'Hot garbage': Australians react to smell of 'corpse flower' in bloom BBC World News 23 January 2025 at 22:13 Almost 20,000 people visited Sydney's Botanic Gardens to catch a whiff of a rare plant in bloom.
IDF said bombed apartments were Hezbollah base - but most of dead were civilians BBC World News 23 January 2025 at 21:30 An IDF attack on a Lebanese apartment block targeting Hezbollah killed mostly civilians, BBC finds.
'My daughter's bones were scattered on the ground' - the harrowing search for the missing of Gaza BBC World News 23 January 2025 at 09:17 Palestinian health authorities estimate 10,000 people are likely to be dead beneath Gaza's ruins.
Afghan refugees feel 'betrayed' by Trump order blocking move to US BBC World News 23 January 2025 at 16:11 Several Afghans tell the BBC the US has "turned its back" on them, despite years of working alongside Americans in Afghanistan.
Russian ships return to Syrian base ahead of expected withdrawal BBC World News 23 January 2025 at 08:07 Analysts say the return suggests that Moscow is preparing to evacuate one of its most valuable overseas bases.
How to make oxygen on the moon BBC World News 23 January 2025 at 16:02 Engineers are working on systems that can turn lunar regolith into useful elements like oxygen.
Abductions spark fears of a return to Kenya's dark past BBC World News 23 January 2025 at 17:08 "I was scared he had come to beat me or finish me off," a government critic tells the BBC about his ordeal.
'A performance and a sham': Belarusian opposition denounces election BBC World News 23 January 2025 at 16:45 Since the protests in 2020 the Lukashenko government has brutally repressed political opponents.
Even before the LA fires, Californians fled for 'climate havens' BBC World News 23 January 2025 at 16:20 Some are moving to so-called "climate havens" in the Great Lakes region to avoid climate disasters.
Afghan refugees feel 'betrayed' by Trump order blocking move to US BBC World News 23 January 2025 at 16:11 Several Afghans tell the BBC the US has "turned its back" on them, despite years of working alongside Americans in Afghanistan.
US government workers told to report DEI efforts or face 'consequences' BBC World News 23 January 2025 at 11:56 Government employees received emails threatening "consequences" if they did not report DEI work to the White House.
Purdue and Sackler family agree $7.4bn opioid settlement BBC World News 23 January 2025 at 10:37 Under the terms, the opioid maker agreed to pay $900m, and the family behind it agreed to pay up to $6.5bn.
'My daughter's bones were scattered on the ground' - the harrowing search for the missing of Gaza BBC World News 23 January 2025 at 09:17 Palestinian health authorities estimate 10,000 people are likely to be dead beneath Gaza's ruins.
Watch: 'I do', say Thai couples as country legalises same-sex marriage BBC World News 22 January 2025 at 23:06 The BBC spoke to couples who married at a Bangkok mall to ask what the legalisation means to them.
French divorcee wins appeal in case over refusing husband sex BBC World News 23 January 2025 at 09:01 Europe's highest human rights court ruled the refusal of sex is not a valid ground for fault in a divorce.
India investigates 17 'mysterious' deaths in same village BBC World News 23 January 2025 at 04:08 At least 17 people, mostly children, have died unexplained deaths in the same village in Jammu.
Russian ships return to Syrian base ahead of expected withdrawal BBC World News 23 January 2025 at 08:07 Analysts say the return suggests that Moscow is preparing to evacuate one of its most valuable overseas bases.
German frontrunner vows permanent border controls after knife attack BBC World News 23 January 2025 at 05:54 Friedrich Merz says he will close Germany's borders to irregular migrants, including those with a right to protection.
ICC prosecutor seeks arrest of Taliban leaders for 'persecuting Afghan girls and women' BBC World News 23 January 2025 at 07:35 Karim Khan is seeking arrest warrants for the Taliban government's Supreme Leader and chief justice.
Singaporean star of Netflix show Bling Empire dies BBC World News 23 January 2025 at 00:15 Celebrity jewellery designer Lynn Ban has died weeks after a ski accident on Christmas Eve.