Friday, 2 October 2026
300 articles · times in UTC
BBC World · 01:29
Cornell students voice frustration at public hearing over rape case ↗The BBC's Nada Tawfik was at the hearing, where the university's Student Assembly led a discussion around safety concerns and sexual violence on campus.
BBC World · 01:34
OpenAI fires workers for mishandling 'sensitive information' ↗The former employees were investigated for sharing data with an outside AI evaluation group.
BBC World · 02:29
Australia says platforms like Steam and Roblox have 'significant' child safety gaps ↗Fortnite, Roblox and Minecraft also told to 'lift their game' by online safety regulator.
BBC World · 02:49
NY's governor appoints special prosecutor in Cornell frat rape investigation ↗The governor said she'd lost faith in prosecutors overseeing the case and handed it over to New York Attorney General Letitia James.
BBC World · 03:09
Seoul warns 'further action' if Ukraine does not apologise over prisoner-of-war row ↗President Lee Jae Myung also accused Kyiv of "attempting to provoke a war on the Korean Peninsula".
BBC World · 05:42
Ethiopia and Eritrea cut diplomatic ties as northern conflict escalates ↗The diplomatic fallout comes as Ethiopian forces battle rebel fighters across its northern region.
BBC World · 05:53
Japan's first mayor to take maternity leave lands on TIME100 Next list ↗Shoko Kawata's maternity leave drew mixed reactions in Japan, a country struggling to lift birth rates.
BBC World · 07:20
I opened cockpit door of plane while being attacked, Indian pilot tells Modi ↗Capt Smit Machchhar, who was stabbed on the Israel-bound flight, has been hailed as a hero.
BBC World · 08:46
Watch: Emotional pilot recounts moment of Flydubai attack ↗He has been hailed a hero for opening the cockpit door, allowing passengers to overpower his co-pilot.
BBC World · 10:00
A 'dark cloud' and 'dismal' mood: How it feels on Cornell campus right now ↗Students tell the BBC that the tension on campus has become palpable since allegations from 2024 resurfaced.
BBC World · 12:43
School protests send shivers down French government's spine ↗A movement that started nearly two weeks ago has spread, and in France young people on the streets spells trouble, writes Hugh Schofield.
BBC World · 14:01
I've seen nearly 500 executions - but never one like Christa Pike's ↗Texas reporter Michael Graczyk has seen botched executions in his time, but not one in which an inmate survived.
BBC World · 15:26
Intensified Russian strikes are tearing Kyiv apart, warns mayor ↗Vitaliy Klitschko says Ukraine's capital is in a "very dramatic situation" as Russia hits critical infrastructure.
BBC World · 15:30
Spanish PM Sánchez loses key housing crisis vote after eviction of woman, 87 ↗The defeat raises pressure on Sánchez to call a snap election, after a series of scandals affecting his party and allies.
BBC World · 16:07
Woman at centre of Cornell rape inquiry was 'failed' by officials, says New York governor ↗The woman, known as Jane Doe, alleges she was raped by seven students at a fraternity house at the university in 2024.
BBC World · 16:26
Riot police clash with students as education protests rage in France ↗More than 600 schools have faced disruption as protests over standards and lack of teachers continue.
BBC World · 19:56
How widely used is the death penalty in the US? ↗The death penalty is back in the news after Christa Pike survived two lethal injection attempts in Tennessee - but how widely used is it in the US?
BBC World · 20:25
G7 to release 100 million barrels of oil and diesel after Trump export ban threat ↗The coordinated release is aimed at heading off further price spikes and avoiding a ban on US diesel exports.
BBC World · 20:32
US murderer Christa Pike unconscious and on ventilator after failed execution, lawyers say ↗As of Thursday night, Pike remained critically ill and is being treated at a hospital in Nashville, Tennessee.
BBC World · 20:37
Newly released video shows Luigi Mangione’s arrest ↗The bodycam footage also shows a police officer finding a gun in Mangione's backpack, days after the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
BBC World · 21:00
Hawaii's iconic 550-year-old Hōlei Sea Arch collapses ↗The lava rock formation protruding from the rocky cliffs of Volcanoes National Park crumbled some time last weekend.
BBC World · 23:06
US road rage killer's sentence quashed because AI video of victim was shown in court ↗The Arizona appeals court ruled that airing an AI message from the dead victim "crossed that line".
BBC World · 23:16
Women given shorts at Oktoberfest to prevent upskirting ↗The step at the Munich festival comes after thousands of voyeuristic videos emerged on social media.
BBC World · 23:37
Could El Niño mean there are no Atlantic hurricanes this year? ↗For the first time in three decades there has not been a single Atlantic hurricane in September, normally the most active month.
BBC World · 23:53
Cornell frat house rape accuser 'under siege' online, says lawyer ↗A lawyer for Jane Doe says she is "not doing well" amid attempts to uncover her identity.