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World News Headlines
- Microsoft 'deeply sorry' for global outage after almost 24 hours of disruption
on November 13, 2026Experts say the event is a "stark reminder" of how heavily the world relies on a small group of big tech providers.
- Nvidia scandal fallout widens as Trump's treasury secretary blames cabinet colleague
on November 13, 2026Scott Bessent suggests Howard Lutnick’s commerce department failed to ban exports of Nvidia's chips to a firm thought to have links with China.
- Democratic Senate leader Schumer set to face leadership challenge
on November 13, 2026Maryland Senator Van Hollen says "new leadership" is needed for Democrats following the party's recent midterm successes.
- Why is Microsoft's outage lasting so long and will emails be lost?
on November 13, 2026Microsoft says it is continuing to restore services including Outlook and Teams following a global outage.
- The Peruvian city that has embraced Pope Leo as one of its own
on November 13, 2026Pope Leo XIV is in Peru as part of his Latin America tour, just weeks after having surgery for lung cancer.
- Rosenberg: Uncompromising Putin ups demands for peace with Ukraine
on November 13, 2026The fact the question of European security now features in discussions is viewed in Moscow as a victory, BBC Russia Editor Steve Rosenberg says.
- German spies handed new powers to tackle 'hybrid threats' from abroad
on November 13, 2026German reforms mean foreign and domestic intelligence services will have greater powers to combat espionage, terrorism and sabotage.
- At least 24 killed after bus collides with truck in north-east India
on November 13, 2026Several of the deceased are college students, according to local official Atul Bora, but they have not yet been publicly identified.
- Watch: Divers explore US ship sunk off Florida coast to create new reef
on November 13, 2026The ship was intentionally sunk off the coast of Florida in order to create the world's largest artificial ocean reef.
- Aide to fugitive Ukrainian ex-PM wounded in latest Moscow car bombing
on November 13, 2026Sergei Zavorotny, now a journalist and commentator, was previously an adviser to Ukrainian ex-prime minister Mykola Azarov.
- How a sex scandal at Nvidia is putting pressure on the White House
on November 13, 2026Jensen Huang's personal life may have triggered the crisis, but the questions now reach into the White House itself.
- Watch: How a server outage took down Microsoft Teams and Outlook
on November 13, 2026A Microsoft outage is affecting services including Teams, Outlook and AI software Copilot.
- Rosalía scoops historic third best album award at Latin Grammys
on November 13, 2026The Spanish singer is recognised for her fourth album Lux which was released last year to rave reviews.
- Nigerian university in mourning after four students die at post-exam party
on November 13, 2026The university has banned all parties, while investigations are underway to find the cause of the students' deaths.
- Australian cricket's sandpapergate is back - and it cuts deep in a 'nation of good sports'
on November 13, 2026Claims the entire Australian team knew of the 2018 sandpaper cheating plot are dividing the cricket world.
- African Miss Universe beauty queens in limbo as US visa restrictions bite
on November 13, 2026Hall has been seeking a US visa in South Africa as other African beauty queens face similar hurdles.
- Whatever happened to the $300,000 diamond that went missing in F1 crash?
on November 13, 2026Whatever happened to the diamond that went missing after the Formula 1 car it was attached to crashed?
- North Korean hackers used fake video calls in $400m crypto hack, says FBI
on November 13, 2026More than 900 victims are thought to have fallen prey to the FaceStealer scheme in the last 18 months.
- Will the Eurovision Song Contest succeed in Asia?
on November 13, 2026The world’s biggest and longest-running song contest is coming to Asia, with eleven countries competing in Bangkok, Thailand on Saturday.
- Why midterm vote-counting is taking so long in America's largest state
on November 13, 2026Alaskans are still waiting for the full results, including in the close Senate race between Republican Dan Sullivan and Democrat Mary Peltola.
- Neither war nor peace in Tigray - is Ethiopia's latest conflict really over?
on November 13, 2026The army has taken control of most of Tigray's main towns - it is unclear if the TPLF is capable of fighting back.
- Military cemetery decorum: The tradition behind Hegseth's Veterans Day reprimand
on November 12, 2026BBC's Bernd Debusmann breaks down why Defence Secretary Hegseth's group was reprimanded at Arlington National Cemetery and the history behind its strict rules of conduct.
- Before Scott Colom, these two men were the last black US senators from Mississippi
on November 12, 2026The Democratic candidate won in a southern state that had not seated a black senator since 1874.
- 'We've got to run': Inside ruined Ukraine power plant under constant drone threat
on November 12, 2026Dan Johnson visits one of the country's largest power stations, barely left standing after a ballistic missile strike by Russia.
- Hegseth and advisers reprimanded by guard at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
on November 11, 2026Following a ceremony marking Veterans Day, a group that included Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth was shouted at to be quiet.
- Watch: Vinícius Jr's surprise message to boy who received prosthetic legs after Sudan drone strike
on November 11, 2026Real Madrid player Vinícius Jr sent a surprise message to 13-year-old fan Zaher who lost both his legs after being hit by a drone in Khartoum, in 2024.