Three children among four killed in shooting at 'birthday party' in California
Officials say 11 others are injured in what they believe is a "targeted" shooting at a children's birthday party. from BBC N...
Ukraine hits tankers in Black Sea in escalation against Russia
The two ships struck by drones were thought to be used to bypass Western sanctions on Russia. from BBC News https://ift.tt/ZhCNPp7 via IF...
Australian prime minister becomes first to wed in office
Anthony Albanese weds Jodie Haydon, after the couple became engaged on Valentine's Day last year. from BBC News https://ift.tt/9GqwVF2...
Flights returning to normal after Airbus warning grounded planes
Around 6,000 planes were affected after an issue that could corrupt data was discovered. from BBC News https://ift.tt/v4GMELd via IFTTT
Runaway nuns can stay in Alpine convent if they leave social media
The three nuns say they were taken out of the convent against their will and placed in a care home. from BBC News https://ift.tt/wuRgeEK ...
How were Afghan evacuees vetted under Biden?
BBC Verify looks into claims that the Afghan national suspected of shooting two National Guard members in Washington DC entered the US unvet...
Video shows speed fire spreads in Hong Kong tower block
Footage geolocated by BBC Verify show the blaze taking hold in Wang Cheong House. from BBC News https://ift.tt/KmJMx1s via IFTTT
General named new Guinea-Bissau leader a day after coup
Gen Horta N’Tam is sworn in during a ceremony at the army headquarters. from BBC News https://ift.tt/sIMPZ6j via IFTTT
Watch: Car nearly hits first responders in Midwest blizzard conditions
Winter storm alerts and hazardous weather outlooks have been issued for parts of the US ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. from BBC News h...
Stone-hurling anger unnerves Zambia's 'fix-it' president
After 2021's landslide win, Hakainde Hichilema has nine months to convince voters he deserves a second term. from BBC News https://ift...
'I am devastated': Hong Kong residents in disbelief after fire destroys blocks of flats
Efforts to control the blaze are continuing as locals wait for news of missing loved ones. from BBC News https://ift.tt/FEWGMrT via IFTTT...
Who killed our children? Indian parents ask as 'house of horrors' convict acquitted
Twenty years after police found the bodies of 19 women and children in Nithari, the case is back in the spotlight. from BBC News https://i...
Bolsonaro ordered to start serving 27-year prison sentence for Brazil coup plot
The Supreme Court says the former leader has exhausted his appeals and will start his prison term at a police station in Brasilia. from BB...
German 'hammer gang' trial for seven accused of extreme-left violence
The trial in Dresden comes shortly after the US designated the Antifa Ost group as a terrorist organisation. from BBC News https://ift.tt/...
Trump envoy denies bias as he pushes for Sudan peace plan
Efforts to negotiate an end to the war, which has displaced 12 million people, remain unfruitful. from BBC News https://ift.tt/EOFeJmw vi...
S Korea's most prolific online sex criminal sentenced to life in prison
"Pastor" Kim Nok-wan, 33, ran a cybersex ring that exploited hundreds of victims including minors. from BBC News https://ift.tt/...
Bollywood's 'He-Man' Dharmendra dies at 89
Best known for the iconic role of Veeru in the all-time great Sholay, Dharmendra was India's "most handsome actor". from BBC...
Chinese land, US radar and ties to Taiwan: The geopolitics rattling a tiny Pacific nation
Palau's strategic location and diplomatic ties with Taiwan have made it a focus of US-China rivalry. from BBC News https://ift.tt/7mlq...
Rubio hails 'tremendous progress' at Ukraine peace talks
The top US diplomat says more work is needed to finalise a US-Ukraine deal that will then need Russia's agreement. from BBC News https...
Ukraine's Aonishiki becomes sumo champion in Japan
Aonishiki wins the November sumo tournament in Japan and becomes the first person from Ukraine to claim an elite-level sumo championship. ...
Trump ally Marjorie Taylor Greene to quit Congress after Epstein files feud
A falling out with the US president erupted amid her relentless calls to release documents on the late paedophile. from BBC News https://i...
Irish fashion designer Paul Costelloe dies aged 80
His family issued a statement on Saturday saying they are "deeply saddened to announce the passing of Paul Costelloe following a short ...
Zelensky warns Ukraine risks losing US support over White House peace plan
Vladimir Putin says the plan could be the "basis" for peace but warns Russia is prepared to fight on. from BBC News https://ift....
'A lot of fighting': Fossil fuel row breaks out at UN climate summit
A row over fossil fuels has broken out at COP30 but this is also likely to be a negotiating tactic. from BBC News https://ift.tt/O8efKP0 ...
US judge resigns after being disciplined for wearing Elvis wig in court
In court, Judge Thornhill would play the singer's music from his phone and make "irrelevant" references to him. from BBC New...
India's delayed action plan raises eyebrows at COP30 climate summit
India says it has met a key target of its previous climate action plan, but many say it needs to do more. from BBC News https://ift.tt/6vG...
BBC visits US-led Gaza ceasefire monitoring centre in Israel
Soldiers from more than 20 countries, diplomats and aid workers are based at the Civil-Military Coordination Centre (CMCC). from BBC News ...
'Huge columns of smoke': BBC at the scene of fire at COP30
Climate Editor Justin Rowlatt was at the UN climate talks in Brazil when a fire broke out. from BBC News https://ift.tt/4yRK0zi via IFTTT...
Klimt painting second most expensive artwork sold at auction
The portrait of Austrian heiress Elisabeth Lederer was looted by the Nazis and almost destroyed. from BBC News https://ift.tt/lCsGcoK via...
Trial opens into North Macedonia nightclub fire that killed 63
Thirty-five people and three institutions are on trial. Prosecutors say years of failings turned the venue into a death trap. from BBC New...
Ex-Harvard president Larry Summers steps back from public role after Epstein email release
The former US treasury secretary says he is "ashamed" of his emails to the late sex offender. from BBC News https://ift.tt/hZIYX...
Zelensky to meet Trump envoy in Turkey in bid to 'intensify' peace talks
There were no plans for the Russian side to join the talks, the Kremlin said. from BBC News https://ift.tt/mJkv5dD via IFTTT
Man who grabbed Ariana Grande at premiere jailed in Singapore
"Serial intruder" Johnson Wen was given nine days in jail for being a public nuisance. from BBC News https://ift.tt/bu5nqx8 via...
Jury in high-profile Australian trial visit beach where murder victim found
Rajwinder Singh denies stabbing the 24-year-old to death in October 2019. from BBC News https://ift.tt/Clg9ex8 via IFTTT
The oil pipeline feud testing Canada's global ambitions
The rift between two provinces at odds over a proposed pipeline is straining Canada's unity as it seeks to become an energy superpower. ...
Federal agents launch immigration crackdown in city of Charlotte
Operation "Charlotte's Web" is part of Donald Trump’s attempt to deliver "the largest deportation programme" in US h...
The US will help South Korea build nuclear 'attack' submarines - here's what that means
The agreement comes amid a period of growing geopolitical tensions on the Korean Peninsula. from BBC News https://ift.tt/lGfDFIB via IFTT...
Iran confirms it seized tanker in Strait of Hormuz
The Talara tanker was travelling from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Singapore. from BBC News https://ift.tt/CeLfXjT via IFTTT
Zelensky vows energy sector overhaul after $100m corruption scandal
State-owned energy firms will be fully audited and new management brought in, the Ukrainian PM says. from BBC News https://ift.tt/PcaM51G ...
At 16, I was experimented on by the CIA and now I'm suing
Lana Ponting is part of a class-action lawsuit against the Canadian government for its alleged role in the MK-Ultra experiments. from BBC ...
Record settler attacks in West Bank opening up rifts within Israel
In October more than 260 settler attacks resulted in Palestinians casualties or property damage according to the UN. from BBC News https:/...
Thirteen hours by touch – inside one of the world's longest exam days
South Korea's national college entry exam is notoriously hard - but blind students face unique challenges. from BBC News https://ift.t...
The fallout from Nigeria's spectacular $25m museum and the Benin Bronzes
Nigeria’s stunning new Museum of West African Art (Mowaa) finds itself in the crosshairs of local power politics. from BBC News https://if...
What we know about new Epstein emails that mention Trump
In emails released by Democrats, Epstein says Trump "knew about the girls". The White House says they are an attempt to "smea...
Delhi blast was terror incident, Indian government says
India's government says it unequivocally condemns the "dastardly and cowardly act" that killed eight people. from BBC News h...
French relief as Algeria frees jailed novelist at centre of diplomatic crisis
Almost a year to the day after Boualem Sansal was arrested, the Algerian president grants him a pardon. from BBC News https://ift.tt/m8rcS...
Moment newly opened bridge partially collapses in China
Local authorities in the southwestern province of Sichuan say there are no reports of casualties following the collapse. from BBC News htt...
Ghana's Asante king welcomes return of artefacts from the UK and South Africa
They include items looted by British colonial soldiers and others from the AngloGold Ashanti mining firm. from BBC News https://ift.tt/Hdg...
Ros Atkins on... the BBC resignations
The BBC's Analysis Editor Ros Atkins looks at the resignations of BBC bosses - and how this crisis didn't come out of nowhere. fro...
A jailed hacking kingpin reveals all about the gang that left a trail of destruction
One of the world's most prominent cyber-criminals speaks to the BBC in an exclusive interview. from BBC News https://ift.tt/1lbCRI6 v...
British man dies after being shot during robbery in Ghana
A manhunt is under way for the 68-year-old's killer and other suspects who were at the scene in Tema. from BBC News https://ift.tt/Jwq...
Israel says body of Lior Rudaeff has been returned from Gaza
Lior Rudaeff died defending Nir Yitzhak kibbutz during the Hamas attack on 7 October 2023, the Israeli military said. from BBC News https:...
US cleaning woman shot and killed after arriving at wrong home
Police say they found Maria Florinda Rios Perez, 32, dead after she was shot on the front porch of a home in an Indianapolis suburb. from ...
France advises citizens to leave Mali urgently amid jihadist fuel blockade
The blockade, imposed by jihadists, has upended daily life in the landlocked nation. from BBC News https://ift.tt/Szywt3W via IFTTT
Louvre criticised for spending money on art instead of security in years before heist
Three weeks after the spectacular jewel theft at the Louvre, the museum is accused of neglecting safety and security. from BBC News https:...
Afghan opium crop plummets after Taliban ban, UN survey finds
Afghanistan used to produce more than 80% of global opium but a Taliban ban has cut that to a fraction. from BBC News https://ift.tt/WrIxS...
Democrats hit back and a winning message - four election night takeaways
It was an encouraging night for the Democratic Party who scored some decisive wins. Here's what we learned. from BBC News https://ift....
Drone strike hits funeral in Sudan, killing many mourners
The paramilitary RSF has been blamed for the attack as fighting in the oil-rich Kordofan area intensifies. from BBC News https://ift.tt/rU...
China sentences infamous Myanmar scam mafia members to death
The Bai family is among notorious crime gangs ensnared in a crackdown on scam networks. from BBC News https://ift.tt/LNythlz via IFTTT
Curfew lifted in Tanzania's main city after election unrest
Families continue to search for or bury relatives, a day after President Samia Suluhu Hassan was sworn in. from BBC News https://ift.tt/vm...
Hurricane Melissa: Aerial view of 'ground zero' destruction
The BBC's Will Grant witnessed the devastation in the town of Black River, as he joined an aid helicopter flight over the island. from...
Young Russians are being seduced by a cheap, dangerous weight-loss pill called Molecule
Those taking the drug, which contains a substance banned in many other countries, are experiencing severe side effects. from BBC News http...
Police seize €1.3bn from Campari owner over alleged tax evasion
The spirit manufacturer's parent firm is accused of failing to declare a similar amount in tax during a merger. from BBC News https://...
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