Friday, September 25, 2026 4:41 PM ET
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Students strike across Germany in protest against military service -- A law establishing voluntary military service came into effect in January, but protest organisers fear compulsory service could follow.5 hours ago
Man shot during 2024 Trump campaign rally in Butler dies -- A gunman shot Jim Copenhaver twice while also killing another man and grazing Trump's ear with a bullet.7 hours ago
Pope warns against 'losing humanity' to AI machines -- The pontiff delivered the warning on the first day of his trip to France on Friday. -- Europe1 hour ago
Xi got Trump's red carpet welcome - but not everything he wanted -- China wanted progress on trade, technology and Taiwan - but hasn't got as much as it would have hoped for.16 hours ago
Senior Kazakh officials detained after 14 service members swept out to sea -- Seventeen service members were swept out to the Caspian Sea during military exercises.5 hours ago
Jay-Z rape accuser says her allegation was false -- A woman who accused Jay-Z of raping her when she was 13 now says she has never met the rap superstar.9 hours ago
Internet restricted after fighting breaks out in Ethiopia's Tigray region -- During the two-year civil war in Tigray, the region was totally cut off from the outside world.7 hours ago
US backs Elon Musk's bid to overturn €120m EU fine against X -- The EU had said X "deceives users" by selling blue ticks without "meaningfully verifying" accounts.6 hours ago
From Nagaland to a path to the Oscars: Indian film brings a rarely seen world to global cinema -- After a major win at Toronto, Angh, a film from northeastern India, is now on a path towards the Oscars.21 hours ago
Why Australia chose the world's biggest political stage to reveal OpenAI hack -- Australia, which has strict social media restrictions and has proposed controls on algorithms and smart glasses, announced the breach at the UN.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.1 day 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.1 day 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.1 day ago
Robbie Williams' surprise singalong after Peru gig cancelled -- Robbie Williams gave an impromptu performance outside a hotel in Lima after his stadium concert was cancelled.11 hours ago
Pomp and toasts: Day 2 of Trump and Xi in DC -- Xi's first visit to Washington in a decade was a display of pomp and pageantry, with Trump offering his guest a two-month truce on the brewing tariff war.14 hours ago
The world's two most powerful men just met. How did it go? -- The BBC's China correspondent Laura Bicker unpacks how the trip panned out for Beijing and Washington.19 hours ago
Watch: UN delegates walk out of Netanyahu speech -- The Israeli delegation cheered in support during Netanyahu's speech. Nada Tawfik in New York explains what happened.9 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.1 day ago
Russia targeting 'ordinary life' with attacks on data centres, Zelensky says -- Such strikes aim to disrupt "people's ability to stay connected, study, work", says Ukraine's president.28 minutes ago
What is kratom, the 'gas station heroin' alarming officials in the US? -- Kratom, found during an investigation into the deaths of two college students, has been sold in the US for around a decade.28 minutes ago
Supreme Court allows Trump to use controversial database to check voter citizenship -- Critics have questioned the reliability of the data, warning it could result in US citizens being wrongly removed from electoral rolls.3 hours ago
Why an international arrest warrant didn't stop Netanyahu's US trip -- The BBC's Nada Tawfik explains why Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu was not arrested after speaking at the UN, despite an ICC arrest warrant.1 hour ago
Media outlets banned by Trump resume White House coverage after judge's order -- US TV news coverage of the White House returns to normal after a judge lifted Trump's ban of three news outlets.2 hours ago
Trump's plans for massive arch move ahead -- Opposition to building the 250-foot arch, and using it for military purposes, is growing with one Democrat blasting Trump's plans as "foolhardy".2 hours ago
Two arrested after people seen mysteriously emerging from various New York City sewers -- The city has seen a string of incidents in which people have climbed out of manholes late at night.2 hours ago
U2 celebrate 50th anniversary at the school where they formed -- The rock band go back to their roots, playing a gig in the Dublin playground where they first met.3 hours ago