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All victims of US strikes in eastern Pacific and the Caribbean identified so far came from extremely poor communities Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email A five-month investigation has named 13 previously unidentified victims of US attacks on boats allegedly carryin…

Wave of almost 600 drones launched across 14 regions, after Moscow’s deadly three-day attack on Ukraine last week At least four people have been killed in a large-scale retaliatory strike by Ukraine on Russia’s regions, including Moscow, the Russian authorities have said.…

Pakistan says it hit 'military and terrorist infrastructure' - but the UN and victims' families reject this claim.

Outcry follows release of previously secret documents naming Port Kembla as preferred east coast Aukus base As Aukus spending and delays blow out, will Australia’s nuclear submarines ever materialise? Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news em…

President Trump announced the truce last month, but Israel and Hezbollah have continued to exchange fire since then.

‘He’s having a great time with his new 47% equity,’ one entrepreneur jokes, warning that some startups may leave Australia behind Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Tech entrepreneurs have mocked the government’s capital gains tax changes by posting AI-ge…

Thai authorities say 32 others injured near Makkasan station after freight train strikes bus and fire breaks out At least eight people were killed and 32 others were injured in Thailand after a freight train struck a bus at a rail crossing in Bangkok, rescue officials and a deput…

Ukraine's president says the strikes are a "justified" response to deadly Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities.

BBC Verify has examined dozens of videos of fibre-optic drone attacks carried out by the Lebanese armed group.

US president calls Abu-Bilal al-Minuki ‘most active terrorist in the world’ and says he was eliminated in ‘very complex mission’ Donald Trump has said US and Nigerian forces killed the “second in command” global leader of the Islamic State.…

Army supported by Russian mercenaries launches airstrikes after offensive by coalition of Islamist extremists and Tuareg separatists Mali’s armed forces, supported by Russian mercenaries, have launched airstrikes targeting a rebel alliance of Islamist extremists and Tuareg separa…

Steven Mattaboni, 38, was a ‘one-of-a-kind gentleman’ and devoted parent to two young daughters, his wife Shirene says Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A father of two young daughters, husband and avid fisher has been identified as the victim of a fatal…

President Donald Trump said the operation eliminated "the most active terrorist in the world", Abu-Bilal al-Minuki.

Trump administration move echoes indictment of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro as fuel crisis racks Cuba Tensions between Cuba and US seem set to rise further amid reports that Raúl Castro, the country’s 94-year-old former president, may soon face the type of indictment that led to th…

Naegohyang FC due to play Suwon FC in semi-final of Asian Women’s Champions League on Wednesday A North Korean women’s football club has arrived in South Korea for an AFC Women’s Champions League semi-final, marking the first visit by athletes from the isolated state to the South…

Judge called Adriana Maria Quiroz Zapata’s deportation to the Democratic Republic of Congo ‘likely illegal’ A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to bring a Colombian woman back to the US from the Democratic Republic of Congo, after she was deported to the African …

This blog is now closed. Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Jim Chalmers says the opposition’s policy to index tax brackets would cost the budget a quarter of a trillion dollars over 10 years, while claiming that the government is returning bracket creep …

Uganda also reports outbreak and health officials say cases were caused by Bundibugyo strain of virus An outbreak of Ebola has killed 65 people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, health officials said.…

This live blog is now closed. Colorado governor commutes sentence of election denier Tina Peters Sign up for the Breaking News US email Jamieson Greer also said US export controls on semiconductor chips were not a major topic of discussions with Chinese officials in Beijing.…

Trump’s softer approach towards China is one that experts say will likely trickle down to the wider MAGA base.

Human rights experts make rare public appeal as US deportees describe being held in ‘prison-like’ conditions Human rights experts at the United Nations issued a rare public appeal to Equatorial Guinea, urging the central African country to halt its plans to return US deportees to…

French police fire teargas and UK shops close for safety reasons as hundreds queue for Royal Pop timepieces that make up Audemars Piguet collaboration The launch of limited-edition Swatch watches descended into chaos in several European cities and New York, with French police fir…

Flight from Melbourne to Dallas forced to land in Tahiti due to man’s alleged disruptive behaviour Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A passenger has been banned from future Qantas travel after a plan…

Unlike its Nordic neighbours, finding a place in the Swedish capital to bada bastu is hard, with years-long waiting lists at member clubs There is little doubt that Stockholm is a city of sauna-goers.…

Family and supporters had hoped the US president could help free the 78-year-old British citizen during summit talks in Beijing Donald Trump raised the case of jailed Hong Kong democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai in talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping but was told it “is a tough one”…

Conservatives expected to keep majority as socialists face drubbing and ballot tests trajectory of far-right Vox party Voters in the southern Spanish region of Andalucía are casting their ballots in an election that is likely to deliver an absolute majority to the conservative Pe…

Four months after Trump’s surprise raid, a political thaw has descended – but mingled with hope is trepidation for what comes next When Ángel Linares heard a strange buzz followed by an explosion, his first thought was that neighbours were setting off fireworks to celebrate the n…

The person was on board the MV Hondius, the center of the outbreak that has claimed three lives Canadian officials said on Saturday that a test for one of the four Canadians currently quarantining in British Columbia after being exposed to the hantavirus while on board the cruise…

Man in 30s arrested over incident in Modena that left two seriously hurt Eight people were injured, two seriously, on Saturday after a car rammed into a group of pedestrians in the northern Italian city of Modena. Police said the driver, in his 30s, had been arrested.…

Change reflects both transformation of US in Trump era and China’s increasing confidence on world stage Asked before he departed for Beijing if he would raise with the Chinese president the case of Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy activist jailed in Hong Kong, Donald Trump said: “I’l…

Fresh from his summit in Beijing, the US president warned against a formal declaration of independence by the island.

No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attacks, which have devastated Mussa town in Borno state.

Mengele fled Europe after the war but for years there were rumours he spent time in Switzerland.

Record heat in North and Central America coincides with egg-sized hailstones in eastern China Extreme weather across several parts of the world this week has brought record-breaking temperatures to Honduras, North America and Indonesia.…

Tens of thousands of Israeli celebrants have marched through the area captured by Israel in the 1967 Arab-Israeli war.

A moped had been used in the deadly stray-bullet shooting of a 7-month-old in Brooklyn last month, officials said.

The all-female supergroup has sold out venues across the UK and Ireland, toured stadiums with Ed Sheeran, and built a global following - all without releasing a debut record.

Police and rescue officials said the collision sparked a fire that engulfed the bus.

Charges could come as soon as next week in a case reportedly focused on Cuba's downing of two planes in 1996.

The agency added that the outbreak, with around 246 cases and 80 deaths, does not meet the criteria of pandemic emergency.

Trump threw his full support behind Julia Letlow in Louisiana's high-stakes contest, branding the incumbent "disloyal".

Bulgarian singer Dara stormed to victory in the contest, while Ukraine broke the record for the longest note ever sung at Eurovision.

Experts say two espionage cases in the US highlight China's attempts to peddle influence globally over the past decade.

Staff Sgt Mohamed Mahdhee died while diving in the search-and-rescue operation, the Maldives government tells the BBC.

The individual is one of four former passengers on the MV Hondius isolating on Vancouver Island, British Columbia.

After four years of flops, the BBC has to think hard about how it approaches Eurovision in 2027.

Foreign visitors to Goa have nearly halved from their pre-Covid peak even as domestic tourism is booming.

Wildlife experts had previous criticised the operation, saying it would only cause the animal more distress.

President Trump has concluded a two-day visit to Beijing at a high-stakes summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

Eight people were injured, four seriously, before passers-by gave chase and stopped the man.