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World News Headlines
- Analysing the Minneapolis shooting frame by frame
on January 25, 2026BBC Verify has analysed footage of the shooting from multiple angles, piecing together a detailed picture of what happened.
- Kenya's ex-deputy president alleges assassination attempt in church attack
on January 25, 2026The interior minister condemned the attack, which police say they are investigating.
- People cling to treetops as 'worst floods in a generation' sweep Mozambique
on January 25, 2026The worst flooding in a generation hits Mozambique with teams from Brazil, South Africa and the UK helping with the rescue.
- Venezuela frees dozens of political prisoners, human rights group says
on January 25, 2026It is the latest batch of detainees freed since the US seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in a raid.
- Winter storm grips US as millions face power outages and disruption
on January 25, 2026A powerful winter storm swept across the country, with heavy snow, ice and dangerously low temperatures affecting millions.
- Video shows moments around fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis
on January 25, 2026Bystander footage has captured the seconds before the killing of 37-year-old Alex Pretti.
- Captain of suspected Russian shadow tanker in French custody
on January 25, 2026French officials seized the tanker, named the Grinch, in the Mediterranean Sea on Thursday.
- Climber Alex Honnold scales 101-floor skyscraper without safety gear
on January 25, 2026Alex Honnold has become the first person to climb the Taiwanese building alone without safety equipment.
- Cyclist wins Australia race despite being knocked off by Kangaroo
on January 25, 2026Australian Jay Vine wins the Tour Down Under - despite being knocked off his bike in a crash caused by a kangaroo.
- Party backed by generals set for landslide as 'sham' Myanmar election ends
on January 25, 2026Many parties were banned and there was no voting in about half the country which is gripped by fear and civil war.
- Who was Alex Pretti, the intensive care nurse shot dead in Minneapolis?
on January 25, 2026He has been described as an avid outdoorsman who loved mountain biking.
- Sir Mark Tully, the BBC's 'voice of India', dies aged 90
on January 25, 2026Sir Mark covered some of the defining moments in India's history in a career that spanned decades.
- Cosmetic doctor sorry for picking apart singer Troye Sivan's looks on TikTok
on January 25, 2026The singer hit out at Dr Zayn Khalid Majeed - who says he will try to have a positive impact with his content.
- Watch: BBC at protests near scene where Alex Pretti was shot dead
on January 25, 2026Protesters chanted Alex Pretti's name after he became the second person this month to be shot dead by federal agents in Minneapolis.
- What we know about fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis
on January 25, 2026Trump officials says federal agents shot in self-defence, as Pretti's parents accuse them of "sickening lies".
- What India's Republic Day red carpet means for its foreign policy
on January 25, 2026Who sits beside India’s president on Republic Day signals Delhi’s diplomatic priorities to the world.
- As the world inches back to a pre-WW2 order, the 'middle powers' face a grave new challenge
on January 25, 2026With economic stagnation and extremes of inequality comes corrosion of trust in democratic institutions. So Trump may be a symptom, not a cause, of what Carney called a "rupture" with the post-WW2 order.
- Trump threatens Canada with 100% tariffs if it 'makes a deal with China'
on January 24, 2026It comes as tensions appear to have escalated between Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.
- Trump says UK soldiers in Afghanistan 'among greatest of all warriors'
on January 24, 2026The US president's praise follows his claim that allied forces avoided the front lines during the Afghanistan conflict.
- Germany arrests suspected Hamas member over alleged attack plot
on January 24, 2026The Lebanese man helped plan attacks on Jewish and Israeli institutions in Europe, prosecutors say.
- How Soviet urban planning is helping Russia freeze Ukraine
on January 24, 2026Thousands of people are affected when heating plants are targeted by Russian forces.
- Four attacks in 48 hours: How east Australia's beaches became a 'perfect storm' for sharks
on January 24, 2026Human-shark encounters in Australia are rising - but experts are keen to point out it isn't the animals' fault.
- Stuck between the US and Russia, Canada must prove it can defend its Arctic territory
on January 24, 2026Canada has been boosting its forces in the Arctic in the face of new threats - and US concerns.
- Tragic chapter on the trains sends rail superpower Spain into crisis
on January 24, 2026Spain's vaunted reputation for its high-speed network has been humbled by disaster on the railways.
- 'Half of my friends were killed' - the girls returning to a school caught up in war
on January 24, 2026Twins whose classmates were killed by shelling say their deaths have made them determined to finish their studies.
- Could trilateral talks yield a breakthrough in Ukraine-Russia war?
on January 23, 2026It's the first time representatives from Kyiv, Moscow and Washington have come together since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.