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World News Headlines
- Ronaldo retires from Portugal duty
on November 5, 2026Portugal legend Cristiano Ronaldo says he is retiring from international football.
- Was an Italian chef really fired over refusal to put pineapple on pizza?
on November 5, 2026The chef had stated that putting pineapple on pizza was "offensive to his culture".
- France gears up for strikes and protests as unions promise national mobilisation
on November 5, 2026Five of France's unions have joined a wave of strikes and protests in a national day of action.
- India's costliest film retells a beloved Hindu epic - but divides critics
on November 5, 2026Easily the most anticipated Bollywood film of the year, Ramayana: Rise of a Legend is the first of two parts.
- Joshua Wong, face of Hong Kong's pro-democracy protests, jailed for 10 years
on November 5, 2026Wong, 30, is among hundreds of Hongkongers detained under the controversial national security law.
- Vance walks Trump tightrope with scathing election critique blaming Iran war
on November 5, 2026The vice-president's blunt assessment of Republican election defeat marked one of the sharpest breaks with a sitting president in recent memory.
- Pope Leo hosts Bob Dylan at official residence in Rome
on November 5, 2026Pope Leo had previously quoted Dylan's work in the preface of a book warning against nuclear rearmament.
- Why a US-funded vaccine trial on babies was cancelled in Guinea-Bissau
on November 5, 2026The trial was condemned as "unethical" and "neocolonial" because half of the babies would not be given the vaccine.
- Mother and daughter die after suspected grizzly bear attack in Canada
on November 4, 2026Authorities in British Columbia say evidence suggests an animal may have been involved in the women's deaths.
- Typhoons batter East Asia as El Niño makes Pacific 'burn with fever'
on November 4, 2026Even for countries where typhoons are a way of life, the last few months have brought unusually wild weather.
- Ukraine says bodycam video shows deadly Russian double-tap bombing
on November 4, 2026At least 40 people were killed and another 30 may still be under the rubble after Monday's attack on a Ukrainian village, Kyiv says.
- What Democrats can and can't do with their new power after taking Congress
on November 4, 2026Democrats can vote legislation through. But Trump still has veto power.
- Everything you need to know from the US midterm elections
on November 4, 2026Democrats secured some big wins - and a few historic firsts - earning congratulations from President Trump.
- ANC under pressure to reverse South Africa decline
on November 4, 2026As South Africans vote in local elections, residents tell the BBC they are tired of the poor quality of services they get.
- How America voted in maps and charts
on November 4, 2026See the maps and charts that show how America voted in the US midterm elections.
- Anthony Zurcher: Democrats push deep into Trump heartland on historic night
on November 4, 2026Two Senate races that a year ago were thought to be battlegrounds turned out to be slam-dunks for the Democrats.
- 'I'm not a quitter': Kim Kardashian on retaking the bar exam
on November 3, 2026The All's Fair star tells the BBC she has not given up, but will be "more quiet" about her journey to become a lawyer.
- Film star Ranbir Kapoor on AI, movies and fatherhood
on November 3, 2026The film star plays the leading role in a major new adaptation of the Indian epic Ramayana.
- 'All this food is now useless': Piles of rubbish after shop freezers hit by cyber-attack
on November 2, 2026Dozens of supermarkets in seven European countries dumped huge quantities of food after refrigerators and freezers were targeted in a cyber-attack.
- What we know about the alert app hack in Ukraine and Russia
on November 2, 2026Both Ukraine and Russia say their air raid alert apps were cyber-attacked - Joe Tidy explains what we know so far.