Fireworks, drums and light shows: How the world is welcoming 2026

BBC Analysis Editor Ros Atkins examines allegations of links between the UAE and Sudan’s RSF in the civil war, as international efforts continue to seek an end to the fighting.

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The two US soldiers and a US civilian interpreter were killed in Syria in an ambush by an Islamic State (IS) gunman.

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Southern & Eastern Europe correspondent Sarah Rainsford reports from Lithuania, where some of the released prisoners were taken.

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The BBC asked people in Toronto and DC if they think an Australian-style, under-16 social media ban would work in Canada and the US.

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The BBC's Ione Wells looks at how the incident marks a sharp escalation in an increasingly tense relationship between both countries.

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According to US Attorney General Pam Bondi, who shared the footage, the tanker was used to transport sanctioned oil from Venezuela and Iran.

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Nasa's Jonny Kim and cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky have touched down in Earth after 245 days on the ISS.

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A bar in Richmond, New Zealand had a surprise visitor when the marine mammal popped in.

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Democrats released a new tranche of materials obtained through a subpoena to the US Virgin Islands, where the residence is located.

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It took several attemps for Pope Leo and church clergy to unveil a plaque covered by a white sheet at an Istanbul cathedral.

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The claim contradicts a 2021 US intelligence report, which said the de facto leader "approved an operation" to "capture or kill" the journalist.

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Saving System has developed a device that it says can help firms save electricity.

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Miss Mexico, Fatima Bosch, said Nawat Itsaragrisil was 'not respectful' at a pre-pageant ceremony on Tuesday

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The BBC’s Nada Tawfik reports from Black River, where the strongest storm to hit the country in modern history has left scenes of desperation.

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The BBC's Laura Bicker explains how the two nation's have reported on the trade negotiations.

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Trump says the meeting with President Xi, which was their first face-to-face interaction since 2019, was a "great success".

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The US and Chinese leaders shook hands when they met face-to-face for the first time since 2019.

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At least four people in Jamaica are confirmed dead and at least 20 people have died in Haiti flooding.

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The two world leaders are set to hold talks in South Korea, after months of escalating trade tension between the US and China.

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Scientists working out of a venom laboratory in Paris studied which snakes strike their prey fastest.

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