China says US veto sent wrong message over Gaza
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68355436
February 21, 2024, 2:37 AM
Beijing suggests blocking calls for an immediate ceasefire gives a “green light to continued slaughter".
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'Grandfather satellite' due to fall to Earth
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68318273
February 21, 2024, 12:36 AM
Europe's pioneering ERS-2 Earth observation spacecraft will make an uncontrolled dive to destruction.
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Beef trade risks key Brazil ecosystem - campaigners
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68272643
February 21, 2024, 3:22 AM
Investigation by Global Witness suggests cattle farming is driving illegal deforestation in the savannah featured in BBC's Planet Earth III.
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French warships intercept drones from Yemen
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68345120
February 21, 2024, 3:29 AM
Large explosions can be seen in footage released by France from its patrol zones in the Red Sea.
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Parenting YouTuber Ruby Franke jailed for child abuse
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68353302
February 21, 2024, 3:16 AM
The former influencer is sentenced to between four and 60 years in prison for abusing her children.
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Pakistan parties reach formal coalition agreement
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-68354256
February 20, 2024, 10:37 PM
It comes after a contentious election where the largest party led by former-PM Imran Khan alleged vote-rigging.
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Ship blamed for Cape Town stink leaves for Iraq
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-68355434
February 21, 2024, 12:19 AM
South African authorities say conditions on board the livestock vessel from Brazil are "abhorrent".
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Divers find body of missing 11-year-old Texas girl
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68355777
February 21, 2024, 12:48 AM
Police plan to charge a 42-year-old man with murder for Audrii Cunningham's death.
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FBI source accused of Biden lies 'linked to spies'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68353303
February 21, 2024, 3:57 AM
Alexander Smirnov is charged with making false statements about President Joe Biden and his son Hunter.
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Woolworths boss quits after TV interview
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-68302055
February 21, 2024, 12:00 AM
The Australian grocery chief walked out on a reporter when questioned over alleged price-gouging tactics.
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Rust armourer set to go on trial in New Mexico
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68341312
February 21, 2024, 12:55 AM
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed will go on trial for the fatal 2021 shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
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Navalny's mother demands Putin return son’s body
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68346871
February 20, 2024, 5:34 PM
Lyudmila Navalnaya calls on the Russian president to allow her to give her son Alexei a decent burial.
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Russia detains US-Russian woman on treason charge
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68345526
February 20, 2024, 5:52 PM
The unnamed woman is accused of raising funds for the Ukrainian army.
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Indian official visit 'death knell' for island tribe
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-68347360
February 20, 2024, 3:57 PM
India's Droupadi Murmu's trip comes as fears grow a £6bn scheme could wipe out an indigenous tribe.
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Tel Aviv protesters call on Netanyahu to resign
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68331272
February 18, 2024, 11:38 AM
The Israeli prime minister's popularity has declined among Israelis after the 7 October Hamas attacks.
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Gaza ceasefire talks not very promising, says Qatar
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68326788
February 17, 2024, 10:18 PM
Israel's PM Benjamin Netanyahu vows to carry on the war against Hamas regardless of international pressure.
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‘Without painkillers, we leave patients to scream for hours’
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68331988
February 18, 2024, 5:02 PM
Doctors in Gaza say the healthcare system is broken and they are operating on people without anaesthetic.
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Fears for patients as Israel hospital raid continues
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68315875
February 16, 2024, 5:38 PM
Further damage is reported at Nasser, as Israel says it has captured 7 October attackers there.
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Rafah images show huge blast craters close to camps
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68306915
February 15, 2024, 6:47 PM
BBC Verify has analysed the latest satellite image from the city in southern Gaza.
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Exclusive video: Trauma at every turn for Gaza’s exhausted paramedics
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68280216
February 13, 2024, 1:04 AM
BBC News Arabic followed three first responders working under intense bombardment in the first month of the war.
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Biden says Israel must protect vulnerable in Rafah
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68281213
February 13, 2024, 12:05 PM
The US president says Israeli operations in the Gazan city must include a plan to protect civilians.
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Israel’s Rafah assault looms, but with no plan yet for civilians
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68274757
February 12, 2024, 5:58 PM
Aid agencies say there is nowhere safe to move the 1.5 million people now sheltering in the city.
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Let me see my son's body - Navalny's mother to Putin
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-68349666
February 20, 2024, 12:44 PM
Lyudmila Navalnaya makes a plea to Putin to release Alexei's body after he died in an Arctic prison.
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Huge water leak shoots into air on Texas street
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68342272
February 19, 2024, 4:17 PM
Dramatic video shows the leak towering close to power lines blocking a road in College Station, Texas.
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Putin killed Alexei - Navalny's widow
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68335358
February 19, 2024, 12:59 PM
Yulia Navalnaya has posted a video statement blaming the Russian president for her husband's death.
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Tel Aviv protesters call on Netanyahu to resign
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68331272
February 18, 2024, 11:38 AM
The Israeli prime minister's popularity has declined among Israelis after the 7 October Hamas attacks.
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French Riviera town turns lemons into Olympic gold
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68329887
February 18, 2024, 2:25 AM
Menton's Lemon Festival is showcasing giant sculptures of athletes made of lemons.
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How Russia has rebranded Wagner in Africa
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-68322230
February 20, 2024, 6:10 AM
Russia has taken the mercenary group into its intelligence services, using it to destabilise Africa.
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Navalny's widow faces daunting challenge
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68345057
February 20, 2024, 4:42 AM
Yulia Navalnaya has made a dramatic and deliberate move to the forefront of Russian opposition politics.
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'Evacuating was a mistake': Israelis push to return to border homes
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68338551
February 20, 2024, 6:01 AM
Israel's government is under pressure to let people return to communities in the north and south.
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How an asbestos scare has sent Sydney scrambling
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-68302052
February 19, 2024, 4:11 PM
In an escalating crisis, the toxic substance has been found at dozens of sites across the city.
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The staff shortage in India's special effects industry
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-68017347
February 19, 2024, 11:56 PM
With international studios sending more work to India, the industry is struggling to train enough staff.
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