Today so far 2026-09-26 · 06:00 UTC

Russia has escalated its attacks on Ukraine's critical infrastructure, with Zelensky saying Russia has widened attacks to hit Ukraine's data centres, while international tensions remain high elsewhere as Iran offers the US a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz in seven days. In other significant developments, the Supreme Court permits states to use SAVE database for citizenship checks, Germany faces political turmoil as Merz scrambles for support amid the country's identity crisis, and the FBI is dealing with fallout from a major data breach that has left agents concerned about operational security.

Shootings surge as drug gangs torment Brussels

This year alone there have been more than 65 shootings in the Belgian capital, as drug crime soars.

2026-08-28 · 13:41 UTC
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'Recent revelations' prompt Pflugerville to abruptly kill Flock camera access

2026-08-28 · 13:23

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U.S. Sanctions Against the a/I Collective

2026-08-28 · 12:58

A/I (Autistici/Inventati) is a volunteer-run collective founded in 2001 that provides free digital communication tools…

Dutch court sentences man to life over Rwanda genocide

2026-08-28 · 12:15

The court in The Hague convicted the 66-year-old of war crimes and the crime of genocide.

Pentagon's blacklisting of Anthropic was unlawful, US judge rules

2026-08-28 · 11:25

World's youngest reigning traditional monarch dies aged 34

2026-08-28 · 11:13

King Oyo ascended to the throne of Uganda's Tooro kingdom when he was just three years old.

Who is Norway's new King Haakon VIII?

2026-08-28 · 10:37

Haakon becomes the king at a turbulent time for Norway's monarchy.

Watch: Why rescuers fear new barrier lake could cause another Nepal-Tibet flood

2026-08-28 · 10:35

Laura Bicker explains how a lake which formed after the recent landslide near the Nepal-Tibet border is raising fears of…

Blocked roads and devastation as BBC drives to site of Nepal floods

2026-08-28 · 09:34

South Asia correspondent Azadeh Moshiri reports as she travels from Kathmandu to Trishuli, passing ambulances and…

She was about to cross into Tibet for a long-awaited pilgrimage - then her messages stopped

2026-08-28 · 09:31

The families of two Indian women are anxiously waiting for news after the deadly flash floods.

SEBI’s Closing Auction Fight Raises a Bigger Question: Is India’s Market Losing Liquidity at the Close?

2026-08-28 · 09:04

The final minutes of Thursday’s trading session turned unusually volatile for Indian investors, with the Sensex briefly…

A look back at the King who broke with tradition

2026-08-28 · 09:04

Norway's King Harald V has died aged 89 after being treated for a bacterial infection in his blood.

Nepal army rescues survivors from hydropower tunnel

2026-08-28 · 08:33

Nepal's Prime Minister Secretariat shared footage showing army personnel rescuing people from a hydropower tunnel.

Norway's King Harald dies aged 89

2026-08-28 · 06:57

The late king, who reigned for 35 years, broke with tradition by marrying a commoner and celebrated Norway's diversity…

'High risk' of lake bursting and causing second flood, warns China

2026-08-28 · 05:50

China says a lake formed after a recent landslide near the Nepal-Tibet border may burst in the coming days.

California Alone Is Holding $15 Billion in Money That Belongs to Its Residents

2026-08-28 · 05:30

California is sitting on $15.485 billion in unclaimed property, spanning more than 84 million individual properties that…

USDA recalls 30k pounds of Argentine beef sold in Texas and Florida

2026-08-28 · 02:05

Nearly 30,000 pounds of raw beef imported from Argentina was recalled after being sold in Texas and Florida due to…

Tate brothers blast US jail conditions as they seek bail in UK extradition fight

2026-08-28 · 01:43

Andrew and Tristan Tate's legal team argued in a Miami court that the two were not a flight risk.

$900M paid out to end wind farm project going to firm run by Mar-a-Lago neighbor

2026-08-27 · 20:44

The Trump administration will pay German energy company RWE $1.2 billion to abandon offshore wind leases, with $900…

Meta Paid $17B – Gets to Write Safety Rules for Other SocMedia Platform

2026-08-27 · 20:41

Meta settled a lawsuit with 52 state and local Attorneys General over child safety concerns, agreeing to pay between $12.

Trump signs order to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America

2026-08-27 · 20:11

Trump's order comes after the trade talks between the US and Canada collapsed late last week.

GOP heads to Supreme Court after losing case over TV election ad prices

2026-08-27 · 20:06

GOP campaign committees want quick ruling before election ads ramp up next week.

Allan Little: I met dangerously fanatical Mladić early in Bosnian war

2026-08-27 · 18:12

BBC special correspondent Allan Little met the "Butcher of Bosnia" in the early months of the Bosnian war.

Jury deliberating in trial of Lindsay Clancy, US woman accused of killing her children

2026-08-27 · 17:46

Prosecutors argued Clancy made a calculated decision to murder the children, while the defence argued that she was…

Two German airport workers die of malaria after 'mosquito arrives on plane'

2026-08-27 · 17:33

Two workers at Frankfurt Airport in Germany have died from malaria following a rare outbreak that infected six…

Ukraine file complaint over FIA lifting Russia ban

2026-08-27 · 17:21

The Ukrainian Automobile Federation requests an urgent investigation into its Russian counterpart, the RAF.

What we should make of CIA boss's secret trip to Moscow

2026-08-27 · 17:02

There is nothing routine about John Ratcliffe making a secret, 10,000-mile return dash to Moscow, writes Frank Gardner.

RFK Jr. goes full anti-vaccine bananas over two measles deaths—one was a newborn

2026-08-27 · 16:36

Kennedy and his allies have a history of downplaying vaccine-preventable deaths.

Tracing the deadly path of the Nepal-Tibet flash flood

2026-08-27 · 16:13

BBC Verify traces the path of the destructive Nepal-Tibet flash flood using verified video.

Two killed in 'violent incident' at school near Berlin

2026-08-27 · 15:47

Police have arrested a man after an incident in which two people were killed including an 18-year-old.

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