Sunday, 30 August 2026
231 articles · times in UTC
BBC World · 00:17
Canada installs large Lake Ontario sign in latest jab at US ↗Ontario Premier Doug Ford unveiled a billboard on Canada's shoreline with the message: "Lake Ontario. Now and Always."
BBC World · 03:57
Iceland EU referendum on a knife edge as counting continues ↗A vote on whether to resume membership talks with the European Union is too close to call.
BBC World · 04:59
WhatsApp chat used to send cash for crime and extremism ↗The WhatsApp money launderers arranged cash transfers in the UK and around the world with no paper trail.
BBC World · 07:05
Manhunt after one killed and five injured in Swiss shooting, police say ↗A major police operation has been launched after the shooting at an event near Zurich overnight.
BBC World · 09:08
Zambian opposition leader charged with treason ↗Mundubile had previously gone into hiding at a United Nations building in Zambia's capital.
BBC World · 11:55
Boat carrying some 270 people capsizes off northern Cyprus, local media report ↗The local mayor says 159 passengers have been reached so far, with a rescue operation under way.
BBC World · 16:11
British woman killed in stabbing at German railway station ↗A 27-year-old German man was arrested immediately after the incident in Rosenheim, Bavaria.
BBC World · 16:33
Russia says it helped to repel Niger attempted coup ↗Soldiers tried to attack a key military base early on Saturday morning, authorities say, but were thwarted.
BBC World · 16:48
Head teacher evacuated 900 children minutes before Nepal floods hit school ↗Rajendra Dawadi leapt into action after receiving warnings over waters heading towards his school.
BBC World · 18:53
Nasa launches new space telescope able to see 100 times more than Hubble ↗The US space agency's telescope is starting a multi-year mission to create a new map of the universe and learn more about dark energy and dark matter.
BBC World · 20:40
Nepal flood relief vehicles trapped as heavy rain turns roads to mud ↗Heavy rain has hampered relief efforts in Nepal where thousands remain missing after flash floods hit its border with Tibet.
BBC World · 21:15
US strikes Iranian launchers on Larak Island in first known attack in weeks ↗Iran says the attack killed some civilians and is the first known US strike on Iran since late July.
BBC World · 21:32
Hikers feared missing after flash flooding hits Grand Canyon ↗More than 20 people are thought to be unaccounted for after flash flooding on Saturday.