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About 80 people are confirmed to have died after a migrant boat got into difficulty off the coast of Gran Canaria, Spain’s Maritime Rescue organisation has said. Some 128 people were reported to have previously been on the vessel when emergency responders were called out on Wednesday. The rescuers reached …

Kenya’s President William Ruto has ordered a crackdown on foreigners operating small-scale businesses, saying local traders and hawkers need to be protected. His announcement comes amid growing debate about the increasing number of African migrants involved in Kenya’s vast informal economy. “From next week, all [foreign] traders doing those small …

Gloria Steinem, who became a face of the women’s liberation movement in the US, has died, aged 92, her foundation says. In a post on Instagram, it said she “passed away peacefully” at her home in New York City, “surrounded by many who loved her”. Steinem, who was a writer …

A man struck by lightning as he was walking down the street in Staten Island, United States, has described the experience as “horrific”. Thomas Fahmy said he had been walking to the dentist on 27 August when he saw “a bright white flash” and instantly fell to the ground. “I’ve …

Police in Sydney are investigating a second possible mistaken identity killing at the hands of organised crime in less than 48 hours. About 15:15 local time on Wednesday, emergency services rushed to a home in Merrylands West after reports a man in his 40s had been targeted in a drive-by …

US President Donald Trump has made another addition to the White House: a helipad. The facility is the first dedicated landing pad at the White House. The project’s completion comes after the Supreme Court allowed the president to continue construction of the $400m (£297m) ballroom project. The BBC’s Bernd Debusmann …

US President Donald Trump has made another addition to the White House: a helipad. The facility is the first dedicated landing pad at the White House. The project’s completion comes after the Supreme Court allowed the president to continue construction of the $400m (£297m) ballroom project. The BBC’s Bernd Debusmann …

The world has entered a “danger zone of extreme weather” as the impacts of El Niño start to be felt globally, UN head António Guterres has warned. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has released the latest data on the natural weather phenomenon showing it could be the strongest for more …

Conversation over the pounding music was challenging. One older crew member told us they really needed the break. “The news says we’ve been at sea for nine months. To be honest I’ve lost track of time”, he said. “It got boring. It’s never big enough on board. It’s big but …

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Thousands of people have protested in cities across Spain over the government’s handling of the influx of migrants to the Spanish exclave of Ceuta on the north African coast. Spanish opposition parties accuse Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of abandoning the residents of Ceuta, while the government says right-wing parties are …

The Dutch central bank (DNB) has confirmed that billions of dollars in gold has been taken out of north America and relocated to London, citing “increasing geopolitical unrest”. DNB said on Wednesday that 86 tonnes of gold had been removed from the US and Canada in a complex operation that …

For a second time in two days, jurors in the trial of Lindsay Clancy told the judge they could not agree on a verdict. Clancy is a 36-year-old Massachusetts mother and former labour and delivery nurse who is on trial for the murder of her three young children in 2023. …

A Maltese businessman on trial over the murder of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia has been acquitted. Yorgen Fenech, 44, was accused of complicity in her murder and criminal association to commit murder. He denied all the charges. In 2022, brothers George and Alfred Degiorgio were jailed for 40 years …

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A pistol found in a lake in France is being analysed for possible links to the unsolved killings of three British family members and a French cyclist in the Alps, prosecutors have said. The weapon was found in Lake Annecy, eastern France, not far from where Saad al Hilli, 50, …

People living in Ceuta have appealed for calm ahead of migrant protests planned across Spain on Wednesday evening. The demonstrations, due to be held in major cities including the capital Madrid, coincide with Ceuta Day, a holiday celebrating the Spanish territory in North Africa. Nearly five weeks ago, around 72,000 …

After the catastrophic flash floods along the Nepal-Tibet border a week ago, more than 1,000 people have died and nearly 4,000 more are missing, according to Nepal’s disaster agency. The BBC has travelled to the district of Betrawati in Nepal, as some people return to their homes to see the …

But look what’s happening elsewhere in Europe. Germany now says Russia was responsible for last month’s drone attack at Leipzig airport. Putin accused Germany of “planting the evidence”. But German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt described “the well-established pattern of Russian hybrid operations in Europe”. Could such “operations” now be stepped …