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- Friday, 1 August 2025
Flooding prompts state of emergency across parts of NY and NJ
Severe storms and flooding hitting areas of the East Coast have prompted a state of emergency across New York...
- Thursday, 31 July 2025
Huge stick insect discovered in Australia
A researcher at an Australian university has discovered a new "supersized" species of stick insect in a remote rainforest...
- Thursday, 31 July 2025
Major earthquake off Russia triggers tsunami warnings
A powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off Russia's far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula at about 11:25 local time on Wednesday.Tsunami...
- Wednesday, 30 July 2025
Fighter jet swerves dramatically to avoid birds near packed beach
This is the moment a Spanish fighter jet was forced to perform an evasive manoeuvre during an air show...
- Wednesday, 30 July 2025
Plan to recognise Palestinian state a big change for British foreign policy
The BBC's International editor, Jeremy Bowen, described the UK's plans to recognise a Palestinian state as a "big change...
- Wednesday, 30 July 2025
BBC visits Beijing region hit by deadly flood
At least 30 people have died in Beijing as northern China experiences days of heavy rain and flooding. The...
- Wednesday, 30 July 2025
People rescued from a nursing home and flooded streets in China
Rescue workers were deployed to help dozens of residents of a Beijing nursing home in chest-high water. At least...
- Wednesday, 30 July 2025
Four killed in Manhattan shooting
Four people have been killed in a shooting in the centre of New York City, after a lone shooter...
- Monday, 28 July 2025
Southern European heatwave fans multiple wildfires
Greece and Turkey are among the countries battling wildfires as temperatures spike in southern Europe. It reached 42.4C in...
- Monday, 28 July 2025
Passengers use emergency slides to flee plane fire at Denver airport
An American Airlines flight was evacuated at Denver International Airport on 26 July after it suffered "a mechanical issue"...
