Thousands demand end to violence in Mexican cartel hotspot
BBC Newsby Vanessa Buschschlüter28d ago
- Published Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Culiacán to demand an end to the violence that has wracked the north Mexico city.
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top 79%Turkish police detain dozens in raids on gay bars and homes of LGBTQ+ activists
BBC Newsby Kieran Kelly29d ago
- Published Police in Turkey have detained 47 people in a series of raids on gay bars and the homes of LGBTQ+ activists, officials say.
Legendary Canadian boxer George Chuvalo dies aged 89
BBC Newsby Grace Eliza Goodwin29d ago
- Published Canadian boxer George Chuvalo, a five-time national heavyweight champion, has died at the age of 89.
Uganda's King Oyo buried amid calls for unity over his successor
BBC News29d ago
- Published Uganda's King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, once the world's youngest reigning monarch, was buried on Saturday, days after a row broke out over who would succeed him.
Kenyan crackdown on foreign traders prompts fear: 'It's like a dog set loose on us'
BBC Newsby Basillioh Rukanga12 Sept 2026
- Published For Ndaikech Ali, who has been traversing the streets of the Kenyan capital eking out a living as a tuk-tuk driver for the past nine years, Nairobi's traffic - not xenophobia - has been...
Ukraine faces 'toughest winter' since Russia's full-scale invasion, UN warns
BBC Newsby James Landale; Toby Mann12 Sept 2026
- Published Ukraine is facing its "toughest winter" since Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022, a top United Nations official told the BBC.
Houthis claim major advance in Yemen and tighten grip on Red Sea shipping lane
BBC Newsby Ella Kipling; Jaroslav Lukiv11 Sept 2026
- Published Yemen's Houthis have claimed a major advance on the western Red Sea coast, consolidating their grip on the key international shipping route.
Israel says it has destroyed major underground Hezbollah base
BBC Newsby Jessica Rawnsley11 Sept 2026
- Published Israel's military says it has destroyed a large underground complex operated by Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.
Black Axe in South Africa: Six Nigerians Nigerians accused of romance scams to be extradited to the US
BBC Newsby Khanyisile Ngcobo11 Sept 2026
- Published South African police are handing over six Nigerians wanted in the US for alleged online romance scams to FBI agents later on Friday.
Brics 2026: Trump shadow looms large over Delhi summit as Modi hosts Putin and Xi
BBC Newsby Vikas Pandey11 Sept 2026
- Published The US is not a member of Brics, yet President Donald Trump's shadow will loom large over the group's summit in Delhi this weekend.
Jimmy Kimmel says interview with Democrat James Talarico won't air on TV
BBC Newsby Sareen Habeshian10 Sept 2026
- Published TV host Jimmy Kimmel says his interview with Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico will not air on television due to pressure from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
Philippine ferry fire: Survivor recalls being trampled as he made narrow escape
BBC Newsby Virma Simonette Rivera; Koh Ewe10 Sept 2026
- Published Passengers on board a ferry to the Philippines' Palawan province were jolted into chaos on Wednesday night, when a fire broke out on the vessel.
Five dead and 86 missing as fire breaks out on ferry in the Philippines
BBC Newsby Virma Simonette Rivera; Kelly Ng10 Sept 2026
- Published At least five people have died and 86 are missing after a fire broke out on a ferry in the Philippines, the country's coastguard said.
North Korea has built a new uranium enrichment facility, says nuclear watchdog
BBC Newsby Yvette Tan9 Sept 2026
- Published North Korea has built a new two-storey uranium enrichment facility, the head of the world's nuclear watchdog said this week, calling it a cause for "serious concern".
Russia and Ukraine exchange strikes as two killed at Moldova border
BBC Newsby Alicia Curry9 Sept 2026
- Published Two people have been killed after Russian drones struck a border crossing between Ukraine and Moldova, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
Gambia's President Adama Barrow urges calm after violent blackout protests
BBC Newsby Wycliffe Muia; Thomas Naadi9 Sept 2026
- Published The Gambia's President Adama Barrow has urged citizens to remain calm over prolonged power cuts, saying the country is not alone in facing an electricity crisis that has affected...
Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong's first post-colonial leader, dies aged 89
BBC Newsby Kelly Ng9 Sept 2026
- Published Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong's first leader after the city returned to Chinese rule, has died at the age of 89.
British widow faces deportation from Sweden after 22 years
BBC Newsby George Wright8 Sept 2026
- Published A 78-year-old British widow has told the BBC she is struggling to eat or sleep as the Swedish government threatens to deport her over a late post-Brexit residence application.
German police arrest suspect over sabotage attacks on power grid
BBC Newsby Amy Walker8 Sept 2026
- Published A 48-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of carrying out a spate of sabotage attacks on Germany's electricity grid after spending several days on the run.
Sudan's healthcare system on brink of collapse after cuts, medical charity MSF warns
BBC Newsby Hafsa Khalil8 Sept 2026
- Published Sudan's fragile health system is on the brink of collapse as global funding cuts have led to the closure of healthcare facilities across the country, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has...