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Nvidia's latest record earnings fail to impress investors

📡 BBC NewsWorldMay 21, 2026👁 3♥ 0💬 0

The chip giant reported more stellar results but its shares fell after-hours as investors wonder if it can keep up its pace of growth amid greater competition.

Watch: 'Everybody back up!' Moment car explodes in NYC

📡 BBC NewsWorldMay 21, 2026👁 3♥ 0💬 0

Viral footage circulating online shows flames and thick black smoke enveloping the street in New York.

Sacred hall housing 'eternal flame' in Japan destroyed by fire

📡 BBC NewsWorldMay 21, 2026👁 3♥ 0💬 0

The temple has moved the flame to a different location and authorities said the fire may have been caused by it, according to Japan Times.

Samsung strike on hold as workers push for AI bonus

📡 BBC NewsWorldMay 21, 2026👁 3♥ 0💬 0

The walkout, which was due to start on Thursday, has been suspended while union members vote on a tentative deal.

From AI to interceptors, Ukraine is trying to drone-proof its skies

📡 BBC NewsWorldMay 21, 2026👁 4♥ 0💬 0

After four years of Russia's full-scale invasion, Ukraine has become far more successful at fighting off air raids.

Watch: Why is the US going after Cuba's Raúl Castro 30 years on?

📡 BBC NewsWorldMay 21, 2026👁 2♥ 0💬 0

BBC correspondent Will Grant reports from Havana, hours after the US charged former Cuban leader with conspiracy to kill US nationals and other crimes.

Ebola vaccine could take nine months as death toll rises further, WHO warns

📡 BBC NewsWorldMay 20, 2026👁 2♥ 0💬 0

In its latest update, the World Health Organization says there have now been 139 suspected deaths and 600 cases.

Why Russian jets intercepting an RAF spy plane is 'serious incident'

📡 BBC NewsWorldMay 20, 2026👁 3♥ 0💬 0

The BBC's Frank Gardner explained how the incident highlighted tense relations between Russia and Nato.

Austrian ex-intelligence officer found guilty of Russia spying charges

📡 BBC NewsWorldMay 20, 2026👁 0♥ 0💬 0

The spy scandal has revived fears that Austria remains a hotbed of Russian espionage activity.

New video captures engine ripping off cargo plane in deadly Kentucky crash

📡 BBC NewsWorldMay 20, 2026👁 3♥ 0💬 0

As part of the ongoing investigation into the crash that killed 14 people, officials released footage showing the engine detaching during takeoff.

Final two bodies of missing Italians recovered from inside Maldives cave

📡 BBC NewsWorldMay 20, 2026👁 3♥ 0💬 0

The two were among five Italian nationals who drowned in last week's scuba diving accident in the Maldives.

Sierra Leone becomes latest African country to receive deportees from US

📡 BBC NewsWorldMay 20, 2026👁 3♥ 0💬 0

Nine deportees arrive from the US as part of Donald Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration.

Tesla Cybertruck driver arrested after driving into lake to use 'wade mode', police say

📡 BBC NewsWorldMay 20, 2026👁 2♥ 0💬 0

Police said the vehicle was abandoned by the driver after it took on water near the shoreline of Grapevine Lake in north Texas.

Rosenberg: Putin enjoys Xi's Chinese welcome but heads home without pipeline deal

📡 BBC NewsWorldMay 20, 2026👁 2♥ 0💬 0

Russia and China showed they were shoulder-to-shoulder on the world stage, but it became clear there are limits, says the BBC's Russia Editor.

Whale to be removed from Danish island after failed German rescue

📡 BBC NewsWorldMay 20, 2026👁 2♥ 0💬 0

Danish officials will conduct a post mortem examination on the whale, which was released into the sea from a barge more than two weeks ago.

Could a football match soften North Korea-South Korea relations?

📡 BBC NewsWorldMay 20, 2026👁 2♥ 0💬 0

A North Korean women's football team played in South Korea marking the first time athletes from the North have crossed the border in nearly 8 years.

Murder or accident? Mystery of Mango tycoon's hiking death after son's arrest

📡 BBC NewsWorldMay 20, 2026👁 2♥ 0💬 0

Isak Andic's son Jonathan denies involvement in the fatal fall of his father, who founded one of Europe's biggest clothing empires.

US military jets and drones tracked near Cuba as tensions rise

📡 BBC NewsWorldMay 20, 2026👁 2♥ 0💬 0

Tracking data shows several flights by US Navy reconnaissance jets and drones during the last week.

Barney Frank: One of the first openly gay US congressmen dies aged 86

📡 BBC NewsWorldMay 20, 2026👁 1♥ 0💬 0

After a decades-long career in Congress, he spent his final weeks in hospice care at his home in Maine.

What we know about the San Diego mosque attack suspects

📡 BBC NewsWorldMay 20, 2026👁 2♥ 0💬 0

Authorities say the teenage suspects shared a "broad hatred" of multiple religions and racial groups.

Lithuania's leaders take shelter during drone air alert

📡 BBC NewsWorldMay 20, 2026👁 2♥ 0💬 0

Flights were suspended and people were urged to take shelter after a suspected drone was detected near the Belarus border.

Trump exerts iron grip on Republican Party with Massie defeated

📡 BBC NewsWorldMay 20, 2026👁 3♥ 0💬 0

Victory over a Republican rebel in Kentucky shows the president's strength but his power comes with risks for the midterms.

Nigeria arrests former minister in hiding after corruption conviction

📡 BBC NewsWorldMay 20, 2026👁 3♥ 0💬 0

The former power minister was sentenced to 75 years in jail in absentia earlier this month.

Trump's Greenland envoy faces uphill battle on mission to make 'friends'

📡 BBC NewsWorldMay 20, 2026👁 3♥ 0💬 0

Jeff Landry's visit to the territory, a semi-autonomous part of Denmark, has touched a nerve among some Greenlanders.

Man who murdered teen TikTok star in Pakistan gets death sentence

📡 BBC NewsWorldMay 20, 2026👁 3♥ 0💬 0

Sana Yousaf's murder highlights a pattern of violence against women in Pakistan, activists say.

Trump endorses Paxton in Texas, gambling on a challenger with baggage in a crucial race

📡 BBC NewsWorldMay 20, 2026👁 3♥ 0💬 0

Trump's move dismayed Senate Republicans, many of whom have served with the Texan for decades.

Thailand cuts visa-free stay period for more than 90 countries including UK

📡 BBC NewsWorldMay 19, 2026👁 3♥ 0💬 0

Many visitors who have been exempt for 60 days will soon have to apply for a visa after 30 days.

Victim or enabler? Epstein girlfriend who could face questions despite plea deal

📡 BBC NewsWorldMay 19, 2026👁 4♥ 0💬 0

Nadia Marcinko is relatively unknown but may soon be called before US legislators.

Selling children to survive: Afghan fathers forced to make impossible choices

📡 BBC NewsWorldMay 19, 2026👁 2♥ 0💬 0

In Afghanistan today, a staggering three in four people cannot meet their basic needs.