Mangione admits killing healthcare CEO and pleads guilty to federal charges

14. Aug. 2026, 19:20

"I shot Mr Thompson in Manhattan and he died," the 28-year-old said after pleading guilty to charges of stalking resulting in death.

At least 14 dead after 7.7-magnitude earthquake strikes Indonesia

15. Aug. 2026, 06:21

The earthquake struck off Flores island in the country's east early on Saturday morning.

US aircraft carrier on way to relieve USS Lincoln after issues reported aboard

14. Aug. 2026, 17:36

Thousands of sailors on the Lincoln have reportedly faced food shortages and broken plumbing, with some considering jumping overboard.

Builders unearth €9m gold stash sealed in walls of Belgian property

14. Aug. 2026, 13:18

Construction workers found the stash in the walls of a cellar while drilling to lay sewage pipes.

BBC seeks to subpoena Trump's family members in Panorama lawsuit

15. Aug. 2026, 00:01

The BBC's lawyers argue Trump's family members "have personal knowledge" of his intentions in the speech he gave outside the US Capitol on 6 January 2021.

Afghan women tell the BBC their lives are unrecognisable after five years of Taliban rule

14. Aug. 2026, 18:25

Women across the country speak of public floggings, losing their jobs, and barriers to healthcare that endanger lives.

Instagram accounts fuelling Ceuta crisis with paid advice for help to cross

14. Aug. 2026, 12:19

BBC's Top Comment podcast has found a network of Instagram profiles glamourising the swim around the Morocco-Ceuta border fence.

Activists try to deliver aid to Palestinians in homes besieged by Israeli settlers

14. Aug. 2026, 17:03

Two families have been trapped in their homes in the occupied West Bank for several days.