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Children brave snipers and mortars to go to school near Yemen front line

In rare access to Taiz, the BBC World Service speaks to children, teachers and families affected by the war.

Tear gas and water cannon in Pristina as protesters clash with police

Police fired tear gas as protesters clashed outside Kosovo’s parliament over moves to limit powers of a Hague war crimes court.

Trump approves firing squad execution for Fort Hood attacker Nidal Hasan

Pentagon confirms execution order for Nidal Hasan, convicted of killing 13 in Fort Hood shooting in 2009.

North Korea’s DMZ landmines sabotage the South’s peace push

North Korea’s laying of landmines along its heavily fortified border with the South has laid bare how misaligned the two nations have become over their de facto land boundary, after three South Korean soldiers were wounded in an explosion last month. Seoul blames Pyongyang for the blast near the military demarcation line (MDL) on September 21, in which one soldier lost a foot. On Tuesday, its Fore...

Drones hit two ships off Bulgaria's coast, search and rescue ongoing as one sank

Drones hit two ships off Bulgaria's coast, the day after another drone attack sank a ship outside Romania's territorial waters in the Black Sea, in two consecutive drone attacks on NATO's Eastern flank countries.

Search for missing crew after drones sink cargo ship off Bulgaria

A passing ferry found only an overturned lifeboat and life jackets at the scene, while two injured sailors from a second vessel are being rushed to hospital in Varna.

Drones hit two ships off coast of Bulgaria, sinking one, as government calls emergency meeting

Drones have struck two ships off Bulgaria's coast in the Black Sea and the crew of one vessel is unaccounted for, according to Rumen Nikolov, director of the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre in Varna.

Jeffrey Archer, bestselling British novelist and disgraced politician, dies aged 86

Archer was a disgraced politician and convicted liar but found success as novelist. His books are estimated to have sold more than 300 million copies worldwide.

Golfer's $5 thrift-store jacket sells for $139,349

A golfer made a surprising find in 1994 when he bought a striking green jacket for only $5 at a Toronto thrift shop. To his amazement, it turned out to be a genuine Augusta National club jacket dating back to the 1950s. By 2017, this piece of history sold for an impressive $139,349 at auction, illustrating the escalating demand and skyrocketing prices for rare golf collectibles in today’s marketpl...

Trump jokes about letting Iran bomb Los Angeles and San Diego

At a campaign rally in Nebraska, US President Donald Trump joked about letting Iran bomb Los Angeles and San Diego.

Gauff in racial abuse controversy at China Open after replayed point

Coco Gauff was targeted online after stopping play during a crucial point in the first set against China’s Sun Xinran.

Badenoch claims of Tory air defence plan ‘we haven’t called it Iron Dome’ - despite phrase in press release - UK politics live

Conservatives plan ‘new integrated air and missile defence system to protect Britain from attack Asked if she will propose tax cuts in her speech tomorrow, Badenoch tells McCann that she will have to wait until her speech tomorrow at 11.15am.(This is getting confusing. On BBC Breakdfast, Badenoch told Jon Kay the speech was at 12pm.)It’s not going to be exactly like the Iron Dome. We haven’t calle...

Southeast Asia’s energy chiefs meet against backdrop of Iran war

ASEAN ministers to discuss energy security amid energy crunch caused by the war on Iran.

Nvidia-backed Reflection AI challenges Chinese dominance in open-weight models

An Nvidia-backed US start-up has unveiled an open-weight model to challenge China’s dominance in freely available artificial intelligence, releasing a system that early third-party testing suggests could be one of the most token-efficient open models in its class. Reflection AI on Monday debuted Beam, its first open-weight model built for coding, reasoning and agentic tasks. The US firm said Beam ...

Israeli ambassador to Australia says he hopes for return to ‘traditional friendship’ on October 7 anniversary eve

Relations have soured between the two countries over a number of issues since 2023, but Hillel Newman says a ‘reset’ is possibleGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastIsrael’s ambassador to Australia says the third anniversary of October 7 is an opportunity for both countries to return to “traditional friendship”.But, in the lead-up to commemorations on Wednesday marking Hamas’...

Flávio’s surprise first-round election win highlights rapid rise of Brazil’s House of Bolsonaro

Four members of disgraced ex-president Jair Bolsonaro’s family have been elected to office, most notably his wife and son Flávio, who won the first round of voting to be Brazil’s new presidentThe weekend’s elections in Brazil not only put Jair Bolsonaro’s eldest son, Flávio Bolsonaro, in the lead in the presidential race, but also underscored how far the former president has come in building a pol...

Keeping up with the Bolsonaros: Flávio’s surprise first-round election win heralds rise of a political dynasty

Four members of disgraced ex-president Jair Bolsonaro’s family have been elected to office, most notably his wife and son Flávio, who won the first round of voting to be Brazil’s new presidentThe weekend’s elections in Brazil not only put Jair Bolsonaro’s eldest son, Flávio Bolsonaro, in the lead in the presidential race, but also underscored how far the former president has come in building a pol...

A medieval manuscript has confounded scholars for centuries. Have they been reading it wrong all this time?

Researchers argue incorrect binding of Voynich manuscript radically changes ideas about its drawings and indecipherable textIt has been called the world’s most mysterious manuscript: a medieval set of pages filled with botanical drawings, astronomical diagrams, pictures of nude women and indecipherable text. Claimed at various times to be a book in a lost language, a musical score, an instruction ...

40 oyster reefs placed along Gandy's Beach in New Jersey to support live oysters and cut storm-wave

A New Jersey project that began installing 40 constructed oyster reefs along about 800 metres of Gandy’s Beach in 2015 recorded more than 800 live oysters per square metre during early monitoring. Researchers also found the reefs reduced storm-wave height by up to 51% under certain conditions, though seven years of monitoring showed continued elevation and vegetation loss at the site.

Jeff McKissack built Houston’s Orange Show from salvaged materials in 1968

Far-right election win leaves migrants questioning their future in eastern Germany

The far-right Alternative for Germany party's recent election win in Saxony-Anhalt has sparked fear among migrants

Australian army soldier killed and five others injured in training exercise in the Northern Territory

Australian defence force identifies soldier killed in a vehicle rollover near Darwin as Corporal Brendan Hannam• Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBrendan Hannam has been named as the Australian soldier who died in a vehicle rollover during a training accident near Darwin on Monday. Five others were injured.Chief of the army, Lt Gen Susan Coyle, confirmed two of the five o...

Far-right AfD gains first-ever state parliament speaker in Germany

The AfD's Tobias Rausch was elected speaker of Saxony-Anhalt's state parliament on Tuesday, marking the first time the far-right party has held such a post in Germany.

Paris students gear up for 'Black Tuesday' protests

Students at the prestigious Paris high school Henri IV blockaded the building early in the morning ahead of the "Black Tuesday" protests which authorities say could attract up to 40,000 demonstrators in the French capital. Despite weeks of escalating protests, students "feel like they are not being listened to" said FRANCE 24s Luke Shrago, reporting from Paris.

Germany's far-right AfD bids to take helm of state parliament in Saxony-Anhalt

The outcome hinges on five deputies from the BSW party, in a vote seen as a first test of relations between the two before the AfD's bid to lead the state government in December.