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White House pauses federal grants and loans

Democrats warn the move could have "devastating consequences" on programmes that...

BBC travels with first Jordanian helicopter delivering ...

The BBC is the first media to fly with a Jordanian aid flight into Israeli-held ...

Serbian PM quits after months of mass protests

Milos Vucevic's resignation follows months of nationwide demonstrations over the...

DeepSeek: How China's 'AI heroes' overcame US curbs to ...

How did a little-known Chinese start-up build a powerful new AI model despite re...

Trump 'not confident' Israel-Gaza ceasefire will hold

The newly sworn-in US President was asked for his thoughts on the ceasefire as i...

US exit from WHO could see fifth of budget disappear

Trump has long been critical of how the Geneva-based institution handled the Cov...

Deadly fire at Turkey ski resort hotel

At least 66 people have died and 32 were injured in a fire at a ski resort hotel...

BBC Verify: Can Donald Trump really rename the Gulf of ...

The new US President wants to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. ...

Bishop asks Trump to show mercy to LGBT people and migr...

Right Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde made a plea to the president in a sermon that Tru...

'A living hell': Sudanese women face rape and abuse in ...

The BBC hears about horrific violence five women experienced in Libya after flee...

Kenyan man arrested carrying wife's body parts in backpack

This is the latest in a series of shocking cases of femicide in Kenya.

About 1,000 North Koreans killed fighting Ukraine in Ku...

Western officials tell the BBC the troop losses appear unsustainable.

Children among dead as Turkey hotel fire investigation ...

At least 79 people are known to have died, including children and multiple famil...

What led to hotel fire disaster at Turkish ski resort?

Some survivors did not hear a fire alarm and there are claims of failures in the...

Does China 'operate' Panama Canal like Trump says?

The US president says the US should "take back" the famous waterway because Chin...

India court orders seizure of 'offensive' MF Husain pai...

A complaint claimed that paintings of two Hindu deities at an art gallery "hurt ...