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Learning from Ukraine war, Hezbollah is now using fibre-optic drones to hit Israel

📡 BBC NewsWorldMay 28, 2026👁 2♥ 0💬 0

Fibre-optic drones are now Hezbollah's primary weapon against Israel's soldiers and civilians.

Questions over safety as 16 pupils die in another Kenya school fire

📡 BBC NewsWorldMay 28, 2026👁 1♥ 0💬 0

Several parents were still waiting for news of their children roughly 12 hours after the fire.

Man arrested after three injured in stabbing at Swiss train station

📡 BBC NewsWorldMay 28, 2026👁 2♥ 0💬 0

A 31-year-old Swiss man has been arrested, police say, as images from the scene show parts of the station cordoned off.

Gaza City hospitals say several killed in strike, as Israel targets Hamas leaders

📡 BBC NewsWorldMay 28, 2026👁 2♥ 0💬 0

At least five children were reportedly killed in the strike, which appears to have targeted a Hamas commander.

Gaza City hospitals say several killed in strike, as Israel targets Hamas leaders

📡 BBC NewsWorldMay 28, 2026👁 1♥ 0💬 0

At least five children were reportedly killed in the strike, which appears to have targeted a Hamas commander.

Villas, cars and cash: Italy seizes dead Mafia mobster's millions

📡 BBC NewsWorldMay 28, 2026👁 2♥ 0💬 0

Police say the operation targeted the network of notorious late Sicilian mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro.

Villas, cars and cash: Italy seizes dead Mafia mobster's millions

📡 BBC NewsWorldMay 28, 2026👁 1♥ 0💬 0

Police say the operation targeted the network of notorious late Sicilian mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro.

Israel hits Lebanese capital in 'targeted strike'

📡 BBC NewsWorldMay 28, 2026👁 3♥ 0💬 0

Beirut had until now largely been spared even as both Israel and Hezbollah accused each other of breaking last month's ceasefire.

Sixteen pupils killed in Kenya school fire

📡 BBC NewsWorldMay 28, 2026👁 3♥ 0💬 0

Dozens of people were also injured in the fire, the cause of which is not yet known.

Iran says it targeted American base after fresh US strikes

📡 BBC NewsWorldMay 28, 2026👁 3♥ 0💬 0

The hostilities come during a fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran, and protracted negotiations to end the three-month war.

EU fines Temu €200m for allowing sale of illegal products

📡 BBC NewsWorldMay 28, 2026👁 2♥ 0💬 0

The European Commission says the Chinese-owned online retailer failed to take account of risks from baby toys and faulty chargers sold on its platform.

Israel strikes Beirut and southern Lebanon after large-scale evacuation orders

📡 BBC NewsWorldMay 28, 2026👁 2♥ 0💬 0

The Israeli military has ordered Lebanese residents to leave some 17% of the country's territory.

Man arrested after three injured in stabbing at Swiss train station

📡 BBC NewsWorldMay 28, 2026👁 2♥ 0💬 0

The suspect, a 31-year-old Swiss man, has been arrested, police say, as areas around the station are cordoned off.

US justice department launches criminal investigation into Trump accuser E Jean Carroll, reports say

📡 BBC NewsWorldMay 28, 2026👁 3♥ 0💬 0

The case centres on whether the former columnist lied about the funding she received for her civil lawsuit against the US president.

Oil prices jump after US launches new attacks on Iran

📡 BBC NewsWorldMay 28, 2026👁 2♥ 0💬 0

The strikes come despite a ceasefire between Tehran and Washington as the two countries hold peace talks.

Jill Biden says she thought husband was having a stroke during 2024 debate

📡 BBC NewsWorldMay 28, 2026👁 2♥ 0💬 0

The former US first lady told CBS News that she was frightened by Joe Biden's performance against Donald Trump.

Jill Biden says she thought husband was having a stroke during 2024 debate

📡 BBC NewsWorldMay 28, 2026👁 2♥ 0💬 0

The former US first lady told CBS News that she was frightened by Joe Biden's performance against Donald Trump.

Australia charges woman who returned from Syria with joining Islamic State

📡 BBC NewsWorldMay 28, 2026👁 1♥ 0💬 0

Several groups of women and children who spent years in a Syrian camp have returned in recent months.

Australia charges woman who returned from Syria with joining Islamic State

📡 BBC NewsWorldMay 28, 2026👁 1♥ 0💬 0

Several groups of women and children who spent years in a Syrian camp have returned in recent months.

Duterte ICC trial to start on 30 November: What you need to know

📡 BBC NewsWorldMay 28, 2026👁 2♥ 0💬 0

Duterte is facing charges relating to a long and bloody war on drugs in which thousands were killed.

Australia sues US giant 3M over 'forever chemicals' in firefighting foam

📡 BBC NewsWorldMay 28, 2026👁 2♥ 0💬 0

The A$2bn case, which centres on contamination at defence sites, is the largest ever brought by the government.

Google worker charged with using internal data to make $1.2m on bets

📡 BBC NewsWorldMay 28, 2026👁 1♥ 0💬 0

The longtime Google employee was charged in New York for allegedly breaking insider trading laws.

Why Fifa is being investigated over World Cup ticket prices

📡 BBC NewsWorldMay 28, 2026👁 2♥ 0💬 0

New York and New Jersey are looking into the association after fans have reportedly been "misled" over ticket sales and seat locations.

We analysed thousands of Trump's posts - here's what we found

📡 BBC NewsWorldMay 27, 2026👁 1♥ 0💬 0

The BBC's Ros Atkins and BBC Verify sifted through thousands of the president's posts.

Is 'out of control' US tipping culture spreading overseas?

📡 BBC NewsWorldMay 27, 2026👁 1♥ 0💬 0

With US waiting staff getting cross at receiving less than 20%, tips are also on the rise elsewhere.

How my brother went from liberal Hollywood actor to manosphere 'messiah'

📡 BBC NewsWorldMay 27, 2026👁 2♥ 0💬 0

The sister of Mexican influencer El Temach tells the BBC she does not recognise him any more.

Paul McCartney on playing guitar with Paul Mescal: 'He knew it better than I did!'

📡 BBC NewsWorldMay 27, 2026👁 2♥ 0💬 0

The music legend on delivering "memory songs" for his 20th solo album, The Boys of Dungeon Lane - and why he's intrigued by the new Beatles biopics.

In court as Matthew Perry's assistant sentenced

📡 BBC NewsWorldMay 27, 2026👁 1♥ 0💬 0

BBC's Shaimaa Khalil was in the room as Kenneth Iwamansa, who injected Perry with ketamine, was sentenced to 41 months in prison.

Matthew Perry's assistant jailed for 41 months over actor's ketamine death

📡 BBC NewsWorldMay 27, 2026👁 2♥ 0💬 0

Kenneth Iwamasa, who pleaded guilty last year to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine causing death, said he "will forever regret" his actions.

Ebola-hit DR Congo faces 'catastrophic collision' of disease and conflict, WHO warns

📡 BBC NewsWorldMay 27, 2026👁 1♥ 0💬 0

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said fighting in DR Congo was hampering efforts to stop spread