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The site is still a work in progress, so expect new countries to be added over time.
World News Headlines
- Germany accuses Russia of 2024 cyber-attack and disinformation
on December 12, 2025The Russian ambassador is summoned over a cyber attack on air traffic control and attempted electoral interference.
- RSF commander linked by BBC Verify to Sudan massacre sanctioned in UK
on December 12, 2025The UK accuses Al-Fateh Abdullah Idris, also known as Abu Lulu, of committing acts of violence against civilians.
- Disguises, freezing waves, and a special forces veteran: Inside mission to sneak Nobel winner out of Venezuela
on December 12, 2025The man who led the operation says María Corina Machado crossed “very rough seas” in “pitch-black darkness”.
- Russia hits back at Europe's big plan to loan Moscow's frozen cash to Ukraine
on December 12, 2025Russia's central bank says it is suing Belgium's Euroclear in court following an EU bid to use Russian assets to aid Ukraine.
- Inside the Colombian cathedral built 180m underground
on December 12, 2025The idea came from the miners building makeshift altars in the mine in the 1930s, to pray for their safety before starting their shifts.
- Ghanaian influencer charged over $8m scam targeting elderly Americans
on December 12, 2025He is accused of using romance scams to defraud $8m, with the profits flaunted on Instagram.
- Clair Obscur sweeps The Game Awards with nine wins
on December 12, 2025The French-made role-playing game is named game of the year on a night of prizes and announcements.
- Prada to launch $930 'Made in India' Kolhapuri sandals after backlash
on December 12, 2025The deal comes months after Prada faced backlash for allegedly appropriating a sandal design made by Indian artisans.
- 'It was little kids': Taylor Swift breaks down as she talks of Southport attack
on December 12, 2025The singer met met families and victims of the Southport stabbing attack, backstage during her Eras tour last year.
- Taylor Swift shown breaking down in tears after she met UK attack families
on December 12, 2025Backstage footage shows the singer in tears after meeting survivors of the attack during her world tour.
- Geminid meteor shower set to light up sky during weekend peak
on December 12, 2025The meteor shower peaks this weekend with dark skies giving the UK a good chance of seeing them, weather-permitting
- Swiss Eurovision winner Nemo to return trophy in protest of Israel
on December 12, 2025The Swiss singer sees a "clear conflict" between Israel's participation in the event and Eurovision's values.
- Trump's Gaza peace plan struggles to progress as Israel and Hamas face tough choices
on December 12, 2025Getting both sides to move onto the second stage is a huge challenge for Washington, as Gazans continue to suffer the longer it takes.
- Venezuela says Trump wants its oil. But is that the case?
on December 12, 2025The South American nation's output has plummeted and restoring its former glory would be a heavy lift.
- Thai PM dissolves parliament to 'return power to people'
on December 12, 2025The dissolution order comes after Anutin Charnvirakul lost the support of the largest opposition bloc.
- Tricked, abducted and abused: Inside China's schools for 'rebellious' teens
on December 12, 2025Young people tell the BBC that military-style schools deceive and abuse students they claim to help.
- Fears grow that world's rarest apes were swept away in Sumatran floods
on December 12, 2025A carcass thought to belong to a Tapanuli orangutan, the world's rarest ape, has alarmed conservationists.
- Myanmar's army says it wants to eradicate scam compounds. Is it really doing that?
on December 12, 2025The junta has been demolishing buildings in KK Park, one of the largest and most notorious scam compounds.
- Reddit launches High Court challenge to Australia's social media ban for kids
on December 12, 2025It said the landmark policy has serious implications for Australians' privacy and political rights.
- Chief of S Korea's high-stakes exam quits over 'insane' English test
on December 11, 2025Some critics say the questions were unnecessarily complex, while others argue that's their intended purpose.
- US sanctions six more ships after seizing oil tanker off Venezuela
on December 11, 2025The White House plans to move the tanker to a US port and seize the oil on board, a move Caracas has labelled as an act of "international piracy".
- Russia could attack Nato within five years, says alliance chief in stark new warning
on December 11, 2025Mark Rutte warns allies to start ramping up preparations "for the scale of war our grandparents or great-grandparents endured".
- Cameras on killer whales record first evidence of joint hunt with dolphins
on December 11, 2025Researchers say the footage, captured near the North-West Pacific coast, is the first recorded evidence of the two working together.
- Watch: Canadians and Americans on a social media ban for everyone under 16
on December 11, 2025The BBC asked people in Toronto and DC if they think an Australian-style, under-16 social media ban would work in Canada and the US.
- Watch: Moment hiker is rescued from quicksand in Utah
on December 11, 2025The hiker said he thought the ground was solid before his leg sank into the muck, trapping him there until a rescue team arrived.
- Venezuelan Nobel winner tells BBC people risked their lives for her to come to Oslo
on December 11, 2025The Venezuelan opposition leader talked about she escaped Venezuela after months in hiding.
- Moment skydiver's parachute wraps around plane tail
on December 11, 2025Footage shows the skydiver stuck on the tail before cutting himself free and continuing with dive.