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Iceland summons US ambassador over Trump's stars and stripes map

ReutersAlicia Curry48 minutes agoIceland has summoned the US ambassador after President Donald Trump posted a map on social media that appeared to show Iceland and several other countries covered by...

Pub's 'beloved' manager stabbed to death in Germany

White Swan, WhitchurchDanny FullbrookBedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire2 September 2026, 10:52 BSTUpdated 38 minutes agoA pub has paid tribute to its "beloved" manager after she was...

Farage tells BBC 'we live in a complainants' society' after questions over Reform funding

Chris Mason, Political editor and Paul Seddon, Political reporter15 minutes agoNigel Farage has said the UK is a "complainants' society", as he faces ongoing questions about both...

Why did Modi urge Putin to end Ukraine war - and will he listen?

To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be played4 minutes agoRussian President Vladimir Putin has been urged by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a...

Iceland EU referendum on a knife edge as counting continues

Reuters3 minutes agoChris GrahamIceland's closely fought referendum on whether to resume membership talks with the European Union is going down to wire, with the result too close to call.Based on the...

97-year-old woman rescued after Nepali floods looked like 'a warrior'

A 97-year-old woman pulled from flood debris in Nepal is recovering in hospital, according to her doctors. Guna Maya Bohara's great-nephew, Dipak Bohara, has told BBC Nepali she looked like "a...

Families fly to Nepal in search for 33 missing British nationals

Pramod PoudelHenry Moore56 minutes agoFamilies of missing UK nationals have flown out to Nepal to search for their relatives.The death toll from the floods in Nepal and Tibet has risen to at least...

Trump threatens to bomb Oman if it 'gets in the way' over Iran issue

Getty ImagesOlivia Ireland17 August 2026, 15:36 BSTUpdated Just nowPresident Donald Trump has threatened to bomb Oman - a US ally - if it "gets in the way" of his administration's own talks with...

Putin can no longer claim victory in Ukraine, Nobel Peace Prize winner tells BBC

To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedSteve RosenbergBBC Russia Editor, Moscow13 August 2026At the Moscow offices of newspaper Novaya...

Presidential pardon for French alleged spy accused of plotting Mali coup

AFP via Getty ImagesNatasha Booty and Wycliffe Muia13 August 2026A Frenchman who was sentenced to 20 years in prison in Mali for plotting an alleged coup in the West African country has now...

UK sees hottest day of the year as 38.1C recorded in Kew Gardens

PA MediaRuth Comerford6 minutes agoThe UK has experienced its hottest day of the year and fifth hottest day on record, as a heatwave that gripped much of the country peaked at 38.1C on Thursday, the...

Presidential pardon for French alleged spy accused of plotting Mali coup

AFP via Getty Images9 minutes agoA Frenchman who was sentenced to 20 years in prison in Mali for plotting an alleged coup in the West African country has now been granted a presidential pardon, it...

Putin can no longer claim victory in Ukraine, Nobel Peace Prize winner tells BBC

To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedSteve RosenbergBBC Russia Editor, Moscow2 hours agoAt the Moscow offices of newspaper Novaya Gazeta,...

Trump administration to pay German firm $1.2bn to halt US wind projects

Getty ImagesRorey Bosotti7 August 2026German energy company RWE has said it will abandon its offshore wind projects in the US after reaching a $1.2bn (£892m) payout deal with President Donald...

Trump administration to pay German firm $1.2bn to halt US wind projects

Getty ImagesRorey Bosotti7 August 2026, 10:50 BSTUpdated 3 hours agoGerman energy company RWE has said it will abandon its offshore wind projects in the US after reaching a $1.2bn (£892m) payout...