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The site is still a work in progress, so expect new countries to be added over time.
World News Headlines
- Iran threatens to block more trade routes as US launches fresh strikes
on July 15, 2026US President Donald Trump vowed to strike Iran's bridges and power plants next week if the country does not return to talks.
- What if Bluey spoke one of the world's oldest living languages?
on July 15, 2026Five episodes of the award-winning children’s cartoon have been released in Australian Indigenous language for the first time.
- French MPs approve assisted dying law with strict rules after years of argument
on July 15, 2026The bill would allow assisted dying for terminally ill adults who meet strict criteria.
- More people around the world now favour China over the US, Pew study suggests
on July 15, 2026There is more confidence in Xi Jinping than Donald Trump, the US think tank's survey indicates.
- Five arrested after Hong Kong police raid independent bookshops
on July 15, 2026Officials say they are suspected of selling "seditious" books which incited "hatred" against authorities.
- Special police team to investigate killing of an anti-migrant leader in South Africa
on July 15, 2026The March and March provincial leader died of his injuries in hospital several days after being shot.
- Dramatic video shows wildfire surround freight train in Canada
on July 15, 2026CN Rail told the BBC that operations were temporarily suspended in the affected area in the province of Ontario.
- Russian attacks kill eight as Ukraine hits Black Sea oil tankers
on July 15, 2026Civilian casualties are reported in four Ukrainian regions, while Kyiv hits 20 Russian vessels in the Black Sea.
- Seven Britons among those killed in Spain wildfires
on July 15, 2026Twelve of the 13 victims were foreign nationals, Spanish authorities said on Tuesday.
- Venezuela government to launch formal talks with opposition members
on July 15, 2026The opposition says the aim of the talks is to strengthen the democratic institutions and the electoral system.
- Italy's Meloni suffers surprise setback in close vote on electoral reform
on July 15, 2026The defeat triggered opposition calls for Meloni to resign ahead of next year's general election.
- Sierra Leone drops treason charge against ex-president over attempted coup
on July 15, 2026Ernest Bai Koroma was arrested in 2023 after gunmen broke into an armoury and some jails, freeing inmates.
- Heatwave prompts Italy's delivery riders to strike for extra rights
on July 15, 2026Delivery riders in Milan, Bologna and Florence want to protect their health and their wages.
- How a former 'street kid' is key to South Africa's police corruption inquiry
on July 15, 2026Vusimusi "Cat" Matlala, due to appear at the Madlanga Commission, grew up hustling to make a living.
- Rastafarians in Kenya fail in bid to get cannabis legalised for religious purposes
on July 15, 2026The court acknowledged the need for a broader national debate on cannabis policy in Kenya.
- China economic growth falls sharply, missing target
on July 15, 2026Weak demand domestically and the impact of the Iran war on oil prices overshadowed the country's strong exports.
- Celebrations as Gibraltar-Spain border fence removed
on July 15, 2026The symbolic midnight ceremony was followed by large crowds crossing between Gibraltar and Spain without border checks.
- Air India crash report likely to be ready in October, say investigators
on July 15, 2026The crash killed 260 people, including 241 on board, with only one passenger surviving.
- Boss of fake government agency arrested in Nigeria after weeks on the run
on July 15, 2026The case has gripped Nigeria since President Bola Tinubu ordered a corruption investigation last week.
- China detains US scientist who studied North Korea nuclear tests
on July 15, 2026Chen Youlin's family says he has been wrongfully detained for nearly two years on spying charges.
- Trump retreat over Hormuz tolls suggests he is struggling to end Iran war
on July 14, 2026The abrupt about-face from the US president was the latest twist in a conflict that has now lasted more than four months.
- From Wimbledon towels to Scotch: What India-UK trade deal could mean for shoppers
on July 14, 2026The free trade agreement between the world's fifth and sixth largest economies has come into effect - can it deliver?
- Watch: The clash between US and Iran for control of the Strait of Hormuz
on July 14, 2026The BBC's Barbara Plett Usher examines the latest tensions over the key international shipping channel.
- Strait of Hormuz 'faultline' exposes weakness of the US-Iran deal
on July 14, 2026Control of the waterway has become a key point of contention between the US and Iran, as a ceasefire deal falters.
- Israeli strike on police post in north Gaza kills seven, officials say
on July 14, 2026A senior officer in the Hamas-run police force was among those killed in the strike, which Israel's military says targeted "terrorists".
- Trump pays writer E Jean Carroll $5m in damages over sexual abuse and defamation
on July 14, 2026The president had sought to delay the payment as he tried to persuade the Supreme Court to overturn the judgement.
- Tyrannosaurus rex most expensive dinosaur ever sold
on July 14, 2026The dinosaur skeleton, which roamed the planet 67 million years ago, was sold by Sotheby's in New York.
- Diamond giant De Beers halts work at flagship South African mine as demand plummets
on July 14, 2026Production will stop for two years at the mine which employs more than 4,000 people.
- How India's Lord's win echoes the legacy of its pioneering women cricketers
on July 14, 2026India won the first women's Test at Lord's, 142 years after its first men's Test.
- Briton tells of surviving Spain wildfire in car as wife and friends died trying to run to safety
on July 13, 2026Malcolm Timbrell's wife and their friends are thought to have died when a devastating wildfire tore through their village in Spain.