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The most significant story today involves a nationwide FAA ground stop affecting all US flights, marking only the third such halt in the agency's history and causing widespread disruption to travellers and transportation systems across the country. In international news, reports indicate that Trump, Putin and Xi plan a historic joint meeting in China next week, while separately Zelensky claims the US has floated Ukraine ceding Donbas for NATO membership, raising major questions about the future direction of the conflict. Additionally, Ukraine has knocked out 36% of Russia's oil refining capacity in under two weeks, demonstrating significant progress in its military strategy.
ExxonMobil's own scientists doubted climate fixes the company hyped
Court filings reveal new details about Exxon's decades of internal climate deliberations.
CIA Conspired with the Right on the Eve of Mexico's '68 Massacre
The CIA funded right-wing student groups in Mexico for over two decades, including in the days before the 1968…
Teacher who sexually abused pupil back in Indonesia jail after BBC investigation
Mochamad Subchi Azal Tsani had been secretly released on parole in 2025, after serving less than half his sentence.
Italy overhauls electoral system after fiercely contested debate
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni says the move will deliver more stable government, but opposition parties say her aim is…
Watch: Why was the sign at the British consulate in East Jerusalem removed?
The consulate, first established in 1838, was set to be closed by the Israeli government in retaliation for UK sanctions.
Bear kills man in home attack near Mongolian capital
Police say the bear entered a traditional nomadic dwelling near Ulaanbaatar, killing a man and seriously injured a woman.
Residents airlifted to safety after flooding in central Chile
The Mapocho river has burst its banks after an unusually large amount of rain fell in recent days.
Russian strike on buses kills 33, say officials, as deadly attacks on Ukraine surge
Ukraine accused Russia of targeting the crowded bus in the frontline city to kill as many civilians as possible.
Tanker hit by multiple projectiles in Gulf off Qatar, maritime agency says
Casualties have been reported on the vessel, identified by a maritime intelligence firm as the oil and chemical tanker,…
South Korea recalls Ukraine envoy over prisoner-of-war row
It is the latest in a diplomatic spat after Kyiv disclosed that two North Korean prisoners were transferred to Seoul.
Christa Pike now walking after US execution went wrong, lawyer tells BBC
A lawyer says the murderer of Colleen Slemmer is moving around her hospital room after surviving two lethal injections.
Most UK diplomats to leave East Jerusalem consulate, Israel says, as Miliband says 'vital services' to remain
Israel said in September it would act in response to UK sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
India rejects Elon Musk’s claim of discrimination over Starlink launch
Starlink is still awaiting security clearance before it can seek spectrum and begin commercial services in India.
'Every day there is killing': Palestinians in Gaza face Israeli strikes despite ceasefire as peace deal stalls
Many Palestinians are still living in cramped tent cities, with the US plan to end the war largely stalled.
US and Lebanon protecting wanted Syrian general, BBC finds
Bassam al-Hassan, linked to reporter Austin Tice's abduction, is being sheltered in return for information.
France's school protests: what lies behind the anger
Students' blockades and marches spring from real grievances – and from France's habit of settling policy on the street.
Three people killed in Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia airports, officials say
The Houthis have claimed responsibility for the attacks, which mark an escalation in the conflict.
Texas carries out first US execution since Christa Pike's botched lethal injections
Lawyers for Jamaal Howard had asked a judge to pause the execution after Christa Pike's botched lethal injections.
Trump wants a new Camp David retreat at his posh Florida golf club
Trump's estate would stand in stark contrast to the rustic Camp David and mark another tradition transformed by Trump.
Cornell rape case accuser has received ‘threats’, attorney tells BBC Newsnight
Thomas Giuffra is representing a woman, known in legal documents as Jane Doe, who alleges she was raped at a frat house…
Why Zimbabwe tycoon 'Sir Wicknell' was loved and hated in Africa
Wicknell Chivayo divided opinion in life and continues to do so in death.
New York court hears arguments in ongoing 9/11 families' lawsuit against Saudi Arabia
The families allege that men with links to the Saudi government helped those who carried out the 2001 attacks, something…
Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro expected to face more charges this week
The new charges are expected to accuse Maduro and his wife of playing a role in the torture of Americans in Venezuelan…
'House of Horrors': California couple accused of abusing surrogate-born children
The BBC's Madeline Gerber describes the conditions of the mansion where the children - some as young as two months old -…
How toxic haze is causing Singapore’s landmarks to disappear
The BBC’s Tessa Wong breaks down how one of Indonesia’s worst wildfire seasons is impacting countries around South East…
Spanish pensioner whose eviction sparked nationwide protests dies, union says
Maricarmen Abascal, 87, was forcibly removed on a stretcher from her apartment of more than 70 years in September.
Israelis mourn 7 October attack victims three years after deadly Hamas raid
Memorial events have taken place in Israel on the third anniversary of the Hamas-led attack that sparked the devastating…
Eritrean troops move deep into Ethiopia's Tigray region, residents tell BBC
Residents of Adigrat tell the BBC they have seen truck loads of soldiers from Eritrea moving south.
CIA officer admits to creating fake top secret government program to steal over $190 million, including gold bars
CIA officer David Rush, who worked on highly sensitive intelligence programs, reached a plea deal with U.S.
Canada suspends plans to expand assisted dying to people with mental illness
People with mental illness alone were to be eligible for assisted dying in Canada in March 2027, but that has now been…