Magdeburg attack offers far right fertile ground despite suspect's backing for AfD BBC World News 23 December 2024 at 07:44 There is deep sadness in the city - and also anger directed at the government and migrants.
France holds day of mourning for Mayotte cyclone dead BBC World News 23 December 2024 at 04:40 Flags are flown at half-mast after President Emmanuel Macron declared a national day of mourning.
Mauritius hints Chagos talks stuck over money BBC World News 23 December 2024 at 07:54 The deputy PM said the UK was "quibbling" over the sum to be handed over to Mauritius.
Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to murdering healthcare CEO BBC World News 23 December 2024 at 06:58 The 26-year-old suspect is facing separate federal charges that could lead to a death sentence.
Man arrested over death of woman set on fire on New York subway BBC World News 23 December 2024 at 06:52 The woman fatally set alight on a Brooklyn train was attacked by a man she is not believed to have known.
Kremlin denies reports Assad's wife has filed for divorce BBC World News 23 December 2024 at 06:15 Following reports in Turkish media, a Kremlin spokesman denies Asma al-Assad wants to divorce her husband and leave Russia.
Hollywood stars support Blake Lively over legal complaint BBC World News 23 December 2024 at 02:08 Lively's co-stars from 2005 film The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants say they "stand with her".
A man's suicide leads to clamour around India's dowry law BBC World News 22 December 2024 at 16:52 Atul Subhash's death has galvanised men's rights activists and started a debate around India's dowry law.
Ex-Israeli agents reveal how pager attacks were carried out BBC World News 23 December 2024 at 05:12 Devices rigged with explosives killed and wounded thousands of people in Lebanon.
Slovak PM meets Putin in unannounced Moscow visit BBC World News 23 December 2024 at 02:35 Robert Fico is only the third EU leader to visit Moscow and believes Putin has been demonised by the West.
Ethics report into Matt Gaetz expected to be released BBC World News 23 December 2024 at 05:04 A draft details evidence of alleged drug use and payments for sex - which the former US congressman denies.
Biden commutes most federal death sentences BBC World News 23 December 2024 at 04:35 The president condemns the murderers but says the death penalty at federal level "must stop".
Cook Islands wants its own passport. New Zealand says no BBC World News 22 December 2024 at 21:39 Cook Islanders are citizens of New Zealand, which oversees the island's foreign affairs and defence.
A man's suicide leads to clamour around India's dowry law BBC World News 22 December 2024 at 16:52 Atul Subhash's death has galvanised men's rights activists and started a debate around India's dowry law.
Private plane crash in Brazil kills pilot and his family BBC World News 22 December 2024 at 14:30 The plane fell minutes after take-off, hitting an urban area in Rio Grande do Sul and injuring 17 people.
Guatemala police clash with Jewish sect over 160 at-risk children BBC World News 23 December 2024 at 02:56 Authorities in Guatemala resist efforts by a Jewish sect to recapture 160 children rescued from its premises.
Watch: Abseiling Santa descends from Guatemala bridge to deliver toys BBC World News 23 December 2024 at 02:05 A firefighter dressed as Santa abseils down a bridge in Guatemala City to give gifts to children.
Watch: BBC reporter returns to childhood home destroyed in Syria civil war BBC World News 22 December 2024 at 22:25 Feras Killani grew up in Yarmouk in Damascus, which saw brutal fighting between rebel and government forces.
Watch: 90-year-old with Parkinson's enters weightlifting contest BBC World News 22 December 2024 at 22:35 The woman lifted 45kg with family cheering her on, at a contest organised for the elderly in Taipei.
'I was raped by Assad's thugs โ but I'm no longer afraid to show my face' BBC World News 22 December 2024 at 22:00 Fergal Keane speaks to two Syrian refugees he met at the height of the migrant crisis in 2015.