Congress clears $95bn aid package for Ukraine and Israel
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68885868
April 24, 2024, 6:21 AM
President Biden is expected to sign the package, which includes a potential TikTok ban, into law.
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UK court case launched over mining project in Brazil
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-68772590
April 24, 2024, 5:00 AM
Brazil Iron calls itself a sustainable mining company. Local residents call its project a disaster.
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UN 'horrified' by Gaza hospital mass grave reports
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68881325
April 24, 2024, 6:58 AM
Palestinian officials say more than 300 bodies have been found at Nasser and al-Shifa hospitals.
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Orange Sahara dust haze descends over Athens
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68887377
April 24, 2024, 6:56 AM
The Greek capital was covered in a haze of dust which has blown from the Sahara desert.
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Top Russian defence official accused of taking bribes
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68886406
April 24, 2024, 7:35 AM
Deputy Defence Minister Timur Ivanov is remanded in custody in a rare case against a high-ranking official.
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Tesla profits cut in half as demand falls
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c72pvz18x4lo
April 24, 2024, 12:19 AM
The EV maker brings forward launch plans for new models as profits drop by more than half.
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'Lost' Gustav Klimt painting to be auctioned
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68886196
April 23, 2024, 11:31 PM
Mystery surrounds the unfinished Portrait of Fraulein Lieser, which could fetch more than €50m.
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Burying Trump stories was 'agreement among friends'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68880206
April 23, 2024, 8:00 PM
Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker testified about relationship with Trump and Cohen for hours.
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Huge protest in Argentina against education cuts
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-68886411
April 24, 2024, 12:22 AM
Thousands marched in Buenos Aires on Tuesday calling on President Milei to preserve university funding.
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Columbia University extends remote classes amid Gaza protests
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68883271
April 23, 2024, 9:38 PM
The hybrid learning comes amid reports of antisemitic harassment around Columbia University.
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Baltimore says ship in bridge wreck was 'unseaworthy'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68883659
April 23, 2024, 3:40 PM
The city lawsuit says the vessel had "an inconsistent power supply" before it slammed into the span last month.
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Spain accidentally releases alleged Dutch cartel boss
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68882474
April 23, 2024, 7:19 PM
The 46-year-old walked free after a Dutch extradition request sparked confusion in Spanish courts.
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Dozens die after boat capsizes off Djibouti coast
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-68878125
April 23, 2024, 6:14 PM
Officials say those aboard were returning home to Ethiopia from Yemen and some are still missing.
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Body of Canadian dad missing after he dies in Cuba
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68885840
April 23, 2024, 9:33 PM
His family is demanding answers from Canadian officials after they were sent back the wrong body.
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'Male' hippo in Japanese zoo found to be female
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-68884548
April 23, 2024, 6:10 PM
A DNA test was carried out because Gen-chan did not display typical male hippo behaviour.
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Restart aid to Palestinian UN agency, EU urges
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68885975
April 24, 2024, 4:15 AM
Countries including the US and UK are still withholding funds over Israel's claims against UNRWA.
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Justice department to pay survivors of Nassar abuse $138m
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68841682
April 24, 2024, 1:06 AM
The FBI's watchdog found it made errors when told of sexual abuse by US gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar.
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Girl, 7, among five dead on Channel migrant boat
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68880671
April 23, 2024, 8:30 PM
French authorities say the victims had boarded an overloaded boat which was attempting to reach the UK.
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What is the UK's plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/explainers-61782866
April 23, 2024, 9:59 AM
The UK government has passed new legislation to let it send some asylum seekers to Rwanda.
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Hope Hostel in Rwanda says it's ready for first migrants from UK
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-68836255
April 22, 2024, 9:00 PM
Rwanda is gearing up to welcome deported asylum seekers now the landmark UK bill has passed.
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Why a plane to Rwanda won't be taking off any time soon
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-68841417
April 22, 2024, 11:15 PM
The Rwanda bill has finally been approved - but planes won't be taking off imminently.
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Gag orders and tabloid schemes at Trump trial
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68886692
April 23, 2024, 10:36 PM
Day six of Donald Trump's hush-money trial in New York heard damaging testimony from a tabloid publisher.
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Arrests and anger at US university pro-Palestinian demos
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68881595
April 23, 2024, 10:21 AM
Dozens of student protesters have been arrested at Columbia, Yale and New York University in recent days.
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BBC witnesses boarding of boat which left five dead
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68880792
April 23, 2024, 12:25 PM
The BBC's Andrew Harding, in France, witnesses people clambering aboard a small boat bound for the UK.
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Dashcam video shows dramatic rescue from burning car
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68860065
April 22, 2024, 8:47 PM
Drivers in Minnesota stopped in the middle of a highway to help pull a man out from a vehicle on fire.
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TV tower breaks in half after strike on Ukraine
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68877813
April 22, 2024, 4:58 PM
The local military says that digital TV has been cut off in the surrounding area.
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Baby born by emergency caesarean as mother killed in Gaza
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68876073
April 22, 2024, 1:16 PM
The infant's entire immediate family died in Israeli air strikes on Rafah on Saturday night.
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Train cars catch fire while moving through Ontario
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68878299
April 22, 2024, 5:46 PM
Local officials reported no injuries after five train cars were spotted ablaze heading towards a downtown area.
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Bridge collapses as floods hit China's south
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-68872299
April 22, 2024, 5:56 AM
The country’s south has been battered by heavy rainfall, with tens of thousands of people evacuated.
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Watch US House pass critical Ukraine aid package
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68866766
April 20, 2024, 6:19 PM
The long-awaited vote comes as Kyiv faces a weapons shortage in its fight against Russia.
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Moment huge explosion rocks Iraq military base
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68864786
April 20, 2024, 1:23 PM
Local security officials said one person was killed and eight others wounded.
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BBC reporter at Trump trial as man sets himself on fire
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68860152
April 19, 2024, 6:37 PM
The BBC's Nada Tawfik was outside the New York court where Donald Trump's trial is taking place.
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Armenians fear another war despite talk of peace
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68882269
April 24, 2024, 3:44 AM
Ethnic Armenians who lost their homes in Nagorno-Karabakh worry Azerbaijan plans another war.
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'We need a miracle' - Israeli and Palestinian economies battered by war
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68884729
April 24, 2024, 12:35 AM
Six months of conflict have also taken a heavy economic toll.
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The fate of Korea's 'first and biggest' sex festival
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-68879492
April 23, 2024, 9:11 PM
It was to feature events like a bondage fashion show. But then the authorities cracked down.
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Bruises and broken ribs – Palestinian deaths in Israeli prisons
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68780112
April 22, 2024, 11:31 PM
The prison service did not directly address reports 13 prisoners had died since last October.
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Booing your own anthem - Hong Kong and a dilemma
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c9ezpy0ryk0o
April 22, 2024, 9:51 PM
Beijing's increasing influence has led to speculation that Hong Kong's days of an independent football scene are numbered.
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What $61bn US aid boost could mean for Ukraine
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68872783
April 24, 2024, 1:44 AM
After weeks of Russian advances, there are three areas where Ukraine could now strengthen its defences.
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Zuma scores court hat-trick over South Africa election
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-68873302
April 23, 2024, 12:54 AM
How the country's former president is thwarting attempts to bar him from contesting the polls.
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