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Today so far 2026-09-15 · 00:00 UTC

Political developments around ethics provisions are reshaping legislative prospects, with reports indicating Trump has agreed to ethics curbs to help seal the CLARITY Act deal, significantly improving the legislation's odds of passage. In international economic news, Africa's richest man has launched the continent's biggest share sale, while oil prices have climbed above $107 amid supply concerns and shifting Federal Reserve expectations. Meanwhile, multiple humanitarian and security concerns dominate headlines, from immigrants being held in outdoor cages at a Florida facility to jet-powered drones posing new threats in Ukraine and thousands demanding an end to violence in a Mexican cartel hotspot.

Nigel Farage to resign from UK Parliament amid crypto “gift” scandal, will stand in by-election

The Reform party leader and Brexit champion confirmed that he was the subject of probes by UK authorities following reports of what he called “gifts” from figures tied to cry pto ventures.

2026-07-07 · 16:27 UTC
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Ghana halts visit by South African president amid row over anti-migrant protests

2026-07-07 · 16:25

Many in Ghana feared his presence would lead to mass protests, and officials say it is postponed for now.

Lawyer says detained Gaza doctor was severely beaten in Israeli jail

2026-07-07 · 16:10

The lawyer for Dr Hussam Abu Safiya tells the BBC his client was so badly beaten he could not recognise him during a…

Marine Le Pen found guilty, but court clears way for presidential run if she wears tag

2026-07-07 · 15:46

The National Rally leader now has to decide whether she will run with an electronic tag and will speak on TV later.

Chat Control passed first round in EU Parliament

2026-07-07 · 15:16

The European Parliament voted narrowly (331-304) to fast-track a revived "Chat Control" proposal on Thursday, allowing…

AI Agents: Beijing Sets the Rules, China’s Tech Giants Fall in Line

2026-07-07 · 14:05

China forces ByteDance and Alibaba to disable certain personalized AI agent functions before new rules take effect on…

Zelensky presses Nato for air defence systems after intense Russian strikes

2026-07-07 · 13:24

The Ukrainian president says "decisions for air defence" should be "one of the key outcomes" of this week's summit in…

Dua Lipa opens library for banned and censored books in Portugal

2026-07-07 · 12:50

Singer Dua Lipa has opened the Manifesto Library in Porto, Portugal's Livraria Lello bookshop, a permanent collection of…

La Liga chief critical of 'complicit silence' surrounding Fifa

2026-07-07 · 12:49

La Liga president Javier Tebas has criticised the "complicit silence" which surrounds Fifa after the Folarin Balogun…

Erika Kirk comes face-to-face in court with husband's alleged killer

2026-07-07 · 08:25

Charlie Kirk's widow was joined by the late US activist's family - all of whom attended court for the first time in the…

Watch: Moment rare tornado lashes central Chinese cities

2026-07-07 · 07:27

Videos shared with the BBC show debris flying through the air as the storm swept through Ezhou and Huanggang in Hubei…

India's landmark Ram temple overhauls board after alleged theft of donations

2026-07-07 · 06:23

Questions have been raised over alleged theft of cash, valuable jewellery, gold and silver offered by devotees.

China sentences official to death for taking $325m in bribes

2026-07-07 · 03:36

The 69-year-old helped companies secure valuable contracts in exchange for money, a court heard.

Why some African nations are turning down Trump aid money

2026-07-07 · 00:49

The Trump administration sees the aid as more transactional - but some say it is not a fair trade.

Resistance and revenge - Iran wanted to send a message with its farewell to Khamenei

2026-07-07 · 00:46

Three days of public mourning in Tehran was a political spectacle Iran's leaders wanted the world to see, writes the…

Jailers and officials at Russia's 'torture prisons' in Ukraine exposed by BBC

2026-07-06 · 23:55

Former prisoners accuse the men of abuse in detention centres and want to see them brought to trial.

Kremlin suspected of flying drones over Europe using Russian shadow fleet

2026-07-06 · 20:52

Drone intruders that possibly flew from Russian ships showed Europe isn’t ready.

More than 1,000 arrested as part of global human trafficking crackdown

2026-07-06 · 17:24

Interpol says the vast majority of the 2,070 victims or potential victims identified were women being trafficked for sex.

Ex-Syrian intelligence chief found guilty of torture and sexual abuse by Austrian court

2026-07-06 · 17:22

Two former Syrian officials went on trial in Vienna, Austria, accused of crimes against opponents of former Syrian…

'The spectacle Iran wants the world to see': Lyse Doucet in Tehran

2026-07-06 · 16:23

Huge crowds have lined the streets of Tehran for the funeral procession of Iran's late supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali…

Sri Lanka prison riots leave 26 dead and more than 100 injured

2026-07-06 · 14:19

The two days of violence at Negombo Prison are the worst prison riots in the country in years.

Wildfire in southern France forces evacuation of 10,000 people

2026-07-06 · 13:08

Tour de France organisers ban spectators from stage three as a wildfire hits the Pyrénées-Orientales region.

Watch: Russian attack leaves gaping hole in Kyiv residential building

2026-07-06 · 13:07

The BBC's Sarah Rainsford is at the scene of one of the blasts to hit Ukraine's capital overnight.

New UK Election Funding Rules Could Hit Reform's Crypto Billionaire Donors

2026-07-06 · 10:01

The crackdown on overseas cash comes after billionaire Tether investor and Reform donor Christopher Harborne registered…

Girl trapped in Venezuela quake 'survived on ketchup and cheese'

2026-07-06 · 07:17

BBC international correspondent Yogita Limayee meets 12-year-old Fabiana, who was trapped in Venezuela's devastating…

Why Ukrainian strikes on annexed Crimea are a blow to Putin

2026-07-06 · 06:00

Eastern Europe correspondent Sarah Rainsford explains why Crimea is a target for Kyiv, and why the peninsula matters to…

Chemical accidents rise as Trump administration proposes weakening safety rules

2026-07-05 · 11:05

Chemicals from accidents that injured or killed people increased by nearly 50 percent in recent years.

Zuma showing South Africa 'middle finger' by meeting Gupta brother - minister

2026-07-03 · 15:35

Former President Zuma's trip to India reignites anger over a decade-old corruption scandal.

America, 1926: What a Forgotten 100-Year-Old Report Says About Who We Are

2026-07-03 · 15:08

A hundred years ago in 1926, America faced concerns strikingly similar to today: technological disruption, immigration…

German row over plan for workers to need sick note on first day of illness

2026-07-03 · 14:56

A doctors' group says it "borders on madness" that patients will have to obtain the note in person.

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