BBC News

Trump's White House assistant testifies in hush-money trial (Thu, 09 May 2024)
Madeleine Westerhout was part of Trump's inner circle, until she was forced to resign for leaking private information about his family.
>> Read More

UN says 80,000 have fled Rafah as strikes intensify (Thu, 09 May 2024)
Israeli tanks reportedly mass close to built-up areas of the south Gaza city amid constant shelling.
>> Read More

Thousands protest against Israel at Eurovision (Thu, 09 May 2024)
The authorities are on high alert in the Swedish city as tensions over Gaza spill out into the streets.
>> Read More

Putin hails army 'heroes' and warns off West in WW2 parade (Thu, 09 May 2024)
Russia's leader marks Victory Day by making clear the country's military is always on combat alert.
>> Read More

Panama Papers law firm founder Ramón Fonseca dies (Thu, 09 May 2024)
The 71-year-old died in hospital while awaiting a verdict in his money-laundering trial.
>> Read More

Venezuela may be first nation to lose all its glaciers (Thu, 09 May 2024)
Scientists say the South American nation's last glacier is now just an ice field.
>> Read More

California surf contest told to let trans woman compete (Thu, 09 May 2024)
The California Coastal Commission says a longboarding contest must allow a transgender surfer to participate in the women's division.
>> Read More

Passengers flee burning plane that skidded off runway (Thu, 09 May 2024)
Footage posted to social media shows chaotic scenes in Senegal's capital, Dakar.
>> Read More

Apple faces celebrity backlash over piano crushing (Thu, 09 May 2024)
Hugh Grant and Justine Bateman among those to criticise the destruction in "tone deaf" iPad advert.
>> Read More

Nigeria’s powerful ex-minister charged with corruption (Thu, 09 May 2024)
Former aviation minister Hadi Sirika is charged along with his daughter and son-in-law.
>> Read More