Subscribe to BBC World News feed BBC World News
BBC News - World
Updated: 5 sec ago

Cornell rape case accuser has received ‘threats’, attorney tells BBC Newsnight

October 8, 2026 - 09:46
Thomas Giuffra is representing a woman, known in legal documents as Jane Doe, who alleges she was raped at a frat house on campus in 2024.
Categories: BBC World News

She made India fall in love with women's cricket - now her era as captain is over

October 8, 2026 - 08:31
The skipper who led India to the historic 2025 World Cup win has stepped down from her role in all three formats.
Categories: BBC World News

Why Zimbabwe tycoon 'Sir Wicknell' was loved and hated in Africa

October 8, 2026 - 08:29
Wicknell Chivayo divided opinion in life and continues to do so in death.
Categories: BBC World News

New York court hears arguments in ongoing 9/11 families' lawsuit against Saudi Arabia

October 8, 2026 - 08:18
The families allege that men with links to the Saudi government helped those who carried out the 2001 attacks, something the country denies.
Categories: BBC World News

New York court hears arguments in ongoing 9/11 families' lawsuit against Saudi Arabia

October 8, 2026 - 08:18
The families allege that men with links to the Saudi government helped those who carried out the 2001 attacks, something the country denies.
Categories: BBC World News

Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro expected to face more charges this week

October 8, 2026 - 07:50
The new charges are expected to accuse Maduro and his wife of playing a role in the torture of Americans in Venezuelan prisons, US media reports.
Categories: BBC World News

Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro expected to face more charges this week

October 8, 2026 - 07:50
The new charges are expected to accuse Maduro and his wife of playing a role in the torture of Americans in Venezuelan prisons, US media reports.
Categories: BBC World News

'House of Horrors': California couple accused of abusing surrogate-born children

October 8, 2026 - 07:20
The BBC's Madeline Gerber describes the conditions of the mansion where the children - some as young as two months old - were living.
Categories: BBC World News

How toxic haze is causing Singapore’s landmarks to disappear

October 8, 2026 - 07:10
The BBC’s Tessa Wong breaks down how one of Indonesia’s worst wildfire seasons is impacting countries around South East Asia.
Categories: BBC World News

Spanish pensioner whose eviction sparked nationwide protests dies, union says

October 8, 2026 - 05:51
Maricarmen Abascal, 87, was forcibly removed on a stretcher from her apartment of more than 70 years in September.
Categories: BBC World News

Chinese runner dropped by sponsor after riding bike during marathon

October 8, 2026 - 05:29
Sun Yuanyuan was seemingly pictured on the back of another person's bike during part of the Berlin Marathon.
Categories: BBC World News

Israelis mourn 7 October attack victims three years after deadly Hamas raid

October 8, 2026 - 05:27
Memorial events have taken place in Israel on the third anniversary of the Hamas-led attack that sparked the devastating Gaza war.
Categories: BBC World News

Canada suspends plans to expand assisted dying to people with mental illness

October 8, 2026 - 04:30
People with mental illness alone were to be eligible for assisted dying in Canada in March 2027, but that has now been paused indefinitely.
Categories: BBC World News

Eritrean troops move deep into Ethiopia's Tigray region, residents tell BBC

October 8, 2026 - 03:40
Residents of Adigrat tell the BBC they have seen truck loads of soldiers from Eritrea moving south.
Categories: BBC World News

Trump to speak to Putin about plague lab worker's death in Russia

October 8, 2026 - 03:27
Fears that the death may have been caused by pneumonic plague has prompted calls for more transparency from Russia.
Categories: BBC World News

Children killed while they slept as Russian missile kills 19 in block of flats

October 8, 2026 - 03:12
Five children are among the victims of a strike that destroyed 30 flats in northern Ukraine as families slept.
Categories: BBC World News

Canada suspends plans to expand assisted dying to people with mental illness

October 8, 2026 - 01:54
People with mental illness alone were to be eligible for assisted dying in Canada in March 2027, but that has now been paused indefinitely.
Categories: BBC World News

Israelis demand accountability over 7 October failures three years after attacks

October 8, 2026 - 01:00
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has refused to take any personal responsibility for what happened or order a state inquiry.
Categories: BBC World News

Israelis demand accountability over 7 October failures three years after attacks

October 8, 2026 - 01:00
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has refused to take any personal responsibility for what happened or order a state inquiry.
Categories: BBC World News

Israelis demand accountability over 7 October failures three years after attacks

October 8, 2026 - 01:00
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has refused to take any personal responsibility for what happened or order a state inquiry.
Categories: BBC World News

Pages