Friday, July 03, 2026 5:26 PM ET
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German row over plan for workers to need sick note on first day of illness -- A doctors' group says it "borders on madness" that patients will have to obtain the note in person.6 hours ago
Iran begins public mourning for Ayatollah killed in February -- Ali Khamenei's body will lie in state in Tehran's Grand Mosalla from Friday ahead of days-long funeral events.15 hours ago
LIVE - Celebrity guests arriving at Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding event in New York - Benson Boone, Gigi Hadid, Bradley Cooper and an assortment of athletes and celebrities have been spotted around Madison Square Garden for the rumoured wedding event.23 minutes ago
France records 2,025 excess deaths at peak of heatwave as Europe braces for more extreme weather -- Forecasters are warning of further extreme temperatures on the continent in the next few days. -- Europe5 hours ago
Anguished families left to identify Venezuela quake victims at makeshift morgue -- The disaster has overwhelmed local services, with bodies put outside or in tents for identification. -- Latin America23 minutes ago
Nasa launches mission to save falling space telescope -- A Nasa-funded robot has blasted off to catch a falling telescope in mid-orbit and blast it back to safety before it burns up.10 hours ago
Stand-up comic held for jokes about Erdoğan and Islam in Turkey crackdown -- Deniz Göktaş is regarded as one of Turkey's most popular comedians and is accused of "inciting hatred and hostility" on stage.53 minutes ago
Zuma showing South Africa 'middle finger' by meeting Gupta brother - minister -- Former President Zuma's trip to India reignites anger over a decade-old corruption scandal.4 hours ago
Dissident Hong Kong bookseller Lam Wing-kee dies aged 70 -- Lam Wing-kee, who defied China by selling material critical of Beijing, passed away after suffering from lung cancer.4 hours ago
US withdraws troops from Nigeria after Islamic State mission -- The US said the joint operation, which began in December last year, was a success.5 hours ago
A mayor in Japan announced her maternity leave - and got the whole country talking -- In the face of criticism, Shoko Kawata, 35, says she loves her job and is proud to be taking time off to have a baby.23 hours ago
On the Strait of Hormuz, BBC finds seized ships and shark fishermen as uneasy calm returns -- The BBC travels to the city of Bandar Abbas - the first time journalists from a UK broadcaster have been to the Iranian side of the strait.5 hours ago
Instagram running ads promoting child sexual abuse material in India, BBC finds -- The ads use terms including "rape" and "child video" and link to content on the messaging app Telegram.17 hours ago
After 250 years the American Dream is surviving, but only just -- The American Dream has persisted since the days of the Founding Fathers, but faith in the ideal is fading13 hours ago
From friendship bracelets to wedding rings: A Taylor and Travis timeline -- Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are expected to celebrate their wedding with a party at New York's Madison Square Garden this weekend.1 day ago
Cheers and applause as security guard rescued from rubble -- Emergency workers managed to free Hernán Gil more than 100 hours after they had first located him under 140 tonnes of rubble.1 day ago
Watch: BBC at site of deadly Russian attack on Kyiv flats -- Sarah Rainsford reports from the completely destroyed nine-storey block of flats in Ukraine's capital.1 day ago
Did this AI anti-drug video make drugs look appealing? -- Hong Kong's Correctional Services Department removed an AI-generated K-pop video, after facing backlash that it made substances look too appealing.1 day ago
'Beautiful and terrible' - the world's thoughts on the US at 250 -- From Brazil to India to Egypt, the BBC asked people across the world what they think of America today.1 day ago
Americans react to Supreme Court upholding birthright citizenship -- The BBC asked Americans how they felt after the Supreme Court's ruling on citizenship for babies born in the US.3 days ago
Brutal heat forces temporary closure of Great American State Fair as Fourth of July holiday kicks off -- More than 165 million people are enduring dangerous heat and humidity, with temperatures expected to stay at 38C (100F) for several days.1 hour ago
'It's so hot' - Dangerous hot weather grips parts of the US -- More than 165 million people were sweltering on Friday under record temperatures along the US East Coast and Midwest, according to the US National Weather Service.53 minutes ago
Ukrainian suspect hunted by police after Monaco bomb attack was 'disguised as a man' -- Officials believe the suspect may not have acted alone and spent days casing out the scene of the attack.4 hours ago
Syrian ex-colonel accused of crimes against humanity deemed 'unfit to plead' -- Salem Al-Salem, 58, is charged with three counts of murder as a crime against humanity, three counts of torture and one charge of conduct ancillary to murder.6 hours ago