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Man arrested after boat capsizes near Statue of Liberty killing woman and infant

Twelve people were rescued from the water after a large search and rescue operation, police say.

Israel rejects Trump's 15-point plan for Gaza, Netanyahu says

Israel's PM says its military will not pull-out from Gaza until Hamas is "genuinely" disarmed.

Suspected crime boss Daniel Kinahan to be returned to Ireland in high-security operation

The Irish Prison Service bought a bulletproof and bomb-proof van to transport the 49-year-old to court after his…

Illinois Just Told Every Operating System to Start Reporting Your Kid's Age

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed HB5511, the Children's Online Social Media Safety Act, requiring device makers and…

The phone book that led us to Assad's spy chief in hiding

Following the fall of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad in December 2024, BBC journalists discovered a notebook in the…

Nigeria's mass wedding - and how telling lovers from fraudsters is proving tricky

The scheme is for couples who cannot afford the significant financial costs associated with marriage.

Tonnes of rotting food from vast LA warehouse fire creates unbearable stench

A fire destroyed a warehouse, leaving heaps of rotting chicken, poultry and fish to attract flies and rats.

Hundreds arrested over French wildfires, but who is to blame?

The government is trying to attribute blame for the unprecedented fires which tore through the country last month.

Israel accused of weaponising archaeology at ancient West Bank sites

Israel is planning large-scale land expropriations in historic, Palestinian areas of the West Bank.

Title 7 Disparate Impact Liability Makes Almost Everything Presumptively Illegal

In Griggs v. Duke Power Co.

Fifa criticises campaign to oust president Infantino

Fifa strongly criticises what it calls a "concerted and ongoing effort" to "undermine" the organisation and its…

Planned Amazon data center could become the biggest climate polluter in the U.S.

As part of a planned Texas data center, Amazon is investing in an on-site power plant that could reportedly become the…

Paris tells e-scooter riders to wear safety gear or face fines

Police in the French capital tighten rules for riders after a sharp increase in fatal accidents.

Hormuz talks positive, Oman says, as Iran warns deal would not open strait

Both sides suggest progress in talks to agree a new shipping route through the strait, but a breakthrough remains…

Fast-moving Canada wildfire doubles in size forcing thousands to flee homes

The Bald Range wildfire in British Columbia, still considered "out of control", has spread to more than 36 sq miles (95…

Watch: Moment opposition MP throws eggs at Kosovo's acting PM

Lawmakers and police officers had to intervene after Alliance party MP Time Kadrijaj hurled at least four eggs towards…

Typhoon Dolphin batters Japan's Okinawa before bearing down on China

The storm has cut power to at least 44,000 buildings and injured five people on the Japanese island.

The USSR in 100 Photographs

A collection of 100 photographs from the Soviet Union has been compiled from various larger photo collections and shared…

US pledges $1bn support to Colombia as Trump-backed president sworn in

Abelardo de la Espriella used his maiden speech to promise an "all-out war" on what he calls "narco-terrorism".

Todd Blanche, Trump's ex-lawyer, confirmed as US attorney general

Republican Senator Bill Cassidy was the deciding vote after a lengthy stand-off.

New Amazon Data Center Is Set to Have the Most Polluting Power Plant in the U.S.

US Military's Cyber Command Unit Grapples with Cluster of Deaths by Suicide

Gold ETF Inflows Hit $3B in July After Recent Outflows: What’s Driving Gold ETF Inflows?

Global gold exchange-traded funds returned to net buying in July after investors withdrew money broadly during May and…

Child among three killed in Russian missile attacks near Kyiv

Russia continued its overnight attacks after President Volodymyr Zelensky warned of Ukraine's dwindling supplies of…

Scale of devastation shocks US city's fire-seasoned residents

One Spokane resident tells the BBC she realised the immense danger when she heard the fire had jumped over the river.

He's been frozen on Everest for 30 years, now 'Green Boots' may finally be coming home

For decades, an Indian man's lime shoes have been a grim trail marker for many climbing the world's highest peak.

'I ran because I knew I would die': Russian drones target medics in Ukraine

Ukrainian emergency workers warn of growing Russian attacks on hospitals and ambulances.

The phone book that led us to Assad's spy chief in hiding

How we tracked down "The Spider" who was once one of the most-feared men in Syria.

Infantino denies claims Uefa paid off alleged 'lover'

Gianni Infantino's alleged lover was given a severance payment over the affair by Uefa while he was its general…