Wednesday, 26 August 2026
365 articles · times in UTC
BBC World · 01:32
Musk's SpaceX to build $100bn launch facility in Louisiana ↗It will be the firm's biggest site yet and aims to send rockets to space in 2029.
BBC World · 03:33
Why Tesla has been caught up in a massive car recall in China ↗The country's biggest ever car recall affects more than four million vehicles made by Tesla, XPeng, Xiaomi and other firms.
BBC World · 06:30
India's sugar squeeze threatens its biggest season for sweets ↗Domestic sugar prices have jumped nearly 40%, forcing India to import 1 million tonnes of the sweetener.
BBC World · 06:37
Watch Nashville fans lay flowers in tribute to Dolly Parton ↗The BBC's Helena Humphrey is outside the Country Music Hall of Fame where fans gathered to mourn Dolly Parton.
BBC World · 07:01
Bodies found on S Korean holiday island as missing persons scandal deepens ↗A police sergeant has been arrested following accusations that he lied to victims' families and prematurely closed missing persons cases.
BBC World · 07:26
Indian jewellery ad pulled after backlash over actor's outfit ↗Kriti Sanon has defended the ad in which she was seen celebrating the upcoming Hindu festival of Rakhi.
BBC World · 08:01
Libyan who was cleared after Lockerbie bombing trial dies aged 70 ↗A Facebook post by Libyan Airlines announced the death of Al Amin Khalifah Fhimah and expressed the company's condolences to his family.
BBC World · 08:17
Far-right Israeli lawmaker damages Palestinian memorial with sledgehammer ↗Zvi Sukkot's actions have drawn widespread condemnation, including from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
BBC World · 08:47
Canada's retaliation tests the limit of American power under Trump ↗The president is using US dominance to challenge allies and enemies alike - but both Canada and Iran have found ways to fight back.
BBC World · 10:29
Radiation link in flight attendant's breast cancer, French court finds ↗Former Air France stewardess Sophie Lainault has had her cancer recognised as an occupational disease.
BBC World · 10:56
Seventeen dead and hundreds unaccounted for as flash flood hits Nepal-Tibet border ↗The flood in Rasuwa - an area north of Kathmandu bordering Tibet - is feared to have swept away villages.
BBC World · 11:02
German airport worker dies of malaria after 'mosquito arrives on plane' ↗Five other airport workers are also receiving treatment following the rare outbreak at German's busiest airport.
BBC World · 11:32
The heart, hope and steely determination behind a musical legacy ↗BBC music correspondent Mark Savage looks back on the legacy of the "irreplaceable" late singer.
BBC World · 11:55
Door was locked at Pakistan hospital where fire killed 14 babies, witnesses say ↗A hospital official told the BBC that the door to the ward was not locked, but manned with security guards, to protect the babies.
BBC World · 12:17
China advises its citizens to leave Taiwan ally Eswatini over 'security risks' ↗Eswatini is one of 12 countries, and the only one in Africa, that has diplomatic relations with Taiwan.
BBC World · 12:36
Video shows scale of flash flood hitting Nepal-Tibet border ↗This video has been edited by the BBC with white flashes, due to the distressing content.
BBC World · 13:49
Guinea's president dismisses 173 soldiers, including coup ally, for desertion ↗It is thought to be part of efforts to consolidate the former coup leader's control.
BBC World · 15:42
Trump officials threaten Kennedy Center demolition if court blocks renovations ↗The justice department has also asked for Trump's name to be put back on the building after it was removed in June following a court order.
BBC World · 19:19
Parrot eggs hatch after suspected Thai smuggler arrested at South African airport ↗A 50-year-old Thai suspect was arrested with the eggs in a "homemade incubator" carried as hand luggage.
BBC World · 22:02
US drug agency approves breakthrough treatment for pancreatic cancer ↗Experts have hailed the drug, daraxonrasib, as a game changer for one of the world's deadliest cancers.
BBC World · 23:03
The question dominating Indian politics: Is it worse when women swear? ↗Rahul Gandhi's comments renew the debate over gender disparity in reactions to insults hurled at PM Narendra Modi.
BBC World · 23:08
Iceland holds knife-edge referendum on EU - and it could be decided on fish ↗On Saturday, Iceland will vote on EU membership talks, amid economic and geopolitical tensions.
BBC World · 23:11
'If you started running, they shot you' - inside Nigeria's growing kidnapping crisis ↗Many communities are living in fear of being kidnapped for ransom as the crisis spreads further south.