50,000 Russian soldiers confirmed dead by BBC
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-68819853
April 17, 2024, 3:13 AM
In the second 12 months on the front line the body count was nearly 25% higher than in the first year.
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Deadly Russian missile strikes hit city north of Kyiv
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68833833
April 17, 2024, 7:39 AM
Five people have been killed after three missiles hit near the centre of Chernihiv, officials say.
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US and EU eye new sanctions on Iran after attack
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68832045
April 17, 2024, 1:07 AM
Israel is urging Western allies to punish Tehran for the missile and drone attack on its territory.
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Opinionated New Yorkers complicate Trump jury selection
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68832369
April 17, 2024, 2:14 AM
Seven jurors have been selected so far, including the foreman. Among them are lawyers, a teacher and a nurse.
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Security forces kill 29 Maoist rebels in India
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-68832875
April 17, 2024, 5:06 AM
The gunfight in eastern Chhattisgarh state took places days before elections begin in India.
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Sydney stabbings: Bondi Junction mall to reopen on Friday
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-68832805
April 17, 2024, 2:46 AM
Security and police presence will be increased when the mall reopens, said the company which operates it.
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China's newest ally in the Pacific goes to the polls
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-68824299
April 17, 2024, 6:28 AM
The impoverished Solomon Islands is holding its first election since the country's pivot to Beijing.
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Fierce storm lashes UAE as Dubai diverts flights
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68831408
April 16, 2024, 9:14 PM
Heavy rains are battering Gulf states, causing flash flooding across the region.
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Adidas on front foot after exiting Kanye West deal
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-68832173
April 16, 2024, 10:34 PM
The Samba, Gazelle and Campus shoe maker expects to make €700m (£598m) operating profits in 2024.
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US student's speech cancelled in Israel-Gaza hate row
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68828082
April 16, 2024, 11:10 PM
The decision to cancel the valedictorian's speech came amid a backlash over her social media.
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Russia to grow faster than all advanced economies
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-68823399
April 16, 2024, 4:26 PM
The IMF estimates Russia's economy will grow faster than the likes of the US, UK and Germany this year.
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Historic Copenhagen stock exchange goes up in flames
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68824189
April 16, 2024, 4:00 PM
There was shock as the 17th Century building's iconic dragon spire collapsed in the fire.
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Iranians on edge as leaders say 'Tel Aviv is our battleground'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68823348
April 16, 2024, 1:07 PM
The authorities defend attacking Israel, but not all Iranians see it that way.
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Deadly settler attacks on Palestinians follow Israeli boy's killing
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68830552
April 16, 2024, 5:35 PM
Palestinians and the UN demand that Israeli forces stop a rampage across the occupied West Bank.
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Bowen: Iran's attack on Israel offers Netanyahu a lifeline
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68825752
April 16, 2024, 11:14 AM
Gaza is out of the headlines, but the pressure on Israel's PM has changed rather than disappeared.
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What was in wave of Iranian attacks and how were they thwarted?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68811273
April 15, 2024, 11:47 AM
Israel says 99% percent of projectiles fired at it by Iran overnight were intercepted by it and its allies.
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US tells Israel it won't join any Iran retaliation
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68813496
April 15, 2024, 12:18 AM
Officials said Joe Biden urged Israel to "think carefully" before launching a response to the attack.
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Bowen: As Israel debates Iran attack response, can US and allies stop slide into all-out war?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68812884
April 14, 2024, 5:36 PM
World leaders are scrambling to prevent the Middle East entering a damaging wider conflict.
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Why has Iran attacked Israel?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68811276
April 14, 2024, 4:05 PM
Iran's attack on Israel marks a major escalation in a long-running shadow war between the two nations.
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BBC Verify examines video from Iran's attack on Israel
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68814427
April 14, 2024, 9:40 PM
Footage shows projectiles being intercepted after Iran attacked Israel with drones and missiles.
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Flights cancelled after Iran's strike on Israel
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-68816477
April 15, 2024, 11:14 AM
EasyJet has suspended planes travelling to Tel Aviv until 21 April following Tehran's attack.
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Oil prices dip after Iran attack on Israel
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-68812949
April 15, 2024, 3:15 PM
Prices had already risen in expectation of action, with Brent crude near a six-month high last week.
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Copenhagen stock exchange engulfed by huge fire
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68823716
April 16, 2024, 7:19 AM
One of the Danish capital's most historic buildings has been engulfed in a raging fire.
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'Almost hit my son' - Space junk lands on Florida home
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68832231
April 16, 2024, 9:46 PM
Three years ago the International Space Station took the trash out. Some of it just hit a home in Florida.
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Could you be a fair juror for Trump? We asked New Yorkers
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68830896
April 16, 2024, 7:04 PM
An impartial 12-person jury is needed for his first criminal trial - dozens have already been excused.
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Watch: Georgia opposition leader punches MP during debate
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68821150
April 15, 2024, 10:13 PM
A scuffle erupted in Georgia's parliament as the leader of the opposition punched an MP.
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Huge fires blaze along Miami highway
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68824337
April 16, 2024, 7:10 AM
Stubborn brush fires in Miami, Florida, have been burning for several days.
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Safe houses, exiles and spies: The border town hiding Myanmar’s refugees
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-68823500
April 17, 2024, 6:55 AM
Mae Sot has become an uneasy refuge for Burmese on the run, akin to Cold War-era Berlin or Casablanca.
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Biden treads diplomatic tightrope on Israel-Iran
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68832679
April 17, 2024, 12:52 AM
Iran's unprecedented weekend attack on Israel has changed the US political calculus in the region.
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The controversial dress code at sport's biggest party
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/68739487
April 15, 2024, 11:01 PM
Paris will welcome the world this summer, but France's distinctive relationship with religion means its own Olympic athletes will have a different dress code.
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Baltimore victims remembered as fathers, immigrants
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68673146
April 17, 2024, 12:27 AM
The six victims were all from Latin America and were working on the bridge when it collapsed.
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Workers take on car giant Volkswagen in fight for pay
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-68763233
April 16, 2024, 11:01 PM
VW workers in the south vote on whether to join a union - a test of how far worker activism has spread.
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