Mother demands answers, weeks after black woman found hanging from Mississippi tree
BBC News (World)by Brandon Drenon·29d ago
- Published The mother of a black woman whose body was found hanging from a tree in Jackson, Mississippi, has told the BBC she is still waiting for answers from officials more than a month later.
Europe's royalty pay respects to King Harald V in Norway
BBC News (World)by Amy Walker·29d ago
- Published Dozens of European royals and heads of state, including the Prince of Wales and three Nordic kings, have paid their last respects to King Harald V in Oslo.
White House pulls Tetris-style 'Build The Wall' game after copyright concern
BBC News (World)by Laura Cress·29d ago
- Published The White House has taken down a Tetris-style game on its website called "Build The Wall", days after The Tetris Company raised concerns over its use of the game's likeness.
Colombia's new president loosens gun control rules
BBC News (World)by Vanessa Buschschlüter·29d ago
- Published Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella has signed a decree which eases restrictions on people carrying legal firearms in public.
Meta continues to run ads promoting child sexual abuse material in India: report
BBC News (World)by Diyva Arya·8 Sept 2026
- Published Warning: This story contains descriptions of abuse Meta ran hundreds of paid ads with artificial intelligence-generated child sexual abuse imagery, including several in India, over the...
In West Bank, date farmers weigh impact of UK sanctions on Israeli settlers
BBC News (World)by Yolande Knell·8 Sept 2026
- Published Juicy brown and ripening yellow dates dangle down from the branches of each palm tree at Israeli settler farms in the Jordan Valley, in the occupied West Bank.
Hungary expels 10 Russian diplomats as relations with Kremlin worsen
BBC News (World)by Paul Kirby; Nick Thorpe·8 Sept 2026
- Published Hungarian Foreign Minister Anita Orbán says 10 Russian diplomats have been ordered to leave Budapest for taking part in "unacceptable" activities.
New air-quality documents reveal asbestos 'nearly everywhere' after 9/11 attacks
BBC News (World)by Madeline Halpert·8 Sept 2026
- Published New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani released a tranche of 170,000 documents that show officials had concerns about air quality in Manhattan soon after the 9/11 attacks, even as the...
Argentina to file criminal case against oil company operating in Falklands
BBC News (World)by Vanessa Buschschlüter·8 Sept 2026
- Published The Argentine government has said that it would file criminal charges against oil company Navitas Petroleum for operating in seas off the Falkland Islands.
Singapore: Highest paid world leader Lawrence Wong to get salary increase of $1 million
BBC News (World)by Tessa Wong·8 Sept 2026
- Published Singapore's government says it will raise the annual salaries of its ministers and other office holders, including its prime minister who is the highest paid political leader in the...
Nepal cracks down on online abuse against flood survivors
BBC News (World)by Kelly Ng; Binita Dahal·8 Sept 2026
- Published Nepal is cracking down on online abuse directed at survivors of last month's deadly floods, with Prime Minister Balendra Shah warning that authorities will "show no leniency" to people...
Ukraine's chief prosecutor resigns over call centre corruption scandal
BBC News (World)by Tabby Wilson·8 Sept 2026
- Published Ukraine's chief prosecutor Ruslan Kravchenko has resigned over corruption allegations related to illegal call centres in the country.
Trump threatens to stop sale of Canadian Bombardier jets in US
BBC News (World)by Nadine Yousif·7 Sept 2026
- Published President Donald Trump has warned Canadian aircraft company Bombardier that it can no longer sell in the US unless it moves its manufacturing there.
Kenya minister warns foreigners against 'misusing' visas to trade
BBC News (World)by Basillioh Rukanga·7 Sept 2026
- Published Kenya's trade ministry has warned foreign nationals that visa-free entry into the country does not grant them the right to work, as the government vows to shut down unlicensed small...
Germany's AfD calls for parties to work with it after Saxony-Anhalt win
BBC News (World)by Jessica Parker; Amy Walker·7 Sept 2026
- Published The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is "very, very close" to taking power, its deputy parliamentary leader has told the BBC, after a historic victory in elections for the...
Families lose 'lifeline' after Haitian caregivers let go as TPS status ends
BBC News (World)by Sheila Flynn·6 Sept 2026
- Published Long Island mother-of-two Linda Mancuso has been "praying on a daily basis" that her disabled son's Haitian caregiver will be able to come back to work.
Majority Russian-speaking city in Ukraine considers language ban in the arts
BBC News (World)by Tim Whewell; Serhiy Solodko·5 Sept 2026
- Published Ukraine's third-biggest city Odesa will decide this week whether to back a controversial plan to ban the Russian language in the arts.
What different world maps get right - and what they get wrong
BBC News (World)by Jaroslav Lukiv·5 Sept 2026
- Published The UN has just called for the predominant world map to be replaced with one that more accurately reflects the true size of continents like Africa.
Judge declares mistrial in Lindsay Clancy murder case as jury deadlocks
BBC News (World)by Ione Wells; Ana Faguy; Sareen Habeshian·4 Sept 2026
- Published Warning: This story contains distressing details and discussion of attempted suicide A Massachusetts judge has declared a mistrial in the murder case against Lindsay Clancy after...
Nepal bet nearly everything on hydropower - the floods show why that's a problem
BBC News (World)by Kelly Ng; Navin Singh Khadka·4 Sept 2026
- Published Almost 100% of Nepal's electricity comes from hydropower, and it produces so much it earns nearly $200m (£147m) each year exporting hydroelectricity to India and Bangladesh.
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