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Famine in Gaza City is 'failure of humanity', UN chief says
Famine in Gaza City is 'failure of humanity', UN chief says

A UN-backed body confirms famine in Gaza City and surrounding areas, and says half a million are facing "catastrophic" c...

8 hours ago • BBC News
'My youngest child doesn't know what fruit tastes like': Gaza residents on famine
'My youngest child doesn't know what fruit tastes like': Gaza residents on famin...

A UN-backed body says more than half a million people across Gaza are facing "starvation, destitution and death".

11 hours ago • BBC News
Russia is trying to stop meeting on peace and prolong war, Zelensky says
Russia is trying to stop meeting on peace and prolong war, Zelensky says

Volodymyr Zelensky urges Western allies to impose fresh sanctions on Moscow if it shows no interest in peace.

5 hours ago • BBC News
Proposed Ukraine land concessions are Putin's trap, EU's top diplomat tells BBC
Proposed Ukraine land concessions are Putin's trap, EU's top diplomat tells BBC

Kaja Kallas' warning comes as Donald Trump sets a two-week period to assess peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv.

20 hours ago • BBC News
Canada to drop some of its retaliatory tariffs on the US
Canada to drop some of its retaliatory tariffs on the US

The move comes after the two countries blew past a self-imposed deadline to reach a trade agreement.

5 hours ago • BBC News
UK agrees to pay Kenyans affected by military fire
UK agrees to pay Kenyans affected by military fire

Thousands says they have suffered health problems or lost property after fire caused by British military.

8 hours ago • BBC News
Sri Lanka's former president Ranil Wickremesinghe arrested
Sri Lanka's former president Ranil Wickremesinghe arrested

Ranil Wickremesinghe has been arrested in connection with the alleged misuse of funds, officials said.

7 hours ago • BBC News
New bodies found near site of Kenya's starvation cult burials
New bodies found near site of Kenya's starvation cult burials

Nine bodies have been found in fresh graves near the site of the "Shakahola Forest Massacre".

11 hours ago • BBC News
US to review all 55 million visas to check if holders broke rules
US to review all 55 million visas to check if holders broke rules

A US state department official says US visa holders will face "continuous vetting".

13 hours ago • BBC News
Nigeria deports Chinese scammers in crackdown on 'foreign-led' cyber crime
Nigeria deports Chinese scammers in crackdown on 'foreign-led' cyber crime

A total of 102 deported foreigners have been convicted of "cyber-terrorism and internet fraud" this week.

12 hours ago • BBC News
Anger in Italy over non-consensual photos of women shared online
Anger in Italy over non-consensual photos of women shared online

The My Wife Facebook group had 32,000 members before it was shut down for violating adult sexual exploitation policies.

23 hours ago • BBC News
WHO warns of risks of extreme heat in the workplace
WHO warns of risks of extreme heat in the workplace

Workers, employers and governments need to adapt to a more extreme climate, the organisation says.

19 hours ago • BBC News
At least 18 killed and dozens injured in separate Colombia attacks
At least 18 killed and dozens injured in separate Colombia attacks

A car bomb killed six people in Cali while a downed police helicopter left 12 officers dead.

21 hours ago • BBC News
How Israel's policies created famine in Gaza
How Israel's policies created famine in Gaza

Israel has systematically obstructed food entering Gaza, aid agencies say, as a UN-backed body confirms a famine.

5 hours ago • BBC News
Will Serena Williams's weight-loss admission help shed stigma of anti-obesity drugs?
Will Serena Williams's weight-loss admission help shed stigma of anti-obesity dr...

Could her comments instil a new sense of confidence in those using the drugs and quieten the critics?

5 hours ago • BBC News
The race for the two miles-a-second super weapons that Putin says turn targets to dust
The race for the two miles-a-second super weapons that Putin says turn targets t...

Russia and China are leading the global race in hypersonic missiles - how worried should we be that the US is playing ca...

1 day ago • BBC News
If a Putin-Zelensky summit takes place, where could it be?
If a Putin-Zelensky summit takes place, where could it be?

Geneva, Istanbul and Budapest have been put forward as potential locations - but bilateral talks still remain a long way...

1 day ago • BBC News
The 95-year-old POW who wants to return to North Korea to die
The 95-year-old POW who wants to return to North Korea to die

Ahn Hak-sop failed in his attempt to cross the border, after spending most of his life in South Korea.

1 day ago • BBC News
There are three more species of giraffe than previously thought - but can you spot the difference?
There are three more species of giraffe than previously thought - but can you sp...

Giraffes have always been thought to be one species, but scientists now say there are four.

1 day ago • BBC News
Weekly quiz: Why was a Swedish church moved on giant trailers?
Weekly quiz: Why was a Swedish church moved on giant trailers?

How much attention did you pay to what happened in the world over the past seven days?

1 day ago • BBC News
Gaza mother blames famine for halving daughter's weight
Gaza mother blames famine for halving daughter's weight

Rida Hijjeh says her daughter has lost 9.5kg, as famine is confirmed in Gaza City.

10 hours ago • BBC News
Rescued baby gorilla recovers from smuggling ordeal
Rescued baby gorilla recovers from smuggling ordeal

Turkish authorities hope the youngster, named Zeytin, can soon be returned to his native Nigeria.

1 day ago • BBC News
Watch: Moments from the Menendez brothers trial in 1993
Watch: Moments from the Menendez brothers trial in 1993

Erik and Lyle, who are serving prison sentences for the murders of their parents, are making their case for parole this...

2 days ago • BBC News
Watch: Are museums in DC too 'woke'? We ask visitors what they think
Watch: Are museums in DC too 'woke'? We ask visitors what they think

President Donald Trump has called for a review of Smithsonian museums, saying they focus too much on "how bad Slavery wa...

2 days ago • BBC News
Watch: JD Vance heckled as he meets National Guard in Washington DC
Watch: JD Vance heckled as he meets National Guard in Washington DC

Protesters shouted at Vance, Pete Hegseth and Stephen Miller as they entered DC's largest rail hub.

2 days ago • BBC News
Watch final trip for church on wheels as it moves to new home
Watch final trip for church on wheels as it moves to new home

It took two days to move the church in Sweden's Kiruna, which was at risk at risk from ground subsidence.

2 days ago • BBC News
Watch: Fire rages at Milan airport check-in desk
Watch: Fire rages at Milan airport check-in desk

Footage shared on social media shows a man knocked to ground after smashing an advertisement screen.

2 days ago • BBC News