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Netflix to buy Warner Bros film and streaming businesses for $72bn
The major Hollywood deal means Netflix will takeover ownership of franchises including Harry Potter and Game of Thrones.
📢 Published on 📅 5 December 2025 🕒 12:58 pm
Putin says Russia ready to supply 'uninterrupted' fuel to India
Deals have been signed in civil nuclear energy and critical minerals during the Russian PM's stay in India.
📢 Published on 📅 5 December 2025 🕒 12:50 pm
Trump hails 'historic' peace deal between DR Congo and Rwanda
The US president hopes that a peace deal will pave the way for greater American investment in the resource-rich region.
📢 Published on 📅 5 December 2025 🕒 10:52 am
Germany votes to bring back voluntary military service programme for 18-year-olds
The shift in its approach to its military follows a push to create Europe's strongest conventional army.
📢 Published on 📅 5 December 2025 🕒 10:34 am
Kenya signs landmark health deal with US despite data fears
Kenya becomes the first African country to secure US health funding since cuts to foreign aid by Trump.
📢 Published on 📅 5 December 2025 🕒 10:33 am
India travel chaos worsens as IndiGo cancels hundreds of flights
IndiGo, India's largest carrier, has said operations will return to full normalcy only by 10 February.
📢 Published on 📅 5 December 2025 🕒 9:15 am
Deep-sea mining tests impact over a third of seabed animals - scientists
The findings contribute to a controversial debate that pits green technology against the environment.
📢 Published on 📅 5 December 2025 🕒 8:00 am
Faroe Islands scraps one of Europe's strictest abortion laws
Politicians in the self-governing Danish territory have voted to overturn legislation which banned abortion in most cases.
📢 Published on 📅 5 December 2025 🕒 3:31 am
Arrest over fire petition stirs public debate in Hong Kong
Miles Kwan was detained after he launched a petition demanding answers from Hong Kong authorities.
📢 Published on 📅 5 December 2025 🕒 3:12 am
Man who killed ex-Japan PM Shinzo Abe apologises to his family
Tetsuya Yamagami said during his trial that he felt '"deeply sorry" towards Abe's widow Akie.
📢 Published on 📅 5 December 2025 🕒 2:25 am
Admiral testified Hegseth did not give 'kill them all' order, US lawmakers say
The admiral who gave the order for a second strike on an alleged drug boat briefed lawmakers about the incident, as the military confirmed another attack.
📢 Published on 📅 5 December 2025 🕒 1:20 am
Police recover $19k Fabergé egg swallowed by NZ man
The man allegedly tried to steal the diamond-studded egg named after the James Bond film Octopussy.
📢 Published on 📅 5 December 2025 🕒 1:13 am
'Not becoming of a president': Somali-Americans respond to Trump's 'garbage' remarks
Somali-Americans tell of their heightened fear after the US president intensified his criticism of the community.
📢 Published on 📅 4 December 2025 🕒 9:57 pm
Alert sent for Nevada earthquake that did not happen
An erroneous alert warning of a major Nevada earthquake reached as far as California before being withdrawn.
📢 Published on 📅 4 December 2025 🕒 9:50 pm
Prominent anti-Hamas militia leader Yasser Abu Shabab killed in Gaza
His Popular Forces group says Abu Shabab was shot while attempting to resolve a family dispute and not killed by Hamas.
📢 Published on 📅 4 December 2025 🕒 9:45 pm
'All Israeli people are with us', parents of last dead hostage in Gaza tell BBC
The body of Ran Gvili, a 24-year-old Israeli police officer, is the last not yet returned by Hamas from Gaza.
📢 Published on 📅 4 December 2025 🕒 9:17 pm
Ireland among countries boycotting Eurovision after Israel allowed to compete
There had been calls for Israel's exclusion over the war in Gaza, as well as unfair voting accusations.
📢 Published on 📅 4 December 2025 🕒 7:52 pm
Israel strikes south Lebanon after first direct talks in decades
The Israeli military says it struck Hezbollah sites, less than 24 hours after Israel and Lebanon sent civilian envoys to meet.
📢 Published on 📅 4 December 2025 🕒 7:47 pm
Teen influencers on Australia's world-first social media ban
Australia is banning social media for everyone under 16 from December 10. The BBC spoke to two teenage content creators about how this might change their lives.
📢 Published on 📅 4 December 2025 🕒 7:01 pm
Oil, defence and geopolitics: Why Putin is visiting Modi in Delhi
BBC editors explain what is at stake as Russian President Vladimir Putin starts a two-day visit to India.
📢 Published on 📅 4 December 2025 🕒 2:56 pm
'Like first aid for manuscripts': Recovery work begins at Gaza's war-damaged heritage sites
Palestinians are clearing rubble from archaeological sites, but restoration is hampered by Israeli restrictions on building materials.
📢 Published on 📅 4 December 2025 🕒 2:52 pm
Watch: What Tennessee's special election means for the Republican party
Republican Matt Van Epps won, but his margin of victory was less than half of what it was just over a year ago for President Trump in the same district.
📢 Published on 📅 3 December 2025 🕒 10:44 pm
Australia is banning social media for kids under 16. How will it work?
The world-first law aims to reduce the risks children face online, but critics fear it may not work.
📢 Published on 📅 3 December 2025 🕒 10:36 pm
Watch: Newly released video shows Jeffrey Epstein's private island home
Democrats released a new tranche of materials obtained through a subpoena to the US Virgin Islands, where the residence is located.
📢 Published on 📅 3 December 2025 🕒 9:23 pm
What latest Ukraine talks reveal about Putin's state of mind
Russia's president looks determined to continue his war in Ukraine - even as the country's economic problems grow.
📢 Published on 📅 3 December 2025 🕒 3:40 pm
Steve Rosenberg: Putin showing no signs of compromise
The BBC's Russia Editor shares his analysis after five hours of peace talks between the Russians and the US.
📢 Published on 📅 3 December 2025 🕒 11:27 am
Was it a coup or was it a 'sham'? Behind Guinea-Bissau's military takeover
The military has taken over but some say the overthrow of the president was not what it seemed.
📢 Published on 📅 3 December 2025 🕒 10:44 am
Crisis looms in Israel over ultra-Orthodox conscription bill
Lawmakers are considering a draft bill to end the exemption granted to ultra-Orthodox men enrolled in full-time religious study.
📢 Published on 📅 3 December 2025 🕒 6:06 am
As lead changes in knife-edge Honduran election, will Trump fail to get his way?
Former vice-president Salvador Nasralla has a small lead over his rival, the conservative former mayor of Tegucigalpa, Nasry Asfura.
📢 Published on 📅 3 December 2025 🕒 2:56 am
Watch: Driver hoisted to safety from truck dangling over West Virginia bridge
A man was hoisted to safety and uninjured after his truck partly skated off an icy bridge road in the US
📢 Published on 📅 3 December 2025 🕒 2:04 am
Cyclone catastrophe in Sri Lanka awakens volunteer spirit
Fishing boats deliver relief supplies to flooded suburbs as community kitchens churn out food aid.
📢 Published on 📅 3 December 2025 🕒 12:34 am
What was Honduras ex-president convicted of and why has Trump pardoned him?
Juan Orlando Hernández, once called the key figure in a drug trafficking scheme that flooded America with cocaine, walked free after the pardon.
📢 Published on 📅 2 December 2025 🕒 6:34 pm
Ukrainians in war-ravaged Donbas weigh prospects of peace deal
While many Ukrainians believe they have sacrificed too much for their country to lose territory to Russia, others are desperate for the war to end.
📢 Published on 📅 2 December 2025 🕒 5:00 pm
Watch: Melania Trump reveals Christmas decorations, Lego portrait of president
This year's theme is "Home Is Where the Heart Is" and features Lego portraits of Donald Trump and George Washington, and 3D-printed ornaments.
📢 Published on 📅 2 December 2025 🕒 2:53 am
Will Australia's social media ban actually work?
Australia is banning social media for everyone under the age 16 - here's everything you need to know in 60 seconds.
📢 Published on 📅 1 December 2025 🕒 7:00 pm
