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World News Headlines
- Texas accuses Netflix of spying on users, including children
on May 12, 2026The lawsuit comes amid increased scrutiny over platform features like auto-play that deliver endless content to users.
- US passengers of hantavirus cruise ship being monitored in Nebraska
on May 12, 2026Two people are being monitored in Atlanta, 16 in Nebraska and another six passengers in Canada.
- No sign of larger hantavirus outbreak, says UN health agency
on May 12, 2026The situation could still change and there might be more confirmed cases, warns the head of the World Health Organization.
- US in closely guarded talks to open new bases in Greenland
on May 12, 2026It is seeking to open three bases in the south of the Arctic territory, according to multiple officials familiar with the talks.
- China should stop hoarding food and fertiliser, says former World Bank chief
on May 12, 2026David Malpass also said that Beijing's claim to be a developing nation was no longer credible.
- Snack giant switches to black and white packaging as Iran war hits ink supplies
on May 12, 2026The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz has severely disrupted global supplies of energy and petrochemicals.
- Elon Musk and Tim Cook among CEOs expected to accompany Trump on China trip
on May 12, 2026A total of 17 US executives are set to join the president on his visit, where he will meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.
- The Kabul rehab centre hit by deadly Pakistani strike
on May 12, 2026Pakistan says it hit 'military and terrorist infrastructure' - but the UN and victims' families reject this claim.
- Pakistan struck a rehab centre and killed 269 Afghans. Their families want to know why
on May 12, 2026There are calls to investigate the 16 March airstrike - which the UN says likely killed more - as a war crime.
- France seeks to move beyond colonial ties by meeting African leaders in Kenya
on May 12, 2026In a first since these meetings started in the 1970s, this move reflects a change in France's thinking.
- Ex-Philippine leader Duterte's drug war enforcer escapes ICC arrest
on May 12, 2026Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa, a former national police chief, has sought refuge in the senate.
- Israel passes law to allow death penalty and public trials for those linked to 7 October
on May 12, 2026Israel passes a law that permits the death penalty and public trials for those involved in the unprecedented Hamas-led attacks.
- Trump says Iran ceasefire is on 'massive life support'
on May 12, 2026The US president criticises an Iranian counteroffer to end the war, and says the month-long ceasefire is "unbelievably weak".
- How the Trump-Xi summit could set superpower relations for many years to come
on May 11, 2026Trump's whirlwind visit to China is the most significant for years - but will it bear fruit?
- Why welfare isn't winning elections in India like it used to
on May 11, 2026India's welfare politics still matters, but voters increasingly want jobs, growth and dignity too.
- I led hikers up an Indonesian volcano - and then it erupted
on May 11, 2026An Indonesian guide who led hikers up Mount Dukono has described the moment of Friday's eruption which killed three people.
- South African president says he will not step down after impeachment call
on May 11, 2026President Cyril Ramaphosa said he would not resign on Monday evening after days of speculation.
- Watch: Alaska town sees its last sunset until August
on May 11, 2026Residents of Utqiagvik, the United States' northernmost city, will experience 84 days of midnight sun and uninterrupted daylight.
- EU agrees sanctions on Israeli settlers over West Bank violence
on May 11, 2026The EU's foreign policy chief said "extremism and violence carry consequences", while Israel branded the move "arbitrary".
- Portrait looted by Nazis found in home of Dutch SS leader's descendants
on May 11, 2026The painting is believed to have been plundered by high-ranking Nazi Hermann Goering during World War Two.
- 'Britain at the heart of Europe': How Starmer's plans are going down in the EU
on May 11, 2026Sir Keir Starmer pledged to rebuild the UK's relationship with Europe in a defiant speech on Monday.
- Dozens of Nigerian fishermen feared dead after Chad air strikes on Boko Haram
on May 11, 2026A fishermen's leader tells the BBC that 40 people are feared dead - either in the strikes or drowning as they tried to flee.
- 'Total lack of respect': Macron interrupts speaker to ask for silence
on May 11, 2026The French president stood up during a conference in Kenya to tell the audience to quieten down, saying it was “impossible” for speakers to be heard.
- Washington dinner shooting suspect pleads not guilty
on May 11, 2026Cole Tomas Allen, 31, was charged with attempting to assassinate US President Donald Trump.
- Whales could be harmed by diverted ships avoiding Middle East, scientists warn
on May 11, 2026Ships have rerouted around the Cape of Good Hope since 2023 to avoid conflicts in the Middle East.
- Bosnia's powerful peace envoy quits, with questions over role's future
on May 11, 2026Christian Schmidt had been in the role since 2021, and departs after appearing to lose the backing of the United States.
- Watch: Soldier on parachuting to remote island to bring Hantavirus aid
on May 11, 2026A specialist team helped supply critical medical support to Tristan da Cunha in the South Atlantic.
- Ailing Iranian Nobel laureate given bail and hospital transfer
on May 11, 2026Iranian authorities granted human rights activist Narges Mohammadi bail amid growing concern over her poor health in prison.
- Police find body believed to be of fugitive Australian shooter
on May 11, 2026A body found in New South Wales is thought to be that of a man wanted over a triple murder.
- Philippine VP Sara Duterte impeached for a second time
on May 11, 2026If convicted in a Senate trial, which is uncertain, she will be disqualified from running for president.