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Monday, September 14, 2026 2:08 AM ET

BBC News - World

Trump downplays warnings of AI risks, citing rivalry with China -- The US president said "negative forces" were airing concerns about "things that won't happen".

6 hours ago

Turkish police detain dozens in raids on gay bars and homes of LGBTQ+ activists -- Human rights groups in Turkey have accused the government of using a family- values campaign to target the LGBTQ+ community.

14 hours ago

Iran war reshapes Brics ties but also exposes divisions -- Brics members agree they need a new global order but it's harder to answer what should replace it and how to get there.

17 hours ago

Questions mount over what an AI 'slowdown' would look like -- While pacing AI development might sound like a quick fix, it is far from an easy solution.

9 hours ago

Swedish left-wing bloc narrowly ahead with election too close to call -- A preliminary count by Sweden's election authority projected that left-wing opposition bloc would win a three-seat majority.

1 hour ago

Six dead, 130 missing after Indonesian ferry capsizes in Java Sea -- Ships and helicopters are searching for those missing from the Virgo Transport 8 ship, which had encountered bad weather.

16 hours ago

Trump says he will remove all Irish whiskey tariffs as he ends two-day visit -- Whiskey distilled in the Republic of Ireland faces the standard 15% tariff which applies to EU goods entering the US.

10 hours ago

Legendary Canadian boxer George Chuvalo dies aged 89 -- The heavyweight champion took on the likes of Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier, and was known for never once getting knocked out or knocked down.

15 hours ago

US congressman swims to safety after his plane is forced to land on a lake -- The small plane carrying Rep Tom Tiffany had a mechanical issue that forced the pilot to make an emergency landing on a Wisconsin lake.

14 hours ago

They lost their jobs after posting about Charlie Kirk, but some have no regrets -- Some people fired in the wake of Kirk's assassination have won big settlements from employers, others have had to start over from scratch.

1 day ago

Afghan woman deported from US in first use of 'alien terrorist' court -- The legal US resident was never charged with a crime, but was deported due to her family links to terrorism.

1 day ago

Russians seek answers over hundreds missing after Ukraine's 2024 incursion -- Officials say more than 300 Russians remain missing after the 2024 Kursk offensive, but no-one really knows the true figure.

1 day ago

Dramatic insider warnings over AI fall flat with some in Silicon Valley -- A recent spate of stark warnings about the dangers of AI has been met with scepticism by executives and investors.

15 hours ago

Best friends for decades - until a DNA test revealed they were sisters -- Meena Geltink and Minal Tijssen were adopted from orphanages in Mumbai in the 1980s and grew up in the Netherlands.

1 day ago

Critics celebrate Céline Dion's 'high-stakes' comeback show in Paris -- The iconic Canadian singer kicked off her long-awaited comeback show in Paris on Saturday, after a six-year hiatus due to health issues.

1 day ago

Trump's comments on a united Ireland may have targeted audience across the Atlantic -- Nobody could have predicted that today's main global headline would be Trump's desire to see a unified Ireland.

1 day ago

Watch: Why a Russian strike on train near Ukraine-Poland border could mark an escalation -- No casualties were reported after a Russian drone struck a train shortly after Boris Johnson and top European officials left the area.

4 hours ago

'She's back': Fans dance, sing and cry after Céline Dion's comeback concert in Paris -- Thousands turned out to witness Céline Dion perform in Paris on Saturday, her first show after a six year illness-induced hiatus.

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.

2 days 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.

2 days 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.

2 days ago

Hyrox athlete sparks debate for continuing race after soiling herself -- Some have raised concerns around hygiene while others saluted her resolve to finish the race.

18 minutes ago

Police say it could take months to identify Philippine ferry fire victims -- At least 76 people died in the fire, with authorities saying that the shortest it could take to identify victims would be "weeks".

1 hour ago

Carney eyes 'unique alliance' with EU as trade war with US intensifies -- While Carney has ruled out EU membership, the Canadian leader says he wants to pursue a "unique alliance" with Brussels.

1 hour ago

Russia hits Ukrainian train shortly after Boris Johnson and top European officials leave station -- The former UK PM said: "I don't know what warped logic drove Putin to blow up a stationary Ukrainian locomotive on the Polish border this morning".

2 hours ago

US aviator shot down over Iran recalls 'free-falling' in first interview since rescue -- The April rescue operation to recover the downed aircrew saw the first US boots on the ground in Iran in 46 years, American officials say.

4 hours ago

Carney gambles on the world's biggest investors betting on Canada -- In the midst of a trade war with the US, the prime minister leveraged his connections in global finance to invite some of the world's biggest investors to Canada.

6 hours ago

The Himalayas are melting faster - and India's economy is 'at risk' -- A new report warns Himalayan glaciers are melting faster, threatening India's water, economy and communities.

7 hours ago