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The site is still a work in progress, so expect new countries to be added over time.
World News Headlines
- Rapper Offset in hospital after being shot in Florida
on April 7, 2026The rapper is in a "stable" condition, with two people detained in connection with the incident.
- JD Vance backs Orbán's re-election bid in Budapest visit and hits out at EU
on April 7, 2026US Vice-President JD Vance intervenes in the campaign to give Orbán a ringing endorsement in Budapest.
- Bahamas police search for US woman who reportedly fell off boat
on April 7, 2026Her husband told authorities she fell out of their dinghy on Saturday night and was swept out to sea.
- Earthset and a solar eclipse: Nasa releases first images from Moon fly-by
on April 7, 2026The first two images show an 'Earthrise' and the solar eclipse the astronauts viewed.
- One gunman killed and two injured in shooting at Israeli consulate in Istanbul
on April 7, 2026No Israeli diplomats are currently in Turkey and the Istanbul consulate has been empty for the past two-and-a-half years.
- Music giant Universal gets $64bn takeover offer
on April 7, 2026The music giant behind acts such as Taylor Swift and Sabrina Carpenter gets an offer from Bill Ackman's Pershing Square.
- Mum of twins who says home was bombed in Lebanon speaks to BBC
on April 7, 2026More than one million people in Lebanon have been displaced since the start of the war as Israel expands its ground operation there.
- Carnival fever hits Lagos as locals celebrate Afro-Brazilian heritage
on April 7, 2026The centuries-old Fanti Carnival returned to Nigeria on Monday with a burst of colour and spectacle.
- WHO suspends Gaza medical evacuations after contractor killed by Israeli troops
on April 7, 2026Israel's military says troops fired at a vehicle driven by the Palestinian because they believed it posed "an immediate threat".
- One dead as train travelling 99mph collides with lorry in France
on April 7, 2026The lorry driver is in custody after the train driver died during the collision in northern France.
- Chilean woman accused of Pinochet-era kidnaps loses Australia extradition battle
on April 7, 2026Adriana Rivas moved from Chile to Australia in the 1970s, working there as a nanny and cleaner.
- Vietnam's leader To Lam strengthens power in unanimous assembly vote
on April 7, 2026Vietnam's communist party chief is now also the country's president - an unusual concentration of power.
- Taiwan opposition leader visits China for expected meeting with Xi Jinping
on April 7, 2026Cheng Li-wun said she "gladly accepted" Xi Jinping's invitation and hopes to be a "bridge for peace".
- Australia's most-decorated living soldier charged over alleged war crimes
on April 7, 2026Ben Roberts-Smith, who denies all wrongdoing, previously lost a landmark defamation case over the alleged murders.
- China is winning one AI race, the US another - but either might pull ahead
on April 7, 2026Both sides don't want to let their rival dominate. And the competition may yet be transformed further.
- Fake Australian, Chinese and Brazilian police stations: BBC goes inside a seized scam compound
on April 6, 2026Almost nothing was known about the Royal Hill casino until the Thai military took control of it in December.
- Little sign of breakthrough as Trump's Iran deadline nears
on April 6, 2026The US president is in a delicate political position as the final hours to Tuesday's deadline for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz tick down.
- Lil Nas X assault case to be dismissed if he completes mental health programme
on April 6, 2026The judge said the musician's behaviour when he was arrested in LA last year was "aberrant from his normal conduct".
- How rescue of US airman in remote part of Iran unfolded
on April 6, 2026The operation to extract him from the ground in hostile territory was hugely complex and involved multiple US government agencies.
- Nine policemen sentenced to death in India over Covid custody killings
on April 6, 2026The father and son died in jail after being arrested on suspicion of breaching Covid lockdown rules in 2020.
- Ten killed in Israeli strikes and clashes between Hamas and militia in Gaza, local sources say
on April 6, 2026The Israeli strikes reportedly targeted Hamas security personnel after they clashed with an Israeli-backed militia near Maghazi camp.
- 'We're sinking deeper': Iranians brace for infrastructure strikes as Trump deadline nears
on April 6, 2026Ordinary Iranians respond to the US president's threat to destroy Iran's power plants and bridges unless it opens the Strait of Hormuz.
- 'I adore her now': Mother learns to live with child's autism in a country with little help
on April 5, 2026Malawian Martha Ongwane, brought low by her daughter's autism, found a rare support group.
- 'We are at the edge of a battlefield': BBC reports near Strait of Hormuz
on April 5, 2026The BBC's Orla Guerin travels to the edge of the critical waterway that Iran has put a stranglehold on.
- Artemis's stunning Moon pictures - science or holiday photos?
on April 5, 2026The story behind the beautiful pictures beamed back to Earth from the Artemis II astronauts.
- 'Absolutely spectacular': Artemis II crew see first glimpse of far side of Moon
on April 5, 2026Astronauts on the Artemis II mission are on the third day of their journey around the far side of the Moon.
- What we know so far about the search for missing US airman in Iran
on April 4, 2026US and Iranian forces are searching for a missing American crew member after a US warplane was shot down.