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dcBangladesh ex-PM convicted of crimes against humanity
Bangladesh's former prime minister Sheikh Hasina has been sentenced to death for crimes against humanity in abstentia over her crackdown on student-led…
dcBritain plans stricter laws for asylum seekers
The British government has set out plans for sweeping changes to its asylum system to address public concerns about uncontrolled immigration. Under the…
dcEcuadoreans vote on foreign military bases
Ecuador holds a referendum on whether or not to allow foreign military bases in the country again to help tackle drug trafficking. There was a US military base…
dcThousands march outside COP30 summit
Thousands of people have been marching through the streets of Belem to demand stronger action on tackling global warming, as the UN climate summit continues in…
dcPresident Trump says he'll sue the BBC for up to five billion dollars
President Trump has said he'll sue the BBC for up to five billion dollars, despite the broadcaster's apology for misrepresenting the speech he gave before his…
dcUK court finds mining firm liable for Brazil's worst environmental disaster
A court in Britain has ruled that the mining company BHP is legally responsible for the collapse of a dam in 2015 which caused one of Brazil's worst…
dcKyiv endures Russian bombardment
Ukraine says at least eight civilians have been killed in a major Russian drone and missile attack, which hit both energy facilities and apartment blocks. We…
dcFrance remembers the Paris attacks ten years on
The attacks were described by France's then President, Francois Hollande, as an "act of war" organised by the Islamic State (IS) militant group, and they left…
dcFrance marks 10 years since Bataclan massacres
France is holding a series of ceremonies marking ten years since coordinated Islamist attacks in the capital, Paris, left 130 people dead and hundreds wounded…
dcNew emails claim Trump ‘spent hours’ with Epstein victim
Emails released by US lawmakers say Donald Trump "spent hours" with a victim of the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The White House has accused…
dcUS aircraft carrier group arrives in Caribbean
The Democrat governor of California, Gavin Newsom, has criticised deadly US strikes on alleged drug-trafficking vessels in the Caribbean. The US has now struck…
dcEl Fasher survivors in Sudan recount hospital atrocities
Survivors who fled El Fasher in Sudan have described witnessing atrocities as the city fell to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces last month. The RSF has…
dcIndia PM says those behind Delhi attack 'will not be spared'
Indian officials say at least twelve people have now died in Monday's car explosion in Delhi. Reports in the Indian media say that investigators suspect a…
dcSyria's President meets Trump at the White House
Ahmed al-Sharaa - once designated a high-value terrorist target by the US - has, as the new president of Syria, met Donald Trump at the White House. But…
dcBBC admits "error of judgement" amid resignations
BBC Chair Samir Shah has apologised for an "error of judgement" in how a documentary edited a speech by Donald Trump. Also on the programme, the presidents of…
dcBBC Director General and News CEO resign
The director general of the BBC Tim Davie and the head of news Deborah Turness have resigned following criticism that a Panorama documentary misled viewers by…
dcPhilippines braces for super typhoon
For the second time in less than a week, the Philippines is bracing for another super typhoon.Ferocious winds and torrential rain are hitting the country, with…
dcIran's worst drought in decades
The Iranian government says water supplies in the capital Tehran will suffer periodic cuts, as the country struggles to cope with its worst drought in decades…
dcHungary to avoid US sanctions for importing Russian oil
US president Donald Trump has announced that Hungary will not have to face sanctions for importing Russian oil, following a White House meeting with Hungary's…
dcIs COP still worth it for small nations?
The president of the Pacific island nation, Palau, considers whether COP is still worth it. Also on the programme, thousands of flights have been cancelled or…
dcMusk's pay package: obscene or fair?
Tesla shareholders have approved a pay package that could make Elon Musk the world's first dollar trillionaire. We discuss whether that’s an obscene sum or a…
dcWill US try to wield influence at COP30?
The US has not sent a delegation to the COP30 in Brazil but President Trump's influence is being felt at the conference. Also on the programme, the…
dcSome world leaders meet ahead of climate summit
As only a handful of world leaders attend a meeting ahead of COP 30 in Brazil next week - is international commitment on climate change at risk? We hear from…
dcNew York: Mamdani describes the start of a "new era"
New York City's Democratic mayor- elect, Zohran Mamdani, says he'll start the hard work of improving New Yorkers lives now. He's pledged to run a government…
dcZohran Mamdani wins New York City mayoral election
The newly-elected Democratic mayor of New York Zohran Mamdani has told his supporters that his victory can be a template for how to defeat President Trump. In…
dcDick Cheney remembered
Dick Cheney has been called the most powerful vice-president in US history, as well as the chief architect of America's so-called ‘war on terror', and a war…
dcFormer US Vice-President Dick Cheney dies
The former US Vice-President Dick Cheney has died. One of the most powerful men to hold that office, he was key to the allied invasion of Iraq, in 2003. We…

dcTanzania's president blames outsiders for election violence
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has been sworn in for a second term after an election marred by violent protests and rejected by the opposition as a…
dcUK police say only one man suspected of train stabbings
British police say a 32-year-old man is now being treated as the only suspect in a mass stabbings on a train in England on Saturday. A second man detained at…
dcTwo people held over mass stabbing on British train
British police say there is nothing to suggest a mass stabbing incident on a train on Saturday was a terrorist incident. Doctors continue to treat seven…
dcEgypt's Grand Museum opens, displaying Tutankhamun's tomb in full
Egypt has officially opened the Grand Egyptian Museum with a lavish inauguration, which it intends as a cultural highlight of the modern age.Also on the…
dcThe Grand Egyptian Museum opens in Cairo
The museum displays, for the first time, the entire contents of Tutankhamun's tomb, along with some 100,000 artefacts covering seven millennia of the country's…

dcA normal girl has taken down the prince - Giuffre's family speak
Andrew is no longer a British prince. We hear from the brother of the woman whose harrowing experience of sex trafficking, detailed in her memoir, ultimately…
dcBritain's King Charles strips his younger brother, Andrew of his 'prince' title
Buckingham Palace says Britain's King Charles is stripping his younger brother, Andrew of his ‘prince’ title, amid continuing controversy over his links to the…
dcTrump and Xi hold first face-to-face talks in six years
Xi Jinping and Donald Trump have held their first face-to-face talks in six years in a moment of high trade tension between China and the US.Mr Trump hailed an…
dcOver 130 dead in Rio police raid
The right-wing governor of Rio state in Brazil has praised Tuesday's controversial anti-gang operation, in which more than a-hundred and thirty people were…
dcJamaica left reeling from hurricane
Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness has declared a "disaster area" and warned of "devastating impacts". The hurricane has now hit Cuba, bringing heavy winds…
dcHurricane Melissa hits Jamaica with violent winds
Hurricane Melissa has made landfall in Jamaica - its most powerful storm since records began. The US National Hurricane Centre said the eye hit the southwest…
dcJamaica braces for Hurricane Melissa
As the strongest storm the island of Jamaica has ever known approaches landfall, we hear from people on the ground, from the Minister for the Environment…
dcJamaica faces 'life-threatening' Hurricane Melissa
Hurricane Melissa has intensified into the strongest possible storm category, five, as it heads towards Jamaica -- where it is expected to make landfall in the…
dcArgentina's Milei wins big in midterms
Argentina's President Javier Milei has led his party to a landslide victory in Sunday's midterm elections, after defining the first two years of his presidency…
dcAnother US warship arrives off the coast of Venezuela
Another US warship has sailed into waters near Venezuela, adding to the growing presence of American warships and warplanes. The US has said it is fighting…
dcTrump oversees Cambodia and Thailand deal
US President Donald Trump has overseen the signing of an agreement between Thailand and Cambodia to normalise relations after their short border conflict…
dcStarvation in Sudan
The Sudan Doctors’ Network is calling for the reopening of aid corridors in the besieged city of El-Fasher in North Darfur, where it says at least three…
dcMaduro accuses US of 'fabricating a war'
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro warns US against war, after the Pentagon orders top aircraft carrier to join its campaign against drugs gangs in the…
dcUS places sanctions on Colombian President
The United States has imposed sanctions on the Colombian President Gustavo Petro, accusing him of refusing to stop the flow of cocaine to the U.S. President…
dcRubio visits Israel to oversee truce in Gaza
The US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says lots of countries are interested in contributing troops to the planned international stabilisation force for Gaza…
dcEx-soldier acquitted at Bloody Sunday shootings trial
Today, the only military veteran ever prosecuted in relation to the 1972 shootings during a march in Northern Ireland has been acquitted of murder charges…
dcRussia's two largest oil companies hit by US sanctions
The US has announced new sanctions targeting Russia's two largest oil companies in an effort to get Moscow to negotiate a peace deal in Ukraine.The…
dcUN court finds Israel must let aid into Gaza
The International Court of Justrice, the UN’s top court, has found that Israel has a responsibility to ensure aid reaches the people of Gaza and cooperate with…
dcIs China’s social contract under pressure?
China's ruling Communist party is meeting to discuss the country's economic plans, at a time of international uncertainty. The party has a grand bargain with…
dcNicolas Sarkozy starts jail time in Paris
The former French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, has started his five- year sentence at La Santé prison in central Paris. Sarkozy was convicted of criminal…
dcUS tries to shore up Gaza ceasefire
As US tries to shore up the ceasefire in Gaza, humanitarian groups warn of continuing disruption in aid supplies.Prominent Israeli writer, David Grossman…
dcAmazon says ‘significant errors’ remain after outage
Amazon's cloud computing service says there are still significant errors for some services, after a widespread outage that disrupted hundreds of websites and…
dcInternet outage disrupts many of the world's biggest websites and apps
Amazon’s cloud computing service says it has fixed the underlying problem that has disrupted many of the world's biggest websites and apps, but a full recovery…
dcIsrael launches air strikes in Gaza
Israel has carried out renewed strikes against Hamas in Gaza and says it's suspending all aid deliveries into the territory. Both sides have accused each other…
dcIsrael strikes southern Gaza
Israel has carried out an airstrike on the Gazan city of Rafah in response to what it said was Hamas breaking their ceasefire agreement. Hamas says it is…
dcAfghanistan and Pakistan in Doha for peace talks
Afghanistan and Pakistan are in Qatar's capital Doha for peace negotiations. Pakistani jets conducted a series of airstrikes on Afghanistan's border province…