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Watch: Passengers evacuated from virus-hit cruise ship off Cape Verde

Wed, 05/06/2026 - 12:48
The Dutch foreign ministry confirmed that a British, German and Dutch national had now been taken from the virus-hit ship.

Orphaned baby hippo to be hand-reared by keepers at Kenya sanctuary

Wed, 05/06/2026 - 12:35
The baby hippo, which has been named Bumpy, was found clinging to its lifeless mother at a lake.

Massive Alaska megatsunami was second largest ever recorded

Wed, 05/06/2026 - 12:00
New research suggests glacier melt driven by climate change is increasing the risk of giant waves.

Massive Alaska megatsunami was second largest ever recorded

Wed, 05/06/2026 - 12:00
New research suggests glacier melt driven by climate change is increasing the risk of giant waves.

Robot wars - what an operation in Ukraine tells us about the battlefield of the near future

Wed, 05/06/2026 - 11:59
After Ukraine's President Zelensky said territory had been captured using just robots and drones, what is the future of unmanned warfare?

Russia ignores Ukraine's unilateral ceasefire and attacks kindergarten

Wed, 05/06/2026 - 11:53
Ukraine's president says Russia has "spurned the ceasefire" and Kyiv is deciding on further action to take.

Russia ignores Ukraine's unilateral ceasefire and attacks kindergarten

Wed, 05/06/2026 - 11:53
Ukraine's president says Russia has "spurned the ceasefire" and Kyiv is deciding on further action to take.

German police raid neo-Nazi criminal youth groups

Wed, 05/06/2026 - 11:34
Police search locations in 12 states, mainly in the East and South of the country in what prosecutors say is a targeted raid.

German police raid neo-Nazi criminal youth groups

Wed, 05/06/2026 - 11:34
Police search locations in 12 states, mainly in the East and South of the country in what prosecutors say is a targeted raid.

Vivek Ramaswamy wins Republican nomination for Ohio governor

Wed, 05/06/2026 - 11:04
The staunch Trump ally emerged victorious in one of a series of closely-watched primary contests held in the US Midwest.

China calls for Strait to be reopened 'as soon as possible' in Iran talks

Wed, 05/06/2026 - 09:35
Wang Yi is holding talks with Iran's foreign minister Aragchi who is on his first trip to China since the war began.

Watch: BBC traces how a huge wave of Israeli strikes brought chaos to Lebanon

Wed, 05/06/2026 - 06:15
The BBC’s Nawal Al-Maghafi has been piecing together what happened on 8 April 2026, after one of the deadliest chapters in the country’s recent history.

To stay or risk the 'Road of Death' - Ukrainian civilians trapped in frontline city

Wed, 05/06/2026 - 04:53
People in the Ukrainian city of Oleshky say they have been cut off from fresh supplies of food or medicine for months.

To stay or risk the 'Road of Death' - Ukrainian civilians trapped in frontline city

Wed, 05/06/2026 - 04:53
People in the Ukrainian city of Oleshky say they have been cut off from fresh supplies of food or medicine for months.

What is Trump's 'Project Freedom' in the Strait of Hormuz?

Wed, 05/06/2026 - 02:23
The US president said the operation has been paused after starting on Monday.

IS families in Syria have booked tickets home to Australia, minister says

Wed, 05/06/2026 - 01:47
The four women and nine children with links to Islamic State have spent years in a Syrian camp.

Oil prices ease as US pauses Project Freedom to seek deal with Iran

Wed, 05/06/2026 - 01:47
President Donald Trump raised hopes of an agreement between the US and Iran after days of escalation.

Apple to pay $250m to iPhone buyers over AI features lawsuit

Wed, 05/06/2026 - 00:15
Claims from last year said the tech firm’s advertising of Apple Intelligence fooled iPhone buyers.

Vivek Ramaswamy wins Republican nomination for Ohio governor

Wed, 05/06/2026 - 00:06
He spent much of the race criticising the state's response to the Covid-19 pandemic led by the Democrat nominee.

Cruise ship with hantavirus outbreak to sail to Canary Islands

Wed, 05/06/2026 - 00:01
Spain's health ministry said the MV Hondius is expected to arrive within three to four days.

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