Subscribe to BBC World News feed BBC World News
BBC News - World
Updated: 3 min 52 sec ago

Nvidia unveils 'reasoning' AI technology for self-driving cars

January 6, 2026 - 12:41
The chip giant is partnering with Mercedes-Benz to launch a driverless car powered by its 'Alpamayo' tech.
Categories: BBC World News

Selfies and smiles: South Korea seeks 'new phase' in ties with China

January 6, 2026 - 11:44
South Korea's Lee Jae Myung snapped selfies with China's Xi Jinping as he pursues better ties with China in a four-day visit.
Categories: BBC World News

Unbearably long wait for justice leaves South African families in limbo

January 6, 2026 - 09:02
With tens of thousands of cases waiting to be heard, some people have to wait four years for their trials to start.
Categories: BBC World News

The 'magical' blue flower changing farmers' fortunes in India

January 6, 2026 - 09:01
Indian farmers are turning to butterfly pea flower which is in demand for its bright blue colour.
Categories: BBC World News

Canada's Chrystia Freeland to quit as MP and become adviser to Zelensky

January 6, 2026 - 07:58
Freeland says she will exit parliament in "the coming weeks" as she becomes an economic development adviser for Kyiv.
Categories: BBC World News

Venezuela swears in interim president after defiant Maduro pleads not guilty in US court

January 6, 2026 - 07:33
Delcy Rodriguez said she was pained by what she called the "kidnapping" of Maduro and his wife.
Categories: BBC World News

Cuba defiant as it braces for post-Maduro era

January 6, 2026 - 06:41
The prospects for Cuba - a close ally of Nicolás Maduro's Venezuela - are now bleak, writes the BBC's Will Grant.
Categories: BBC World News

Cuba defiant as it braces for post-Maduro era

January 6, 2026 - 06:41
The prospects for Cuba - a close ally of Nicolás Maduro's Venezuela - are now bleak, writes Will Grant.
Categories: BBC World News

Watch: What it was like in the courtroom at Maduro's hearing

January 6, 2026 - 04:58
The BBC's Madeline Halpert was inside the room as the former Venezuelan president addressed the judge.
Categories: BBC World News

US sharply criticised by foes and friends over Maduro seizure

January 6, 2026 - 04:37
The US taking of Venezuela's leader has faced strong criticism from both America's friends and foes.
Categories: BBC World News

'I'm a prisoner of war' - In the room for Maduro's dramatic court hearing

January 6, 2026 - 04:35
During the 40-minute arraignment, Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, pleaded not guilty to drugs and weapon charges.
Categories: BBC World News

Trump's seizure of Maduro raises thorny legal questions, in US and abroad

January 6, 2026 - 03:02
US Attorney General Pam Bondi has said Maduro was brought to the US to "face justice". Some experts have concerns.
Categories: BBC World News

Why does Trump want Greenland and what do its people think?

January 6, 2026 - 01:39
The US president has made repeat takeover threats - drawing condemnation from the island's leaders and Denmark.
Categories: BBC World News

Protests and US warnings shake Iran at its weakest point in years

January 6, 2026 - 00:20
War with Israel, a battered economy, and the swift loss of allies have left Iran vulnerable in the face of mounting protests.
Categories: BBC World News

Protests and US warnings shake Iran at its weakest point in years

January 6, 2026 - 00:20
War with Israel, a battered economy, and the swift loss of allies have left Iran vulnerable in the face of mounting protests.
Categories: BBC World News

Thirty-two Cubans killed during US attack on Venezuela

January 5, 2026 - 23:59
Cuba's president said military and intelligence operatives were providing protection to captured leader Nicolás Maduro.
Categories: BBC World News

All 116 injured in Swiss ski resort fire identified

January 5, 2026 - 23:12
Forty people were killed when a fire swept through a busy bar in Crans-Montana on New Year's Eve.
Categories: BBC World News

All 116 injured in Swiss ski resort fire identified

January 5, 2026 - 23:12
Forty people were killed when a fire swept through a busy bar in Crans-Montana on New Year's Eve.
Categories: BBC World News

'We need Greenland': Trump repeats threat to annex Danish territory

January 5, 2026 - 23:07
The US president has repeatedly said he wants the island to become a part of the US.
Categories: BBC World News

Ten found guilty of cyber-bullying Brigitte Macron

January 5, 2026 - 21:17
A Paris court found them guilty of "malicious" bullying towards the wife of the French president.
Categories: BBC World News

Pages