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Tuesday, January 27, 2026 3:08 AM ET

BBC News - World

'We're all terrified', Minnesotan tells the BBC in tears -- The BBC's Ana Faguy speaks to residents in the state after the second fatal shooting by federal immigration officers. -- US & Canada

4 hours ago

Firefighters battle 'emergency level' blazes in Australia heatwave -- Firefighters in Victoria are battling at least six major fires amid a record-breaking heatwave. -- World

3 minutes ago

India and EU announce landmark trade deal -- The long-awaited deal comes as both Delhi and Brussels contend with economic and geopolitical pressure from the US. -- World

3 minutes ago

Deadly US winter storm leaves flights delayed and thousands without power -- At least a dozen people have died in multiple US states possibly due to the storm, officials have said. -- US & Canada

1 hour ago

Trump raises US tariffs on South Korea imports to 25% -- Trump has accused Seoul of "not living up" to a trade deal that was reached last year.

5 hours ago

New Iran videos show bodies piled in hospital and snipers on roofs -- Footage from a hospital in Tehran shows at least 31 bodies piled inside and seven body bags outside.

10 hours ago

'Major step': French MPs vote in favour of bill to ban social media for under-15s -- If the bill passes the upper house it could take effect by the start of France's new school year in September.

6 hours ago

Tech giants face landmark trial over social media addiction claims -- Defendants include Meta, which owns Instagram and Facebook, TikTok's owner ByteDance and YouTube parent Google.

7 hours ago

Sly Dunbar, prolific legend of reggae, dies aged 73 -- The drummer and producer played with everyone from Bob Marley to The Rolling Stones and Madonna.

1 hour ago

Trump abandons attack mode as Minneapolis shooting backlash grows -- The White House has shifted how it talks about Alex Pretti's killing as more Republicans express concern over the deadly encounter.

11 hours ago

Who was Alex Pretti, the intensive care nurse shot dead in Minneapolis? -- He has been described as an avid outdoorsman who loved mountain biking.

1 day ago

China has purged its highest-ranked military general. Why? -- Zhang Youxia had been seen as a close ally of China's leader, Xi Jinping.

7 hours ago

Can India be a player in the computer chip industry? -- India is investing hundreds of millions of dollars in building up a computer chip industry.

7 hours ago

NRA and other US gun activists push back at Trump officials over Minneapolis shooting -- The gun-lobby group, typically aligned with Trump, criticises a suggestion that those who carry guns risk being lawfully shot.

21 hours ago

Analysing the Minneapolis shooting frame by frame -- BBC Verify has analysed footage of the shooting from multiple angles, piecing together a detailed picture of what happened.

1 day ago

Deadly winter storm grips large parts of the US -- A powerful winter storm swept across the country, with heavy snow, ice and dangerously low temperatures affecting millions.

21 hours ago

Watch: BBC at protests near scene where Alex Pretti was shot dead -- Protesters chanted Alex Pretti's name after he became the second person this month to be shot dead by federal agents in Minneapolis.

2 days ago

Could trilateral talks yield a breakthrough in Ukraine-Russia war? -- It's the first time representatives from Kyiv, Moscow and Washington have come together since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

3 days ago

Philippines' Duterte fit to face ICC proceedings, judges say -- The 80-year-old is accused of crimes of humanity over his bloody war on drugs that left thousands killed.

9 minutes ago

BBC at protests outside hotel where Trump's immigration chief believed to be staying -- Protesters spent the evening banging drums and chanting outside the hotel where immigration official Gregory Bovino is reportedly staying, the BBC's Tom Bateman reports.

1 hour ago

Immigration chief at centre of Trump's crackdown set to leave Minneapolis -- The US president is sending border tsar Tom Homan to the city in an apparent shift in tone from the White House.

45 minutes ago

Starmer says he won't 'choose between' the US or China -- Sir Keir says ignoring China "wouldn't be sensible" as he prepares to visit the country.

5 hours ago

Japan court orders compensation for migrants lured to North Korea -- The plaintiffs said North Korea was marketed to them as "paradise on Earth".

5 hours ago

Damaged homes and snowy roadways as winter storm hits US -- Several people have died as sub-zero temperatures and heavy snow disrupt roads and knock out power across a number of states.

6 hours ago