Page Updated: Friday, October 02, 2026 9:49 AM ET
BBC News - World
'I was not going to let others die' - pilot of Flydubai flight describes cockpit attack by co-pilot - Capt Smit Machchhar tells Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi he opened the cockpit door to let others in during the attack. 5 hrs ago - India
11 minutes ago
LIVE - Fires lit on streets across France after student protests force hundreds of schools to close - Riot police are out in several cities, with justice minister Gerald Darmanin saying "we have gone from high-school student demonstrations to a public order disturbance".1 hour ago
'Ashamed': Cornell students gather to voice anger over alleged gang rape -- Students tell the BBC that the tension on campus has become palpable since allegations from 2024 resurfaced.1 hour ago
Seoul warns 'further action' if Ukraine does not apologise over prisoner-of-war row -- President Lee Jae Myung also accused Kyiv of "attempting to provoke a war on the Korean Peninsula".10 hours ago
LIVE - G7 leaders hold urgent meeting over diesel supply as UK prices hit record £2 a litre - UK diesel price rises show no sign of slowing, the RAC warns, as world leaders meet after Donald Trump's threat to ban US diesel exports.11 minutes ago
Japan's first mayor to take maternity leave lands on TIME100 Next list -- Shoko Kawata's maternity leave drew mixed reactions in Japan, a country struggling to lift birth rates.7 hours ago
OpenAI fires workers for 'mishandling sensitive information' -- The former employees were investigated for sharing data with an outside AI evaluation group.5 hours ago
Netanyahu says Flydubai attacker had 'Islamist radical indoctrination' -- Israel's prime minister says the pilot who tried to take over the Flydubai plane clearly intended to "down the plane".19 hours ago
Ethiopia and Eritrea cut diplomatic ties as northern conflict escalates -- The diplomatic fallout comes as Ethiopian forces battle rebel fighters across its northern region.7 hours ago
Australia says platforms like Steam and Roblox have 'significant' child safety gaps -- Fortnite and Minecraft also told to 'lift their game' by online safety regulator.9 hours ago
What happened in the failed execution of Christa Pike - and what next? -- The convicted killer is in hospital in Tennessee after surviving two lethal injections, in a case that has raised many questions.20 hours ago
Spain and China are cosying up - to the anger of many in the EU -- Amid global tumult, the two countries' alliance is not the only unlikely pairing.5 hours ago
The wealthy Cuban Americans ready and waiting for Havana to fall -- Cuban exiles in Florida are increasingly hopeful that regime change in Cuba is now on the horizon.9 hours ago
What's gone wrong at Nike? How the world's sportswear giant lost its mojo -- Several self-inflicted mistakes have cost the biggest sportswear brand on the planet in recent years.9 hours ago
Making politics 'fun, trendy, sexy': How Gen Z could shape Kenya's next election -- A voter mobilisation campaign has registered huge numbers of young people but it is not clear who they are backing.13 hours ago
Watch: Emotional pilot recounts moment of Flydubai attack -- He has been hailed a hero for opening the cockpit door, allowing passengers to overpower his co-pilot.4 hours ago
What we know about Christa Pike's condition after failed execution -- The BBC's Ione Wells reports from outside the Tennessee hospital where Pike is said to have arrived Wednesday night after surviving two lethal injection attempts.17 hours ago
Cornell students voice frustration at public hearing over rape case -- The BBC's Nada Tawfik was at the hearing, where the university's Student Assembly led a discussion around safety concerns and sexual violence on campus.12 hours ago
Why are these endangered moths swarming Australia's east coast? -- The sudden influx of Bogong moths has caused a stir in cities like Sydney and Canberra, with people filming them infiltrating their homes and cars.15 hours ago
Plummeting Israel flight like 'rollercoaster', says passenger -- An aeroplane flying to Israel fell 17,000ft (5,200m) in less than two minutes before it was diverted.1 day ago
School protests send shivers down French government's spine -- A movement that started nearly two weeks ago has spread, and in France young people on the streets spells trouble, writes Hugh Schofield.52 minutes ago
How fresh fighting in Tigray could spark wider conflict in Ethiopia -- Exploring the issues behind the escalation of tensions between the TPLF and the national army.6 days ago
Christa Pike in critical condition after surviving two lethal injections, lawyer says -- Pike's lawyers have asked for her death sentence to be commuted following the botched execution.17 hours ago
NY's governor appoints special prosecutor in Cornell frat rape investigation -- The governor said she'd lost faith in prosecutors overseeing the case and handed it over to New York Attorney General Letitia James.10 hours ago