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Thursday, April 16, 2026 7:42 AM ET

BBC News - World

Just now -- Blunt-speaking Pope tells Cameroon to root out corruption to find peace -- The pontiff was unusually forthright in his address at the presidential palace. -- Just now

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Lyse Doucet: Under fragile ceasefire, Iranians wonder if US deal can be done - The BBC's chief international correspondent reports from Iran as diplomatic efforts to avoid a return to war intensify. 14 hrs ago - Middle East

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China's economy grows faster than expected despite Iran war -- The better-than-expected GDP data comes as Asian countries have been hit hard by the impact of the conflict. -- Business

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South African opposition figure Malema sentenced to five years in prison -- Malema is appealing against the decision to prevent him from being taken to prison on Thursday.

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Turkish police detain 162 people over online praise for school shootings -- At least 16 people were injured in a shooting at a high school on Tuesday, before another nine were killed in a separate school shooting on Wednesday.

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Brazil's former spy chief released from ICE detention -- Bolsonaro ally Alexandre Ramagem was stopped by immigration agents in Orlando, Florida on Monday.

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'Unprecedented' fire at Australian oil refinery to impact nation's petrol supplies -- The fire has deepened fears over the nation's petrol supplies amid a global crunch.

9 hours ago

Trump threatens to fire Fed chair Powell if he doesn't leave in May -- Donald Trump's threat marks the latest escalation in his ongoing spat with Jerome Powell.

19 hours ago

Former US Marine pilot loses appeal against extradition from Australia -- Daniel Duggan was arrested in 2022 over claims he illegally trained the Chinese military in South Africa.

7 hours ago

Meghan says she was 'most trolled person in the world' -- Alongside her husband, the Duchess of Sussex was speaking to young people in Melbourne about the harms of social media.

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Shakespeare's 'missing' home mapped with discovery -- A Shakespeare expert identifies the location and size of the property the playwright bought in1613.

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Back to books - Sweden's schools cutting back on digital learning -- Swedish classrooms swap laptops for books, pens and paper, raising concerns from the tech sector.

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Frank Gardner: What is China's role in the Iran war? -- BBC Security Correspondent Frank Gardner explains how the world's second-largest economy fits into the Gulf conflict.

16 hours ago

India to decide women's quota bill as row over parliamentary seats intensifies -- Southern Indian leaders urge mass mobilisation over concerns about redrawing electoral boundaries.

13 hours ago

Trump's rift with Pope is playing out in public - it's costing him valuable support -- Leading conservative Catholics tell the BBC why they back the American pontiff in his spat with Trump.

23 hours ago

Howl recordings and an AI image: Inside South Korea's long hunt for an escaped wolf -- Hundreds have been deployed to find Neukgu, a young wolf that has eluded capture for a week and counting.

9 hours ago

Moment gunman tackled by school principal -- CCTV footage shows a high school principal charging towards a former student who was armed in Oklahoma.

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The human cost of the war in Sudan, three years on -- The conflict, which erupted in 2023, has left behind a human toll which is "simply staggering", reports the BBC's Barbara Plett Usher.

1 day ago

US blockade of Iranian ports explained in two minutes -- The BBC's security correspondent Frank Gardner explains how the US blockade of Iranian ports will work.

2 days ago

Celebrities and fans pay tributes to Asha Bhosle -- Asha Bhosle died in Mumbai on Sunday after being admitted to the hospital following a heart attack.

3 days ago

Hungarian voters celebrate 'much-needed' change -- Viktor Orbán's 16-year rule is over, defeated by 45-year-old ex-party insider Péter Magyar.

2 days ago

Wanted activist arrested in South Africa over support for Benin coup plot -- Keba Seba is known for opposing French influence in Africa and backing West Africa's military leaders.

1 hour ago

Wave of Russian drone and missile attacks kill at least 16 in Ukraine -- Meanwhile, a Ukrainian drone attack killed two children in Russia, officials say.

1 hour ago

Satellite images reveal scale of Israeli demolitions as Lebanese villages destroyed -- BBC Verify analysis found more than 1,400 buildings had been destroyed since 2 March.

3 hours ago

Refinery fire risks Australia's oil supply amid Iran war fuel crisis -- BBC's Simon Atkinson reports on the potential impact of the blaze, as the government warns of impacts to petrol production.

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