International

By: BBC Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has pledged to closely monitor the causes of two high-speed trains colliding in southern Spain, an accident that killed at least 40 people, as rescuers continue to examine the remains of the trains. After visiting the crash site, Sánchez also declared three days …

By: AGENCIES Pakistan’s press corps ended 2025 working under a tightening squeeze, as newsrooms reported rising censorship, intimidation and financial pressure that critics say is reshaping what the public can read, watch and hear. A new assessment by the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE), contained in its Media Freedom …

China’s top industry regulator has announced plans to intensify support for emerging and future industries in 2026, while ensuring steady growth of the broader industrial economy. This year is seen as critical for a strong start to the nation’s 15th Five-Year Plan (2026–2030), the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology …

US President Donald Trump has suspended the Diversity Visa program, also known as the green card lottery. This comes after Claudio Neves Valente, a Portuguese national who entered the U.S. through legal permanent residence, was linked to shootings at Brown University and MIT that left three dead and nine injured.

At least seven people were killed after a small aircraft crashed while attempting an emergency landing in central Mexico on Monday, authorities said. Mexico State Civil Protection Coordinator Adrián Hernández said the accident occurred in San Mateo Atenco, an industrial area about five kilometres from Toluca Airport and roughly 50 …

Russia announced on Friday that it is considering a full ban on the popular messaging app WhatsApp, accusing it of failing to prevent criminal activity, and encouraged its millions of users to switch to domestic alternatives. Meta, the US tech company that owns WhatsApp, responded by saying the move is …

By: BBC More than 600,000 people in the Kyiv region of Ukraine are without power after an overnight Russian attack, officials say. Ukraine’s energy ministry said more than 500,000 of these were in the capital itself, with the rest in the surrounding region. It attributed the power losses to missile …

Apple has confirmed that it has removed two popular same-sex dating apps in China – Blued and Finka – from the country’s app download area following an order from authorities. “We comply with the laws of the countries in which we operate. In accordance with the order from the Internet …

Donald Trump has threatened legal action against the BBC, following criticism over how his speech was edited and used in a Panorama article. His legal team has given the BBC a deadline of November 14 to “completely remove” the article “in the interests of justice” – or face a lawsuit …

Australian scientists have discovered a new species of native bee with a small hornet – and named it the devil. Researchers discovered the ‘Megachile Lucifer’ bee while observing a rare wildflower that grows exclusively in the Goldfields region of Western Australia, 470km (292mi) east of Perth. “The bee’s horns” are …