Ukraine captures injured North Korean soldier, says Seoul BBC World News 26 December 2024 at 19:53 The soldier is thought to be the first North Korean prisoner of war captured in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Finland investigates Russia 'shadow fleet' ship after cable damage BBC World News 26 December 2024 at 08:58 Finland is investigating a tanker following the rupture of a transmission cable in the Baltic Sea.
Elon Musk's 'social experiment on humanity': How X evolved in 2024 BBC World News 26 December 2024 at 16:11 New users? New algorithms? Or something else going on behind the scenes? The story behind the new changes on the social media site
Five Gaza journalists killed in Israeli strike targeting armed group BBC World News 26 December 2024 at 11:51 A Palestinian TV channel says they were in a marked media van in the central Gaza Strip.
The Nigerian watch-lover lost in time BBC World News 26 December 2024 at 16:22 For years repairing watches was a booming business, but a Kaduna horologist now has time on his hands.
Indian show renews interest in 1970s dance style from America's gay clubs BBC World News 26 December 2024 at 15:41 Waack Girls tells the story of six women who discover themselves as they learn the dance form waacking.
Israeli strikes hit Yemen airport and power station BBC World News 26 December 2024 at 14:06 Video shows chaos inside an airport terminal in Sanaa, as passengers flee the strikes.
Two die in Sydney to Hobart yacht race BBC World News 26 December 2024 at 13:46 The two crew members died in separate incidents, both after being hit by a boat's boom.
Assad loyalists kill 14 in clash with Syria's new ruling forces - authorities BBC World News 26 December 2024 at 03:39 The clash took place with supporters of the ousted leader in Tartous, a stronghold of his Alawite sect.
Manmohan Singh, Indian ex-PM and architect of economic reform, dies at 92 BBC World News 26 December 2024 at 09:14 Manmohan Singh was instrumental in bringing India out of economic and nuclear isolation.
Zelensky condemns 'inhumane' Christmas Day attack BBC World News 25 December 2024 at 14:17 Russia has launched a major missile and drone attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure.
At least three killed in bus crash in Norway BBC World News 26 December 2024 at 08:03 The vehicle carrying dozens of people is reported to have ended up in a lake in the country's north-west.
Finland investigates Russia 'shadow fleet' ship after cable damage BBC World News 26 December 2024 at 06:43 Finland is investigating a tanker following the rupture of a transmission cable in the Baltic Sea.
Bird flu kills 20 big cats at US animal sanctuary BBC World News 25 December 2024 at 13:36 The animals - including a Bengal tiger, cougars and bobcats - have died of the virus over the past several weeks.
UN health chief at Yemen airport when it was hit by Israeli strikes BBC World News 26 December 2024 at 19:57 Israel claimed responsibility for the strikes, saying it had targeted Houthi "military infrastructure".
Twenty years on: 'My boat was metres from the shore when the tsunami hit' BBC World News 25 December 2024 at 15:50 A BBC reporter looks back to the day in 2004 when the tsunami hit while she was on the Andaman and Nicobar islands.
Whisper it - alcohol-free wine has arrived in France BBC World News 25 December 2024 at 18:27 It used to be considered treason in France - but now, alcohol-free wine is here to stay.
Greenland and the Panama Canal aren't for sale. Why is Trump threatening to take them? BBC World News 24 December 2024 at 16:59 Trump's promises to use America's strength to its advantage helped propel him twice to the White House.
Russia warns against 'hypotheses' after Azerbaijan Airlines crash BBC World News 26 December 2024 at 03:36 The Russia-bound passenger plane went down in Kazakhstan with the loss of 38 lives.
Assad loyalists kill 14 in clash with Syria's new ruling forces - authorities BBC World News 26 December 2024 at 03:39 The clash took place with supporters of the ousted leader in Tartous, a stronghold of his Alawite sect.