Page Updated: Wednesday, November 26, 2025 2:51 AM ET

BBC News - World

Watch: President Trump pardons Waddle and Gobble, the Thanksgiving turkeys -- The annual televised event dates back years and takes place ahead of the holiday, when roast turkey is typically served at dinner.

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India-China trade barbs after passenger detained at Shanghai airport -- Pema Wangjom Thongdok's detention at Shanghai aiport has fuelled a diplomatic row between Delhi and Beijing.

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Italian parliament unanimously votes to make femicide a crime -- The gender-motivated murder of a woman will now be covered by a distinct clause in Italian law - punishable by a life sentence.

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'Once in 300 years' rain hits Thai city as floods ravage South East Asia -- The deadly floods have affected 2 million people, the majority of whom are still cut off from help.

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Palestinian-US teen held by Israel for nine months without charge due in court -- Mohammed Ibrahim, 16, from Florida, was detained by Israeli soldiers while on holiday in the occupied West Bank.

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Russian mercenaries accused of cold-blooded killings in Mali - BBC speaks to eyewitnesses -- Refugees have given the BBC a harrowing account of atrocities committed by the Russian paramilitary force.

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Twenty-four Nigerian schoolgirls released over a week after abduction -- Hundreds of children remain missing following other recent abductions in Nigeria.

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New Zealand woman gets life sentence for 'suitcase murders' of her children -- Hakyung Lee killed her two kids and hid their bodies in suitcases months after her husband died of cancer.

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Teens launch High Court challenge to Australia's social media ban -- They argue the law - which will block users under 16 from having social media accounts - is unconstitutional.

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Robert Irwin wins Dancing with the Stars, a decade after sister's victory -- Son of the late conservationist Steve Irwin, Robert was a fan favourite this season.

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Parking inspector and wife arrested for €1m meter theft -- The man is alleged to have stolen coins from parking meters in the German town of Kempten, police said.

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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.

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Fame lowers life expectancy for musicians, study finds -- Being a famous singer can lower your life as much as occasionally smoking cigarettes.

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Who is Trump's 'drone guy' Dan Driscoll, taking key role in Ukraine talks? -- The youngest-ever US army secretary has been thrust into the spotlight as the face of renewed efforts to end the years-long war.

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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.

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Family reunited after a decade – now a Trump clampdown could tear them apart -- Marven's mother and sister could be sent back to gang-ravaged Haiti as a US protection scheme ends.

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Music eases surgery and speeds recovery, Indian study finds -- A new study finds patients who listen to music during surgery wake faster and need fewer painkillers.

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What happens next for Marjorie Taylor Greene after exit from Congress? -- The former Trump ally has decided to end her time in Congress early after a public fallout with the president.

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Watch: Moment researcher finds rare flower after 13-year search -- Researcher Septian Andriki collapsed in tears upon discovering the rare Rafflesia hasseltii plant in Indonesia.

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Popemobile becomes a mobile health clinic for Gaza children -- The vehicle had transported the late Pope Francis on a visit to Bethlehem in 2014.

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Nasa astronaut films Northern Lights from space -- Zena Cardman captured the footage of the display from the International Space Station on 17 November.

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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).

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Trump's envoy to have Ukraine peace plan talks at Kremlin next week -- Russia confirms the US president's close aide will travel to Russia, hours after Trump tasked him with meeting Putin.

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