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Thursday, September 24, 2026 1:50 PM ET

BBC News - World

LIVE - Trump says he and Xi held 'great meeting' as Chinese leader visits White House - Trump earlier said the US and China had made "tremendous strides on the issues facing our two countries".

11 minutes ago

White House restores access to media outlets banned by Trump after judge's order -- CNN, Politico and MS NOW were allowed back into the White House after some of their staff were earlier turned away.

49 minutes ago

Rogue OpenAI agent 'infiltrated' Australian government website in world first -- Australia criticised OpenAI for taking "too long" to tell them about the breach which happened in June.

10 hours ago

Why did an OpenAI system hack Australia's health system - and can it be stopped in the future? -- News that an automated AI agent hacked a government IT system raises big questions about regulating the tech.

2 hours ago

Poland says fire at Starlink station is sabotage as Denmark warns of rising Russian threat -- The satellite station is used in part to provide internet coverage to neighbouring Ukraine, the government says.

6 hours ago

Greek PM urges UK PM to return Elgin Marbles permanently -- Andy Burnham said in 2023 the sculptures should be returned to Greece with "no strings attached".

49 minutes ago

Teen rocker Nene Royal becomes first Thai to win America's Got Talent -- Her heavy metal performance trumped nine other finalists, including magicians and even a robot crew.

10 hours ago

Trump's Board of Peace unveils $2.45bn Gaza recovery plan -- The figure was announced during a meeting of the group's board at the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York.

7 hours ago

Iran's president tells Trump it will never 'bend the knee' -- Masoud Pezeshkian's defiant speech to the UN comes after the US president threatened to "annihilate" Iran if a peace deal is not agreed soon.

1 day ago

Dramatic eviction of woman aged 87 highlights Spain's housing shortage -- The tenant of the flat in Madrid, Maricarmen, was unable to pay the rent set by the firm which recently bought it.

1 day ago

Trump and Xi come face-to-face as US and China battle to win the AI race -- The US and China are vying for AI supremacy while seeking to keep it under human control.

6 hours ago

In Amish country, nurses go door to door to stop deadly spread of measles -- With four measles-related deaths in Pennsylvania, health officials are hoping to get people on board with vaccines in private.

17 hours ago

They were labelled 'pervert glasses'. Will a camera-free version transform their image? -- Meta has unveiled audio-only smart glasses, with some questioning whether it is a response to the backlash over privacy.

16 hours ago

Eating garden weeds to survive in Russian-occupied city cut off from food and water -- The BBC has spoken to residents in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian town of Oleshky who say they are being "constantly shelled".

10 hours ago

'Make women feel seen': Why the Dutch have a new word for labia -- Campaigners hope the new words will lead to less body shaming and more sex positivity.

17 hours ago

A red carpet and military flyover - How Trump welcomed Xi -- The two B-1 bombers that flew overhead are a key part of the US's combat arsenal, and produce a notoriously loud roar when they pass by.

17 hours ago

Watch: The arms race in space and how the UK is defending itself -- The UK has jammed satellites to defend itself from hostile threats, the BBC has been told.

19 hours ago

Watch: How toxic smog from wildfires is making Indonesians sick -- Around 175,000 people in Indonesia have suffered from respiratory illness since August.

1 day ago

Watch: Trump and Xi are meeting on US soil - what's at stake? -- The BBC's China correspondent and US editor explain everything you need to know ahead of the Trump-Xi meeting in Washington DC.

1 day ago

Mark Carney says he has considered possibility of US military action against Canada -- The prime minister described the risk of an action by the country's southern neighbour as remote, but said "it would be irresponsible" not to prepare.

33 minutes ago

Spain's housing crisis in focus after eviction of 87-year-old woman -- The tenant of the flat in the Retiro area of central Madrid, Maricarmen, was unable to pay her rent set after it was increased by an investment firm.

49 minutes ago

Ethiopia's army says it has repelled attacks in first comment on fresh fighting -- The military says its soldiers inflicted casualties as fears grow of a resumption of a full-blown civil war.

4 hours ago

Judge dismisses Trump lawsuit against Iowa newspaper and pollster over 2024 race -- Trump had argued the Iowa polling company sought to damage his campaign by publishing an inaccurate poll.

2 hours ago

105-year-old investigated for crimes at Nazi PoW camp in Germany -- The suspect is alleged to have been an accessory to murder at the Stalag 326 camp, where tens of thousands of Soviet PoWs died.

2 hours ago

Who are the Houthis and what do they want? -- A rapid military advance down Yemen's Red Sea coast has put the spotlight on the Iran-backed group, amid growing concerns about the global energy market.

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