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BBC News - World
Woman with Ebola in Nigeria confirmed as wife of Swiss diplomat -- Her husband is currently in isolation but has not developed any symptoms, Swiss officials say. -- Africa
17 minutes ago
Seven shot dead by gunmen at church funeral in Jordan, state media say -- Another 10 people are injured in the southern Karak governorate, and a manhunt is now under way. -- Just now -- Middle East17 minutes ago
Two Israeli soldiers killed in attack by suspected Palestinian gunmen in West Bank -- The two attackers were shot dead after a gun battle outside Hebron, four days before Israel's general election.17 minutes ago
Anti-terror police investigate as one person killed in shooting near Paris -- French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu describes the gun attack in Trappes as "very serious".17 minutes ago
Hundreds of flights cancelled as Typhoon Champi shuts Taiwan -- One person has died after being swept away by waves in Taiwan's Liuqiu island, authorities say.4 hours ago
Powerful earthquake hits Tibet killing 16 people, reports say -- The quake hit a mountainous, sparsely-populated area in what China calls the Tibet Autonomous Region.12 hours ago
Hospitals deliberately targeted by Sudan's RSF fighters, BBC finds -- The UN human rights chief Volker Türk says the multiple attacks may amount to war crimes.6 hours ago
Trump ordered to answer questions under oath in BBC lawsuit -- Trump is suing the BBC over an episode of Panorama that edited together two different sections of a speech he gave in 2021.18 hours ago
Newborn twins fight for survival as conflict fuels Yemen's hunger crisis -- Raghad and Raad's family had to flee their home on foot because of the fighting between pro-government forces and the Houthis.21 hours ago
Doctors tell the BBC about the targeting of Sudanese hospitals by paramilitary fighters -- A BBC investigation has found evidence that Sudanese paramilitary fighters systematically destroyed el-Fasher's healthcare system during their long siege and subsequent takeover of the city in Darfur a year ago. BBC Africa correspondent Barbara Plett Usher explains.1 hour ago
Blue Planet III: Moment octopus escapes death after hunt gone wrong -- The sequence is part of the latest Blue Planet series from Sir David Attenborough.1 hour ago
'It's part of the culture' - New York bans horse-drawn carriages after more than 160 years -- The BBC's Madeline Halpert spoke to city tourists, residents and horse carriage workers about the industry and their opinion on the ban.1 hour ago
Ukraine hit by strikes after Russia agrees to new peace talks -- The three waves of Russian missiles were launched at hours after Russia said it was "ready in principle" to resume peace talks with the US and Ukraine.18 hours ago
Damaging hail pelts Phoenix in rare storm -- Videos from the Arizona capital show people sheltering inside a car as hail smashes the windscreen, while intense downpours covered neighbourhoods in ice.22 hours ago
Hispanic voters helped bring Trump to power - in Texas, the tide may be turning -- Recent polls suggest the president is facing challenging headwinds in the state ahead of the midterms. -- US & Canada46 minutes ago
Rubio turns to small Indian town as US faces high oil prices -- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio pushed a business and energy agenda over diplomacy on his second trip to India this year.1 hour ago
Why a student protest movement is challenging 12 years of Vučić rule in Serbia -- After two years of student protests, Serbians vote on Sunday in elections that could bring down the ruling party.22 hours ago
Attack on actor Tiger Shroff is dark reminder of Bollywood's gangster past -- The attack on Shroff has revived memories of the 1990s, when gangsters wielded influence over the industry.5 hours ago
Surveillance and 'constant paranoia': Western diplomats tell BBC of life in war-time Moscow -- Officials compare working in Russia since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine to the Cold War era.13 hours ago
Denmark to ban mink farming in government U-turn -- Once the world's largest producer of mink pelts, the nation's industry has declined in recent years.46 minutes ago
Ukraine says Starlink still restricted after Trump says limits lifted -- Issues remain with the network used by the Ukrainian military, sources say, after repeated denials of a deliberate slowdown.3 hours ago
Malawi opposition demands answers over president's prolonged stay abroad -- This is President Peter Mutharika's fifth visit to South Africa this year.2 hours ago
Cyprus police open investigation into financial affairs of Roman Abramovich -- Questions about the integrity of some of Abramovich's professional advisers, were raised earlier this month.2 hours ago