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Protests against the war in Gaza have been taking centre stage at college campuses across the US.Activists have been calling for universities to "divest from genocide" and to stop investing large school endowments in companies involved in weapons manufacturing and other industries supporting Israel's war in Gaza.Students at Columbia University in N…

The UN's human rights chief has said he is "horrified" by the destruction of Gaza's Nasser and al-Shifa hospitals and the reports of "mass graves" being found at the sites after Israeli raids.Volker Türk called for independent investigations into the deaths.Palestinian officials said they had exhumed 283 bodies at Nasser hospital, some with their h…

Four people have been taken to hospital after five runaway horses of the Household Cavalry threw off their riders and raced through London.The horses, one of which was covered in blood, caused chaos as they roamed the city centre and collided with vehicles, including a double-decker bus and taxi.They initially became spooked by loud construction du…

Tales of Kenzera: Zau is the debut game from actor Abubakar Salim. Abu, who keen gamers may know for voicing Bayek in Assassin's Creed Origins, revealed his game to the world at the BAFTA Game Awards earlier this month. During the announcement, he launched into an emotional speech explaining how the game is inspired by the death of his dad, Ali, 10…

US President Joe Biden has signed a $95bn (£76bn) package of aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. The president said the US would "right away" send fresh weapons and equipment to Ukraine to help Kyiv fend off Russian advances. He spoke a day after the US Senate approved the aid package following months of congressional gridlock. Ukraine has recently…

Three men have been arrested in connection with the deaths of five migrants in the English Channel on Tuesday, the UK's National Crime Agency (NCA) has said.The men were detained on suspicion of facilitating illegal immigration and entering the UK illegally.Five people, including a seven-year-old girl, were killed in a crush on board a boat crossin…

Boeing shares are down by a third since the start of this year and are on the hunt for a new chief executive. The company has been in crisis since part of the body of a new Boeing 737 Max 9, flown by Alaska Airlines, broke off after take-off in January. US regulators have said their investigating claims by a union that Boeing retaliated against two…

Tesla has seen its profits more than halve this year, and says it will bring forward the launch of new models after announcing thousands of job cuts to try to reverse its fortunes. The electric vehicle maker said on Tuesday it had made $1.13bn (£910m) over the first three months of the year, compared with $2.51bn a year earlier.Tesla, owned and run…

The US Senate has approved a $95bn (£76bn) foreign aid package that includes military support for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. President Joe Biden is expected to sign the legislation into law on Wednesday. The Senate, on Tuesday evening, backed the measure passed by the US House of Representatives on Saturday. It includes $61bn in military aid for U…

A seven-year-old girl and four adults have died while attempting to cross the English Channel in a small boat. They’re the latest migrants to have lost their lives while attempting to reach the UK by sea from France. The BBC was filming on a beach south of the port of Calais at night when a group of 110 people boarded the heavily overloaded boat, a…

The US space agency says its Voyager-1 probe is once again sending usable information back to Earth after months of spouting gibberish. The Nasa spacecraft is humanity's most distant object, being more than 24 billion km (15 billion miles) away. A computer fault stopped it returning readable data in November but engineers have now fixed this.Subscr…

The second day of Donald Trump's hush-money trial continues. The judge in the trial held a fiery hearing to determine if Mr Trump violated a gag order. The order bans the former president from verbally attacking those involved in the case and the judge has yet to rule. Trump is accused of trying to cover up a $130,000 (£104,500) payment to porn sta…

Five people, including a seven-year-old girl, died while trying to cross the English Channel in the early hours of Tuesday, French officials have said. Authorities said the victims were trying to get to the UK on an overloaded boat carrying 112 migrants. Several search-and-rescue operations are under way to find survivors. Read more on the BBC News…

UK Parliament has passed PM Rishi Sunak's flagship Rwanda bill, after a late-night sitting and months of wrangling. Plans to send some asylum seekers to Africa have met with fierce criticism, but the bill passed on Monday when the Lords dropped their opposition. Sunak said in a statement "nothing will stand in our way" now of getting flights off th…

In the 1960s, the BBC set out to investigate local reports of secret, shocking World War Two experiments, dangerous contamination and unexplained animal deaths on a remote island off the coast of Scotland.It was an environmental catastrophe.The island remained dangerously contaminated and a no-go area for nearly half a century, until, on this day i…

Donald Trump's hush-money payment was “election fraud, pure and simple”, the prosecution has alleged during the opening statements in the historic New York trial. The former US president’s lawyer said his client did not commit any crimes, saying “he is cloaked in innocence”. Trump is accused of trying to cover up a $130,000 (£104,500) payment to ad…

The Israeli military’s chief intelligence chief has resigned, saying he took responsibility for the failures before Hamas’s attack on Israel on 7 October. According to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Major General Aharon Haliva will retire once his successor is selected. He is the first senior figure to step down over the attack, which were the de…

Donald Trump's criminal trial in New York is about to enter a pivotal phase, as the defence and prosecution deliver opening statements.Trump is accused of trying to cover up a $130,000 (£104,500) hush-money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels before he won the 2016 election.He has pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records…

Tesla has cut its prices in a number of markets – including the US, China, and Germany – as the electric car giant faces falling sales. A price war has been intensifying between electric vehicle (EV) makers, with particularly fierce competition coming from Chinese firms. And Tesla - run by multi-billionaire Elon Musk – reported a sharp fall in glob…

The lead developer for Fallout London has revealed his team had "zero correspondence with Bethesda" over the update of Fallout 4. Fallout London, an unofficial mod which runs off Fallout 4, has now been postponed due an update heading to consoles and PC on April 25. Dean Carter spoke to BBC Newsbeat to talk about the frustration and lack of communi…

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to reject any sanctions on the country’s military, after reports that the US plans to cut aid to one unit. It comes after the Axios news site reported that the US would target Israel's Netzah Yehuda battalion over alleged human rights violations in the occupied West Bank. The BBC understands any …

Nearly 60,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in China, after days of heavy rain caused flooding in the Guangdong province. At least three people have died, and 11 people are missing, according to state media. Several major rivers have burst their banks, and authorities are closely monitoring "dangerously high" water levels. Much of Gua…

Ukraine’s President Zelensky said his country had a “chance of victory” after the US House of Representatives finally approved billions of dollars in new US military aid to help combat Russia's invasion.The much-delayed measure had vocal opponents in Congress and it took a fragile bipartisan deal to get the £49bn package through.Republicans said mo…

From a mix of adverse weather, soaring production costs and plant disease - the production of bananas is under threat. Pascal Liu, senior economist at the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation, said climate impacts posed an "enormous threat" to supply.So, what can be done to make the banana industry more sustainable?Read more on the BBC News websi…

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The House of Representatives has finally approved billions of dollars in new US military aid for Ukraine to help combat Russia's invasion.The much-delayed measure had vocal opponents in Congress and it took a fragile bipartisan deal to get the $61bn (£49bn) package through.Republicans said more than a third would be dedicated to replenishing weapon…

They have sprung up in Tokyo, Berlin - and now in New York.Micro-cinemas are small theatres where independent filmmakers have a chance to show their work to an audience, without having to sell their film first.They provide the opposite experience of watching a big-action billion-dollar blockbuster but have their own way of tempting audiences to com…

World leaders have called for restraint in the Middle East, after a missile strike on Iran at a site close to nuclear facilities. It took place at Isfahan in the centre of Iran, where there is an airbase, several nuclear sites, and a missile factory. US officials called it an Israeli missile strike. Iranian media said drones were involved. Israel h…

The man who set himself on fire outside the New York courthouse where Donald Trump’s hush-money trial is happening has been identified. NYPD say the man has been identified as Maxwell Azzarello, from St Augustine, Florida.They say Azzarello arrived in New York a few days ago, and the pamphlets he threw before the incident were "conspiracy based". H…

A man has set himself on fire outside the courthouse in Manhattan where former US President Donald Trump's hush-money trial is being held. After dousing himself in a liquid, the man threw pamphlets in the air in front of the news media gathered nearby. The man's motive is unknown. Trump was inside the building to attend jury selection, where he is …

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has repeated calls for de-escalation in the Middle East, after an apparent Israeli strike on Iran. Speaking from a G7 meeting in Italy, Blinken says Washington was “not involved” in any offensive operation. Iranian state media has cited unconfirmed reports of explosions in the central province of Isfahan, but do…

An Israeli missile has hit Iran, US officials have told the BBC's partner station CBS News.Iranian state media cited unconfirmed reports of explosions being heard around the central city of Isfahan, saying three drones were destroyed after the country's air defence systems were activated.Iran has been on high alert after Israel said it would respon…

China’s economy grew much faster than expected at the start of 2024 - up by 5.3% - boosted by its focus on green manufacturing. The country has invested in producing high end products such as electric vehicles, batteries and solar panels which are sold around the world. But that has led to tensions with the West, with other countries fearing they a…

Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk said artificial intelligence (AI) development will advance to be smarter than the smartest human by 2026.During an interview on X Spaces, Musk told Norwegian hedge fund manager Nicolai Tangen that the next version of Grok, the AI chatbot from his AI startup, will be trained by May.On the latest Artificial Intelligence: Decoded…

The US and UK have imposed a new wave of sanctions against Iran, following its drone attack on Israel.Washington targeted 16 people and two entities that produce engines for the drones.The UK Foreign Office imposed a travel ban and asset freeze on seven individuals and six entities, including those involved in drone and missile programmes.Both coun…

Ukraine's prime minister has said there will be a "Third World War" if Ukraine loses its conflict with Russia. Denys Shmyhal urged the US Congress to pass a long-stalled foreign aid bill, which has $61bn (£49bn) earmarked for Kyiv. The House of Representatives is set to vote on the package this Saturday. Mr Shmyhal expressed "careful optimism" that…

Operations at Dubai airport remain severely disrupted as heavy rains continue to batter the United Arab Emirates and neighbouring countries. The storm pounded the UAE on Tuesday, flooding roads and the sections of the busy international airport. Flash floods have now killed 20 people in Oman and one in the UAE. Some inbound flights have resumed on …

A dangerous species of fire ants will cost Australians more than $22bn by the 2040s if left to run rampant, a new report has found.It is believed that the red imported fire ants entered Australia in the 1990’s via shipping containers from South America.With a powerful sting, they pose a threat to both people and livestock and can prey on a variety …

Qatar is reassessing its role as a mediator between Israel and Hamas, the country's prime minister has said. Qatar has had a key role - along with Egypt and the US - in trying to secure a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and the release of hostages. But Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman Al Thani said Doha had been exploited and abused and was bein…

A BBC investigation suggests more than 50,000 Russian soldiers have died in the war in Ukraine. Researchers from the BBC and the independent Russian website Mediazona studied burial sites and other evidence. The Kremlin does not disclose official figures. The war also continues to claim many Ukrainian lives. The latest Russian missile strike has ki…

Boeing is under scrutiny over a series of incidents, including when a door blew out of a 737 Max plane shortly after take-off. Two competing hearings were held in Congress on Wednesday to discuss safety issues on Boeing planes. Engineer Sam Salehpour accused Boeing of taking shortcuts in the construction of its 787 and 777 jets. He claimed he was "…

Former British senior diplomat Edward Chaplin was kidnapped in Iran in 1987, and relations between the UK and the Islamic Republic quickly deteriorated afterwards. That kidnap followed claims by Iran that an Iranian consulate worker in Manchester was assaulted by British police. Mr Chaplin sat down with Newsnight's Joe Inwood and spoke publicly for…

A Russian missile attack has killed 15 people in the city of Chernihiv in northern Ukraine, according to Ukrainian officials. More than 60 people, including three children, were injured in the attack, which hit an eight-storey building in a densely populated area, the city's mayor said. The attack came hours after reports of a Ukrainian strike on a…

French police have removed hundreds of migrants from a camp in Paris as part of an operation to prepare the capital for hosting the 2024 Olympic Games. The camp in Vitry-sur-Seine was home to more than 400 migrants before police carried out a large-scale eviction. Authorities say the squat was illegal, as they push to dismantle homeless and migrant…

Russia's military death toll in Ukraine has now passed the 50,000 mark, the BBC can confirm. In the country's second 12 months on the front line - as Moscow pushed its so-called 'meat grinder' strategy - the body count was found to be nearly 25% higher than in the first year. BBC Russian, independent media group Mediazona and volunteers have been c…

India’s general election begins on Friday this week. Most predictions suggest Prime Minister Narendra Modi will win another resounding victory – his third consecutive mandate.While Mr. Modi is a controversial figure, he has amassed a huge following of supporters, almost unparalleled in contemporary India. From the Uttar Pradesh state which is a str…

The United Nations is launching a $2.8bn appeal to provide aid to the Palestinian population in Gaza. Meanwhile, the US and EU say they are looking at imposing further sanctions on Iran, after its attack on Israel. It's as the UK foreign secretary Lord Cameron has urged Israel to do "as little as possible to escalate" tensions in the Middle East, a…