Top World News
BBC leaders to face lawmakers' grilling over its standards after Trump threatened to sue
The BBC's chairman and other senior leaders will face tough questions on its editorial standards from lawmakers on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to file a billion-dollar lawsuit over a misleading edit of his speech.
Man arrested in Tokyo on suspicion of stealing a car and then hitting 11 people, killing 1
A man driving a stolen car struck 11 people in Tokyo on Monday, killing one man in his 80s on a pedestrian walkway, police said.
Volcano erupts in northern Ethiopia, sending ash plumes toward Yemen and Oman
A volcano has erupted in northern Ethiopia, sending ash plumes across the Red Sea toward Yemen and Oman
Several top Israeli military leaders sacked after failures of Oct. 7
Israel's top general on Sunday announced that several senior Israel Defense Forces officers would be dismissed from the military over their roles in the failures of Oct. 7, 2023, when Hamas militants launched an attack into southern Israel that resulted in the deaths of some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and more than 250 others taken hostage.
Thai woman found alive in coffin after being brought in for cremation
A woman in Thailand shocked temple staff when she started moving in her coffin after being brought in for cremation
14 people killed near Congo’s capital as violence over land intensifies
A military official reports that an attack on a village in western Congo has left 14 people dead
Guatemalan woman's body returned home after fatal shooting in Indiana
The body of María Florinda Ríos Pérez, a Guatemalan woman killed in Indiana, has been returned to her native country
Death toll climbs in Southeast Asia as heavy rains cause floods and landslides
Heavy rains have caused deadly flooding and landslides in Southeast Asia
Philippine pres. refuses to discuss family matters after sister's drug allegation
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has refused to respond to an allegation by his estranged sister that he has been a longtime drug addict whose cocaine dependence has undermined his governance
European officials welcome progress in talks on US proposals to end Russia-Ukraine war
European officials have welcomed progress in talks between U.S. and Ukrainian officials in Geneva on U.S. peace proposals seen as heavily favoring Russia after its invasion of Ukraine
Suicide bombers strike security force headquarters in Pakistan, killing 3
Police say two suicide bombers have attacked the headquarters of a security force in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least three officers and wounding 11 others
Optimism ahead of pope's visit to Turkey
Pope Leo XIV is set to embark on his first trip abroad with a visit to Turkey, marking a key event in Catholic and Orthodox Christianity
