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French authorities have ordered the evacuation of the entirety of the Cap Ferret peninsula on the south-west coast, with hundreds of people escaping the area by boat. Tens of thousands of people are being evacuated from the tourism destination west of Bordeaux, as firefighters continue to battle wildfires that have raged in the Gironde region […]

Iran says it has carried out drone strikes on US military facilities and bases across the Middle East in retaliation for the 13th consecutive night of American attacks on the country. Explosions were reported along Iran’s Gulf coast, and in western, northern and central areas. Four people were killed and five injured in an attack […]

The chairman of corporate giant SK Group has been ordered by a South Korean court to pay his ex-wife 944bn won (£483m; $644m) in a case that local media has called the “divorce of the century“. The award, which still needs to be finalised, is below the initial 1.38tn won that chairman Chey Tae-won was […]

In India, tens of thousands of Gen Z protesters have taken to the streets of the capital Delhi and other cities, calling for the resignation of the country’s education minister. Starting as a satirical online movement just a couple of months ago, the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) is now one of India’s most visible youth […]

Families in Venezuela are still searching for the remains of their loved ones, lost amid the rubble of flattened apartment buildings that line the coast of La Guaira, the region worst-hit by twin earthquakes on 24 June. Government officials say the death toll has surpassed 5,300, though estimates of the number still missing could be […]

A driver dressed as Spider-Man was seen helping a man in a wheelchair cross a busy road in the US. Christopher Hellenthal was on his way back from a superhero-themed event and jumped in to help moments before the lights at the junction changed. The Jonesboro Police Department, in the state of Arkansas, shared the […]

The US is imposing new tariffs on around 60 trading partners accounting for the vast majority of its imports over claims they failed to properly stop forced labour. The duties, ranging from 10% to 12.5%, target key economic partners – including the UK, China, EU, Canada, Japan and India. They come in on Friday, as […]

“There is deep economic dissatisfaction and distress, which has translated into a lack of hope about the future,” Aiyar says. “This could reflect growing exhaustion with a government that has been in power for a long time. Its failure to deliver on the promises it built its reputation on may have reached a tipping point.” […]

This is foremost in the minds of the adoptive parents in Singapore taking care of the babies. For months they have been on tenterhooks, waiting to find out whether they will get to keep their children. Speaking to the BBC after the verdict, David, the Singaporean parent whom we interviewed previously, said he wanted both […]

Japan’s prime minister Sanae Takaichi revealed in a post on X that she survives on zero to three hours of sleep per night, and people are reacting. The BBC’s Tokyo correspondent Kurumi Mori explains how this has sparked conversation about Japan’s work culture.