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Tasia Fortune: Arrest made over the death of black woman found hanged from tree

12 September, 2026

Warning: This story contains distressing detailsPolice in the US state of Mississippi have made their first arrest in the case of a black woman found dead and hanged from a tree, and say they could soon take more people into custody.Tasia Fortune’s body was found in the lot of an abandoned home in Jackson in

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Lightning Houthi advance in Yemen may bring dangerous new dimension to Iran war

12 September, 2026

“Now that they are there, they’re going to be entrenched,” Hisham al-Omeisi, senior analyst at the Brussels-based European Institute of Peace, told the BBC. “And it’s going to be a lot more costly to push them out.”Of course, the Houthis are not alone. They enjoy the backing of Iran, support that has become even more

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Houthis claim major advance in Yemen and tighten grip on Red Sea shipping lane

12 September, 2026

On Friday, Yemeni pro-government forces withdrew from Perim (also known as Mayyun). Witnesses and news agencies reported that Houthi forces moved on to the island.The Houthis later issued a statement, saying that their military operation to expel Saudi-backed forces had been a “success” and that “maritime navigation is safe for all companies except for Saudi

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Hong Kong’s Tiananmen activists sentenced to up to seven years in prison

11 September, 2026

Three Hong Kong activists who organised annual vigils commemorating Beijing’s 1989 crackdown on Tiananmen Square protests have been handed prison sentences of up to seven years.Lee Cheuk-yan, 69, and Chow Hang-tung, 41, were convicted last month of inciting others to subvert state power, under the city’s controversial national security law. A third defendant, Albert Ho,

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Thai abbot arrested in $3 million embezzlement scandal

11 September, 2026

Thai police have arrested a Buddhist monk on suspicion of embezzling 100 million baht ($3m; £2.2m) from his monastery, along with a suspected female accomplice he was filmed having sex with.Phra Wachirayan Wi, a former abbot at the prominent 14th-Century Wat Phutthaisawan in the ancient capital of Ayutthaya, allegedly pocketed donations meant for the temple

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Israel says it has destroyed major underground Hezbollah base

11 September, 2026

Israel’s military says it has destroyed a large underground complex operated by Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. It said it used more than 1,000 tonnes of explosives to destroy two tunnels spanning more than 2km (1.2 miles) beneath the Ali Taher Ridge. The blast triggered seismic activity equivalent to a magnitude 4.1 earthquake, according to the

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Black Axe in South Africa: Six Nigerians Nigerians accused of romance scams to be extradited to the US

11 September, 2026

Black Axe is a shadowy criminal network known for its extreme violence and operates across Africa, Europe and North America.A BBC Eye investigation in 2021 suggested that the syndicate had become one of the most far-reaching and dangerous organised crime groups in the world.Nigeria is its main recruitment ground and many of its members are

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Princess Diana’s ‘revenge dress’ goes up for auction

11 September, 2026

A dress worn by Princess Diana to a party in London hours after a documentary was televised in which the then-Prince Charles admitted to committing adultery during their marriage is going up for auction.Her dramatic arrival at the Serpentine Gallery in 1994 in a custom-made black silk evening dress by designer Christina Stambolian became an

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‘Islam is being hijacked’: Brother of Muslim first responder killed in 9/11

11 September, 2026

This year’s 25th anniversary of the September 11th attacks has become embroiled in divisive politics. There are controversial calls for the city’s first Muslim Mayor to sit out the commemorative event, including from Rudy Giuliani who was New York’s mayor on the morning of 9/11.Mayor Zohran Mamdani has said he will attend and his focus

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Yemen’s Houthis reportedly seize strategic Red Sea port of Mokha

11 September, 2026

Mokha residents said Houthi fighters moved into the city after fierce clashes with pro-government forces on Wednesday night, prompting many families to flee their homes.”The takeover came without warning. Panic spread throughout the area, forcing people to flee amid distressing scenes of injured people lying in the streets with no-one there to help them,” one

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More than 20 children killed in DR Congo school fire

11 September, 2026

At least 24 schoolchildren have died in a stampede as they tried to flee a fire that engulfed two schools in rebel-held Bukavu in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, officials there have said.Adults are also reported to have died in the fire and there are fears that the death toll could rise further in

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Swiss Alps coach crash kills several people, local police say

11 September, 2026

A tourist coach has crashed in the south-eastern Swiss Alps, leaving several people dead and several injured, local police say.The bus overturned between Susch and Zernez in the Graubünden – also known as Grisons – region late on Thursday afternoon.A large team of rescuers equipped with several helicopters was deployed to the scene.Some 48 Dutch

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Man jailed after threatening to kill son’s teacher in French village

11 September, 2026

A man has been given a six-month jail term in France after he threatened to kill a female primary school teacher who had disciplined his son at a village primary school.He was sentenced after a fast-track hearing on Thursday, six days after the events unfolded in Le Fauga, a village with a population of about

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New technology may bring more 9/11 victims’ families closure

10 September, 2026

Efforts to identify victims have been complicated by a number of factors.Human remains were damaged in the plane crashes and fires caused by jet fuel, meaning the office had only portions of victims for DNA samples, Soler said.Scauso added that because of the timing of the attacks, many firefighters were changing shifts, but some stayed

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Iran war won’t end until after US midterm elections, says Trump

10 September, 2026

US President Donald Trump has said he does not think the Iran war will end until after November’s midterm elections, adding that oil prices will not come down until then.”I think the war’s going to end immediately after the election because they can’t hold out any longer,” Trump said of Iran’s leaders on Wednesday.He made

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Uganda’s King Oyo death: Royal family rejects UBC presenter Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma as the new monarch

10 September, 2026

The existence of Oyo’s son was first publicly revealed in the days after the king’s death by President Museveni, who said he had been told about the young boy by the queen mother.No other details have officially been disclosed, and he had not previously been presented as Oyo’s heir.The disagreement has exposed the complicated way

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‘Significant casualties’ after fire erupts on cargo ship in Qingdao, eastern China

10 September, 2026

A fire has broken out on a foreign-flagged cargo ship docked at an eastern Chinese port, causing heavy casualties, according to state media.President Xi Jinping called for urgent search and rescue efforts and a swift investigation.Premier Li Qiang called for “trapped” people to be rescued and stressed the need to “prevent secondary disasters”.The vessel was

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Trump says every adult American would get $5,000 if Republicans win midterms

10 September, 2026

US President Donald Trump says he would offer every adult American a $5,000 (£3,700) payout if Republicans win both chambers of Congress in November’s midterm elections – a plan that would cost more than a trillion dollars.The controversial offer was made in a speech at the party’s first-ever convention in the middle of a US

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Russia outpacing Ukraine’s air defences with daily use of new jet-powered drones

10 September, 2026

Russia fired its new rapid, jet-powered drones against Ukraine every day throughout August, BBC Verify analysis of Ukrainian Air Force data has found, escalating its use of a weapon that Kyiv’s air defences are struggling to deal with.It marked the first time that daily attacks by Moscow’s new upgraded Geran drones were recorded in Ukrainian

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Nuclear watchdog refers Iran to UN Security Council over ‘non-compliance’

10 September, 2026

The UN nuclear watchdog has referred Iran to the Security Council for “non-compliance” with its obligations under the non-proliferation treaty – the first such move in 20 years.The board of governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) passed a resolution at a meeting in Vienna.It cites a lack of information on Iran’s nuclear material

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Spanish intelligence warned of Ceuta mass crossing plans before surge

10 September, 2026

Spanish intelligence services warned of social media calls for a mass migrant crossing into Ceuta the day before tens of thousands of people entered the territory, newly released government documents show.The revelations emerged in documents declassified by the Spanish government amid accusations it failed to give the full story of the migrant influx.On 29 July,

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BBC visits West Bank village in area earmarked by Israel for settlement

10 September, 2026

UK sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank have triggered a series of Israeli counter-measures against UK nationals and organisations.The sanctions came after Israel opened up tenders for the construction of settlement homes in the strategically important so-called E1 area east of Jerusalem, plans that have drawn widespread international condemnation.The development would

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Russia and Ukraine exchange strikes as two killed at Moldova border

10 September, 2026

Two people died when Russian drones hit a border crossing between Ukraine and Moldova, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said.The Starokozache crossing was shut after the overnight attack. Images from the scene show several burnt-out cars amid the debris.In Kyiv, a woman was killed and 14 people, including two children, were injured after a Russian

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Google to fund Finnish AI with €13bn investment and nuclear power pact

9 September, 2026

Google will buy up to half the electricity produced by one of Finland’s nuclear power plants as part of a record €13bn (£11bn; $15bn) investment in the country’s AI infrastructure, the company announced.The US tech giant said the package would fund three new data centres, expand an existing site and support energy projects to power

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