Page Updated: Sunday, September 06, 2026 12:47 AM ET

BBC News - World

US envoys set for Ukraine talks after meeting Putin in Moscow - Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner leave Moscow talks with hopes for "equally productive meetings" in Ukraine. 2 hrs ago - Europe

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US and Iran trade retaliatory attacks on ships as conflict flares -- The US says it hit three Iranian oil tankers, while Iran says it targeted three US-linked ships. -- World

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Mistrial declared in Lindsay Clancy murder case, after jury deadlocks -- The mistrial now puts the murder case - and Clancy's future - in limbo as to whether she will be held criminally liable in the deaths of her three kids. -- US & Canada

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TV presenter among 11 sentenced to death in Egypt drugs case -- Sarah Khalifa is best known for her TV programme Mission Impossible which dealt with crime issues.

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Prince William to attend King Harald's funeral in Norway -- The Prince of Wales will represent the King at the funeral of Harald V in Oslo next week.

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Trump signs order to remove endangered species protection for grey wolves -- The US president says the move will help ranchers, but conservationists say it could derail efforts to recover populations.

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At least two dead in blast at Bolivia military barracks -- Authorities fear the death toll in Viacha will rise and warn people to stay away from the barracks due to a risk of further explosions.

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Europe targeted by spiralling campaign of sabotage - and Russia is the chief suspect -- Germany has blamed Russia for an attack on Leipzig airport but there has been a series of suspicious incidents elsewhere.

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Nepal rescuers try to reach dozens trapped in tunnel after two found alive -- More than 1,300 people have died and thousands are missing, but rescuers' hopes have risen after finding survivors in a tunnel.

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Germany's far-right AfD bids for first taste of power in eastern vote -- If it wins an outright majority in Saxony-Anhalt, it would be the first time a far-right party has held state-level power in Germany since World War Two.

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'He was a lifeline' - Families at a loss after Haitian caregivers let go in US -- Haitian immigrants make up a large portion of the already overburdened home-care workforce.

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Aviation faces hotter, stormier skies – and passengers might have to accept more disruption -- Are people going to have to increasingly accept more delays and diversions as the effects of climate change intensify?

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Why are European countries moving their gold out of North America? -- The Netherlands has relocated 86 tonnes of the shiny stuff - what's going on?

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How might Lindsay Clancy's case have unfolded in another country? -- The US mother was on trial for strangling her three children. In other western countries, there's a specific law for mums who kill their young children.

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How the Lindsay Clancy trial gripped America - and ultimately fell apart -- A Massachusetts judge has declared a mistrial in the murder case against the US mother after jurors were unable to reach a unanimous verdict.

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Why did USS Lincoln turn up in Thailand looking so rusty? -- When the USS Abraham Lincoln docked in Thailand this week some people were quick to criticise the condition it was in.

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'We expect our sons to be killed,' father of teen shot dead in West Bank tells BBC -- Palestinian teenagers Omar al-Naasan and Khalil Abu Alia were shot dead when Israeli settlers and soldiers entered a village in the occupied West Bank.

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How much can Canada fight back in its trade war with the US? -- The US may be the bigger trading partner, but Canada shouldn't be counted out quite yet in the escalating trade fight.

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Chandika Shrestha was airlifted to hospital after spending more than 10 days in her partially buried house.

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Footage shows Vladimir Putin greeting Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, before saying the current situation "is not so easy".

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Ukraine's third-biggest city Odesa decides this week whether to ban Russian-language content in music and literature in public.

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The boy was taken to hospital with serious injuries but was later pronounced dead.

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As the UN adopts a new world map to reflect Africa's true size, let's take a closer look at what different maps get right and wrong.

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More than 10% of Nepal's energy generation capacity was knocked out by last week's floods.

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Some say the case shed light on the mental health struggles of mothers, while others argue it's no excuse for murder.

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The crash that killed the child happened when a train collided with a car near Ballyhaunis.

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