Canada installs large Lake Ontario sign in latest jab at US
BBC News (World)by Yang Tian·30 Aug 2026
- Published Ontario Premier Doug Ford has hit back at Donald Trump by installing a large sign on Canada's shoreline with the message: "Lake Ontario. Now and Always."
Lenín Moreno: Former Ecuadorian president imprisoned for corruption
BBC News (World)by Aleks Phillips·29 Aug 2026
- Published A former president of Ecuador has been sentenced to five years in prison after being found guilty of taking bribes.
Norway's Haakon remembers 'my dear father' in first speech as king
BBC News (World)by Patrick Jackson·29 Aug 2026
- Published King Haakon VIII of Norway has paid warm tribute to his late father, Harald V, in his first speech to the nation since taking the throne.
Ex-White House teleprompter operator to pay $172,000 for Trump speech bets
BBC News (World)by Rorey Bosotti·29 Aug 2026
- Published A former White House teleprompter operator has been ordered to pay more than $172,000 (£127,000) for using inside information to bet on US President Donald Trump's speeches.
Forget hot coffee - Gen Z like their drinks ice cold and fruity
BBC News (World)by Francisco Velasquez·29 Aug 2026
- Published Elaine Ling splits her time between New York and California, but wherever she is and needs a coffee, she doesn't visit a Starbucks. She only goes there for her cold drinks.
Close race as Iceland votes on whether to restart talks on joining EU
BBC News (World)by Paul Kirby·29 Aug 2026
- Published Icelanders are voting in a referendum to decide whether to resume talks on joining the European Union, 13 years after they were broken off.
How 'Book Queen' Dolly Parton inspired millions of children with gift of reading
BBC News (World)by Sheila Flynn; Claire Keenan; Emily Holt·29 Aug 2026
- Published One child in Denver called her "The Book Queen". Another in Alabama calls her "Ms Dolly".
Greenland says findings on forced contraception genocide allegation not final
BBC News (World)by Patrick Jackson·28 Aug 2026
- Published Greenland's justice minister has said the government cannot conclude whether genocide was committed against the Inuit community after experts examined the use of forced contraception in...
US plans to cut off military aid to key Middle East ally, BBC told
BBC News (World)by Daniel Bush·28 Aug 2026
- Published The Trump administration is planning to cut off military aid to a key Middle East ally that helped the US defeat the Islamic State group (IS) and is now facing punishing attacks from...
Russia ramps up rhetoric but wants to avoid war with Nato - Western officials tell BBC
BBC News (World)by Jonathan Beale·28 Aug 2026
- Published Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to avoid a direct military confrontation with Nato, despite increasingly hostile rhetoric aimed at the UK and other allies over their support for...
Nepal flood devastation revealed in satellite imagery
BBC News (World)by Paul Brown; Adam Durbin·28 Aug 2026
- Published New satellite imagery has revealed the scale of the devastation along Nepal's Trishuli River caused by Wednesday's deadly flash flood, triggered by a glacier collapse.
Thieves steal 600-diamond necklace from Vienna museum in broad daylight
BBC News (World)by Bethany Bell·28 Aug 2026
- Published An international manhunt is under way for two men who stole a necklace decorated with more than 600 diamonds from a museum in Vienna after buying a ticket for the exhibition in which it...
Fed has 'work to do' if price rises don't ease for Americans, Warsh says
BBC News (World)by Michael Race·28 Aug 2026
- Published The head of the US central bank said policymakers will "have work to do" to if they are not confident cost of living pressures are easing for Americans.
What we should make of CIA boss John Ratcliffe’s secret trip to Moscow
BBC News (World)by Frank Gardner·27 Aug 2026
- Published President Donald Trump said John Ratcliffe's trip to Russia was a "semi-routine" visit but there is nothing routine about the CIA chief making a secret, 10,000-mile return dash to...
Peter Cullen: Optimus Prime and Eeyore voice actor dies
BBC News (World)·27 Aug 2026
- Published Actor Peter Cullen, who voiced popular characters including Optimus Prime in Transformers and Eeyore in Disney's Winnie the Pooh franchise, has died at the age of 85.
Board of Peace's Gaza envoy criticises Israeli strikes and Hamas actions
BBC News (World)by David Gritten·27 Aug 2026
- Published A senior official on US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace has criticised Israel's continuing air strikes on Gaza, as well as the actions of the Palestinian armed group Hamas.
Cameroon femicides: Footballer Nchout Njoya Ajara speaks out after eight women killed in a week
BBC News (World)by Paul Njie·27 Aug 2026
- Published The killing of at least eight women in a week has sparked outrage in Cameroon, with many calling on the government to do more to protect women and girls.
Man who attacked nun on CCTV in Jerusalem acquitted on grounds of mental health
BBC News (World)by Raffi Berg·27 Aug 2026
- Published An Israeli court has acquitted a Jewish man who attacked a nun in Jerusalem, in an incident caught on CCTV which drew widespread condemnation.
Key moments from Lindsay Clancy's five-week trial over children's killings
BBC News (World)by Madeline Halpert·27 Aug 2026
- Published Closing arguments are set to begin on Thursday in the trial of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother charged with murdering her three small children at their home in suburban Boston.
Nigeria's growing kidnapping crisis: 'If you started running, they shot you'
BBC News (World)by Yemisi Adegoke·26 Aug 2026
- Published "If you ran into a room, they set the room on fire," says Fatima, describing a recent attack on her village in Zamfara, north-western Nigeria.
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