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World News Headlines
- Collapsed glacier likely caused devastating Nepal-Tibet floods, scientists say
on August 28, 2026Preliminary investigations by scientists have pointed to a collapsed glacier as the cause, highlighting the issue of rapidly melting Himalayan ice.
- 'The flood took everything': Nepal survivors describe horror of loved ones being swept away
on August 28, 2026One woman says her father, mother, sister and sister's children were carried away before her eyes.
- What we know about deadly Nepal-Tibet floods
on August 28, 2026Hundreds have died or are missing in Wednesday's flooding and landslides on the border of Nepal and Tibet.
- Trump signs order to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America
on August 27, 2026Trump's order comes after the trade talks between the US and Canada collapsed late last week.
- Jury deliberating in trial of Lindsay Clancy, US woman accused of killing her children
on August 27, 2026Prosecutors argued Clancy made a calculated decision to murder the children, while the defence argued that she was suffering from postpartum psychosis.
- Key moments in trial of Lindsay Clancy, the mother accused of murdering her three children
on August 27, 2026A jury is deliberating in the trial of the Massachusetts mother charged with murdering her three small children
- Allan Little: I met dangerously fanatical Mladić early in Bosnian war
on August 27, 2026BBC special correspondent Allan Little met the "Butcher of Bosnia" in the early months of the Bosnian war.
- Norwegians lay flowers at palace as King Harald's condition worsens
on August 27, 2026The 89-year-old's condition is described as "extremely serious" and members of his family have visited him in hospital.
- Two killed in 'domestic violence incident' at school near Berlin
on August 27, 2026Police have arrested a 19-year-old male suspect after an incident in which two people were killed near the German capital.
- Convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Mladić dies aged 84
on August 27, 2026He was jailed for life in 2017 for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity during the wars in the ex-Yugoslavia in 1992-95.
- What we should make of CIA boss's secret trip to Moscow
on August 27, 2026There is nothing routine about John Ratcliffe making a secret, 10,000-mile return dash to Moscow, writes Frank Gardner.
- Tracing the deadly path of the Nepal-Tibet flash flood
on August 27, 2026BBC Verify traces the path of the destructive Nepal-Tibet flash flood using verified video.
- Optimus Prime and Eeyore voice actor Peter Cullen dies
on August 27, 2026Cullen voiced the heroic Optimus Prime in the Transformers TV series and then the Hollywood films.
- Jellyfish force partial shutdown of French nuclear plant
on August 27, 2026It is the second consecutive year that jellyfish has forced the closure of the Gravelines power station in northern France.
- Board of Peace's Gaza envoy criticises Israeli strikes and Hamas actions
on August 27, 2026Nickolay Mladenov warns that a collapse of last October's ceasefire would be "a point of no return" for the region.
- Thieves steal Bronze Age artefacts from Spanish museum in four-minute heist
on August 27, 2026The Treasure of Villena is a unique trove of almost ten kilos of gold, bowls, bottles and bracelets dating back to the Bronze Age.
- Man who attacked nun on CCTV in Jerusalem acquitted on grounds of mental health
on August 27, 2026A Jerusalem court said the Jewish attacker was having a psychotic episode when he assaulted the nun, in an incident which caused outrage.
- What caused the Nepal-Tibet flash floods?
on August 27, 2026At least 270 people have died in the massive flash floods, while more than 800 others are missing.
- People pulled from mud in Nepal after deadly flash floods
on August 27, 2026At least 160 people have been killed along the Nepal-Tibet border as rescuers struggle to reach the disaster zone.
- Video shows scale of flash flood hitting Nepal-Tibet border
on August 26, 2026This video has been edited by the BBC with white flashes, due to the distressing content.