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BBC News - World

Zelensky presses Nato for air defence systems after intense Russian strikes -- The Ukrainian president says "decisions for air defence" should be "one of the key outcomes" of this week's summit in Turkey.

2 hours ago

Watch: Moment rare tornado lashes central Chinese cities -- Videos shared with the BBC show debris flying through the air as the storm swept through Ezhou and Huanggang in Hubei province.

7 hours ago

Zimbabwean football star survives gun attack in South Africa -- South African police say they are investigating a case of attempted murder but that no arrests have been made so far.

5 hours ago

Woman suspected of Monaco bomb attack found dead in Ukraine -- Police had been hunting Anastasiia Berezovska after a Ukrainian millionaire was injured in the blast.

4 hours ago

Jailers and officials at Russia's 'torture prisons' in Ukraine exposed by BBC -- Former prisoners accuse the men of abuse in detention centres and want to see them brought to trial.

15 hours ago

Explosions injure 18 in Damascus during Macron's visit -- As reports of the blasts came in, state television said the Syrian president had welcomed Macron at the presidential palace.

5 hours ago

Erika Kirk comes face-to-face in court with husband's alleged killer -- Charlie Kirk's widow was joined by the late US activist's family - all of whom attended court for the first time in the case.

7 hours ago

India's landmark Ram temple overhauls board after alleged theft of donations -- Questions have been raised over alleged theft of cash, valuable jewellery, gold and silver offered by devotees.

9 hours ago

Trump confirms he asked Fifa to review Balogun ban -- President Donald Trump confirms he asked Fifa to review United States striker Folarin Balogun's one-match suspension at the World Cup.

13 hours ago

Ex-Syrian intelligence chief found guilty of torture and sexual abuse by Austrian court -- Two former Syrian officials went on trial in Vienna, Austria, accused of crimes against opponents of former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad

22 hours ago

Wildfire in southern France forces evacuation of 10,000 people -- Tour de France organisers ban spectators from stage three as a wildfire hits the Pyrénées-Orientales region.

1 day ago

Resistance and revenge - Iran wanted to send a message with its farewell to Khamenei -- Three days of public mourning in Tehran was a political spectacle Iran's leaders wanted the world to see, writes the BBC's international correspondent Lyse Doucet.

14 hours ago

Why some African nations are turning down Trump aid money -- The Trump administration sees the aid as more transactional - but some say it is not a fair trade.

14 hours ago

Can China repeat its EV success with robotaxis? -- China's self-driving car firms have been given a headstart by the country's EV supply chain as they expand globally.

17 hours ago

Why a Diljit Dosanjh film vanished from streaming after two days -- The film's troubled journey spans years of censorship disputes, court battles and an unexpected release on a streaming platform.

17 hours ago

From 'a beautiful night' to 'world's greatest hangover', guests react to Taylor and Travis's wedding -- Some of the famous guests have been posting on social media about the big day in New York.

1 day ago

'The spectacle Iran wants the world to see': Lyse Doucet in Tehran -- Huge crowds have lined the streets of Tehran for the funeral procession of Iran's late supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

23 hours ago

'It's a very sad day' - Mexican fans react to loss to England -- Mexico's World Cup campaign ended with a 3-2 defeat to England in Mexico City.

22 hours ago

Watch: Russian attack leaves gaping hole in Kyiv residential building -- The BBC's Sarah Rainsford is at the scene of one of the blasts to hit Ukraine's capital overnight.

23 hours ago

Watch: Why Australia's PM apologised for 'inappropriate' Kylie comments -- Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has apologised for remarks he made about popstar Kylie Minogue in a podcast interview last week.

1 day ago

Why Ukrainian strikes on annexed Crimea are a blow to Putin -- Eastern Europe correspondent Sarah Rainsford explains why Crimea is a target for Kyiv, and why the peninsula matters to Vladimir Putin.

1 day ago

Marine Le Pen found guilty, but court clears way for presidential run if she wears tag -- The National Rally leader now has to decide whether she will run with an electronic tag and will speak on TV later.

1 hour ago

Did USA team fall short in World Cup? Here's what pundits think -- After weeks of excitement ended with a defeat to Belgium, there's gratitude and a sense of an opportunity missed.

3 hours ago

Nine police officers killed in Pakistan attack, officials say -- Gunmen opened fire on police guarding the construction of a dam in the Balochistan province, the deputy commissioner says.

4 hours ago

BTS take credit for England football win in first UK show since 2019 -- The pop group claim they're a good luck charm for the England team, as they return to London.

5 hours ago