFgr

Read More

Issam Abdallah: Rights groups want Israel investigated over killed journalist

Amnesty and Human Rights Watch say a tank crew probably deliberately fired on Issam Abdallah.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/4eJ53cI

Read More

Moment Texas judge grants woman's request to abortion

Kate Cox says her foetus has a lethal abnormality that poses a risk to her health and future fertility.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/AmrGLJx

Read More

Israel war cabinet minister's son killed in Gaza fighting

Gadi Eisenkot's son Gal, 25, died after a tunnel shaft exploded in northern Gaza, Israeli media say.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/l7oGhTW

Read More

Gaza's food queues get longer and the hungry jump fences

As Gaza's food queues get longer, the UN says it cannot run a dependable humanitarian operation anymore.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/Z2SiH0I

Read More

Senate Republicans block Ukraine aid bill

Security aid is in jeopardy as US Republicans insist on new US-Mexico border security measures.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/omy5dQX

Read More

UNLV shooting: Police respond to active shooting on Las Vegas campus

Local police say there appear to be "multiple victims" at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/WDB7UVT

Read More

BBC reporter in Gaza: People here are traumatised and exhausted

People say life in Khan Younis is "indescribable" as Israel's bombardment of the south intensifies.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/eDjw91M

Read More

What is Hamas and why is it fighting with Israel in Gaza?

Why did Hamas attack Israel, and what has happened in Gaza since the 7 October raid?

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/EgmwtT4

Read More

Russia rejects offer to release jailed reporter Evan Gershkovich, US says

The Wall Street Journal reporter was arrested in Russia on espionage charges, which he has denied.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/0YLVOta

Read More

George Santos: Expelled congressman is now selling $200 videos on Cameo

The former Republican congressman offers advice on Botox, gym "gains" and "haters".

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/TtxSBym

Read More

Villejuif: Small plane makes emergency landing in Paris suburb

An engine failure forced the pilot to make an emergency landing, crashing into an apartment building.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/d7jIDXo

Read More

Rushdi Abualouf: 'It's so much harder to watch Gaza from the outside'

The BBC's Rushdi Abualouf talks about his sorrow at leaving Gaza and how he plans to go back some day.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/nthv5Y7

Read More

Ex-US ambassador Manuel Rocha charged over spying for Cuba

Manuel Rocha, a former US ambassador to Bolivia, was allegedly a secret agent for more than 40 years.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/L8cA49W

Read More

Commonwealth Games: Gold Coast mayor scraps bid for 2026 event

The event is in doubt after the state of Victoria withdrew from hosting duties over spiralling costs.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/xA2PVUu

Read More

Beyoncé: Meet the designer who made her sparkle on tour

Hundreds of hours go into Gaurav Gupta's designs for Beyoncé, Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/gmUDn6h

Read More

South Africa: The region where political violence is on the rise ahead of elections

The BBC's Fergal Keane returns ahead of elections next year - 30 years since apartheid ended.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/6v2mUBy

Read More

Israeli forces reported to be pushing into southern Gaza

The head of Israel's military says the IDF is fighting "strongly and thoroughly" in south Gaza.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/qGhaXc2

Read More

Henry Kissinger's Cambodia legacy of bombs and chaos

Henry Kissinger died aged 100 this week. His policies caused widespread destruction in Cambodia.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/SHMXQYI

Read More

Paris attack leaves one dead and one injured

Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin says passers-by were targeted in the Quai de Grenelle area.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/fN49ueM

Read More

Watch moment powerful quake strikes Philippines

Videos show the violent tremors from two earthquakes in the Philippines.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/FK4B3ub

Read More

Israel-Gaza war: Residents of Khan Younis say Israeli strikes heaviest since start of war

Civilians in parts of north and south Gaza have been told to evacuate as Israel's renewed bombardment continues.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/gEwiprU

Read More

Ethiopia pilgrims return to Aksum for festival in Ark of Covenant city

Aksum's authorities say half a million people are there for the first time since the Tigray war ended.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/l2xCuza

Read More

US House votes to expel George Santos from Congress

The Republican becomes only the sixth elected member of the lower chamber of Congress ever to be removed.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/WdEqM3u

Read More