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BBC News

Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction overturned

New York court says Hollywood mogul, who remains in prison on other charges, did not receive a fair trial.

(Thu, 25 Apr 2024 10:56:06 -0400)

Trump lawyers argue immunity case at Supreme Court

The landmark case will decide whether an ex-president can be criminally charged for actions taken while in office.

(Thu, 25 Apr 2024 07:38:07 -0400)

Haiti's PM resigns as transitional council sworn in

The body will try to restore order and form a new government in the nation wracked by gang violence.

(Thu, 25 Apr 2024 10:05:13 -0400)

Hundreds more US arrests made in Gaza campus protests

Demonstrators and police clash in Austin, while scores are taken into custody in Boston and Los Angeles.

(Thu, 25 Apr 2024 09:40:25 -0400)

'Stay strong,' parents tell Gaza hostage after video

Hamas issues a proof-of-life video of US-Israeli Hersh Goldberg-Polin, abducted on 7 October.

(Thu, 25 Apr 2024 06:31:20 -0400)

Watch: Visitors react to trial Venice tourist fee

From Thursday visitors making a trip to the famous city at peak times will be charged a trial entrance fee.

(Thu, 25 Apr 2024 08:26:48 -0400)

Prosecutors ask for halt to case against Spain PM's wife

(Thu, 25 Apr 2024 09:07:42 -0400)

Playboy model got $150,000 in hush money, Trump trial told

A tabloid publisher describes working with Trump's fixer to "catch and kill" a sex scandal before the 2016 election.

(Thu, 25 Apr 2024 08:38:00 -0400)

Paris's Moulin Rouge loses windmill sails overnight

The cause of the sails' collapse from the roof of the world famous cabaret club is not yet clear.

(Thu, 25 Apr 2024 06:45:37 -0400)

Ukraine uses longer-range US missiles for first time

Missiles secretly delivered this month have been used to strike Russian targets in Crimea, US media say.

(Thu, 25 Apr 2024 06:12:08 -0400)

Namibia condemns tourists posing naked in dune safari

Photos of the three naked tourists have gone viral in Namibia, angering the authorities.

(Thu, 25 Apr 2024 07:45:31 -0400)

Rebel Wilson book published in the UK with blacked out text

Some sections of the UK edition of the book, released on Thursday, have been redacted.

(Thu, 25 Apr 2024 05:47:24 -0400)

Prisoners escape after rain damages Nigeria prison

A manhunt is launched after more than 100 inmates escape the colonial-era facility near Abuja.

(Thu, 25 Apr 2024 08:01:39 -0400)

Russia vetoes UN vote on stopping space arms race

The US has previously warned that Russia is trying to develop a space-based, anti-satellite weapon.

(Thu, 25 Apr 2024 00:50:32 -0400)

US jails Chinese man who threatened student activist

He threatened to "chop off" the hands of a Chinese student who put up pro-democracy fliers on campus.

(Thu, 25 Apr 2024 00:10:51 -0400)

Hundreds of villagers killed in Burkina Faso army revenge attack - report

Soldiers accused residents of aiding Islamist fighters before shooting at them, an investigation shows.

(Thu, 25 Apr 2024 03:42:41 -0400)

Kid Cudi cancels tour after breaking foot

"The injury is much more serious than I first thought," says the rapper as he cancels tour dates.

(Thu, 25 Apr 2024 04:07:52 -0400)

Arizona indicts Trump allies over fake elector scheme

Former Trump advisers Rudy Giuliani and Mark Meadows are among those charged, court documents show.

(Wed, 24 Apr 2024 22:24:44 -0400)

Meta AI spending plans cause share price slump

Investors react badly to the Facebook and WhatsApp owner spending more than anticipated on AI.

(Thu, 25 Apr 2024 05:02:58 -0400)

Searing heat shuts schools for 33 million children

Bangladesh has closed schools and colleges due to extreme heat for the second year in a row.

(Thu, 25 Apr 2024 04:22:25 -0400)

Spain's PM halts public duties as wife faces inquiry

(Thu, 25 Apr 2024 04:21:08 -0400)

BBC Verify examines reported strikes on Russian oil depots

The reported strikes have been geolocated to the Smolensk region of western Russia.

(Wed, 24 Apr 2024 14:09:09 -0400)

Iranian rapper sentenced to death, says lawyer

Musician Toomaj Salehi had backed anti-government nationwide protests in 2022.

(Wed, 24 Apr 2024 12:47:30 -0400)

Arizona House votes to overturn abortion ban

It was the third attempt to take up repealing the near-total ban, which was recently resurrected by a state court.

(Wed, 24 Apr 2024 18:20:59 -0400)

Mining giant BHP proposes buyout of Anglo American

The potential mega merger would give BHP access to Anglo American's copper assets.

(Thu, 25 Apr 2024 05:15:59 -0400)

Meta AI spending plans cause share price slump

Investors react badly to the Facebook and WhatsApp owner spending more than anticipated on AI.

(Thu, 25 Apr 2024 05:02:58 -0400)

TikTok vows to fight 'unconstitutional' US ban

The app faces being banned or sold in the US because of national security concerns.

(Wed, 24 Apr 2024 13:01:07 -0400)

Watch: Rescuers rush to get stranded whales into the sea

Around 160 long-finned pilot whales washed up on the western Australian coast, wildlife officials say.

(Thu, 25 Apr 2024 10:47:45 -0400)

Gaza protesters clash with police at US universities

Demonstrators in Texas were met with state troopers as protests lead to arrests on campuses across the country.

(Wed, 24 Apr 2024 16:33:04 -0400)

BBC Verify examines reported strikes on Russian oil depots

The reported strikes have been geolocated to the Smolensk region of western Russia.

(Wed, 24 Apr 2024 14:09:09 -0400)

Inside Columbia's campus as students protest

Hundreds of students have been camping on the university lawn, sparking a nationwide wave of campus protests.

(Wed, 24 Apr 2024 07:11:10 -0400)

Gag orders and tabloid schemes at Trump trial

Day six of Donald Trump's hush-money trial in New York heard damaging testimony from a tabloid publisher.

(Tue, 23 Apr 2024 18:36:46 -0400)

Arrests and anger at US university pro-Palestinian demos

Dozens of student protesters have been arrested at Columbia, Yale and New York University in recent days.

(Tue, 23 Apr 2024 06:21:23 -0400)

BBC witnesses boarding of boat which left five dead

The BBC's Andrew Harding, in France, witnesses people clambering aboard a small boat bound for the UK.

(Tue, 23 Apr 2024 08:25:12 -0400)

Dashcam video shows dramatic rescue from burning car

Drivers in Minnesota stopped in the middle of a highway to help pull a man out from a vehicle on fire.

(Mon, 22 Apr 2024 16:47:27 -0400)

TV tower breaks in half after strike on Ukraine

The local military says that digital TV has been cut off in the surrounding area.

(Mon, 22 Apr 2024 12:58:54 -0400)

Baby born by emergency caesarean as mother killed in Gaza

The infant's entire immediate family died in Israeli air strikes on Rafah on Saturday night.

(Mon, 22 Apr 2024 09:16:36 -0400)

Train cars catch fire while moving through Ontario

Local officials reported no injuries after five train cars were spotted ablaze heading towards a downtown area.

(Mon, 22 Apr 2024 13:46:50 -0400)

Bridge collapses as floods hit China's south

The country?s south has been battered by heavy rainfall, with tens of thousands of people evacuated.

(Mon, 22 Apr 2024 01:56:31 -0400)

Watch US House pass critical Ukraine aid package

The long-awaited vote comes as Kyiv faces a weapons shortage in its fight against Russia.

(Sat, 20 Apr 2024 14:19:09 -0400)

Moment huge explosion rocks Iraq military base

Local security officials said one person was killed and eight others wounded.

(Sat, 20 Apr 2024 09:23:33 -0400)

Free beer and taxi rides to woo voters in Indian city

Many companies in Bengaluru city have found innovative ways to encourage people to vote.

(Thu, 25 Apr 2024 02:06:22 -0400)

Blinken arrives in China as relations crackle with tension

Blinken's trip is a sign of improved US-China ties, but the two still view each other with suspicion.

(Thu, 25 Apr 2024 00:36:15 -0400)

The Italian film which beat Barbie at the box office

Director Paola Cortellesi on the cry for change in Italy's chart-topping There's Still Tomorrow.

(Wed, 24 Apr 2024 20:05:37 -0400)

Searching for missing loved ones in Gaza?s mass graves

In this war, it is a huge challenge to find out how people whose bodies were exhumed at Nasser hospital died.

(Wed, 24 Apr 2024 15:36:51 -0400)

Blinken arrives in China as relations crackle with tension

Blinken's trip is a sign of improved US-China ties, but the two still view each other with suspicion.

(Thu, 25 Apr 2024 00:36:15 -0400)

Russia or EU? Controversial bill draws Georgians on to streets

Thousands of Georgians have been protesting against a new bill that they claim will crush dissent.

(Wed, 24 Apr 2024 20:40:05 -0400)

The batting blitz turning cricket into baseball

Indian Premier League batters are fearlessly unleashing big shots, every match a six-hitting spectacle.

(Wed, 24 Apr 2024 17:58:39 -0400)

'Business as usual' for Channel crossings despite migrant deaths

Prospective migrants trying to reach the UK from France say smuggling operations are continuing after Tuesday's tragedy.

(Wed, 24 Apr 2024 14:02:17 -0400)

When could TikTok be banned under new US law?

The video app TikTok could be banned in the US unless it is sold by its Chinese owner ByteDance.

(Thu, 25 Apr 2024 07:28:43 -0400)