US and European websites go offline over security concerns
A cyber security flaw has prompted governments in Finland and the Netherlands and websites such as Wikipedia and the BBC to go completely da...
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Witkoff praises Putin as 'a humanitarian'
Russia has released a retired American teacher who was jailed for allegedly fighting on behalf of Ukraine, as President Vladimir Putin met U...
Zelensky says US intelligence sharing is back on
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky says intelligence on early warning systems for Russian strikes "works now", and that he is thankful t...
Alberta rejects move towards Canada independence
Canada’s most oil and gas rich province, Alberta, has voted to reject a move towards holding a referendum on independence from Canada. The A...
France halts protests with curfew crackdown
Overnight curfews are in place in parts of Paris, Lyon, Lille and Nice as the French authorities try to crack down on violence and looting w...
World Food Programme to cut aid to Gaza
Residents of Gaza have described the World Food Programme's decision to drastically reduce lifesaving assistance as "disastrous". The number...
Special Episode: Decoding US midterms jargon
What happens if Donald Trump loses the midterms, and why do these elections matter for Republicans and Democrats? What is gerrymandering? A...
How will violent unrest influence France's election?
With President Macron's final months in office set to be marred by the continuing protests and riots, how will the violent unrest influence...
The Global Story:Was World War Two worth it? Some US conservatives have doubts
Since World War Two ended, most people living in the United States or Europe have generally upheld a consensus about its morality; that it w...
President Macron vows to punish French rioters
President Macron has promised that vandals and looters will be punished after a day of rioting saw businesses and public buildings damaged a...
The Happy Pod: An island of strangers saved our wedding
When a storm washed out the only road connecting North Carolina's Outer Banks, Kimberly and Jayden turned to the locals of Hatteras Island f...
Trump fires press secretary Katie Zacharia
The White House press secretary Katie Zacharia has been ousted after just five days, amid criticism of her first media briefing and question...
Israeli settlers attack Palestinians during olive harvest
The BBC has witnessed Israeli settlers attack Palestinians and set fire to olive trees in the occupied West Bank. Also: President Volodymyr...
Four killed in school shooting in US state of Oregon
A 16-year-old has shot dead three children and a teacher at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, in the US state of Oregon. The gunman was...
Deadly school disaster in Pakistan
More than 30 people have been killed after a school roof collapsed in Peshawar, Pakistan, with the majority thought to be children under the...
Zelensky feels 'betrayed' by Trump
Volodymyr Zelensky says he feels "betrayed" by Donald Trump after the US-Russia diesel deal and an apparent decision to curb access to the S...
Russian attacks leave 600,000 Ukrainians without power
Russian missile and drone strikes hit "critical" infrastructure in Kyiv and Kharkiv despite US President Donald Trump's claim on Sunday that...
Pope has surgery for lung cancer
A medical bulletin from the Vatican has announced that Pope Leo has undergone a successful operation to remove a cancerous tumour from his r...
IMF upgrades global economy outlook
The International Monetary Fund says in its latest report that global growth has weathered the Middle East conflict better than had been fea...
Annual dementia cases could double by 2050
Researchers in Australia say there were 11.4 million new dementia cases in 2023. They expect that number to more than double to 24.7 million...