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World News Headlines
- Dozens injured and thousands evacuated in Croatia wildfire
on August 14, 2026Officials say the blaze, near the port town of Omis, is one of the worst in Croatia's history.
- Trump asks Supreme Court to allow ballroom work to continue
on August 14, 2026Forcing the US president to go "hat-in-hand to Congress" for permission would be "dangerous", the administration says.
- Afghan women tell the BBC their lives are unrecognisable after five years of Taliban rule
on August 14, 2026Women across the country speak of public floggings, losing their jobs, and barriers to healthcare that endanger lives.
- Activists try to deliver aid to Palestinians in homes besieged by Israeli settlers
on August 14, 2026Two families have been trapped in their homes in the occupied West Bank for several days.
- UK diplomats no longer get hardship bonus for being posted to Buenos Aires
on August 14, 2026Civil servants are entitled to extra money for working in difficult or dangerous cities around the world.
- Why is Selena Gomez being sued?
on August 14, 2026BBC journalist Ana Guerra-Moore looks at why investors who backed Wondermind Global are claiming the pop star failed to fulfil promises.
- France's top court blocks social media ban for under-15s
on August 14, 2026The Constitutional Council says it infringes upon freedom of expression - but President Macron vows to prepare a new draft.
- Zambia vote counting resumes after pause over alleged attacks on polling staff
on August 14, 2026The electoral commission said violence had "resulted in the theft of marked ballot papers".
- Moment €9m worth of art stolen from Italy museum
on August 14, 2026Police released the CCTV footage after the art, which was stolen in March, was recovered.
- Builders unearth €9m gold stash sealed in walls of Belgian property
on August 14, 2026Construction workers found the stash in the walls of a cellar while drilling to lay sewage pipes.
- Instagram accounts fuelling Ceuta crisis with paid advice for help to cross
on August 14, 2026BBC's Top Comment podcast has found a network of Instagram profiles glamourising the swim around the Morocco-Ceuta border fence.
- Stolen Matisse artworks recovered by police in Brazil
on August 14, 2026A man is arrested after eight works by the French artist are found at a home in greater São Paulo.
- 'Unprecedented' rain in Japan kills eight people
on August 14, 2026The storm cut power to more than 20,000 households and left 7,000 people stranded at Tokyo's Narita airport.
- US missionary released following kidnap in Niger, Christian group says
on August 14, 2026Kevin Rideout, who was kidnapped outside his home in the capital last October, is now with US officials.
- US says dozens of countries helped China dodge Trump's tariffs
on August 14, 2026A new US report said China had moved goods through nations with lower tariffs to dodge higher levies.
- Teens who fled Venezuela after deadly quakes caught in another disaster in Colombia
on August 14, 2026Deivi Delfín and his brother moved to Colombia after a quake in Venezuela killed their mother, but were caught in another deadly disaster.
- Indian solar mission's new findings throw light on enduring Sun mysteries
on August 14, 2026Why is the Sun's corona millions of degrees hotter than its surface? And how does it maintain its inexplicably high temperature?
- Watch: What happens if Luigi Mangione pleads guilty today?
on August 14, 2026Attorneys for Mangione, who is accused of killing United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, are meeting federal prosecutors on Friday.
- Conditions on US aircraft carrier at sea for more than 250 days raise alarms
on August 13, 2026Thousands of sailors on the USS Abraham Lincoln have reportedly faced food shortages and broken plumbing, with some considering jumping overboard.
- Engine parts smashed Ryanair window that man's head was sucked out of, report says
on August 13, 2026A preliminary report by US investigators says an engine fan blade broke on last month's flight from Greece to Germany.
- BBC Verify speaks to woman who filmed ICE agent pointing gun at her
on August 13, 2026BBC Verify has examined footage shared by a Virginia woman in which an ICE agent points his gun at her.
- Palestinians told to leave homes in village where Israeli settlers besieged houses
on August 13, 2026The mayor of Qusra says Israeli troops have been telling families to leave their houses, using some as barracks.
- Romania shuts only nuclear plant as heat causes huge drop in Danube River level
on August 13, 2026The Cernavodă plant, which produces 20% of Romania's electricity, is not expected to be restarted within the next 10 days.
- Air India to test all pilots for banned substances
on August 13, 2026It comes after one of its planes suddenly lost altitude last week, with a number of passengers injured.
- Person fined after using foghorn to wake sleeping polar bear
on August 13, 2026Under local regulations in the region, "it is forbidden to needlessly disturb, attract or pursue a polar bear".
- Who could replace White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt?
on August 13, 2026The job requires managing a complex relationship with the media - as well Trump's high expectations.
- Putin can no longer claim victory in Ukraine, Nobel Peace Prize winner tells BBC
on August 13, 2026In an exclusive interview with the BBC’s Steve Rosenberg, Dmitry Muratov says the Kremlin leader can only "destroy Ukraine, not conquer it", with the war now in its fifth year.
- Vultures are disappearing in Nigeria - but the 'Vulture King' is fighting to reverse the trend
on August 12, 2026Some see them as sinister or hunt them for ritual use but these birds play a vital role in nature's cycle.
- Australia's game-changing disability support is in crisis – what went wrong?
on August 12, 2026The programme was game-changing for its users - but as costs balloon, its success has led to its downfall.