Wednesday, 19 August 2026
148 articles · times in UTC
BBC World · 05:00
French civil servant drugged us to make us urinate on ourselves, say accusers ↗More than 200 women accuse Christian Nègre of drugging them to make them urinate - two share their stories.
BBC World · 05:04
Families' agonising search for answers as thousands still missing in Gaza ↗Ten months after a ceasefire was declared, thousands of Palestinians in Gaza are still reported missing.
BBC World · 09:48
US charges 17 Iranians over 'massive' cyber theft campaign ↗Many of the alleged cyber attacks were carried out for the Iranian government, the Department of Justice says.
BBC World · 10:47
Liberia agrees to accept 1,200 foreign deportees from the US ↗Liberia says the deal is a "humanitarian arrangement" and is receiving no compensation.
BBC World · 11:22
Spared execution eight times, oldest inmate in US dies at 101 ↗Francis Smith was one of a growing number of elderly people who are incarcerated.
BBC World · 12:25
Head-on collision between bus and lorry in Brazil kills more than 20 ↗It is not yet clear what caused the two vehicles to crash into each other in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
BBC World · 14:36
Angélique Kidjo becomes first African musician with Hollywood Walk of Fame star ↗Without Africans, no music is possible on this planet, says the 66-year-old musical icon from Benin.
BBC World · 15:01
Watch: SpaceX rocket spotted off Christmas Island coast ↗A SpaceX rocket that blasted off from Texas in July, and crashed into the Indian Ocean, made an unexpected appearance off Christmas Island.
BBC World · 15:11
Trump administration can target Ethiopians for deportation ↗Judge Brian Murphy cleared the way for the Trump administration to cancel Temporary Protected Status for Ethiopians living in the US.
BBC World · 15:12
'I was born in South Africa', says beauty queen facing legal bid to deport her ↗Chidimma Adetshina is challenging efforts to have her deported from South Africa, which she says is her home.
BBC World · 15:33
Israel confirms soldiers fired at car in which Hind Rajab was killed and opens criminal investigation ↗The five-year-old Palestinian girl initially survived the attack and pleaded for help but her body was recovered later with those of six of her relatives.
BBC World · 15:38
Why is Ukraine's ex-defence minister calling for wartime elections? ↗Mykhailo Fedorov has called for elections, without addressing concerns over how they could be held while at war.
BBC World · 16:04
Two detained after French influencer's scorched body found in vineyard ↗Sonia Bellina's body was "abandoned" after "a murder of rare savagery", the family's lawyer says.
BBC World · 16:30
Trial of mum accused of killing her three children puts postpartum psychosis on the map ↗Postpartum psychosis is a psychiatric emergency that can involve mania, depression, hallucinations and delusions.
BBC World · 16:31
Ukrainian man arrested in Croatia over Nord Stream pipeline blasts ↗The man is alleged to have been one of the scuba divers who planted explosives on the pipelines in 2022.
BBC World · 17:07
Retail giant Target receives $1bn boost from tariff refunds ↗The US chain said it received a $994 million pre-tax reimbursement, which resulted in its second quarter operating income rising to $2.6bn.
BBC World · 17:16
Israel opens up bids for highly-sensitive West Bank settlement project ↗Israeli plans to build on the area east of Jerusalem - which would divide the occupied West Bank in two - have long been internationally condemned.
BBC World · 17:39
South Korea shortens war games with US, citing Washington request ↗It comes after Trump announced plans to curtail joint military exercises with South Korea, citing a "very good" relationship with North Korea's Kim Jong Un.
BBC World · 17:46
Multiple deadly Israeli strikes in Gaza in under 24 hours ↗BBC Verify looks at footage from two deadly strikes in under 24 hours in Gaza.
BBC World · 18:26
81-year-old confesses to German cold case murder of US tourist in 1994 ↗Amy Lopez from Texas was last seen alive in September 1994 while on a visit to a fortress in Koblenz.
BBC World · 19:02
Who is Natalie Harp, Trump's right-hand woman? ↗One of Trump's longest serving and most loyal aides, Harp was thrust again into the spotlight when Democrat Jon Ossoff noted her closeness to the president.
BBC World · 19:59
Canada and US say they are finalising a trade deal, but details remain murky ↗Prime Minister Carney hailed "significant progress" in trade talks as the two countries seek to hammer out final details ahead of a new weekend tariff deadline.
BBC World · 20:34
Sacked Ukrainian defence minister calls for presidential election ↗Martial law has been in place in Ukraine since February 2022, under which elections are suspended.
BBC World · 21:32
Ecuador intelligence chief and five Americans killed in Kenya helicopter crash ↗Michele Sensi-Contugi, and his wife Stephany Hollihan among the seven people killed in the crash.
BBC World · 22:04
Australia 'outraged' after Israeli decision not to prosecute over killing of aid worker in Gaza ↗Foreign minister says she will summon Israeli ambassador over 'insulting' Zomi Frankcom decision.