At least 24 killed and up to 25 children missing in Texas floods
At least 24 people have died and up to 25 people from a girls’ summer camp remain missing after flash floods hit the US state
Russia the first to recognise Taliban government in Afghanistan
Tabby Wilson BBC News Digital – World Getty Images Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi met with Russia’s ambassador on Thursday Russia has become the
Dozens missing after ferry sinks off Bali
At least four people have died and dozens are missing after a ferry sank off Indonesia’s tourist island of Bali, rescuers said. The boat was
Qantas data breach to impact 6 million airline customers
Tabby Wilson BBC News, Sydney Reuters The airline says there will be no impact to Qantas’ operations Qantas is contacting customers after a cyber attack
Losing a baby, rescuing a child and dodging air strikes in Darfur
Anne Soy Deputy Africa editor BBC Aged just 19, Alawia Babiker Ahmed miscarried as she was fleeing on foot the devastating war that has ravaged
After five years in jail, opposition figure Tikhanovsky speaks out
EPA Sergei Tikhanovsky was so ematiated after his release that even his daughter didn’t recognise him Sergei Tikhanovsky has barely spoken for more than five
Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ advances, but still faces Republican dissent
Senate Republicans narrowly advanced a budget bill that is pivotal to President Donald Trump’s second-term agenda ahead of a self-imposed 4 July deadline. In a
Hungary Pride to go ahead, as PM Orban threatens ‘legal consequences’
A Budapest Pride march is expected to go ahead on Saturday, defying Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s legal threats against LGBTQ rights activists. The march
Japan executes ‘Twitter killer’ who murdered nine
Japan has executed a man who murdered nine people in 2017, the first time since 2022 that the country has enacted capital punishment. The serial
The abandoned Florida airport being turned into ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
Cecilia Barría and Walter Fojo BBC Mundo Reporting fromEverglades, Florida Watch: ‘I have grave concerns’ – Advocate weighs environmental impact of “Alligator Alcatraz” A convoy