World Syrians share their thoughts one year on from the fall of Assad 2025-12-08 10:38:09 The BBC's Middle East correspondent Hugo Bachega speaks to Syrians about how life has changed since the revolution. Source
World One hundred abducted schoolchildren released in Nigeria 2025-12-08 10:27:57 Details of the release of the schoolchildren are still unclear and 165 people remain unaccounted for. Source
World Woman who blackmailed Son Heung-min gets four years in jail 2025-12-08 10:03:10 The woman claiming she was carrying the ex-Tottenham captain's child and extorted $200,000 from him. Source
World Man found guilty of Australian beach murder after hiding in India for years 2025-12-08 09:08:13 The half-buried body of 24-year-old Toyah Cordingley was discovered by her father in October 2018. Source
World Japan protests after Chinese fighter jets lock radar on Japanese planes 2025-12-08 09:03:46 Tokyo has vowed a 'calm and resolute' response as tensions with Beijing continue to escalate. Source
World Jeremy Bowen: Syria feels lighter without the Assads' crushing weight - but now there are new problems 2025-12-08 08:00:48 One year into his rule Syria's leader has won over Trump and much of the West, but at home people know his weaknesses. Source
World White South Africans divided on US refugee offer 2025-12-08 07:05:22 Donald Trump says white South Africans are being persecuted and so qualify for asylum but black farmers are also being killed. Source
World Zelensky due at Downing Street for high-level Ukraine talks 2025-12-08 06:03:33 Sir Keir Starmer will also welcome the leaders of France and Germany as Europe looks to respond to a US-led push for a peace deal. Source
World Water leak in Louvre damages hundreds of books 2025-12-08 05:07:17 The leak in the Egyptian department comes just weeks after a jewellery heist that put the museum's security infrastructure under scrutiny. Source
World Death of Venezuelan opposition figure in custody 'vile', US says 2025-12-08 00:56:47 Alfredo Díaz, 56, died in prison cell on Saturday, human rights groups say, prompting opposition outcry. Source
World Trump criticises Democrat he pardoned over not switching political parties 2025-12-07 22:08:13 Texas Representative Henry Cuellar is running for re-election as a Democrat after Trump pardoned him. Source
World New US Security Strategy aligns with Russia's vision, Moscow says 2025-12-07 17:04:46 The Kremlin welcomes the starkly worded document, which does not cast Russia as a threat to the US. Source
