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Pope Francis calls for ceasefire in Gaza and Ukraine in Easter message Pope Francis has used his traditional Easter message to call for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and for the return of Israeli hostages held by Hamas.…

UN observers wounded by shelling in southern Lebanon Three United Nations observers and a translator have been wounded by shelling in Rmeish, southern Lebanon, the UN peacekeeping mission said. Lebanon's state news agenc…

Man holds several hostages inside Dutch nightclub Several people have been taken hostage at a popular nightclub in an eastern Dutch town, police say. A man entered the premises of Café Petticoat, in Ede, early in the mor…

Top UN court orders Israel to allow food and medical aid into Gaza The UN's top court has ordered Israel to enable the unhindered flow of aid into Gaza in order to avert a famine. In a unanimous decision, the Internation…

Gaza starvation could amount to war crime, UN human rights chief tells BBC After months of warnings, a recent UN-backed report offered hard statistical evidence that the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza is turning into a…

Baltimore bridge collapse: Divers find two bodies in submerged truck The bodies of two people have been recovered from a red pickup truck, which was submerged under the water where the Baltimore bridge collapsed Eight co…

Baltimore bridge crash causes supply chain concerns Concerns have been raised of a "ripple effect" on global supply chains after a container ship crashed into a bridge in the US city of Baltimore. The ship, named the Dal…

Moscow attack: Russia blames West and Kyiv for jihadist massacre Top Russian officials have directly accused Ukraine and the West of being involved in the deadly Moscow concert hall attack, after it was claimed by the Is…

Francis Scott Key Bridge collapses after being hit by cargo ship The landmark Francis Scott Key Bridge in the US city of Baltimore has collapsed after it was hit by a ship. Several vehicles were crossing the bridge, whic…

Israel cancels Washington meeting after UN Gaza ceasefire vote Israel has cancelled a meeting in Washington after the US declined to veto a UN Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. The resolution,…

Moscow attack: Gunmen kill dozens at Crocus City Hall in Moscow Gunmen have attacked a concert hall on the fringes of Moscow, killing at least 60 people and wounding 100 more, Russian security services say. At least four…

Arvind Kejriwal: India opposition calls arrest ‘decay of democracy’ Indian opposition leaders across political parties have strongly condemned the arrest of Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal. Mr Kejriwal, leader of th…

Ukraine war: Russian missile attack targets Kyiv Ukraine has intercepted 31 missiles launched by Russia at Kyiv overnight, Ukraine's air force said. At least 17 people, including a child, were injured by falling debris,…

'Only God can change this place': Haitians see no end to spiralling violence "Port-au-Prince is in panic mode," a friend in the Haitian capital texted me. Residents of Petionville, a wealthier area of of the city, are sh…

Lost and stolen watches more than triple, world's largest database says The number of watches recorded as lost or stolen has more than tripled over the last year, according to the world's largest watch database. The Watc…

Israel-Gaza war: Netanyahu vows to defy allies on Rafah invasion Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reaffirmed his determination to launch an offensive in Rafah, defying international criticism. The city is c…

Iceland violent volcanic flare-up triggers state of emergency A state of emergency has been declared in southern Iceland because of a volcanic eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula - the fourth since December. Lava has rea…

Haiti violence: US announces charter flight as clashes continue The US State Department has announced a charter flight for its citizens stranded in Haiti, as gang violence and hunger grip the impoverished country. Police…

Secret classes to counter Russian brainwashing in occupied Ukraine Like millions of other Ukrainians, in the early weeks of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Nataliia (not her real name) was forced from her home.…

Gaza aid reaches shore in first sea delivery The first ship towing a barge of humanitarian aid to Gaza has unloaded supplies on to the shore. The Spanish ship Open Arms left Cyprus on Tuesday with 200 tonnes of food desp…

Dutch anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders abandons PM bid Dutch anti-Islam populist leader Geert Wilders has abandoned his bid to become prime minister, despite his party's dramatic victory in the 2023 elections. "I can on…

John Barnett: Boeing whistleblower 'hoped to change its culture', family says Lawyers for the Boeing employee-turned-whistleblower found dead by apparent suicide have hailed him as "a brave, honest man of the highest int…

Gaza medics tell BBC that Israeli troops beat and humiliated them after hospital raid Palestinian medical staff in Gaza have told the BBC they were blindfolded, detained, forced to strip and repeatedly beaten by Israeli…

Trump will not give a penny to Ukraine - Hungary PM Orban Donald Trump will not fund Ukraine's fight against Russia's invasion if he is elected US president again, Hungarian PM Viktor Orban has said. "He will not give a…

US military ship heading to Gaza to build port A US military ship is sailing towards the Middle East, carrying equipment to build a temporary pier off the coast of Gaza, the army says. The support ship, General Frank S B…

Dragon Ball: Japan manga creator Akira Toriyama dies The creator of Dragon Ball, one of the most influential and best-selling Japanese comics of all time, has died at 68. Akira Toriyama suffered an acute subdural hematom…

Haiti gang leader threatens 'civil war' if PM does not resign The gang leader behind the violence blighting the Haitian capital has warned there will be a "civil war" if Haiti's prime minister, Ariel Henry, does not step…

Children starving to death in northern Gaza - WHO Children are dying of starvation in northern Gaza, the World Health Organization (WHO) chief says. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the agency's visits over the weekend to…

Israel-Gaza war: Kamala Harris urges more aid for starving Gazans US Vice-President Kamala Harris says people in Gaza "are starving" and has urged Israel to "significantly increase the flow of aid" there. She said "there…