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World News Headlines
- Libya's top religious authority rules against wearing Nike clothes
on November 3, 2026The US company was named after the Greek goddess of victory, so the Dar al-Ifta said displaying its logo was unIslamic.
- Europe on alert after supermarket freezers hit by cyber-attacks in 10 countries
on November 3, 2026Supermarkets have reported problems from Estonia and Sweden to Portugal and Italy and many retainers have been forced to discard food.
- Jet may have broken apart before Florida crash, officials say, as family named among victims
on November 3, 2026Adam Robinson, Helen Sharp, and their two children - Emma, four, and Charlie, two - died after the plane nosedived.
- Trump to remove Rwanda and South Africa from US trade deal
on November 3, 2026The move comes barely a week after Rwanda's defence ministry was hit with sanctions by the US Treasury.
- Russian bombing kills 31 people at Ukraine aid centre, Kyiv says
on November 3, 2026Officials say at least nine 3,000kg aerial bombs hit a southern Ukrainian village in what the president calls an "utterly horrific" attack.
- US urges Venezuela to release remaining political prisoners
on November 3, 2026The US secretary of state also discusses laying the groundwork for 'free, fair, and credible elections'.
- Indian tourist killed after two helicopters collide near Everest base camp
on November 3, 2026The two aircraft crashed just metres from the ground after trying to land at the same spot.
- US strikes Iranian island ahead of midterm elections
on November 3, 2026US officials described the attacks on Qeshm Island as limited and defensive, according to CBS, the BBC's US partner.
- Tenerife striker De Miguel dies after on-field collision
on November 3, 2026Tenerife forward Jesus de Miguel dies aged 30 after an on-field collision during a Spanish second-division match.
- North Korea denies being behind record $6.3bn Binance hack
on November 3, 2026US government agencies and cyber analysts have blamed Pyongyang for the record-breaking heist.
- Major test for Australia's social media ban begins in High Court
on November 3, 2026Lawyers for Reddit and a digital rights group are arguing the world-leading policy robs children of their right to free communication.
- Why a US-Russia showdown left Morocco celebrating
on November 3, 2026An impasse between the US and Russia at the UN means its peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara has ended after 35 years.
- Asian Cup postponed in wake of attacks on Saudi Arabia
on November 3, 2026The 2027 Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia is postponed because of a series of deadly attacks on the host country.
- Supreme Court rejects Trump's request to stop California counting disputed votes
on November 3, 2026The ruling, which comes on the eve of the midterm elections, essentially ends the Trump administration's bid to disqualify the ballots in the state.
- Bollywood film star Ranbir Kapoor on AI, movies and fatherhood
on November 3, 2026The film star plays the leading role in a major new adaptation of the Indian epic Ramayana.
- Thousands of European troops to rehearse Ukraine deployment in event of peace
on November 3, 2026Western officials stress that any force sent to Ukraine would not take part in any offensive operations.
- Indonesia's toxic haze is giving its neighbours a political headache
on November 2, 2026Governments in Singapore and Malaysia are split between anxious citizens and an irascible neighbour.
- Musk pumps $446m into US midterms, as campaign spending set to 'shatter' records
on November 2, 2026The 2026 campaign is projected to cost nearly $12bn - BBC Verify looks into where all that money has come from.
- Man guilty of stealing cash from farm owned by South African president
on November 2, 2026The case, part of the "Farmgate" scandal, has left President Cyril Ramaphosa mired in an impeachment saga.
- What Florida jet audio and flight data tells us about its final moments
on November 2, 2026A private jet crashed in Florida on Sunday, killing all nine people on board, according to US authorities.
- If hackers can take control of a supermarket freezer, how vulnerable is other tech?
on November 2, 2026Dozens of shops across European countries have been hit by a cyber-attack affecting their fridges.
- 'All this food is now useless': Piles of rubbish after shop freezers hit by cyber-attack
on November 2, 2026Dozens of supermarkets in seven European countries dumped huge quantities of food after refrigerators and freezers were targeted in a cyber-attack.
- Fighting returns to Kherson region after longest Ukraine war ceasefire
on November 2, 2026Though unprecedented, the six-day truce has done little to alter the wider trajectory of a war that continues to grinds on.
- What we know about the alert app hack in Ukraine and Russia
on November 2, 2026Both Ukraine and Russia say their air raid alert apps were cyber-attacked - Joe Tidy explains what we know so far.
- 'I couldn't be silent': Iranian teen's mother seeking justice after daughter shot dead
on November 2, 2026BBC Panorama follows grieving Samira who - after the killing of Sevda - faces up to the Tehran regime.
- Democrats have high hopes for midterms - but are the polls right?
on November 2, 2026Polls have been predicting a Democratic surge, but last-minute deciders and sampling issues mean there's no guarantee.