Friday, October 23, 2026 4:01 AM ET
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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.1 hour 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 2021.13 hours ago
Nigeria and Kenya Ebola patients may have crossed paths at Uganda airport, officials say -- Officials say they both travelled through Entebbe International Airport on 3 October.3 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.7 hours ago
Trump says Musk has restored access to Ukraine's Starlink network -- Ukraine relies on Starlink for a range of military uses - its owner Elon Musk has repeatedly denied restricting access.8 hours ago
L'Oreal says weight loss drugs are impacting beauty and skincare sales -- The beauty giant's CEO says the use of GLP-1s is "a very important phenomenon for us".1 hour 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.15 hours ago
Race to update services' computer systems after cyber-security flaw found -- Websites were taken offline after the developers of programming language PHP said "critical vulnerabilities" had been discovered.13 hours ago
Crowd of 50 beats foreigner to death in South Africa -- The attack on the unidentified victim follows a wave of anti-migrants protests in South Africa this year.15 hours ago
Germany target of 'intensive' espionage, Merz says after suspected Russian spy arrest -- A Ukrainian man was arrested on suspicion of spying for Russia - one of several such cases in Germany this year.14 hours ago
At least four dead after storm brings flooding to southern France -- The deaths include two women found drowned in a cellar in the Bouches-du-Rhône region.20 hours 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.13 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.16 hours ago
AI discovered a massive cyber-security flaw - here's what happened -- The BBC's technology correspondent Joe Tidy explains how it happened, and what it means for you.17 hours ago
Moment man rescued from sinking car by Australian TV reporter -- Journalist Will Murray describes how he and a bystander saved an SUV driver from his vehicle.20 hours ago
Why is a peat fire so bad? BBC is in Indonesia to find out -- The BBC's Liza Tambunan is in central Kalimantan, to explain what peat is and why Indonesia is facing its worst wildfire season in a decade.1 day ago
What is PHP and why did it spark a global cyber-security scramble? -- AI uncovered long-hidden programming flaws, triggering a rare global cyber-security response. -- Technology20 hours ago
How Arab parties could hold critical balance of power in Israeli election -- Disaffection has often driven down turnout among Arab Israelis, but there is a strong push to get rid of the right-wing governing coalition.1 day ago
The real reasons there are so few young politicians in the US -- No country for young men and women: why do older politicians seem to have such a tight grip on the US political system?22 hours ago
Rosenberg: Russia agrees to Ukraine talks but sees little to talk about in new peace push -- President Vladimir Putin does not feel under pressure right now to end the war, the BBC's Russia Editor writes.1 day 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.17 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.8 hours ago
US actor Tom Skerritt, star of Top Gun, Steel Magnolias and Alien, dies aged 93 -- The moustachioed star of several 20th Century hit films died on Wednesday of natural causes, his family says.2 hours ago
New York bans horse-drawn carriages after 160 years over safety and abuse concerns -- As the council voted to banish the carriages, views in Central Park were divided over the 160-year-old tradition.9 hours ago
Watch: '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.6 hours ago
Prominent Virginia senator charged over allegations she ran criminal cannabis scheme -- Democratic Senator L Louise Lucas and six other people, including her family members, are accused of illegally distributing the drug.14 minutes ago