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World News Headlines
- Marine Le Pen found guilty, but court clears way for presidential run if she wears tag
on July 7, 2026The National Rally leader now has to decide whether she will run with an electronic tag and will speak on TV later.
- Woman suspected of Monaco bomb attack found dead in Ukraine
on July 7, 2026Police had been hunting Anastasiia Berezovska after a Ukrainian millionaire was injured in the blast.
- Zelensky presses Nato for air defence systems after intense Russian strikes
on July 7, 2026The Ukrainian president says "decisions for air defence" should be "one of the key outcomes" of this week's summit in Turkey.
- Explosions injure 18 in Damascus during Macron's visit
on July 7, 2026As reports of the blasts came in, state television said the Syrian president had welcomed Macron at the presidential palace.
- Zimbabwean football star survives gun attack in South Africa
on July 7, 2026South African police say they are investigating a case of attempted murder but that no arrests have been made so far.
- Erika Kirk comes face-to-face in court with husband's alleged killer
on July 7, 2026Charlie Kirk's widow was joined by the late US activist's family - all of whom attended court for the first time in the case.
- Watch: Moment rare tornado lashes central Chinese cities
on July 7, 2026Videos shared with the BBC show debris flying through the air as the storm swept through Ezhou and Huanggang in Hubei province.
- India's landmark Ram temple overhauls board after alleged theft of donations
on July 7, 2026Questions have been raised over alleged theft of cash, valuable jewellery, gold and silver offered by devotees.
- Why some African nations are turning down Trump aid money
on July 7, 2026The Trump administration sees the aid as more transactional - but some say it is not a fair trade.
- Resistance and revenge - Iran wanted to send a message with its farewell to Khamenei
on July 7, 2026Three days of public mourning in Tehran was a political spectacle Iran's leaders wanted the world to see, writes the BBC's international correspondent Lyse Doucet.
- Jailers and officials at Russia's 'torture prisons' in Ukraine exposed by BBC
on July 6, 2026Former prisoners accuse the men of abuse in detention centres and want to see them brought to trial.
- Why a Diljit Dosanjh film vanished from streaming after two days
on July 6, 2026The film's troubled journey spans years of censorship disputes, court battles and an unexpected release on a streaming platform.
- Can China repeat its EV success with robotaxis?
on July 6, 2026China's self-driving car firms have been given a headstart by the country's EV supply chain as they expand globally.
- Trump confirms he asked Fifa to review Balogun ban
on July 6, 2026President Donald Trump confirms he asked Fifa to review United States striker Folarin Balogun's one-match suspension at the World Cup.
- More than 1,000 arrested as part of global human trafficking crackdown
on July 6, 2026Interpol says the vast majority of the 2,070 victims or potential victims identified were women being trafficked for sex.
- Ex-Syrian intelligence chief found guilty of torture and sexual abuse by Austrian court
on July 6, 2026Two former Syrian officials went on trial in Vienna, Austria, accused of crimes against opponents of former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad
- 'It's a very sad day' - Mexican fans react to loss to England
on July 6, 2026Mexico's World Cup campaign ended with a 3-2 defeat to England in Mexico City.
- 'The spectacle Iran wants the world to see': Lyse Doucet in Tehran
on July 6, 2026Huge crowds have lined the streets of Tehran for the funeral procession of Iran's late supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
- Sri Lanka prison riots leave 26 dead and more than 100 injured
on July 6, 2026The two days of violence at Negombo Prison are the worst prison riots in the country in years.
- Wildfire in southern France forces evacuation of 10,000 people
on July 6, 2026Tour de France organisers ban spectators from stage three as a wildfire hits the Pyrénées-Orientales region.
- Watch: Russian attack leaves gaping hole in Kyiv residential building
on July 6, 2026The BBC's Sarah Rainsford is at the scene of one of the blasts to hit Ukraine's capital overnight.
- Watch: Why Australia's PM apologised for 'inappropriate' Kylie comments
on July 6, 2026Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has apologised for remarks he made about popstar Kylie Minogue in a podcast interview last week.
- Girl trapped in Venezuela quake 'survived on ketchup and cheese'
on July 6, 2026BBC international correspondent Yogita Limayee meets 12-year-old Fabiana, who was trapped in Venezuela's devastating earthquakes.
- Why Ukrainian strikes on annexed Crimea are a blow to Putin
on July 6, 2026Eastern Europe correspondent Sarah Rainsford explains why Crimea is a target for Kyiv, and why the peninsula matters to Vladimir Putin.
- 'I ate ketchup and cheese,' says Venezuelan girl trapped under quake rubble for 32 hours
on July 6, 2026Fabiana was trapped in the rubble of a 10-storey residential building after two earthquakes rocked Venezuela in June.
- From 'a beautiful night' to 'world's greatest hangover', guests react to Taylor and Travis's wedding
on July 6, 2026Some of the famous guests have been posting on social media about the big day in New York.