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Prime Minister Andy Burnham welcomed President Volodymyr Zelensky to Downing Street on Wednesday, as the Ukrainian leader looks to shore up his European allies five years into Russia’s war on Ukraine. Burnham told Zelensky that Britain “would forever stand by you” and that he was accelerating the delivery of air defences to Ukraine. Burnham previously […]

New legislation is being tabled in Australia’s parliament today to force big tech to allow users to switch off algorithms which send them recommended content – but it’s not the first country to try. The BBC’s Tiffanie Turnbull in Sydney explains what is being proposed.

The 40-year-old Kenyan man who died on 5 October was diagnosed with Ebola shortly after being admitted to hospital in the capital, Nairobi. A relative had taken him there shortly after picking him up at the airport. He had travelled from DR Congo, through Uganda to Kenya without his illness being detected. Since his death, […]

Alfozan had been employed as an engineer by OpenAI since July 2025. The complaint said he was educated in the US and has been a legal permanent resident since 2020. He was arrested by the FBI on 9 October and his contract with OpenAI has been terminated. Alfozan’s lawyer William Pernik told the BBC: “Like […]

Pope Leo XIV’s recovery from surgery to remove a lower lobe of his lung is “progressing as expected”, his doctors have said. The 71-year-old pontiff has started to walk and has “resumed a normal diet” following the roughly 90-minute procedure, the medics said in an update shared by the Vatican. The Pope was diagnosed with […]

Australia has been awarded its first Michelin stars, with 11 restaurants in the state of South Australia receiving the distinction. Magill Estate Restaurant in Adelaide was the only venue to receive two stars, while 10 others were awarded one star each. South Australia’s government paid for incognito inspectors to visit the state, according to national […]

Pope Leo XIV has been diagnosed with lung cancer but had a successful surgery to remove part of his right lung, the Vatican has confirmed. The Pope, 71, underwent a 90-minute surgery on Tuesday at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, where he is expected to stay for about a week. BBC Southern and Eastern Europe Correspondent Sarah […]

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said it is his job to “repair bridges” between Ukraine and the United States, ahead of a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky at Downing Street. It comes after President Donald Trump said he had struck a deal with Moscow to import Russian diesel. Asked about Trump’s move during Prime Minister’s […]