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Video shows US and Israeli hostages alive in Gaza

Keith Siegel and Omri Miran are shown in undated footage released by the armed wing of Hamas.

(Sat, 27 Apr 2024 20:40:30 -0400)

'I thought just kill me quickly': Gaza hostage's 54 days in captivity

Moran Yanai was threatened with death and moved from place to place during her ordeal.

(Sat, 27 Apr 2024 04:47:16 -0400)

Weinstein in hospital after conviction overturned

A lawyer said the disgraced movie mogul was "somewhat of a train wreck health wise".

(Sat, 27 Apr 2024 23:31:49 -0400)

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More than 12,000 people rally to urge the prime minister to stay in office as he decides whether to resign.

(Sat, 27 Apr 2024 16:25:17 -0400)

Have Iran-Israel missile strikes changed the Middle East?

Political and military leaders are still absorbing the extraordinary exchange of fire, writes James Landale.

(Sat, 27 Apr 2024 19:00:29 -0400)

Iraq criminalises same-sex relationships in new law

Those flouting the sweeping new morality rules could be jailed for up to 15 years.

(Sat, 27 Apr 2024 20:15:14 -0400)

Germany grapples with wave of spying threats

Six arrests in quick succession show Germany is being targeted by spies but also that it is fighting back.

(Sat, 27 Apr 2024 19:06:55 -0400)

Influencer Harry Jowsey diagnosed with skin cancer

The TV personality urges his followers to "please wear sunscreen" after being diagnosed with skin cancer.

(Sat, 27 Apr 2024 10:05:34 -0400)

Teenager describes chaos at launch of Channel deaths boat

Marcus, 16, says he fled a life as a child soldier in South Sudan and hopes to study in the UK.

(Sat, 27 Apr 2024 11:54:08 -0400)

Tourist fined for approaching walrus in Norway

The man went near the animal on an ice floe near the world's northernmost settlement in Svalbard.

(Sat, 27 Apr 2024 06:44:16 -0400)

Poland denies 'pushback' of pregnant Eritrean woman

Activists say the woman gave birth alone in a forested area at the border with Belarus.

(Sat, 27 Apr 2024 14:26:22 -0400)

Pentagon to 'rush' Patriot missiles to Ukraine

The $6bn package includes air defence munitions but not the missile systems Ukraine says it badly needs.

(Sat, 27 Apr 2024 04:27:26 -0400)

Possible Trump VP pick defends killing her dog

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem recalls shooting a dog and a goat in a soon-to-be released memoir.

(Sat, 27 Apr 2024 07:27:10 -0400)

Mount Fuji view to be blocked to deter tourists

Residents are fed up with visitors dropping rubbish and parking illegally as they seek the perfect photo.

(Sat, 27 Apr 2024 05:43:39 -0400)

Dead whistleblower accused Boeing of safety breaches

John Barnett had been giving a formal legal deposition against the plane manufacturer before his sudden death.

(Fri, 26 Apr 2024 21:26:14 -0400)

Turkish power ship resumes supply to Sierra Leone after bill paid

Most of the electricity in the capital is supplied by a Turkish ship floating off the country?s coast.

(Sat, 27 Apr 2024 07:21:27 -0400)

US officials probe Indian spice mix pesticide claims

Officials in several countries say spice mixes made by MDH and Everest may contain ethylene oxide.

(Sat, 27 Apr 2024 08:33:28 -0400)

Iraqi TikTok star Om Fahad shot dead in Baghdad

The government says a specialist team is looking into the death of the well-known influencer.

(Fri, 26 Apr 2024 23:45:48 -0400)

Watch: Biden roasts Trump at correspondents' dinner

The US president made fun of his and Donald Trump's age at the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner.

(Sun, 28 Apr 2024 03:07:54 -0400)

Hostage's family: 'We will fight until you return'

Keith Siegal's family react to a Hamas video of him, 202 days after he was taken captive.

(Sat, 27 Apr 2024 16:04:30 -0400)

'Nobody will take my voice any more' - Israeli hostage

Moran Yanai, who was taken hostage by Hamas, speaks about spending 54 days in captivity.

(Sat, 27 Apr 2024 04:44:30 -0400)

How Gaza campus protests spread across the US

What started a week ago at Columbia University has led to hundreds of arrests at multiple college campuses.

(Fri, 26 Apr 2024 16:04:03 -0400)

Why is the US going after TikTok?

The BBC's Suranjana Tewari considers what the future holds for the hugely popular social media app.

(Fri, 26 Apr 2024 22:48:55 -0400)

BBC returns to beach where five migrants died

Andrew Harding saw migrants board an overcrowded boat in Wimereux, northern France, on Tuesday.

(Fri, 26 Apr 2024 20:55:02 -0400)

Does RFK Jr pose more of a threat to Trump or Biden?

In a tight election, the independent candidate could get enough votes to influence who wins the White House.

(Sat, 27 Apr 2024 19:44:29 -0400)

Is Myanmar's army reversing its losses? It's complicated

A rebel group that took a key town lost it to the junta two weeks later. But there's more to the story.

(Sat, 27 Apr 2024 18:14:27 -0400)

Why ice costs more than bread in Mali

People are grappling with power cuts as well as extreme heat blamed on human-induced climate change.

(Sat, 27 Apr 2024 19:19:41 -0400)

Trump's mood, his lawyer and what this week revealed about the marathon trial

The first week of the Trump trial revealed more about the DA's case and how Trump will behave during the trial

(Sat, 27 Apr 2024 07:27:58 -0400)

Why is the US going after TikTok?

The BBC's Suranjana Tewari considers what the future holds for the hugely popular social media app.

(Fri, 26 Apr 2024 22:48:55 -0400)

How a police raid on Columbia protest ignited campus movement

The university president's decision to bring in the NYPD lit a wildfire of protest over the Gaza war.

(Sat, 27 Apr 2024 10:54:32 -0400)

Has South Africa's 'get-out-of-jail' vote lived up to the hype?

Thirty years after Nelson Mandela's election and apartheid's end, South Africans reflect on democracy.

(Fri, 26 Apr 2024 19:20:46 -0400)