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World News Headlines
- Threat of further violence looms after Mexican cartel rampage
on February 24, 2026The BBC speaks to Guadalajara residents days after cartel members sought to avenge the killing of Nemesio "El Mencho" Oseguera.
- US ambassador to France set for talks with foreign minister after row
on February 24, 2026Charles Kushner has spoken to France's foreign minister after failing to respond to a summons on Monday.
- Nigeria denies report it paid 'huge' ransom to free pupils in mass abduction
on February 24, 2026The rebuttal was followed by news the police chief was resigning a year before the end of his term.
- Ukraine remembers its dead as war enters a fifth year
on February 24, 2026Events were held across Ukraine to mark four years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion.
- Floods and landslides in Brazil kill at least 20
on February 24, 2026Hundreds of people have been displaced and dozens are missing, with rescue operations still ongoing in Juiz de Fora.
- Two dead after winter storm hammers the US northeast
on February 24, 2026Two people died when a tree fell on their car during a historic winter storm that has also delayed flights and left thousands without power.
- Nancy Guthrie's family offers $1m reward to bring home missing mother
on February 24, 2026Fighting back tears, the missing woman's NBC host daughter says they accept she may be dead.
- Moscow rail hub explosion was suicide bomb, Russian officials say
on February 24, 2026A traffic police officer and the suspect were killed in the explosion, Russian officials say.
- Mexico hunts 23 inmates sprung from jail during wave of violence
on February 24, 2026The prisoners escaped from a jail in Puerto Vallarta after armed men rammed one of the gates.
- Ramaphosa thanks Putin for release of South Africans lured into Russia-Ukraine war
on February 24, 2026The men believed they were going to Russia for training as bodyguards but ended up on the front line.
- Hong Kong lodges 'strong protest' after Panama takes control of canal ports
on February 24, 2026Last month, Panama's Supreme Court cancelled the contracts of a Hong Kong based firm that allowed it to operate the ports.
- Celebrity doctor Peter Attia steps down from CBS over Epstein links
on February 24, 2026The health influencer's spokesman says he wants to avoid his association with the late sex offender becoming "a distraction".
- Robert Carradine, Lizzie McGuire and Revenge of the Nerds star, dies aged 71
on February 24, 2026His family says the actor took his own life after living with bipolar disorder for nearly two decades.
- Probe under way after illness kills 72 tigers in Thai tourist park
on February 24, 2026Authorities say samples showed the canine distemper virus, but have not confirmed where it came from.
- 'Anyone who runs is shot': Watch Russian soldiers describe killings of troops who refuse orders
on February 24, 2026The men, who are on the run, told of the horrors they witnessed on the Russian side of the front lines in Ukraine.
- BBC's Will Grant on the atmosphere in Mexico following unrest
on February 24, 2026The BBC's Will Grant describes how locals are feeling in Guadalajara, the capital of Jalisco, Mexico, after a wave of violence hit the streets.
- Bowen: Why Ukraine remains defiant and does not feel close to defeat
on February 24, 2026This month marks four gruelling years since the full‑scale invasion began and a genuine ceasefire still feels far from assured
- Russian soldiers tell BBC they saw fellow troops executed on commanders' orders
on February 24, 2026Four men expose the horror and brutality of conditions in the Ukraine war, with two saying they saw soldiers being shot for refusing orders.
- ICC judges hear charges against ex-Philippine president Duterte: What you need to know
on February 24, 2026Duterte is facing charges relating to a long and bloody war on drugs in which thousands were killed.
- Landmark royal commission into antisemitism prompted by Bondi shooting begins
on February 24, 2026The inquiry comes after 15 people were killed and dozens hurt when two gunmen opened fire at a Jewish event.
- 'Burned and destroyed': Locals and tourists describe Mexico unrest
on February 24, 2026Violence has erupted across several states in Mexico after cartel leader El Mencho was killed on Sunday.
- Trump threatens countries that 'play games' with existing trade deals
on February 23, 2026The threat comes after the Supreme Court ruled on Friday that Trump had exceeded his authority in enacting a sweeping global programme of tariffs.
- Armed man killed after entering secure perimeter of Trump's residence, Secret Service says
on February 23, 2026The suspect was carrying a shotgun and fuel can when he was killed, officers say, while Trump was in Washington DC at the time.
- Ukraine negotiator tells BBC how it feels to sit across table from Russia
on February 23, 2026Sergiy Kyslytsya is among those trying to negotiate an end to the conflict, which is entering its fifth year.
- US partially evacuates Beirut embassy amid rising Iran tensions
on February 23, 2026The State Department has ordered non-essential staff to leave the embassy in Beirut after a security review.
- Australia backs removing Andrew from royal line of succession
on February 23, 2026Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor remains eighth in line to the throne despite being stripped of his titles.
- Rob Jetten becomes Netherlands' youngest ever PM
on February 23, 2026The 38-year-old is sworn in as premier after clinching a narrow victory in October's election.
- Watch: Yosemite waterfall turns molten orange
on February 23, 2026The event occurs only in February, when the setting sun hits Horsetail Fall in Yosemite National Park at just the right angle.
- Briton among 19 killed in Nepal bus crash
on February 23, 2026Nepalese police say the British national was a 24-year-old man.
- Robert Mugabe's son charged with attempted murder in South Africa
on February 23, 2026Bellarmine Mugabe and one other man have not commented on the charges after a 23-year-old was shot.