Great white sharks face extinction in Mediterranean, say researchers

Overfishing and illegal fishing are contributing to the loss of sharks, including great whites.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/Ty9J8G0
via IFTTT

Turkey detains 357 suspected IS members in nationwide raids

The arrests come just a day after three police officers were killed during a siege in the town of Yalova.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/LoVyBDr
via IFTTT

Toxic air, broken roads and unpicked rubbish - why India's big cities are becoming unliveable

Many Indian cities rank at the bottom of liveability indexes despite big government spending on infrastructure.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/EvHXMA1
via IFTTT

Mexico train crash kills 13 and injures almost 100

An investigation is under way after the train derailed as it rounded a bend near the town of Nizanda.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/NEbjvTs
via IFTTT

Living in fear of Lakurawa - the militant group Trump targeted in Nigeria strikes

"We cannot live freely. You cannot even play music" - residents tell the BBC of militants' rule.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/EFBXOwG
via IFTTT

Godfather of Ethiopian jazz plays his last live concert

Mulatu Astatke has been blending jazz influences from home and abroad for the past six decades.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/TVpqE2X
via IFTTT

Watch: Meteor lights up sky over Japan's Mount Fuji

The meteor could be seen blazing through the night sky over Japan's Mount Fuji

from BBC News https://ift.tt/okjTEv9
via IFTTT

Brazil ex-President Jair Bolsonaro's surgery for hernia 'successful'

The former leader is serving a 27-year sentence for plotting a coup after losing the 2022 presidential election.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/ySvxT8X
via IFTTT

US judge blocks detention of British social media campaigner

Imran Ahmed was among five people accused of seeking to "coerce" US firms into censoring free speech.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/xPNohOw
via IFTTT

Trump-backed candidate wins in knife-edge Honduran election

His rival Salvador Nasralla says he will not accept the result, but urges his supporters to remain calm.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/zOEdJCD
via IFTTT

Democratic lawmaker sues to remove Trump's name from Kennedy Center

Rep Joyce Beatty, who sits on the centre's board, argues the name change is illegal because it requires approval from Congress.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/376xcMe
via IFTTT

Waterskiing Santas and giant cuts of meat: Christmas around the world

From London to Bethlehem, services and festivities to mark the holiday cheer are in full swing.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/TycAvBz
via IFTTT

Border villagers abducted and taken to Russia, says Ukraine

Ukraine has tried to evacuate areas of Sumy region near the Russian border, but many civilians have refused to leave.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/BcWfd1I
via IFTTT

Five dead after plane carrying child burns victim crashes in Texas

The Mexican Navy plane was transporting a child to the US on behalf of a charity which cares for burns victims.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/kToGPtC
via IFTTT

Baby followed by BBC back in Gaza hospital after treatment abroad

The BBC revisits one-year-old Siwar Ashour who was temporarily evacuated to Jordan for medical treatment during the Gaza war.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/dENbthy
via IFTTT

'I knew something was seriously wrong - again': Bondi area reels from two deadly attacks in two years

The Bondi shooting, and a deadly stabbing attack just last year, have left scores scarred and traumatised.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/AnWt92d
via IFTTT

'I knew something was seriously wrong - again': Bondi area reels from two deadly attacks in two years

The Bondi shooting, and a deadly stabbing attack just last year, have left scores scarred and traumatised.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/AnWt92d
via IFTTT

Russian general killed by car bomb in Moscow, officials say

Fanil Sarvarov was the head of the armed forces' operational training department, Russia's Investigative Committee said.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/9iURrv8
via IFTTT

Comedian Bowen Yang announces Saturday Night Live exit

Yang, one of the most prominent cast members, also hosts a podcast and stars in the Wicked film series.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/qIjXfiW
via IFTTT

Minute's silence held to remember Bondi Beach attack victims

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was booed as he arrived at the memorial event.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/DdeCznu
via IFTTT

Engineer becomes first wheelchair user to go to space

"It was the coolest experience!" said Michaela Benthaus after the 10-minute Blue Origin flight.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/y63F82H
via IFTTT

Palestinians tell BBC they were sexually abused in Israeli prisons

Two men say they experienced the kind of abuse highlighted in recent reports on Israel's treatment of prisoners, which Israel denies.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/xPRkNYS
via IFTTT

EU agrees €90bn loan for Ukraine but without using Russian assets

EU leaders said the loan would be repayable only when Russia paid reparations for the war.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/BFSLxWb
via IFTTT

Knife attacker kills three after smoke bombing Taiwan metro

The suspect's spree began at Taipei's main metro before he moved to another station nearby.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/MO0iqma
via IFTTT

Bangladesh newspaper staff recall 'gasping for air' as offices set ablaze

The fresh protests are sparked by the death of one of the leaders of protests that ousted ex-PM Sheikh Hasina.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/8dJfCQa
via IFTTT

What does TikTok's deal mean for America's users?

The BBC's Asia business correspondent says it is still unclear what sort of experience TikTok users in the US will get.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/ILl4VN8
via IFTTT

US suspends green card lottery scheme after Brown shooting

The suspect in the university shooting and the murder of an MIT professor entered the US via the scheme.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/gQcqkwT
via IFTTT

Ecuador defender Pineida killed in shooting

Ecuador defender Mario Pineida dies at the age of 33 after being shot outside a shop in Guayaquil.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/SQLf2ZI
via IFTTT

Family release video of Matilda at beach as aunt calls for 'happiness and love'

The aunt of the youngest victim of the Bondi shooting says those who are angry should "plant a seed of happiness" in their heart in memory of her niece Matilda..

from BBC News https://ift.tt/7EbRnyo
via IFTTT

Heavy rains worsen conditions for displaced Gazans, UN warns

Gaza's health ministry says one baby has died from hypothermia and 11 other people have died in building collapses over the past week.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/6NJyxkE
via IFTTT

Jewish Australians on why Bondi is a 'sanctuary' for them

The BBC spoke to Jewish people at Bondi Beach about why the suburb is significant to their community.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/sXzFPUr
via IFTTT

Trump's chief of staff disputes Vanity Fair story in which she criticises Vance and Musk

In the interview, Wiles describes Donald Trump as having an "alcoholic's personality" and JD Vance as having been a "conspiracy theorist" for a decade.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/n5dheB2
via IFTTT

BBC outside Rabbi Schlanger's funeral as mourners pay tribute

His death was described as an "unspeakable loss" in a service held at the Chabad of Bondi.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/De97jdg
via IFTTT

How Bondi's Hanukkah festival turned from joy to horror within minutes

Videos and eyewitness accounts reveal how Australia's worst mass shooting in nearly three decades unfolded.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/TnwcXPy
via IFTTT

'This felt inevitable': Australian Jews say growing antisemitism made attack predictable

Many are asking why more wasn't done to prevent the shootings after a spate of antisemitism-related offences.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/E1wP9sN
via IFTTT

How Bondi Beach shooting unfolded minute by minute

Correspondent Joe Inwood pieces together what verified footage reveals about how Australia's worst mass shooting in nearly three decades unfolded.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/d9ZMrv4
via IFTTT

He was an Uber driver in the US. Now he's scared of jihadists after deportation to Somalia

As some Somali migrants fear what might happen next, the BBC speaks to one deportee in Mogadishu.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/IKh2GSr
via IFTTT

Watch: Furious fans invade pitch at Messi event in India

Thousands of adoring supporters had paid up to 12,000 rupees (£100; $133) to catch a glimpse of the football star.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/Wr63FDp
via IFTTT

Turkish car ferry damaged in strike at Ukrainian port

Ukraine's president has blamed Russia for the attack as Turkey called for a suspension of strikes on shipping and ports.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/R2QBwGz
via IFTTT

A new Bollywood film is dividing opinions in India and Pakistan

An espionage thriller set in Pakistan, Dhurandhar has provoked a sharp debate over its political messaging.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/S9hfHdw
via IFTTT

Trump signs order to block states from enforcing own AI rules

California's governor Gavin Newsom issued a strongly-worded statement in response to the executive order.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/E2kfB0R
via IFTTT

Chief of S Korea's high-stakes exam quits over 'insane' English test

Some critics say the questions were unnecessarily complex, while others argue that's their intended purpose.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/ASOxnN6
via IFTTT

Moment skydiver's parachute wraps around plane wing

Footage shows the skydiver stuck on the wing before cutting himself free and continuing with dive.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/TUE3Vvl
via IFTTT

More than 30 dead after Myanmar military air strike hits hospital

The junta has stepped up bombardments by air in an attempt to reclaim territory from ethnic armies.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/lr71SFp
via IFTTT

String of celebrity scandals renews debate on South Korea's 'cancel culture'

In a matter of days, three big entertainers in South Korea have made headlines in separate scandals.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/kWPRMfX
via IFTTT

'What's your name?' - Moment police confront Luigi Mangione at McDonald's

Prosecutors have released bodycam footage showing the initial interaction between officers and the suspected CEO killer.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/DyvXRse
via IFTTT

CCTV shows Matisse heist suspects making off with artworks on foot

Brazilian officials say thieves held up a security guard and an elderly couple before making off with the artworks on foot.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/M5ZY6yJ
via IFTTT

Goa nightclub owners fled to Thailand hours after deadly fire, police say

Indian authorities confirmed the two brothers boarded a flight to Phuket in Thailand shortly after the incident.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/ucXKwGU
via IFTTT

New US security strategy aligns with Russia's vision, Moscow says

The Kremlin welcomes the starkly worded document, which does not cast Russia as a threat to the US.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/4wvr8Oc
via IFTTT

Watch: Moment Hawaii volcano eruption engulfs camera

Kilauea, one of the world's most active volcanoes, has been erupting intermittently since December last year.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/YRb5Whf
via IFTTT

Bethlehem Christmas tree illuminated for first time since Gaza war began

Hundreds gathered in Manger Square to bask in the festivities that included music, dancing and Santas bearing sweet treats.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/fDTSMZC
via IFTTT

Lured by lucrative job offers and sent to fight for Russia - Kenyans want their sons back

Kenyan families whose sons have been duped into fighting for Russia demand they be brought home.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/gGMVZTm
via IFTTT

Prominent anti-Hamas militia leader Yasser Abu Shabab killed in Gaza

His Popular Forces group says Abu Shabab was shot while attempting to resolve a family dispute and not killed by Hamas.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/nSVrTho
via IFTTT

'All Israeli people are with us', parents of last dead hostage in Gaza tell BBC

The body of Ran Gvili, a 24-year-old Israeli police officer, is the last not yet returned by Hamas from Gaza.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/xeb9PQg
via IFTTT

Previously unseen images of Epstein's island released

The new images come as a deadline for the broader release of documents held by the US government looms.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/auW4shf
via IFTTT

'The apprehension is palpable': Minnesota's Somali community braces for immigration crackdown

Somali-Americans tell of their heightened fear after the US president intensified his criticism of the community.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/GF8YhHI
via IFTTT

Watch: Newly released video shows Jeffrey Epstein's private island home

Democrats released a new tranche of materials obtained through a subpoena to the US Virgin Islands, where the residence is located.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/nTdwLlc
via IFTTT

Previously unseen images of Epstein's island released

The new images come as a deadline for the broader release of documents held by the US government looms.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/auW4shf
via IFTTT

Delhi records 200,000 acute respiratory illness cases amid toxic air

More than 30,000 people with respiratory illnesses had to be hospitalised in Delhi between 2022 and 2024.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/bDMpYai
via IFTTT

Watch: Melania Trump reveals White House Christmas decorations

This year's theme is "Home Is Where the Heart Is" and features Lego portraits of Donald Trump and George Washington, and 3D-printed ornaments.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/iECwBQs
via IFTTT

Four dead in Russian attack as diplomatic efforts to end war continue

As US negotiating teams continue to hold talks with Moscow and Kyiv, Russia's attacks on Ukraine continue.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/ToSLJdX
via IFTTT

More than 120,000 home cameras hacked for 'sexploitation' footage

The cameras were located in private homes, karaoke rooms, a Pilates studio and a gynaecologist's clinic.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/rphuCnZ
via IFTTT