WeWork plans to file for bankruptcy, reports say

The troubled office-sharing firm declined to comment when contacted by the BBC.

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Yang Hengjun: Sons of Australian jailed in China plead for his release

Yang Hengjun's family fears the pro-democracy activist is at risk of dying amid deteriorating health.

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Channing Tatum and Zoe Kravitz engaged - US media

The Magic Mike actor and Batman actress, who have been dating for two years, are to get married.

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Israel Gaza: UN ambassador pins yellow star to chest

The Nazis forced the yellow Star of David on Jews, turning it into a deadly marker that singled them out.

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Israel Gaza: US rejects global calls for ceasefire

The American decision comes amid loud calls for a humanitarian truce at the United Nations.

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Fukushima: US buys Japan seafood to counter China ban

The US ambassador to Japan said Washington may also look into other ways to help counter China's ban.

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US rejects Putin claim that West organised anti-Jewish airport mob

Hundreds stormed an airport in southern Russia on Sunday ahead of the arrival of a flight from Israel.

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Matthew Perry cause of death inconclusive pending toxicology tests

There were no obvious signs of trauma, LA Police said about the death of the Friends star, aged 54.

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Andhra Pradesh: Deadly India train crash kills 13

The crash took place after two passenger trains collided in southern Andhra Pradesh state on Sunday evening.

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Magic Johnson declared a billionaire by Forbes

The former basketball star becomes only the fourth athlete to be declared a billionaire.

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Lilie James: Murder at elite school horrifies Australia

The brutal death of Lilie James has renewed a spotlight on a national "epidemic" of violence against women.

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Matthew Perry: Friends TV comedy star dies at 54 - US reports

The American actor was best known for playing Chandler Bing in the hit '90s TV sitcom Friends.

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Tyson Fury v Francis Ngannou: British heavyweight claims controversial split decision win over ex-UFC fighter

WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury claims a controversial split decision victory against former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou.

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Moment Czech president knocks soldier's hat off by striking him with flagpole

The officer later received an apology from President Petr Pavel who "simply underestimated the weight."

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Princess Leonor of Spain's royal profile rises as she comes of age

Princess Leonor of Spain's birthday is on Tuesday, prompting talk of what sort of royal she will be.

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Maine mass shooting suspect found dead - reports

US media reports the suspect in a shooting that killed 18 people has been found dead.

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Going undercover to reveal people smugglers' sales tactics

They say their routes from Pakistan are “safe”, with one claiming “hundreds” are transported daily.

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Fisherman missing for two weeks found in raft and ate salmon to survive

The man caught and ate a salmon to survive after nearly two weeks floating in the frigid Pacific Ocean.

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Israel angrily dismisses UN truce resolution on Gaza

The UN General Assembly has called for an immediate humanitarian truce between Israel and Hamas.

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After a year of Elon Musk, what's next for X?

How the billionaire's purchase of Twitter has changed the platform and what the future may hold.

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Mahua Moitra: The firebrand Indian MP in ‘cash-for-query’ scandal

Mahua Moitra is known to ask tough questions to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government.

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Israel Gaza: EU leaders set to back humanitarian pauses

Thursday's summit is overshadowed by Hamas's war with Israel and a failure to project a united front.

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UAW strike: Ford and union agree 'tentative' deal to end strike

The deal would be the first settlement of strikes by 45,000 workers against the 'Big three' US car makers.

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Jamaal Bowman: US Democrat US lawmaker charged over false Capitol fire alarm

Rep Jamaal Bowman is expected to plead guilty and pay a fine for the misdemeanour charge.

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The chaotic search for Speaker... recapped in 120 seconds

Mike Johnson has been voted the new House leader. But for the divided GOP, it was not easy to get here.

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Richard Roundtree: Shaft lead actor dies at 81

Roundtree was seen as a ground-breaking player with his portrayal of detective John Shaft.

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Mexico braces for 'extremely dangerous' Hurricane Otis

US meteorologists warn of a "potentially catastrophic" storm Otis when it makes landfall in southern Mexico.

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Big banks linked to products with pangolin and leopard parts

The companies include UK multinationals such as HSBC, Prudential, and Legal & General.

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Black models boycott Melbourne fashion week citing racism

They hope the stance will draw attention to mistreatment they say black models experience in Australia's industry.

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Coyote gets chased through airport tarmac in Los Angeles

The unexpected visitor led airport authorities on a comical and high-speed chase across the runway.

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Atlanta woman returns from holiday to demolished home

The Atlanta resident's house was mistakenly torn down by a demolition company with the wrong address.

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Foxconn: Taiwan-based iPhone-maker investigated by China

Chinese state media reports some of the Taiwan-based firm's mainland operations are being investigated.

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Argentina presidential election: Javier Milei and Sergio Massa head for run-off vote

Partial results from Sunday's election suggest the country will have to vote again next month.

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Mohamed Muizzu: The Maldives' new president wants India out

In an exclusive interview, Dr Mohamed Muizzu tells the BBC he wants all Indian troops removed.

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Mario v Sonic: Rivals launch similar games in same week

It is the first time for more than 30 years that the two rivals have released games in the same week.

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Ukraine fears drone shortages due to China restrictions

Volunteers in Ukraine say it is harder to access Chinese-made drone parts after Beijing clamped down.

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Pepper X: Eating world's hottest pepper was euphoric, says creator

Ed Currie describes eating peppers "all day long", and his record-breaking feat.

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Google Pixel’s face-altering photo tool sparks AI manipulation debate

A new breed of smartphone tools are raising fresh questions about what it means to photograph reality.

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Nawaz Sharif: The Pakistan army’s one-time arch-rival returns

Nawaz Sharif, toppled in a coup and later jailed for corruption, is flying home to fight elections.

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Palestinians under attack as settler violence surges in the West Bank

Palestinian families say they have been intimidated and displaced in the wake of Hamas's attack on Israel.

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Residents leave as tension grows at Israel-Lebanon border

Fears fighting could erupt between Hezbollah and Israel are seeing communities on both sides evacuate.

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Niger junta say ousted president Mohamed Bazoum tried to escape

Mohamed Bazoum tried to flee in the night with his family, cooks and security, the military say.

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Israel Gaza: Community frozen as Hamas atrocities continue to emerge

Israeli communities are struggling as bodies continue to be found after Hamas attacked on 7 October.

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China has sharply expanded nuclear arsenal, US says

Beijing now possesses some 500 operational nuclear warheads, a new Pentagon report says.

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Nvidia and iPhone maker Foxconn to build "AI factories"

This comes as the US announced plans to cut off more exports of advanced chips to China, in a blow to Nvidia.

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Threats fly as Jim Jordan's bid to be US House Speaker turns ugly

One lawmaker received "a barrage of threatening calls". Another says his wife received anonymous texts.

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Conor McGregor won't face charges after sexual assault claim

Prosecutors drop their inquiry into a woman's allegation the UFC fighter attacked her at a Miami arena.

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Twitter glitch allows CIA informant channel to be hijacked

US spies and informants could have been directed to hostile nations through a CIA mistake made on X.

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Jordan loses first round of House Speaker vote

The Trump ally postpones plans for another vote as holdouts to his bid for the speakership dig in.

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Alec Baldwin could face new charge in Rust shooting, citing 'additional facts'

A grand jury will be asked to consider "additional facts" in the on-set shooting, prosecutors say.

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Family seeks answers after Israel kidnap live-stream horror

One man is trying to piece together what happened to loved ones based on live streams made by Hamas.

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EU parliamentarians make accidental stop at Disneyland

They are meant to be going to Strasbourg but a signalling error takes them to the theme park instead.

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Putin in China aiming to strengthen anti-West coalition

Russian President Vladimir Putin makes a rare overseas trip to visit his most important ally.

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French hotel spent €1,500 getting rid of bedbugs

It's crucial to catch a bedbug outbreak early, and firms are turning to tech to achieve this.

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Israel Gaza war: Missiles soar above Tel Aviv as sirens sound

Hamas say they fired a "barrage of rockets" at Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.

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Same-sex marriage: The lesbian activist seeking equal rights in India

Maya Sharma doesn't believe in marriage but has petitioned India's Supreme Court to legalise same-sex union.

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Daniel Noboa elected Ecuador's youngest president

Mr Noboa will be sworn in on 25 November after beating Luisa González in the second round of voting.

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Boy, 6, killed in anti-Muslim attack, say US police

Police in Illinois link the killing of a boy and injuries to a woman to the ongoing Israel-Gaza war.

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Who's behind Israel-Gaza disinformation and hate online?

How false claims, conspiracy theories and hateful content shapes the general public's view of the war.

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Annular Solar eclipse 2023: Ring of fire sweeps over Americas

The annular solar eclipse crossed North, Central, and South America on Saturday.

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Louise Glück, poet and Nobel laureate, dies at 80

Glück won a Nobel in 2020 and was the first American poet to win the prize since TS Eliot in 1948.

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BBC show is a 'lifeline' for Afghan girls, UN says

Girls barred from the classroom by the Taliban government are using a BBC programme to learn in secret.

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BBC journalists held at gunpoint by Israeli police

A BBC Arabic team was driving to back to a hotel when they were stopped and dragged from their car.

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Three ways Republican House Speaker chaos ends on Capitol Hill

It is unclear who embattled House Republicans will nominate to become the next Speaker.

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Israel targets Hamas’s labyrinth of tunnels under Gaza

Palestinian militants are thought to have built hundreds of kilometres of tunnels underneath Gaza.

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Steve Scalise drops out of US Speaker race

The Republican lawmaker failed to gain enough votes to secure an overall majority in the chamber.

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Journalist fined for using swear word to insult Italian PM

Roberto Saviano's comments were made in relation to Italian leader Giorgia Meloni's views on migration.

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Scalise: Five things to know about US House Speaker hopeful

The Representative from Louisiana has quickly risen through the ranks of House Republicans.

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Hiding at home, blinded and choked by dust - life in Gaza

A journalist films a video diary evacuating from house to house showing the extreme level of dust from air strikes.

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8,700 workers down tools at Ford's biggest plant

The move is a sharp escalation of the union's ongoing strike against Ford, General Motors and Stellantis.

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Disney 100: Animation boss Jennifer Lee says strike could halt production

The director of Frozen warns strikes may hit Disney animation production by the end of this year.

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Kenyan publisher recalls book after uproar over Prophet Muhammad image

Muslims complained it was blasphemous to ask students to colour in a picture of the Islamic prophet.

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Lyse Doucet moves to safety during live Israel report

The BBC's chief international correspondent was told to move while broadcasting in Ashkelon, southern Israel.

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Australian Cheng Lei freed from China detention

The journalist has arrived home in Melbourne, three years after she was imprisoned by Chinese authorities.

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EU warns Elon Musk 'disinformation' is spreading on X after Hamas attack

The EU has written to Elon Musk warning him that the platform is being used to spread illegal content.

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Afghanistan hit by second earthquake in days

More than 1,000 people have already died following Saturday's 6.3 magnitude quake.

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Birkenstock: Once-uncool sandal maker now worth billions

As the German sandal maker lists publicly, are the best days of the centuries-old brand behind it?

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Pakistan cricket reporter quits India after backlash

ICC said Zainab Abbas left India for personal reasons amid local media claims she was forced to go.

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Myanmar: 29 killed in artillery strike on camp for displaced people

The ruling military junta has been accused of carrying out the strike.

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Man who crashed car into China embassy shot dead in US

A police statement said the unidentified man was shot and killed after officers arrived at the scene.

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How to make cars less dangerous for pedestrians

New rules and tech could make cars safer for vulnerable road users like pedestrians and cyclists.

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President Joe Biden's foreign policy upended by Hamas attack

Fears of a wider conflict and a possible distraction from the war in Ukraine could influence the White House.

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Sikkim: Deadly Indian glacial lake flash flood exposes lack of warning system

After deadly flash floods in Sikkim, experts question why an early warning system was not in place.

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Israel attack: 12 Thai nationals killed, 11 kidnapped

The workers were killed in an attack by Hamas militants, who took others hostage.

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Gaza hospital deluged as Israel retaliation kills and wounds hundreds

A BBC reporter in Gaza says there is almost no power and hospitals are overrun after Israeli air strikes.

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Kiptum shatters marathon record and moves within reach of two-hour mark

Kenyan Kelvin Kiptum shatters the men's marathon world record in Chicago as he beats compatriot Eliud Kipchoge's previous mark by more than 30 seconds.

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Oil prices rally on fear of Middle East supply disruptions

West Texas Intermediate and Brent crude prices jumped by 4% in Asian trading.

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Five female MCs who changed hip-hop? Eve makes her choice

The history of hip-hop is dominated by men but a new BBC documentary sets out to correct the record.

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Loud explosion heard in Gaza halts BBC journalist's on air report

Rushdi Abu Alouf was speaking to the BBC News Channel when a loud explosion was heard.

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Mali crisis: Life in Timbuktu and Gao under siege by Islamist fighters

Al-Qaeda-linked militants have blockaded cities as government forces fight Tuareg separatist groups for control of Northern Mali.

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Lokassa ya Mbongo: Family's pain as Congo star lies unburied for seven months

Legendary guitarist Lokassa ya Mbongo's family say they have been unable to give him a "worthy" send-off.

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Israel faces 'long, difficult war' after Hamas attack from Gaza

Militants are still fighting in Israel, says the military, after an unprecedented Hamas attack.

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Ukraine dam: Rebuilding shattered lives after Ukraine’s dam collapse

Despite water shortages, losing loved ones, homes and crops, people affected by the collapse of Ukraine's Kakhovka dam are determined to rebuild.

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US Speaker race a choice between chaos and convention

Both Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan are staunch conservatives - but have wildly different styles.

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Can India cricketers win World Cup for a billion fans?

They are playing at home which could be an advantage but also a pressure point, writes Suresh Menon.

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Regulator sues Musk to force testimony in X probe

Musk accused the Securities and Exchange Commission of "harassment" in the two sides' latest battle.

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Biden faces bipartisan attacks over new border wall

US officials say they are legally obligated to move ahead with a new section of the southern border wall.

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How Ghana's central bank lost $5bn in one year

The country's economic crisis has sparked protests and led to calls for the bank's boss to resign.

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The mysteries of a mass graveyard of early Indians

Around 500 ancient graves have been found in an Indian village. How significant is this discovery?

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Africa's week in pictures: 29 September-5 October 2023

A selection of the best photos from the African continent and beyond.

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India-Canada tensions: Punjabi hip-hop stars hit by row over Sikh separatism

Punjabi musicians fear they will be caught in the middle of rising tensions between India and Canada.

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AI: Voice cloning tech emerges in Sudan civil war

Evidence suggests voice cloning tools were used to impersonate the ex-president of Sudan on TikTok.

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Grimes challenges Elon Musk for parental rights in court

Tech mogul Elon Musk and 35-year-old Canadian singer Grimes have three children together.

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Bears, birds and kangaroos: Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards

A selection of finalists in this year's Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2023.

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Boat carrying 280 migrants lands in Canary Islands

It is thought to be the largest number of people ever to arrive in the Spanish archipelago in one go.

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How Kevin McCarthy lost political cage fight with arch-enemy Matt Gaetz

At times it seemed like the Florida rebel versus the rest of the Republican party as he brought down the Speaker.

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US sanctions Chinese firms in crackdown on fentanyl supply chain

The move is part of efforts to target the supply chain of the drug amid the opioid crisis in the US.

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Australian towns battle fire and flood back to back

The nation has reeled from disaster to disaster in recent years, as it feels the effects of climate change.

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India-China feud keeps international planes out of Nepal airport

Nepal has spent millions constructing a new airport in hopes of boosting tourism - but no-one is coming.

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Shavkat Mirziyoyev: Why is reformist Uzbek leader arresting bloggers?

Shavkat Mirziyoyev came into power promising to bring in an era of free speech.

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Ukraine war: Burger King still open in Russia despite pledge to exit

The owner of the fast-food brand says there are "no new updates" on its pledge to leave Russia.

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China Belt and Road: Indonesia opens Whoosh high-speed railway

The project under Belt and Road links the capital Jakarta with the economic hub of Bandung.

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Why government shutdowns seem to only happen in US

Government shutdowns have become a frequent - and protracted - uniquely American problem.

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Gabon's predators on the pitch: Inside a paedophile football scandal

BBC Africa Eye speaks to more than 30 witnesses about a network of abuse that continued for decades.

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Jamaal Bowman: Democrat denies setting off fire alarm to stall spending vote

Republicans have accused Jamaal Bowman of trying to delay a vote on avoiding the government shutdown.

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Rouen fire: Major fire breaks out in French city

A huge fire tears through two disused buildings in the French city, with flames and smoke rising high into the sky.

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Ethnic Armenian journalist reports from refugee traffic jam

Siranush Sargsyan explains what the situation is like in Nagorno-Karabakh as thousands of people flee.

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