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Tuesday, December 09, 2025 5:23 AM ET

BBC News - World

Just now -- Tanzania crackdown on planned protest leaves streets deserted -- There is a large police presence in major cities and the authorities have encouraged people to stay home. -- Just now

7 minutes ago

Why are Thailand and Cambodia fighting at the border? -- The roots of the South East Asian neighbours' dispute go back more than a century.

1 hour ago

Sudan air force bombing of towns, markets and schools has killed hundreds, report says -- A detailed study highlights the military's aerial campaign and how civilians have been its victims.

9 hours ago

Ukraine prepares new peace plan as Zelensky rules out giving up land -- Kyiv is seeking to resist a US push for a deal which would see territory handed over to Russia.

5 hours ago

UN environment report 'hijacked' by US and others over fossil fuels, top scientist says -- The US and other governments derailed agreement on a global environment study, it's co-chair says.

1 hour ago

Dozens injured after magnitude 7.5 quake strikes northern Japan -- Authorities have warned that a stronger tremor could occur in the coming days.

8 hours ago

Goa nightclub owners fled to Thailand hours after deadly fire, police say -- Indian authorities confirmed the two brothers boarded a flight to Phuket in Thailand shortly after the incident.

4 hours ago

Trump unveils $12bn farm aid package to help farmers who faced 'unjustified trade actions' -- The president also threatened to hit Mexico with an extra 5% tariff in a row over water supplies to US farmers.

7 hours ago

Paramount launches rival bid for Warner Bros Discovery -- The Hollywood battle to buy Warner Bros Discovery is shaping up to be a blockbuster.

16 hours ago

US deports second group of Iranian nationals, officials say -- A chartered plane carrying more than 50 Iranians flew out of Mesa, Arizona, on Sunday.

7 hours ago

Elon Musk's X bans European Commission from making ads after €120m fine -- The EU regulator had fined the social media platform over its "deceptive" blue tick badges.

17 hours ago

European leaders walk tightrope between backing Ukraine and keeping US on board -- Europe's leaders are trying to avoid alienating Donald Trump while fighting for Ukrainian sovereignty and future continental stability.

17 hours ago

A wage for housework? India's sweeping experiment in paying women -- Some 118 million women in 12 Indian states receive unconditional cash transfers, one of the world's largest experiments.

9 hours ago

Australia's social media ban for children has left big tech scrambling -- The policy is the culmination of years of pressure on firms over online safety.

9 hours ago

Jeremy Bowen: Syria feels lighter without the Assads' crushing weight - but now there are new problems -- One year into his rule Syria's leader has won over Trump and much of the West, but at home people know his weaknesses.

1 day ago

White South Africans divided on US refugee offer -- Donald Trump says white South Africans are being persecuted and so qualify for asylum but black farmers are also being killed.

1 day ago

Nasa astronaut and Roscosmos cosmonauts return to Earth -- Nasa's Jonny Kim and cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky have touched down in Earth after 245 days on the ISS.

20 minutes ago

Syrians share their thoughts one year on from the fall of Assad -- The BBC's Middle East correspondent Hugo Bachega speaks to Syrians about how life has changed since the revolution.

23 hours ago

Moment Hawaii volcano eruption engulfs camera -- Kilauea, one of the world's most active volcanoes, has been erupting intermittently since December last year.

1 day ago

BBC reports from scene of deadly Goa nightclub fire -- India Editor Vikas Pandey visits the Indian nightclub where 25 people were killed in a blaze.

1 day ago

'We've lost everything': Australia wildfire rips through homes -- Multiple homes were left damaged after a wildfire swept through a coastal area north of Sydney.

2 days ago

Ukrainians raise flag to show BBC the fight goes on in city claimed by Russia -- Ukraine barely has a hold on Pokrovsk, but its forces are keen to show they are still resisting Russia's advance.

57 minutes ago

How India's largest airline lost control and threw air travel into chaos -- Once the poster child of on time budget air travel in India, IndiGo is in the midst of an unprecedented crisis. What happened?

2 hours ago

Zohran Mamdani will live in historic Gracie Mansion as New York mayor -- It was not clear if he would stay in his rent-stabilised apartment in the borough of Queens.

6 hours ago