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Ukraine and Russia take part in biggest prisoner swap since 2022 invasion
They each handed over 270 servicemen and 120 civilians on the Ukrainian border with Belarus.
Published on 23 May 2025 | 2:50 pm
South Africa crime statistics debunk 'white genocide' claims - minister
Of the six most recent victims of farm killings, five were black and one white, the latest figures show.
Published on 23 May 2025 | 2:07 pm
Trump threatens 50% tariffs on EU and 25% on iPhones
Shares in the US and Europe fall after the US president says trade talks with the EU are "going nowhere".
Published on 23 May 2025 | 2:07 pm
Russian survivor of Leningrad Siege fined for anti-war protest
Lyudmila Vasilyeva is fined for "discrediting" the Russian army after calling for an end to Moscow's war in Ukraine.
Published on 23 May 2025 | 1:54 pm
Harvard sues Trump administration for blocking foreign student enrolment
It comes a day after the administration said it had revoked Harvard's access to student visa programmes.
Published on 23 May 2025 | 1:34 pm
Netanyahu accuses Starmer of being on 'wrong side of humanity' and siding with Hamas
The UK, France and Canada condemned the expanded Israeli military operation in Gaza this week.
Published on 23 May 2025 | 1:06 pm
Verdict expected in Kim Kardashian heist trial in Paris
Prosecutors are seeking the toughest jail terms of 10 years for the four men accused of carrying out the robbery.
Published on 23 May 2025 | 12:37 pm
US says Sudan used chemical weapons in war as it issues new sanctions
The state department is imposing new sanctions on the country's government because of the findings.
Published on 23 May 2025 | 12:01 pm
Actor Jussie Smollett to pay $50,000 to Chicago charity
The donation brings a legal battle with the city of Chicago to an end, after Smollett allegedly staged a hate crime in 2019.
Published on 23 May 2025 | 11:53 am
'We did not sign up for this': Harvard's foreign students are stuck and scared
Harvard has around 6,800 foreign students currently - a third are from China, and more than 700 are Indian.
Published on 23 May 2025 | 10:54 am
Amazon tribe sues New York Times over story it says led to porn addict claims
The lawsuit claims a report portrayed the Marubo people as "unable to handle" basic internet exposure.
Published on 23 May 2025 | 10:49 am
Nigerian government sues senator over assassination claims
Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan accused one of the country's top politicians of trying to kill her.
Published on 23 May 2025 | 10:36 am
New satellite photos show damaged North Korean warship
Kim Jong Un has called the shipyard accident a "criminal act" and vowed to find those responsible.
Published on 23 May 2025 | 10:07 am
Watch: 'I didn't hear anything' - man who woke to find cargo ship in garden
The 135m-ship (443ft) missed Johan Helberg's house in Norway by metres, but he didn't notice a thing.
Published on 23 May 2025 | 8:35 am
DR Congo strips ex-leader of immunity over treason charges
Joseph Kabila faces the prospect of being tried in a military court for allegedly backing M23 rebels.
Published on 23 May 2025 | 8:04 am
Mob kills Royal Bengal tiger in India's Assam state
Angry villagers reportedly took the step because the tiger had killed livestock and posed a threat to their lives.
Published on 23 May 2025 | 6:47 am
Man in Norway wakes to find huge container ship in garden
Johan Helberg says he was "quite astonished" to look out of his window and see the vessel.
Published on 23 May 2025 | 6:25 am
Moment Australian politician signs off career with a 'shoey'
The MP ended his time in parliament by drinking beer out of his shoe during his farewell speech.
Published on 23 May 2025 | 3:14 am
Sum 41 music agent among those killed in San Diego plane crash
Federal officials say all six people aboard the small plane are presumed dead.
Published on 23 May 2025 | 2:22 am
'Leap together' - watch Kermit's advice to graduating students
The famous frog gave the commencement speech at the University of Maryland where Muppets creator Jim Henson graduated in 1960.
Published on 23 May 2025 | 1:56 am
UK signs £101m-a-year deal to hand over Chagos Islands
Under the deal, the UK will lease back the Diego Garcia military base from Mauritius.
Published on 23 May 2025 | 1:48 am
What we know about the Israeli embassy staff shooting
Police say the victims, a young couple, were shot by a man who shouted "free, free Palestine".
Published on 22 May 2025 | 11:52 pm
The Bitcoin hum that is unsettling Trump's MAGA heartlands
Trump has said he wants to turn the US into the crypto-mining capital of the world - but that has real-world implications for many of his core voters
Published on 22 May 2025 | 11:23 pm
Suspect charged with murder of two Israeli embassy workers in Washington DC
The attack is being investigated as a hate crime and could lead to the death penalty, prosecutors say.
Published on 22 May 2025 | 11:08 pm
Kid Cudi testifies at Diddy trial about Molotov cocktail attack
The celebrity detailed a number of incidents, accusing Combs as a third week of the trial came to an end.
Published on 22 May 2025 | 10:42 pm
Ship footage captures sound of Titan sub imploding
Support ship video shows the wife of Oceangate CEO Stockton Rush hearing the sound of the implosion.
Published on 22 May 2025 | 9:58 pm
In South Korea, even your cup of Starbucks could be too political
All six presidential candidates' names are banned in Starbucks stores to "maintain neutrality".
Published on 22 May 2025 | 9:42 pm
Fact-checking Trump's Oval Office confrontation with Ramaphosa
President Trump made a series of claims about the killing of white farmers in South Africa, some of which are demonstrably false.
Published on 22 May 2025 | 7:38 pm
Watch: German troops to be permanently sent to Lithuania's eastern border
The German military has not permanently stationed troops on foreign soil since World War Two.
Published on 22 May 2025 | 7:32 pm
Erdogan denies bid to change Turkey's constitution means he'll run as president again
Erdogan has led Turkey for 22 years, and been president for the past 11, but cannot run again without changing the rules.
Published on 22 May 2025 | 7:27 pm
On the South African road incorrectly identified as a 'burial site' by Trump
The US president said video of crosses on the road was evidence of the scale of attacks on white farmers.
Published on 22 May 2025 | 6:29 pm
Denmark to raise retirement age to highest in Europe
From 2040, Danish people born after 31 December 1970 will be eligible to retire at 70 years old.
Published on 22 May 2025 | 6:17 pm
Denmark to raise retirement age to highest in Europe
From 2040, Danish people born after 31 December 1970 will be eligible to retire at 70 years old.
Published on 22 May 2025 | 6:17 pm
US Supreme Court blocks public funding for religious charter school
A split Supreme Court ruling upholds a lower court decision that prohibited Oklahoma from establishing the nation's first Christian charter school.
Published on 22 May 2025 | 5:48 pm
Investigating Israel's strike on Gaza's European Hospital
BBC Verify analysed footage, gathered witness testimony and spoke to munitions and legal experts to examine how one of Gaza's last functioning hospitals came under Israeli attack.
Published on 22 May 2025 | 3:41 pm
US House passes Trump's 'big, beautiful' tax and spending bill
The bill's passage is a victory for the White House, which warned that failure would be a "betrayal".
Published on 22 May 2025 | 2:46 pm
How Trump-Ramaphosa confrontation went down in South Africa
Right-wing Afrikaners groups celebrated the ambush but others in the Rainbow Nation found it "uncomfortable" to watch.
Published on 22 May 2025 | 1:42 am
How the mask slipped during US fugitive Nicholas Rossi's court saga
Unravelling the case of a US fugitive who claimed to be the victim of mistaken identity after being traced in Glasgow.
Published on 21 May 2025 | 5:22 am
The islanders facing China's menacing presence on their horizon
Pagasa is barely big enough for a plane to land, but it stands tall against an armada of Chinese ships.
Published on 20 May 2025 | 9:03 pm
Jeremy Bowen: Goodwill running out as UK, France and Canada demand Israel end Gaza offensive
France, the UK and Canada are among nations that have sharpened their criticism of Israel's ground offensive.
Published on 20 May 2025 | 6:03 am
Who are the winners and losers from the UK-EU agreement?
A deal between the UK and European Union (EU) has been agreed at a post-Brexit leaders summit in London.
Published on 19 May 2025 | 5:55 pm
BBC uncovers child sex abuse in South Africa's illegal mines
An investigation into the illicit mining sector reveals a world of child exploitation.
Published on 19 May 2025 | 6:37 am
Solving the mystery of a dinosaur mass grave at the 'River of Death'
A group of researchers have come to Pipestone Creek in Canada to figure out why thousands of dinosaurs are buried here.
Published on 19 May 2025 | 5:06 am