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World News Headlines
- TV presenter among 12 sentenced to death in Egypt drugs case
on September 6, 2026Sarah Khalifa is best known for her TV programme Mission Impossible which dealt with crime issues.
- Volcano eruption triggers flight suspensions at Indonesia's main airport
on September 6, 2026More than 20,000 passengers are stranded after ash was detected in airspace near Jakarta following the eruptions.
- Why a famous Montreal sandwich shop has been forced to swap its soda
on September 6, 2026Schwartz’s, one of Montreal’s most famous delis, has changed suppliers for its black cherry soda.
- US envoys set for Ukraine talks after meeting Putin in Russia
on September 6, 2026It will be the first trip by Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Trump's top negotiators, to Kyiv.
- Watch: Moment 64-year-old Nepali woman is found alive in mud-buried home
on September 6, 2026Chandika Shrestha was airlifted to hospital after spending more than 10 days in her partially buried house.
- Watch: Moment 64-year-old Nepali woman is found alive in mud-buried homeon September 6, 2026
Chandika Shrestha was airlifted to hospital after spending more than 10 days in her partially buried house.
- 'He was a lifeline' - Families at a loss after Haitian caregivers let go in US
on September 6, 2026Haitian immigrants make up a large portion of the already overburdened home-care workforce.
- Majority Russian-speaking city in Ukraine considers language ban in the arts
on September 5, 2026Ukraine's third-biggest city Odesa decides this week whether to ban Russian-language content in music and literature in public.
- Aviation faces hotter, stormier skies – and passengers might have to accept more disruption
on September 5, 2026Are people going to have to increasingly accept more delays and diversions as the effects of climate change intensify?
- US and Iran trade retaliatory attacks on ships as conflict flares
on September 5, 2026The US says it hit three Iranian oil tankers, while Iran says it targeted three US-linked ships.
- Prince William to attend King Harald's funeral in Norway
on September 5, 2026The Prince of Wales will represent the King at the funeral of Harald V in Oslo next week.
- What different world maps get right - and what they get wrong
on September 5, 2026As the UN adopts a new world map to reflect Africa's true size, let's take a closer look at what different maps get right and wrong.
- At least two dead in blast at Bolivia military barracks
on September 5, 2026Authorities fear the death toll in Viacha will rise and warn people to stay away from the barracks due to a risk of further explosions.
- Nepal bet nearly everything on hydropower - the floods show why that's a problem
on September 5, 2026More than 10% of Nepal's energy generation capacity was knocked out by last week's floods.
- Lindsay Clancy murder trial has divided US on whether she's victim or criminal
on September 5, 2026Some say the case shed light on the mental health struggles of mothers, while others argue it's no excuse for murder.
- Trump signs order to remove endangered species protection for grey wolves
on September 5, 2026The US president says the move will help ranchers, but conservationists say it could derail efforts to recover populations.
- How might Lindsay Clancy’s case have unfolded in another country?
on September 5, 2026The US mother was on trial for strangling her three children. In other western countries, there’s a specific law for mums who kill their young children.
- Tate brothers officially indicted with trafficking and sex crimes in Romania
on September 5, 2026Andrew and Tristan Tate are currently in a Miami jail fighting extradition to the UK over separate charges and deny all the allegations.
- Why did USS Lincoln turn up in Thailand looking so rusty?
on September 5, 2026When the USS Abraham Lincoln docked in Thailand this week some people were quick to criticise the condition it was in.
- Why are European countries moving their gold out of North America?
on September 5, 2026The Netherlands has relocated 86 tonnes of the shiny stuff - what's going on?
- How the Lindsay Clancy trial gripped America - and ultimately fell apart
on September 5, 2026A Massachusetts judge has declared a mistrial in the murder case against the US mother after jurors were unable to reach a unanimous verdict.
- Flock says its cameras make US safer - so why are they being sabotaged?
on September 5, 2026The AI-powered cameras have been vandalised across the US, as citizens object to the growing surveillance network.
- UN votes to adopt new world map to reflect Africa's true size
on September 5, 2026The Togo-sponsored resolution was backed by 164 nations - with the US as the only nation to vote against it.
- Germany's far-right AfD bids for first taste of power in eastern vote
on September 4, 2026If it wins an outright majority in Saxony-Anhalt, it would be the first time a far-right party has held state-level power in Germany since World War Two.
- Mistrial declared in Lindsay Clancy murder case, after jury deadlocks
on September 4, 2026The mistrial now puts the murder case - and Clancy's future - in limbo as to whether she will be held criminally liable in the deaths of her three kids.
- Europe targeted by spiralling campaign of sabotage - and Russia is the chief suspect
on September 4, 2026Germany has blamed Russia for an attack on Leipzig airport but there has been a series of suspicious incidents elsewhere.
- Russia hits Ukrainian security headquarters in drone attack, Zelensky says
on September 4, 2026The unmanned aerial vehicle struck without warning in the heart of the Ukrainian capital.
- 'We expect our sons to be killed,' father of teen shot dead in West Bank tells BBC
on September 4, 2026Palestinian teenagers Omar al-Naasan and Khalil Abu Alia were shot dead when Israeli settlers and soldiers entered a village in the occupied West Bank.
- Nepal rescuers try to reach dozens trapped in tunnel after two found alive
on September 4, 2026More than 1,300 people have died and thousands are missing, but rescuers' hopes have risen after finding survivors in a tunnel.