Friday, August 14, 2026 1:46 PM ET
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LIVE - 'I'll keep believing in my right to a future': Afghan women share stories of life under Taliban rule - Since seizing power in 2021, the ultra-conservative rulers have severely restricted the freedoms of women and girls.56 minutes ago
Builders unearth €9m gold stash sealed in walls of Belgian property -- Construction workers found the stash in the walls of a cellar while drilling to lay sewage pipes.2 hours ago
Stolen Matisse artworks recovered by police in Brazil -- A man is arrested after eight works by the French artist are found at a home in greater São Paulo.7 hours ago
Instagram accounts fuelling Ceuta crisis with paid advice for help to cross -- BBC's Top Comment podcast has found a network of Instagram profiles glamourising the swim around the Morocco-Ceuta border fence. -- World1 hour ago
France's top court blocks social media ban for under-15s -- The Constitutional Council says it infringes upon freedom of expression - but President Macron vows to prepare a new draft.56 minutes ago
Trump asks Supreme Court to allow ballroom work to continue -- Forcing the US president to go "hat-in-hand to Congress" for permission would be "dangerous", the administration says.2 hours ago
Zambia vote counting resumes after pause over alleged attacks on polling staff -- The electoral commission said violence had "resulted in the theft of marked ballot papers".1 hour ago
UK diplomats no longer get hardship bonus for being posted to Buenos Aires -- Civil servants are entitled to extra money for working in difficult or dangerous cities around the world.30 minutes ago
Conditions on US aircraft carrier at sea for more than 250 days raise alarms -- Thousands of sailors on the USS Abraham Lincoln have reportedly faced food shortages and broken plumbing, with some considering jumping overboard.23 hours ago
Teens who fled Venezuela after deadly quakes caught in another disaster in Colombia -- Deivi Delfín and his brother moved to Colombia after a quake in Venezuela killed their mother, but were caught in another deadly disaster.9 hours ago
Indian solar mission's new findings throw light on enduring Sun mysteries -- Why is the Sun's corona millions of degrees hotter than its surface? And how does it maintain its inexplicably high temperature?15 hours ago
Putin can no longer claim victory in Ukraine, Nobel Peace Prize winner tells BBC -- In an exclusive interview with the BBC's Steve Rosenberg, Dmitry Muratov says the Kremlin leader can only "destroy Ukraine, not conquer it", with the war now in its fifth year.1 day ago
Who could replace White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt? -- The job requires managing a complex relationship with the media - as well Trump's high expectations.1 day ago
Vultures are disappearing in Nigeria - but the 'Vulture King' is fighting to reverse the trend -- Some see them as sinister or hunt them for ritual use but these birds play a vital role in nature's cycle.1 day ago
Why is Selena Gomez being sued? -- BBC journalist Ana Guerra-Moore looks at why investors who backed Wondermind Global are claiming the pop star failed to fulfil promises.30 minutes ago
Moment €9m worth of art stolen from Italy museum -- Police released the CCTV footage after the art, which was stolen in March, was recovered.2 hours ago
Watch: What happens if Luigi Mangione pleads guilty today? -- Attorneys for Mangione, who is accused of killing United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, are meeting federal prosecutors on Friday.4 hours ago
BBC Verify speaks to woman who filmed ICE agent pointing gun at her -- BBC Verify has examined footage shared by a Virginia woman in which an ICE agent points his gun at her.21 hours ago
Activists try to deliver aid to Palestinians in homes besieged by Israeli settlers -- Two families have been trapped in their homes in the occupied West Bank for several days.30 minutes ago
Luigi Mangione has pleaded guilty to federal charges. What happens now? -- The 28-year-old's guilty plea may throw a wrench in his upcoming state murder trial.1 hour ago
Pardon for president's main rival in Chad -- It paves the way for the release of Succès Masra from prison where he had been sentenced to 20 years.5 hours ago
'Unprecedented' rain in Japan kills eight people -- The storm cut power to more than 20,000 households and left 7,000 people stranded at Tokyo's Narita airport.6 hours ago