Huge crowds greet Pope in Paris ahead of open-air Mass
BBC Newsby Jacob Phillips12d ago
- Published Hundreds of thousands of people have greeted Pope Leo XIV in the centre of Paris ahead of a giant open-air Mass.
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top 88%Ethiopia fighting: Are Tigray's TPLF forces and the army heading back to war?
BBC Newsby Lucy Fleming; BBC Africa12d ago
- Published Fighting has erupted in Ethiopia's northern region of Tigray between regional forces and the national army.
South African white genocide does not exist, new ambassador to US tells BBC
BBC Newsby Ione Wells; Mayeni Jones; Ed Habershon12d ago
- Published South Africa's new ambassador to Washington has a personal reason to challenge Donald Trump's assertion that there is a genocide against white Afrikaners - he is "a born Afrikaner"...
As Merz scrambles for support, Germany's identity crisis is laid bare
BBC Newsby Jessica Parker12d ago
- Published A set of bumper local elections has thrown Germany, and its government, off balance. Chancellor Friedrich Merz may now be a man on borrowed time. His coalition government is in crisis.
Agents fearful and angry after 'dangerous' FBI data breach
BBC Newsby Joe Tidy12d ago
- Published Current and former FBI agents have spoken to BBC News of their shock, fear and anger following a hack that appears to have exposed the private and personal information of the agency's...
Trump's plans for massive arch move ahead
BBC Newsby Grace Eliza Goodwin13d ago
- Published US President Donald Trump's plans for building a massive arch appear to be moving ahead, after a federal advisory council terminated talks on how to handle the 250-foot structure's...
Two arrests made after men emerged from New York City sewers
BBC Newsby Madeline Halpert13d ago
- Published New York officials arrested two of three men who they said were seen emerging from a manhole, exiting the city's underground sewer system on Wednesday.
Xi Jinping got the red carpet treatment from Trump - but not everything he wanted
BBC Newsby Laura Bicker13d ago
- Published President Xi Jinping's summits with Donald Trump have one clear aim. China believes the United States is trying to contain its rise as a superpower, and it wants Washington to stay out...
Angh by Theja Rio at Toronto: The Indian film taking Nagaland to global cinema
BBC Newsby Zoya Mateen13d ago
- Published There is something pleasingly improbable about Angh. The film comes from Nagaland, a mountainous state of fewer than two million people on India's northeastern frontier, and is in...
Hundreds of thousands expected in Paris for Pope Leo's visit
BBC Newsby Hugh Schofield13d ago
- Published Pope Leo XIV embarks on a four-day visit to France on Friday, with the highpoint being a giant Mass attended by more than half a million people in central Paris.
Netanyahu defends Israeli military actions in Middle East in UN speech
BBC Newsby Jaroslav Lukiv14d ago
- Published Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has fiercely defended his country's military campaigns in Iran, Gaza and elsewhere in the Middle East in a speech to the UN General Assembly.
Why Australia chose the world's biggest political stage to reveal OpenAI hack
BBC Newsby Katy Watson14d ago
- Published Australia made a dramatic revelation on Wednesday during the United Nations General Assembly.
Rapper Macklemore announces 'Free Palestine' tour after Ed Sheeran fallout
BBC Newsby Nardine Saad14d ago
- Published Rapper Macklemore is launching a "Free Palestine" tour, days after being dropped from Ed Sheeran's Loop Tour following pro-Palestinian comments he made onstage earlier this month.
Greek PM Mitsotakis urges Burnham to return Elgin Marbles
BBC Newsby Katie Razzall14d ago
- Published The Greek prime minister has called on Andy Burnham to find the "political will" to send the Parthenon sculptures back to Greece.
CEC Gyanesh Kumar: Why India's Election Commission is in the eye of a storm - again
BBC Newsby Geeta Pandey14d ago
- Published India's Election Commission (ECI) is facing yet another crisis of credibility after a series of fresh allegations of irregularities against its chief.
Teen rocker Nene Royal becomes first Thai to win America's Got Talent
BBC Newsby Thanyarat Doksone; Koh Ewe14d ago
- Published Nene Royal, a 16-year-old rocker, has been crowned the latest winner of America's Got Talent - making her the first ever Thai winner of the long-running talent show.
They were labelled 'pervert glasses'. Will a camera-free version transform their image?
BBC Newsby Zoe Kleinman; Luke Mintz14d ago
When Meta first launched its AI-powered smart glasses in 2023, in collaboration with the trendy sunglasses brand Ray-Ban, it unleashed a storm of controversy.
In Amish country, nurses go door to door to stop deadly spread of measles
BBC Newsby Madeline Halpert14d ago
- Published For the past few months, nurse Dale Weiser has been making unexpected home visits. As the state battles the deadliest measles outbreak in recent history, the clinical supervisor drives...
Trump's Board of Peace unveils $2.45bn plan to begin Gaza's reconstruction
BBC Newsby Rachel Flynn15d ago
- Published US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace has announced a Gaza recovery plan worth $2.45 billion (£1.85 billion) during a meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.
Maricarmen: Eviction of woman aged 87 highlights Spain's housing shortage
BBC Newsby Guy Hedgecoe15d ago
- Published The dramatic eviction of an 87-year-old woman from the home in Madrid where she lived for seven decades has drawn attention to the depth of Spain's housing crisis.