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BBC News - World

Death toll from Philippines ferry fire climbs to 35, with dozens still missing - Access to the burnt-out boat has been slowed by toxic fumes and lingering heat, the country's coast guard says. 7 hrs ago

3 minutes ago

Passenger train derails in France leaving at least 44 injured -- France's transport minister says 180 passengers were on board the train operating the Rouen-Caen route in Normandy. -- Europe

6 hours ago

Tragic death of woman who testified against father in notorious mafia murder of mother -- Denise Cosco testified against the powerful 'Ndrangheta clan and her own father over the murder of her mother in Italy.

13 hours ago

'Never, ever forget' - America marks 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks -- In New York, the Pentagon and Pennsylvania, solemn ceremonies commemorate the landmark anniversary.

15 hours ago

Ukraine faces 'toughest winter' since Russia's full-scale invasion, UN official tells BBC -- A senior UN official tells the BBC there is a race against the clock to ensure access to power and water through winter.

3 hours ago

Houthis claim major advance in Yemen and tighten grip on Red Sea shipping lane -- The Iran-backed Houthis are also reported to have seized Perim - a strategic island on the major shipping route.

17 hours ago

Grammy-winning US rapper Lil Durk acquitted in murder-for-hire trial -- The Chicago rapper was arrested in 2024 and accused of involvement in a shooting that killed the cousin of rival rapper Quando Rondo.

1 hour ago

Hong Kong's Tiananmen activists sentenced to up to seven years in prison -- Hong Kong used to be one of the only places in Chinese territory where people could gather to mark the 1989 crackdown.

1 day ago

Norway's Princess Astrid dies two days after attending brother King Harald's funeral -- Princess Astrid "represented the Royal House in a warm and dutiful manner", the new king, Haakon VIII, said in a tribute to his aunt.

17 hours ago

Lightning Houthi advance in Yemen may bring dangerous new dimension to Iran war -- The capture by the rebels of a stretch of Yemen's strategic coastline is the group's most impressive military coup for several years.

2 hours ago

Five minutes to steal a Renoir: Why museum thefts are becoming bolder across Europe -- Art crime investigators and security experts say museum thefts across Europe are becoming more brazen.

21 minutes ago

When an avalanche killed climber Nirmal Purja, his friends faced the hardest mission of all -- Mountaineer Mingma G tells the BBC about the climb to bring home the bodies of his closest friends.

10 hours ago

Firefighters say this antioxidant helped them - their union warns it could be risky -- Glutathione, an antioxidant, has been offered as a treatment at some of the largest US wildfires in recent years.

8 hours ago

Gen Zs recall first learning of 'deeply harrowing, terrifying' 9/11 -- They carry distinct memories not from the day itself, but from the moment - years later - they learned about the attacks.

16 hours ago

How global trade and oil prices could be hit by Houthi advance -- Yemen's Houthis have seized territory near the Bab al-Mandab Strait - a key trade gateway for oil and global shipping.

17 hours ago

Has Trump won over voters with his midterm convention? -- The BBC's North America editor Sarah Smith breaks down the main takeaways from the first-ever Republican convention held in the middle of a US presidential term.

1 day ago

Watch: Americans remember what they were doing on 9/11 -- The BBC asks people in Washington what they were doing on that day and how 11 September 2001 changed the country.

1 day ago

Brother of Muslim police cadet killed in 9/11 'disappointed' by calls for Mamdani to sit out memorial -- Zeshan Hamdani speaks out after push back against New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who is Muslim, attending 9/11 events.

9 hours ago

Drone display recreates the Twin Towers over New York City -- Organisers say each of the 2,977 drones in the display represents a victim of the 9/11 attacks.

1 day ago

Trump meeting Irish leader Micheál Martin during visit -- Trump is holding meetings in Dublin before attending the Irish Open golf tournament in Doonbeg, County Clare.

21 minutes ago

Saudi Arabia shuts key oil pipeline after drone attack launched from Iraq -- Iraq removes a military commander and opens investigations into the attack that came from an area bordering Iran.

4 hours ago

Largest US outbreak of explosive diarrhoea parasite is over, officials say -- More than 12,000 cases of cyclosporiasis, including two deaths, were linked to imported lettuce.

6 hours ago

Arrest made over the death of black woman found hanged from tree in Mississippi -- Tasia Fortune's body was found in the lot of an abandoned home in Mississippi in August.

8 hours ago

Close race in Sweden as hard right eyes role in government -- Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has promised cabinet jobs for the Sweden Democrats, but the rival left-wing bloc has a narrow lead in the polls.

8 hours ago