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BBC News - World

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.

11 hours ago

'It's like a dog set loose on us' - fear over Kenya's crackdown on foreign traders -- The authorities have struggled to contain the fallout, as frightened migrants flee the country.

6 hours ago

Record heatwaves in France set to make champagne stronger -- Winemakers can produce bubbly up to 15% ABV following an unusual harvest that produced sweeter grapes.

3 hours ago

A united Ireland would be 'fantastic' says Trump during Irish visit -- Trump made the comments during a meeting with Irish leader Micheál Martin, but Downing Street says it will "stick to the Good Friday Agreement".

1 hour ago

French officials investigate if malicious act caused train derailment -- Officials say a rail fragment was found on the tracks after Friday's crash of a passenger train that left 44 people injured.

1 hour 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.

10 hours ago

Teen boy rescued after days adrift in Alaskan waters -- The 15-year-old boy was rescued while the other two passengers from the capsized fishing vessel, his brother and cousin, died.

1 hour ago

Death toll from Philippines ferry fire rises to 76, with more still missing -- Access to the burnt-out boat has been slowed by toxic fumes and lingering heat, the country's coast guard says.

59 minutes 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.

15 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.

8 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.

20 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.

8 hours ago

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

6 hours 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.

17 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.

15 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.

23 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.

1 day 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.

16 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.

2 days ago

Anthropic boss Dario Amodei calls for AI development to slow down -- Amodei's call comes amid growing concerns that AI models may become able to inflict serious damage worldwide.

59 minutes ago

What just happened with Trump's united Ireland call -- Caitriona Perry says she doesn't think anyone anticipated Trump to call for a unified Ireland.

59 minutes ago

Passenger train derails in France leaving at least 44 injured -- Local officials say186 passengers were on board the train operating the Rouen-Caen route in Normandy.

3 hours ago