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World News Headlines
- What we know so far after Krakow gun attack
on November 8, 2026Six people were killed in a random shooting in Krakow's main square, and three bodies were later found at the home of the attacker.
- How the deadly shooting in Krakow unfolded
on November 8, 2026Video authenticated by BBC Verify shows the moment gunshots rang out in Krakow's main market square.
- Houthis say at least 33 killed in Saudi air strike
on November 8, 2026Saudi Arabia, which leads a coalition fighting the Houthis in Yemen, has not commented.
- The Trump coalition is shattered - what will Republicans do now?
on November 8, 2026Republicans can stick with Trumpism or chart a new path, writes BBC Washington correspondent Daniel Bush.
- Germans wrestle with what to do with Hitler's destroyed Eagle's Nest retreat
on November 8, 2026While some believe the site should be partially or completely rebuilt, others want it abandoned and all memory of its Nazi past forgotten.
- Israel's president tasks opposition leader Eisenkot with forming government
on November 7, 2026Neither PM Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc nor that of his rival secured a majority in last week's election.
- 'Flat', 'tired', 'cynical': Unusually gloomy Kiwis deliver New Zealand's tightest election in years
on November 7, 2026The national mood is low, and faith in politics even lower - with voters deserting the major parties at the polls.
- Paraguay's former president charged after bank collapse
on November 7, 2026Santiago Peña was ousted due to a banking crisis which left millions of people unable to access their money.
- US offers $20m reward for information about Iran's nuclear programme
on November 7, 2026Donald Trump has repeatedly raised the prospect of renewing strikes against Iran's nuclear facilities.
- Gaza wedding festival sees 250 couples married at the same time
on November 7, 2026A mass wedding for Palestinian brides and grooms has taken place in the rubble-strewn streets of Gaza.
- Italian foreign minister says hackers leaked his personal data
on November 7, 2026Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has blamed pro-Russian hackers for publishing the details online.
- UK cannot 'cherry pick' EU single market deal, Barnier tells BBC
on November 7, 2026The former Brexit negotiator says EU countries would reject any British attempts to follow economic rules "a la carte".
- Russian strikes wound nine and damage Ukraine's power network ahead of talks
on November 7, 2026The attacks come before Ukrainian and Russian delegations are due to take part in trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi next week.
- Texas mayor instructs police to limit co-operation with ICE
on November 7, 2026There has been months of public outcry in Houston after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer fatally shot a man who was driving to work.
- Meghan's father Thomas Markle under house arrest after child sex abuse material charge
on November 7, 2026The 82-year-old appeared in court in Florida after the FBI searched two Los Angeles-area storage units he rented.
- Pope in 'pretty good health' as he starts Latin America tour
on November 7, 2026Pope Leo travels to Uruguay just three weeks after having surgery for lung cancer.
- This man refused life-saving treatment because of his religion - days later the rules changed
on November 7, 2026Jehovah's Witness leaders relaxed strict rules on blood transfusions, but the change came 23 days too late for Isaac Valdez.
- The young Somali woman changing how the world sees Mogadishu
on November 7, 2026For some tourists, the contrast between Somalia's reputation and what they experience on the ground can be striking.
- With Stephen Miller pick, Trump readies for a battle
on November 6, 2026The US president's promotion of Miller, a loyal partisan firebrand to be his new chief of staff sets up likely clashes with Congress.
- AI stocks climb after trillions wiped from market values
on November 6, 2026Investors had been selling off tech shares in part due to concerns the Democrat election victory would mean slower AI development.
- Spain's rail authorities face European fraud probe after Urda rail disaster
on November 6, 2026Prosecutors begin investigating EU funds meant for upgrading the Spanish railway line where a train crash killed 69 people.
- New wave of bomb threats hit European airlines
on November 6, 2026No link has been established between the threats against the airlines and those against the media outlets.
- Watch: Is it the end of the road for Tesla's Cybertruck?
on November 6, 2026The car company's CEO Elon Musk has said production will halt in Texas, to focus on the firm's self-driving Cybercabs.
- Kenyan doomsday cult leader given life sentence for murdering 191 people
on November 6, 2026Paul Mackenzie ordered his followers to starve their children to death in a forest so they could "meet Jesus".
- Bomb hoaxes: Messages reveal how threat was passed on by air traffic control
on November 5, 2026BBC Verify has been analysing messages after flights across Europe were targeted by fake bomb threats - the second such incident this week.