Russia's second-biggest online retailer Ozon targeted in Ukrainian strikes
BBC Newsby James Gregory6h ago
- Published Warehouses belonging to Russia's second-largest online retailer have been hit by a wave of Ukrainian drone strikes.
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top 74%Zambia elections: Courts sealed as election petition deadline looms
BBC Newsby Dingindaba Buyoya6h ago
- Published Court premises in the Zambian capital, Lusaka, and elsewhere have been shut as the deadline for filing a petition against the outcome of the recent presidential election approaches.
'Half of my business will be gone' - Bracing for fallout in the Canada-US trade war
BBC Newsby Ana Faguy7h ago
- Published Cindy Baldassi relies on American buyers to keep her stone-and-glass jewellery company going.
Norway's King Harald V's health has worsened, palace says
BBC Newsby Mallory Moench8h ago
- Published King Harald V of Norway's health has worsened, the palace has said, as he remains in hospital receiving antibiotics for a bacterial infection in his bloodstream.
Trump arrives at high-speed IndyCar race through Washington's streets
BBC Newsby Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu1d ago
- Published US President Donald Trump has arrived at the IndyCar race through the streets of Washington DC, which marks the culmination of a series of summer events to celebrate the country's 250th...
DR Congo and M23 rebels agree roadmap for peace talks
BBC Newsby Dan Sales; Makuochi Okafor1d ago
- Published The Democratic Republic of Congo government and the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group have agreed a roadmap for peace talks.
Saltash man completes 2,800 mile scoot across Australia
BBC Newsby Cameron Weldon1d ago
- Published A man has completed a challenge to cross the width of Australia on a non-electric kick scooter.
Sydney Marathon laughs off medal error
BBC Newsby Harry Sekulich1d ago
- Published The organisers of Sydney Marathon have laughed off a mistake which saw a German stadium etched on to medals for participants, saying "we're not going to run from it".
Carney faces crucial test after calling Trump's bluff
BBC Newsby Jessica Murphy2d ago
- Published The United States and Canada have entered into uncharted territory. The longtime allies and economic partners, who have enjoyed free trade for decades, are now in an escalating trade...
Ebola in DR Congo: Vaccine trial to start as WHO warns about speed of infections
BBC Newsby Emery Makumeno3d ago
- Published The Democratic Republic of the Congo is gearing up to roll out an Ebola vaccine with some doses being used as part of a trial to see if it is effective against the Bundibugyo species of...
Mexicans arrested as big meth lab in South Africa found on remote Limpopo farm
BBC Newsby Khanyisile Ngcobo3d ago
- Published Two Mexicans have been arrested in South Africa after police uncovered a multi-million dollar crystal methamphetamine laboratory in the north of the country.
Nigerian villagers in Sokoto bury bodies after overloaded boat capsizes: 'We are devastated'
BBC Newsby Makuochi Okafor; Ruth Comerford3d ago
- Published At least 48 people have died in Nigeria after an overloaded boat with an estimated 70 passengers capsized on a river in a remote area of north-western Sokoto state.
Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan back in jail after hospital examination
BBC Newsby Carrie Davies; Olivia Ireland3d ago
- Published Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan was moved back to prison early on Friday after being examined by doctors at a hospital in Islamabad, who deemed him "medically fit".
Bodies of two mountaineers discovered after Swiss glacier melts
BBC Newsby Freya Scott-Turner3d ago
- Published The bodies of two Belgian men who went missing in the Swiss Alps in 1992 have been discovered after being exposed by the melting of a glacier, police have said.
US debt has hit $40tn - Will that be a wake-up call?
BBC Newsby Michael Race3d ago
- Published What with a 250th birthday, Taylor Swift's wedding and the football World Cup, Americans could be forgiven for taking their eye off the ball this summer.
El Niño: Panama Canal to cut number of ships passing through
BBC Newsby Peter Hoskins3d ago
- Published Panama Canal's operator is to cut the number of vessels passing through the key waterway due to low rainfall caused by El Niño.
Hong Kong's Tiananmen activists convicted in national security trial
BBC Newsby BBC Chinese3d ago
- Published Two Hong Kong activists who organised annual vigils to commemorate the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown have been found guilty of inciting others to subvert state power under the city's...
Sparks fly over Mamdani's 'hit list' against New York's rich home owners
BBC Newsby Madeline Halpert3d ago
- Published Owning one home in New York City is a dream far beyond what many people could afford.
What happened to Harry and Meghan's American dream?
BBC Newsby Shaimaa Khalil; Regan Morris3d ago
- Published When the Duke and Duchess of Sussex quit working for the Royal Family in 2020 and moved to California, they brought something even Hollywood can't manufacture: royalty.
Bali jails Swiss tourist for insulting sacred Day of Silence
BBC Newsby Koh Ewe3d ago
- Published A Swiss tourist has been sentenced to one year in prison for insulting a sacred religious event on Indonesia's holiday island of Bali.