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Can World Cup hosts put differences aside for a month?
The 2026 FIFA World Cup is hosted across Canada, Mexico and the United States
04 Jun 2026,49 mins
Mexico's World Cup security challenge
Mexico is set to host 13 matches during the tournament
04 Jun 2026,49 mins
Aid workers on Ebola frontline in DRC
We speak to aid workers on how they are coping on the ground
03 Jun 2026,49 mins
Protests in UK over handling of stabbing case
Henry Nowak was stabbed and then arrested and handcuffed as he lay dying on the ground
03 Jun 2026,49 mins
UN warns of strongest El Niño in decades
Scientists fear it could reshape global weather
02 Jun 2026,49 mins
Russian attacks kill 18 people across Ukraine
It is one of Russia's largest attacks on Ukraine in recent months
02 Jun 2026,49 mins
Lebanese civilians flee parts of the capital Beirut
Benjamin Netanyahu ordered renewed air strikes on Hezbollah targets
01 Jun 2026,49 mins
Iran and US launch further attacks against each other
We have the latest on the situation in the Middle East
01 Jun 2026,49 mins
President Trump meeting to make final decision on deal with Iran
President Trump says he is meeting to decide on a deal with Iran
29 May 2026,49 mins
Nato criticises Russia after drone hits Romanian apartments
Two people were injured in the strike, which took place close to the Ukrainian border
29 May 2026,49 mins
Israel strikes Beirut and southern Lebanon
Our correspondent reports from the border town of Shomera in northern Israel
28 May 2026,49 mins
Sinner out of French Open in brutal heat
The impact of heat on athletes and sports performance as the heatwave continues
28 May 2026,49 mins
Uganda closes border with DRC to stop spread of Ebola
We have the latest from our correspondent in Kinshasa
27 May 2026,49 mins
Israel says strikes on Hezbollah targets in South Lebanon imminent
Israel has intensified bombing in Lebanon
27 May 2026,49 mins
Iran condemns US strikes as 'gross violation' of ceasefire
The US has carried out new attacked on Iran, saying they are "self-defence strikes"
26 May 2026,49 mins
Ebola needs 'swift response' to prevent catastrophe
The director-general of the WHO is due to arrive in DR Congo today
26 May 2026,49 mins
Girls' education ban leaves few options for Afghan women
Education is banned for girls over the age of 12 and women in Afghanistan
25 May 2026,49 mins
WHO says Ebola responders are 'playing catch-up'
The WHO chief says the Ebola epidemic in DRC is "extremely serious an difficult"
25 May 2026,49 mins
UK scientists developing Ebola vaccine
The WHO has upgraded the risk from the Ebola outbreak in the DRC to "very high"
22 May 2026,49 mins
WHO upgrades Ebola outbreak risk in DRC to 'very high'
The WHO says regionally the risk is high but remains low in the rest of the world
22 May 2026,49 mins
Gaza flotilla activists deported from Israel
We have the latest on the backlash to a video released by Ben Gvir
21 May 2026,49 mins
M23 rebels announce first suspected Ebola death in South Kivu
We have the latest on the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo
21 May 2026,49 mins
Raúl Castro to be indicted in the US
We have the latest from our correspondent in Havana
20 May 2026,49 mins
Arsenal fans celebrate Premier League title
We hear from fans around the world
20 May 2026,49 mins
Ebola outbreak in DRC
A warning that cases may be spreading faster than originally thought
19 May 2026,49 mins
Ebola outbreak spreads
The World Health Organisation says cases may be spreading faster than originally thought
19 May 2026,49 mins
How worrying is the Ebola outbreak in DR Congo?
The WHO has declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern
18 May 2026,49 mins
Ebola outbreak in DRC
The WHO has declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern
18 May 2026,49 mins
WHO warns nicotine pouch brands targeting youth
WHO has raised concerns about youth nicotine addiction and related health risks
15 May 2026,49 mins
CIA chief visits Cuba
US media reports say Washington is preparing criminal charges against Raul Castro
15 May 2026,49 mins