Subscribe to BBC World News feed BBC World News
BBC News - World
Updated: 27 min 2 sec ago

US to hold direct nuclear talks with Iran, Trump says

April 8, 2025 - 20:28
The US president says negotiations have taken place at a "very high level" between the two countries.
Categories: BBC World News

China is not backing down from Trump's tariff war. What next?

April 8, 2025 - 19:36
The US-China trade war shows no signs of slowing down, leaving the world unsure of what to expect.
Categories: BBC World News

China is not backing down from Trump's tariff war. What next?

April 8, 2025 - 19:36
The US-China trade war shows no signs of slowing down, leaving the world unsure of what to expect.
Categories: BBC World News

Clean energy's share of world's electricity reaches 40%, report says

April 8, 2025 - 19:17
More clean electricity was generated in 2024 but there was a rise in the amount of coal and gas burnt too.
Categories: BBC World News

Inquiry after Indian man filmed giving water to cheetahs

April 8, 2025 - 18:31
The footage shows a female cheetah and her four cubs walk up to the pan and start drinking from it.
Categories: BBC World News

South Sudan says US visa ban caused by mistaken nationality

April 8, 2025 - 18:28
The government says the man it refused entry to was Congolese, not South Sudanese as the US had said.
Categories: BBC World News

Menendez brothers feel 'hope' for parole after decades in jail

April 8, 2025 - 18:25
The pair tell TMZ they are optimistic about their latest appeals over their parents' killing in 1996.
Categories: BBC World News

South Korea to hold presidential election on 3 June

April 8, 2025 - 16:48
This comes after the constitutional court removed Yoon Suk Yeol as president and upheld his impeachment.
Categories: BBC World News

Is the US heading for a recession? Three warning signs to watch

April 8, 2025 - 16:02
Michelle Fleury explains the factors to watch in the economy after President Trump’s tariff announcements.
Categories: BBC World News

Zelensky confirms Ukraine troops in Russia's Belgorod region

April 8, 2025 - 15:42
Ukraine's operations in a second region in Russia are explicitly acknowledged for the first time.
Categories: BBC World News

US top court allows Trump to use wartime law for deportations

April 8, 2025 - 11:13
A judge had blocked the Trump administration's use of the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members.
Categories: BBC World News

US top court allows Trump to use wartime law for deportations

April 8, 2025 - 11:13
A judge had blocked the Trump administration's use of the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members.
Categories: BBC World News

Zelensky confirms Ukraine troops active in Russia's Belgorod region

April 8, 2025 - 09:43
Ukraine's operations in a second region in Russia are explicitly acknowledged for the first time.
Categories: BBC World News

Trump's game of chicken over tariffs leaves world guessing

April 8, 2025 - 09:30
The US president is pressing ahead with his global tariffs, as even some allies wonder if he is going too far.
Categories: BBC World News

Billionaire on trial in Azerbaijan who risks being left behind by peace deal

April 8, 2025 - 08:48
Ethnic Armenian Ruben Vardanyan's fortune is of little use now that he is facing a possible life term in jail.
Categories: BBC World News

Watch: What we learned from Trump's meeting with Netanyahu

April 8, 2025 - 07:34
Netanyahu is the first world leader to visit the White House since the US president announced tariffs on global trading partners.
Categories: BBC World News

Watch: Plume of black smoke over Parisian skyline after 'major' fire

April 8, 2025 - 07:02
A fire at a waste disposal centre caused smoke to rise above buildings in the French capital city.
Categories: BBC World News

Trump asks US Supreme Court to block return of wrongly deported man

April 8, 2025 - 06:23
The Trump administration argues that El Salvador cannot be compelled to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadorian migrant, to the US.
Categories: BBC World News

US in direct nuclear talks with Iran, says Trump

April 8, 2025 - 06:19
The US president says negotiations have taken place at a "very high level" between the two countries.
Categories: BBC World News

Wild market swings as tariffs rattle US economy

April 8, 2025 - 06:15
Stocks swung sharply in the US, as Trump offered mixed signals about appetite for trade talks.
Categories: BBC World News

Pages