BBC News (World)

Ukraine grain tycoon killed in Russian shelling of Mykolaiv One of Ukraine's richest businessmen has been killed with his wife in "massive" Russian shelling of the southern city of Mykolaiv. Oleksiy Vadatursky, 74, and h…

The Pope's health: I could step down - but not yet, says pontiff Pope Francis has said the time may soon come when he needs to consider stepping down - and would do so if he felt his health meant that could not serve in…

Samuel Alito: Top US judge mocks world leaders over abortion ruling A conservative member of the US Supreme Court has mocked world leaders who criticised last month's ruling that overturned American abortion rights. Just…

Ukraine war: Russia says 40 Ukrainian prisoners killed in blast Russia's defence ministry says 40 Ukrainian prisoners-of-war have been killed by Ukrainian shelling of a prison in separatist-held Donetsk. Officials allege…

US economy shrinks again ringing recession alarms The US economy has shrunk for the second quarter in a row, a milestone that in many countries would be considered an economic recession. That is not the case in the US, w…

Kherson: Ukraine stepping up counter offensive to retake city - sources Ukraine's campaign to retake the occupied Kherson region is "gathering pace," Western military sources say. A key bridge into the city of Kherson is…

Gas prices soar as Russia cuts German supply Gas prices have soared after Russia further cut gas supplies to Germany and other central European countries after threatening to earlier this week. European gas prices are up…

Hungary PM Viktor Orban adviser Hegedus resigns over 'pure Nazi' speech A member of Viktor Orban's inner circle has resigned after the Hungarian prime minister spoke out against becoming "peoples of mixed race". Zsuzsa H…

EU agrees to cut gas use over Russia supply fears EU energy ministers have agreed for their countries to cut gas use in case Russia halts supplies. Following talks on Tuesday, EU members agreed countries should voluntari…

Ukraine war: Russia waging gas war with Nord Stream 1 cuts - Zelensky Ukraine has accused Moscow of waging a "gas war" against Europe and cutting supplies to inflict "terror" on people. Russian energy firm Gazprom announ…

Elon Musk denies affair with Google co-founder Sergey Brin's wife Tesla boss Elon Musk has denied having an affair with Nicole Shanahan, the wife of Google co-founder, Sergey Brin. Mr Musk's comments came after the Wall…

Myanmar military executes four democracy activists Four democracy activists have been executed by Myanmar's military in what is believed to be the first use of capital punishment in decades. Former lawmaker Phyo Zeya Tha…

Oak Fire: Emergency declared as wildfire rages near Yosemite National Park A state of emergency has been declared in part of California as the largest active wildfire in the US rapidly spreads near Yosemite National Park…

Ukraine war: Explosions rock Ukrainian port hours after grain deal Explosions have rocked a key Ukrainian port just a day after Kyiv and Moscow reached a landmark deal to allow the resumption of grain exports. Two missil…

Ukraine war: Deal signed to allow grain exports to resume by sea Ukraine and Russia have signed "mirror" deals which will allow Kyiv to resume exports of grain through the Black Sea. The agreement will allow millions of…

Food crisis: Ukraine grain export deal reached with Russia, says Turkey Turkey says a deal has been reached with Russia to allow Ukraine to resume exports of grain through the Black Sea. It is to be signed on Friday in I…

Russia 'looting' steel bound for Europe and UK, says Metinvest boss Russia is looting $600m (£500m) worth of steel from plants and ports in Ukraine, according to the boss of Ukraine's largest steel firm Metinvest. The fi…

Nord Stream: Key Russian pipeline resumes pumping gas to Europe Russia has resumed pumping gas to Europe through its biggest pipeline after warnings it could curb or halt supplies altogether. The Nord Stream 1 pipeline r…

Italian PM Mario Draghi fails in bid to revive government When Prime Minister Mario Draghi announced that Italians had persuaded him not to resign, for much of Wednesday it looked as if his national unity government woul…

Apple settles US butterfly-keyboard legal action for $50m Apple has agreed to pay $50m (£41.6m) to settle a legal action by claimants in the US, over its MacBook keyboards. Customers in seven states claimed the technolog…

Ukraine war: Russia plans to annex Ukrainian land - US Russia plans to annex more Ukrainian territory using a similar "playbook" to its takeover of Crimea, the US says. Citing US intelligence, National Security Council s…

Ukraine war: Putin to visit Iran in rare international trip Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Iran on Tuesday in just his second foreign trip since he launched the invasion of Ukraine in February. Mr Putin will…

ApeCoin price eyes 45% rally following Otherside metaverse demo ApeCoin (APE) rallied to start the week as traders considered Yuga Labs’ decision to open its Otherside metaverse for selected users. In doing so, the token…

Amazon targets 10,000 fake review Facebook groups Amazon is taking legal action against the administrators of more than 10,000 Facebook groups, the BBC has learned. It says the groups are generating fake reviews on Amazo…

Ukraine war: Zelensky fires security chief and top prosecutor President Volodymyr Zelensky has fired the head of Ukraine's security agency (SBU) and the prosecutor general, citing many cases of treason in the two powerfu…

Pacific Islands urge unity in face of China ambition The Pacific Islands Forum calls itself a family. Fourteen islands scattered across the vast Pacific Ocean, along with Australia and New Zealand, connected by their nat…

Europe heatwave: Deadly wildfires spread in Mediterranean Thousands of firefighters are battling wildfires in Portugal, Spain and southwestern France, in the grip of a heatwave that shows no sign of easing. In northern P…

Shaking head and mean goose among new emojis A shaking head, new heart colours and a familiar goose are among a new group of emojis set to be released this year. Unicode Consortium's list contains only 31 new emojis, whi…

Saudi Arabia: Biden raised Khashoggi murder with crown prince US President Joe Biden says he raised the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi during a meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Mr Biden is in Sa…

Sri Lanka swears in Ranil Wickremesinghe as acting leader after mass protests Sri Lanka's prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has been sworn in as acting president as the country reels from an economic crisis and unrest.…