French tourist dies in Death Valley after car gets stuck in mud
BBC News (World)by Harry Sekulich25 Aug 2026
- Published A French tourist has died in California's Death Valley after becoming stranded on the side of the road during 46.6C (116F) heat.
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top 57%US removes Syria from list of state sponsors of terrorism
BBC News (World)by Tom Bateman; Helen Livingstone25 Aug 2026
- Published The US has removed Syria from its list of state sponsors of terrorism after 47 years, lifting what it said was the "final major barriers" for private sector investment in the country...
Sonya Massey's killer Sean Grayson dies in US prison
BBC News (World)by James FitzGerald24 Aug 2026
- Published Sean Grayson, the white US police officer convicted of murdering a black woman, Sonya Massey, during an incident at her home in 2024, has died in prison at age 32.
New Zealand moves to ban children under 16 from social media
BBC News (World)by Amy Walker24 Aug 2026
- Published New Zealand is to introduce a bill seeking to ban under-16s from using social media. Under the latest proposals, platforms including TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat and Facebook, will have...
Thousands struggling without power in Gary, Indiana 12 days after severe storms
BBC News (World)by Ana Faguy23 Aug 2026
- Published Nearly two weeks after a damaging storm struck her town in Indiana, Terry Dubois is one of tens of thousands of people still without power.
Dozens of co-ordinated arson attacks hit southern Thailand
BBC News (World)by Anbarasan Ethirajan23 Aug 2026
- Published More than 50 co-ordinated arson and incendiary attacks "aimed at creating unrest" have been carried out across Thailand's insurgency-hit south, the Thai military has said.
US military newspaper editor voices censorship fears after being fired
BBC News (World)by Jamie Whitehead; Paulin Kola22 Aug 2026
- Published The editor-in-chief of US military newspaper Stars and Stripes has told the BBC of his concern over censorship a day after being dismissed by the US Department of Defense (DoD) for...
Russian strikes on Ukraine kill two, officials say, a day after deadly attack on mall
BBC News (World)by Jaroslav Lukiv; Claire Keenan22 Aug 2026
- Published At least two people have been killed in Ukraine by Russian strikes while nine people remain missing a day after a double-tap attack on a shopping centre that killed 16.
Canada says it will match US tariffs 'dollar for dollar' as trade talks break down
BBC News (World)by Nadine Yousif; Toby Mann22 Aug 2026
- Published A fresh wave of US tariffs on a wide array of Canadian goods came into effect on Saturday after a last-minute breakdown in trade talks.
As they return to the UK, Harry and Meghan search for a brand that sticks
BBC News (World)by Roland Hughes22 Aug 2026
- Published In late July, the Duchess of Sussex's lifestyle range, called As ever, launched a "rich, vibrant" blackberry spread alongside a softly lit video of her picking the fruit.
Two injured in stabbing attack at Edmonton Sikh temple
BBC News (World)by Nadine Yousif; Grace Eliza Goodwin21 Aug 2026
- Published A man has been arrested after injuring two people in an early morning stabbing attack at a Sikh temple in Edmonton, Canada, police said.
TikTok to pay $400m to US in one of largest child privacy settlements
BBC News (World)by Kali Hays21 Aug 2026
- Published TikTok has agreed to pay $400m (£293m) to the US to end a lawsuit alleging its platform violated children‘s privacy, marking one of the largest ever settlements over the issue.
These Hong Kong bookshops let Chinese readers question their country - now the doors are closing
BBC News (World)by Abel U21 Aug 2026
- Published When Chen Zhu heads to Hong Kong from mainland China every month, there's one place she always goes: Hunter Bookstore.
Gen Z: India's BJP mastered WhatsApp and X. Now it is trying to crack Instagram
BBC News (World)by Nikita Yadav21 Aug 2026
- Published Many among India's Gen Z may not see Narendra Modi as a friend. But the Indian prime minister is trying to talk to them like one.
How Israel is expanding settlements in drive to reshape West Bank
BBC News (World)by Joe Inwood21 Aug 2026
- Published It was during a ceremony at a settlement in the occupied West Bank last September that Israel's prime minister made his intentions clear.
Meghan in talks for role in Netflix series The Gentlemen, BBC understands
BBC News (World)by Daniela Relph; Paul Gribben21 Aug 2026
- Published The Duchess of Sussex is in talks to return to acting with a role in Netflix series The Gentlemen, the BBC has learned.
Tupac murder trial: Accused told police in 2008 his nephew fired fatal shots
BBC News (World)by Angus Thompson21 Aug 2026
- Published The man accused of orchestrating the murder of Tupac Shakur told police more than a decade later that he handed the gun used in the drive-by shooting to a passenger who then passed it...
Germany investigates Russia links to weapons cache discovery, reports say
BBC News (World)by Bethany Bell21 Aug 2026
- Published German intelligence believes a cache of guns found in the woods near Berlin last year was for carrying out assassinations on behalf of Russia, reports say.
Ethiopia's Ashenda festival: Tigray cancels event celebrating the Virgin Mary over drone attack fears
BBC News (World)by Michael Teferi21 Aug 2026
- Published A major cultural and religious festival celebrating women and the Virgin Mary in northern Ethiopia has been cancelled in Mekelle, the main city in the Tigray region, over fears it may...
UK, Canada and Australia condemn Israel for refusing criminal probe into aid worker killings in Gaza
BBC News (World)by Tinshui Yeung21 Aug 2026
- Published The UK, Canada and Australia have described as "shameful" Israel's decision not to launch a criminal investigation into strikes on a World Central Kitchen (WCK) convoy in Gaza in 2024...