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Thu, 25 Apr 2024 18:24:04 GMT
Victims group describes the New York appeal court's decision to retry Hollywood mogul as "profoundly unjust".
California university cancels commencement event over Gaza protests
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 13:40:25 GMT
Meanwhile, hundreds of students march in Washington DC, and congresswoman Ilhan Omar joins protesters at a New York campus.
Police arrest Gaza protesters at Emory University
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 21:51:17 GMT
Video shows chaos erupting at one Atlanta college as police clear an encampment of pro-Palestinian demonstrators.
Haiti PM resigns as transitional council sworn in
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 18:11:02 GMT
The council will try to restore order and form a new government in the nation gripped by gang violence.
Would you pay a tourist fee to enter Venice?
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 12:26:48 GMT
From Thursday visitors making a trip to the famous city at peak times will be charged a trial entrance fee.
Prosecutors ask for halt to case against Spain PM's wife
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 13:07:42 GMT
Pedro Sánchez is deciding whether to resign after a case against his wife by an anti-corruption group.
Royal Navy destroyer shoots down Houthi missile
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 18:19:50 GMT
The HMS Diamond was deployed in the Gulf of Aden when its crew used her Sea Viper missile system.
Europe risks dying and faces big decisions - Macron
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 14:51:15 GMT
The French president delivers a stark warning for Europe to act fast to survive in a changing world.
Supreme Court divided on whether Trump has immunity
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 21:02:44 GMT
The justices discussed immunity, coups, pardons, Operation Mongoose - and the future of democracy.
Arsenic-laced books removed from French library
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 17:15:38 GMT
The four 19th Century books have been removed from shelves and taken for further analysis.
More than 150 killed as heavy rains pound Tanzania
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 16:27:14 GMT
The prime minister warns that El Niño-triggered heavy rains are likely to continue into May.
Playboy model's interview 'aggravated' Trump, court hears
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 12:38:00 GMT
A tabloid publisher testifies the then-president didn't understand why he let Karen McDougal speak to media.
Paris's Moulin Rouge loses windmill sails overnight
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 10:45:37 GMT
The cause of the sails' collapse from the roof of the world famous cabaret club is not yet clear.
Ukraine uses longer-range US missiles for first time
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 10:12:08 GMT
Missiles secretly delivered this month have been used to strike Russian targets in Crimea, US media say.
Namibia condemns tourists posing naked in dune safari
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 11:45:31 GMT
Photos of the three naked tourists have gone viral in Namibia, angering the authorities.
Rebel Wilson book published in the UK with blacked out text
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 09:47:24 GMT
Some sections of the UK edition of the book, released on Thursday, have been redacted.
Prisoners escape after rain damages Nigeria prison
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 12:01:39 GMT
A manhunt is launched after more than 100 inmates escape the colonial-era facility near Abuja.
Russia vetoes UN vote on stopping space arms race
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 04:50:32 GMT
The US has previously warned that Russia is trying to develop a space-based, anti-satellite weapon.
US jails Chinese man who threatened student activist
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 04:10:51 GMT
He threatened to "chop off" the hands of a Chinese student who put up pro-democracy fliers on campus.
Hundreds of villagers killed in Burkina Faso army revenge attack - report
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 07:42:41 GMT
Soldiers accused residents of aiding Islamist fighters before shooting at them, an investigation shows.
Kid Cudi cancels tour after breaking foot
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 08:07:52 GMT
"The injury is much more serious than I first thought," says the rapper as he cancels tour dates.
Arizona indicts Trump allies over fake elector scheme
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 02:24:44 GMT
Former Trump advisers Rudy Giuliani and Mark Meadows are among those charged, court documents show.
Meta AI spending plans cause share price slump
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 09:02:58 GMT
Investors react badly to the Facebook and WhatsApp owner spending more than anticipated on AI.
Searing heat shuts schools for 33 million children
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 08:22:25 GMT
Bangladesh has closed schools and colleges due to extreme heat for the second year in a row.
Spain's PM halts public duties as wife faces inquiry
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 08:21:08 GMT
Pedro Sánchez says he will "stop and reflect" on whether to remain in the job.
BBC Verify examines reported strikes on Russian oil depots
Wed, 24 Apr 2024 18:09:09 GMT
The reported strikes have been geolocated to the Smolensk region of western Russia.
Iranian rapper sentenced to death, says lawyer
Wed, 24 Apr 2024 16:47:30 GMT
Musician Toomaj Salehi had backed anti-government nationwide protests in 2022.
Watch: Rescuers rush to get stranded whales into the sea
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 14:47:45 GMT
Around 160 long-finned pilot whales washed up on the western Australian coast, wildlife officials say.
Gaza protesters clash with police at US universities
Wed, 24 Apr 2024 20:33:04 GMT
Demonstrators in Texas were met with state troopers as protests lead to arrests on campuses across the country.
BBC Verify examines reported strikes on Russian oil depots
Wed, 24 Apr 2024 18:09:09 GMT
The reported strikes have been geolocated to the Smolensk region of western Russia.
Inside Columbia's campus as students protest
Wed, 24 Apr 2024 11:11:10 GMT
Hundreds of students have been camping on the university lawn, sparking a nationwide wave of campus protests.
Gag orders and tabloid schemes at Trump trial
Tue, 23 Apr 2024 22:36:46 GMT
Day six of Donald Trump's hush-money trial in New York heard damaging testimony from a tabloid publisher.
Arrests and anger at US university pro-Palestinian demos
Tue, 23 Apr 2024 10:21:23 GMT
Dozens of student protesters have been arrested at Columbia, Yale and New York University in recent days.
BBC witnesses boarding of boat which left five dead
Tue, 23 Apr 2024 12:25:12 GMT
The BBC's Andrew Harding, in France, witnesses people clambering aboard a small boat bound for the UK.
Dashcam video shows dramatic rescue from burning car
Mon, 22 Apr 2024 20:47:27 GMT
Drivers in Minnesota stopped in the middle of a highway to help pull a man out from a vehicle on fire.
TV tower breaks in half after strike on Ukraine
Mon, 22 Apr 2024 16:58:54 GMT
The local military says that digital TV has been cut off in the surrounding area.
Baby born by emergency caesarean as mother killed in Gaza
Mon, 22 Apr 2024 13:16:36 GMT
The infant's entire immediate family died in Israeli air strikes on Rafah on Saturday night.
Train cars catch fire while moving through Ontario
Mon, 22 Apr 2024 17:46:50 GMT
Local officials reported no injuries after five train cars were spotted ablaze heading towards a downtown area.
Bridge collapses as floods hit China's south
Mon, 22 Apr 2024 05:56:31 GMT
The country's south has been battered by heavy rainfall, with tens of thousands of people evacuated.
Watch US House pass critical Ukraine aid package
Sat, 20 Apr 2024 18:19:09 GMT
The long-awaited vote comes as Kyiv faces a weapons shortage in its fight against Russia.
Moment huge explosion rocks Iraq military base
Sat, 20 Apr 2024 13:23:33 GMT
Local security officials said one person was killed and eight others wounded.
'Stay strong,' parents tell Gaza hostage after video
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 10:31:20 GMT
Hamas issues a proof-of-life video of US-Israeli Hersh Goldberg-Polin, abducted on 7 October.
Free beer and taxi rides to woo voters in Indian city
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 06:06:22 GMT
Many companies in Bengaluru city have found innovative ways to encourage people to vote.
Blinken arrives in China as relations crackle with tension
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 04:36:15 GMT
Blinken's trip is a sign of improved US-China ties, but the two still view each other with suspicion.
The Italian film which beat Barbie at the box office
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 00:05:37 GMT
Director Paola Cortellesi on the cry for change in Italy's chart-topping There's Still Tomorrow.
Searching for missing loved ones in Gaza's mass graves
Wed, 24 Apr 2024 19:36:51 GMT
In this war, it is a huge challenge to find out how people whose bodies were exhumed at Nasser hospital died.
Blinken arrives in China as relations crackle with tension
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 04:36:15 GMT
Blinken's trip is a sign of improved US-China ties, but the two still view each other with suspicion.
Russia or EU? Controversial bill draws Georgians on to streets
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 00:40:05 GMT
Thousands of Georgians have been protesting against a new bill that they claim will crush dissent.
The batting blitz turning cricket into baseball
Wed, 24 Apr 2024 21:58:39 GMT
Indian Premier League batters are fearlessly unleashing big shots, every match a six-hitting spectacle.
'Business as usual' for Channel crossings despite migrant deaths
Wed, 24 Apr 2024 18:02:17 GMT
Prospective migrants trying to reach the UK from France say smuggling operations are continuing after Tuesday's tragedy.
When could TikTok be banned under new US law?
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 11:28:43 GMT
The video app TikTok could be banned in the US unless it is sold by its Chinese owner ByteDance.
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