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US suspects three unidentified objects it shot down were 'benign' The White House has said there is no indication three flying objects blasted out of the sky over the weekend by the US military are linked to alleged Chin…

BBC India offices searched by income tax officials BBC offices in India have been searched as part of an investigation by income tax authorities. The searches in New Delhi and Mumbai come weeks after the broadcaster aire…

Chinese balloon sensors recovered from ocean, says US The sensors from a suspected Chinese spy balloon shot down after crossing the US have been recovered from the Atlantic Ocean, the US military says. Search crews found…

No tents, no aid, nothing: Why Syrians feel forgotten The tents are so close to the border wall between Syria and Turkey, they are almost touching it. Those living here on the Syrian side may have been displaced by the c…

Quake-hit Turkey issues 113 building arrest warrants Officials in Turkey say 113 arrest warrants have been issued in connection with the construction of buildings that collapsed in Monday's earthquake. Turkish police hav…

Turkey earthquake failures leave Erdogan looking vulnerable Turkey's most devastating earthquake since 1939 has raised big questions about whether such a large-scale tragedy could have been avoided and whether President…

High-altitude object shot down off Alaska, US says US President Joe Biden ordered a fighter jet to shoot down an unidentified "high-altitude object" off Alaska on Friday, the White House says. Spokesman John Kirby said t…

Starship: SpaceX tests the most powerful ever rocket system Elon Musk's SpaceX company has performed a key test on its huge new rocket system, Starship. Engineers conducted what's called a "static fire", simultaneously i…

Ukraine war: Zelensky takes fighter jet bid to EU leaders Ukraine's leader has called on EU leaders to provide fighter jets and arms for the war against Russia, on his second trip abroad since the war began. "We have to…

Turkey quake: President Erdogan accepts some problems with response Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has defended his government's response to two catastrophic earthquakes, saying it was impossible to prepare for…

Turkey-Syria earthquake: Newborn baby pulled from collapsed building A newborn girl has been saved by rescuers from beneath the rubble of a building in north-west Syria that was destroyed by an earthquake on Monday. Her…

Turkey quake: Heavy rain hampers rescue efforts Rescuers are battling heavy rain and snow as they race against the clock to find survivors of a devastating earthquake in south-east Turkey. More than 4,300 people were kil…

Second balloon over Latin America is ours - China The Chinese government has admitted a balloon spotted over Latin America on Friday is from China - but claimed it is intended for civilian use. Foreign ministry spokesper…

Huge earthquake in south-east Turkey kills more than 100 A powerful earthquake has hit a wide area in south-eastern Turkey, near the Syrian border, killing more than 100 people and trapping many others. The US Geological…

China balloon: US shoots down airship over Atlantic The US has shot down a giant Chinese balloon that it says has been spying on key military sites across America. The Department of Defence confirmed its fighter jets bro…

Japan PM fires aide over derogatory LGBT remarks Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has fired a government aide who made derogatory remarks about LGBT couples. Masayoshi Arai reportedly said he would not want to live n…

Elon Musk found not guilty of fraud over Tesla tweet Tesla founder Elon Musk has been cleared of wrongdoing for a tweet in which he said he had "funding secured" to take the electric carmaker private. Mr Musk faced a cla…

Ismail Mashal: Taliban arrests Afghan professor who backed girls' education A university professor in Afghanistan who is an outspoken critic of the Taliban's ban on education for women and girls has been arrested in Kabu…

US tracking suspected Chinese surveillance balloon The US is tracking a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that has been spotted flying over sensitive sites in recent days. Defence officials said they were confident…

Pakistan mosque blast: Bomber used police uniform as disguise, official says The man who attacked a mosque in the Pakistani city of Peshawar on Monday used a police uniform to gain access the area, police have said. The…

Ukraine war: Russia planning 24 February offensive, Ukrainian defence minister says Ukraine's defence minister has said Russia is preparing a major new offensive, and warned that it could begin as soon as 24 February. Ol…

Missing radioactive capsule found in Australia Authorities in Western Australia say they have found a tiny radioactive capsule which went missing last month. Emergency services had "literally found the needle in the hays…

Tech layoffs: PayPal cuts 2,000 jobs as global economy weakens PayPal is shedding around 2,000 jobs, or 7% of its workers, as it becomes the latest big tech firm to cut costs. The online payments company says it was forc…

French protests intensify against pension age rise France has seen a second wave of protests and strikes against President Emmanuel Macron's plans to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. Anti-government corteges were…