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News imageA woman with a grey t-shirt covering her head holds up a mobile phone to display a photo of her with her two teenage daughters.

Angry Venezuelans accuse government of negligence over earthquake response

People in areas devastated by twin earthquakes say they need more support from the government.

6 hrs ago
Latin America

News imageThe BBC's Will Grant reports from the site of a collapsed building in La Guaira, Venezuela

Rescuers keep up search for survivors at collapsed La Guaira building

At least 1,700 people are known to have been killed in the disaster but hope remains that others can continue to be found alive.

14 hrs ago
Latin America
News imageGojek founder Nadiem Makarim appears in court for the verdict in his high profile corruption trial in Jakarta, Indonesia

Founder of Asian super-app Gojek sentenced to years in jail for corruption

The case against Gojek founder Nadiem Makarim relates to a laptop deal made during his term as Indonesia's education minister.

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Heavy security deployed in South Africa ahead of anti-migrant protests

Thousands of people have left South Africa ahead of Tuesday's deadline set by anti-migrant groups.

37 mins ago
Africa

One big win and three defeats for Trump in dramatic day at Supreme Court

While Trump celebrated a ruling expanding presidential power to remove and replace regulators, other decisions were major setbacks.

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World Cup: Germany, Netherlands & Japan out as Paraguay, Morocco & Brazil progress

Reaction as Germany & Netherlands go out on penalties to Paraguay & Morocco, while Brazil overcome Japan to reach the last 16.

Manhunt under way after bomb injures Ukrainian oligarch and family in Monaco

The blast was caused by an explosive device which appeared to contain bolts and pellets, the head of Monaco's government said.

16 mins ago
Europe

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Six science-backed ways to get children to eat vegetables

Small changes in how children experience food everyday can have a lasting impact on what they eat.

News imageA police officer in a high-visibility jacket standing behind blue and white police tape closing off a residential street in Glasgow (Credit: Getty Images)

Scotland was 'murder capital of Europe', then it treated violence like a disease

In the early 2000s you were more three times more likely to be assaulted in Scotland than in the US, but the country now ranks among some of the safest in the world.


World Cup

News imageGermany boss Julian Nagelsmann and goalkeeper Manuel Neuer

The end for Nagelsmann? Germany suffer their 'next football nightmare'

Germany make a shock last-32 exit against Paraguay, losing a World Cup penalty shootout for the first time to pile pressure on boss Julian Nagelsmann.

News imageMorocco players hold their arms aloft, with broad smiles, after their victory

Morocco underline African hopes by beating Netherlands on penalties

Morocco score injury-time equaliser before seeing off Netherlands 3-2 on penalties to reach the last 16 of the World Cup.

News imageBig screen showing VAR at Germany v Paraguay

'A joke' - how a 'terrible' VAR disallowed goal cost Germany

Alan Shearer, Jurgen Klopp, Pat Nevin and Darren Cann feel Germany were hard done by as a VAR call rules out a potential winning goal before they lose on penalties to Paraguay.

News imageCarlo Ancelotti

45 minutes from Brazil 'humiliation' - but 'Crafty Carlo' does it again

Half-time in Houston and Brazil's players trudged off facing another early World Cup exit. But we should have known better than to doubt Carlo Ancelotti.

News imageAn image of Stephen holding both his fists up in the air defiantly after scoring the winning goal on Sunday. He is wearing a Black Canada Nike jersey which features a white pattern and a red Canada Soccer patch. He has short black hair and a black mustache and beard.

Canada hero's historic World Cup goal was forged by years of family sacrifice

Canada's goal against South Africa was scored by Stephen Eustáquio, a product of the country's vibrant, football-obsessed Portuguese community.


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News imageChinese billionaire Guo Wengui places his hands together while speaking on stage during a news conference in 2018 in New York

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The extra funding will help to "make the British people safer", the prime minister says, but it is short of the £28bn the Ministry of Defence had requested.

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News imagePeople walk past a Jio signage at an event in Mumbai, India, on 3 May 2025.

India's biggest share sales tell the story of a country glued to its phones

NSE and Jio Platforms embody the sweeping changes in how India has consumed, invested and transacted over the past decade.

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News imageA close up shot of R Rajagopal, who served served as the Editor of The Telegraph, Kolkata, from 2016 to 2023

Indian journalists condemn 'denial' of voting and passport rights of prominent editor

Rajagopal has alleged that he has been unable to renew his passport after his name was deleted from the electoral rolls.

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Osaka pays 'love and respect to Japan' in Wimbledon kimono

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News imageFormer South Korea's head coach Hong Myung-bo meet by fans as he arrives at airport

Why are South Korean fans so angry at their football coach?

Hong Myung-bo has resigned after South Korea failed to advance to the World Cup knockout stages.

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A popular stream set up by the Friends of Big Bear Valley caught the moment a juvenile eagle nicknamed Luna spread its wings.

US & Canada
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Biden calls Trump a 'loser' at fundraising event

Former US President Joe Biden blasted President Donald Trump during a gala event, criticising what he described as "vanity projects" in Washington, DC.

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Aerial video shows extent of deadly flash flooding in Kentucky

At least four people are dead, with 60 water rescues and evacuations carried out across the state.

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Inside the Venezuela country club now a makeshift hospital

Survivors of Venezuela's devastating earthquakes are being cared for at a makeshift hospital formed on the site of a country club in Caraballeda.

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Moment rescuers cheer as man pulled from rubble after Venezuela earthquakes

Spain’s Military Emergency Unit releases footage of a man being rescued from the wreckage of a building in Maiquetia following the deadly earthquakes.

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Panic attacks and fractures: Venezuela hospital treats earthquake victims

The BBC travelled to a Caracas hospital that is treating people from the worst affected areas.

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In History

News imageA still of a man riding a horse and holding up a gun in Clash of Loyalties (Credit: Iraqi Film Corporation)

How Saddam Hussein made an epic Hollywood-style film in Iraq

In July 1983, Clash of Loyalties was screened for the first – and almost last – time. In 2020, its producer told the BBC about conscriptions, interrogations, and a drunk Oliver Reed.


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After New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, the fight is on: locals make the case for the city that should be number four.

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The best lesser-known US national parks

There are more than 400 sites in the US National Park System. Here's why it's time to skip the most-visited top 10 and seek out quieter, equally spectacular ground.

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The Viking word hidden in the Declaration of Independence

From Roman freedom to Viking happiness, the iconic words in the Declaration of Independence reveal thousands of years of humans wrestling with how to live well together.


Health

News imageAlly Hirschlag pictured looking off camera with beams of sunlight from the sunset behind her in Cape Cod (Credit: Mark Stetson)

What sunset-watching really does for your health

Humans appear to see sunrises and sunsets "almost like bookends". Here's what a dose of golden hour does for our memory, sleep and mood.


US & Canada News

News imageA yellow and red search and rescue boat drives in open waters with a large white vessel in the background

Six presumed drowned after charter boat sinks near Vancouver

Of the 10 on board, three survivors were rescued by a couple on a sailboat, while search crews saved a fourth.

Lilo & Stitch star Daveigh Chase's cause of death was Aids

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The New York City primaries underlined divisions in the party over Gaza, with implications for the 2028 election.

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Business

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The rate of UK economic growth affects things like pay increases and the amount of tax raised.

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News imageHomeland Security secretary Markwayne Mullin smiles during a House Appropriations Subcommittee hearing in Washington DC on 25 June 2026

US security chief 'danced happy dance' after Iran exit

The United States' head of homeland security says he "danced a happy dance" when Iran's elimination from the World Cup was confirmed.

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Health

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Scientists say it is important to find ways to exercise when temperatures soar to protect your long-term health. Here's how you can keep going when things hot up.

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'Pregorexia': The hidden danger facing expectant mothers

How weight lifting can help you stay healthier as you age


Culture

News imageLily Allen performs West End Girl at The Orpheum Theatre on April 26, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.

Lily Allen defends tour after some fans criticise show length

Some fans had complained that the show is too short because the singer only performs her latest album.

Top Boy actor Micheal Ward raped woman in car, court told

Tributes paid to 'comic genius' Penelope Keith after her death aged 86

Teyana Taylor's tears and Lauryn Hill tribute steal show at BET Awards


Travel

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The snake-wrangling 84-year-old who lives on a remote island

Once called the "wildest woman in America", this fearless knife-wielding naturalist has lived off the land for 53 years, fighting to preserve Cumberland Island for future travellers.

The places fighting to be taken off the World Heritage List

What life is like in the world's safest countries for 2026

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Arts

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Moving "from the slums to the exclusive salons", Brassaï captured the brothels, gay bars and backstreets of Paris's hazy night-time in its radical inter-war years.

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Earth

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