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Meta and TikTok let harmful content rise after evidence outrage drove engagement, say whistleblowers

16. März 2026, 06:10

Companies allowed more harmful content on user’s feeds, knowing their algorithms ran on outrage, BBC hears.

'My mother cried out one last time': Palestinian boy, 12, describes how Israeli forces killed his family in car

16. März 2026, 17:57

Khaled Bani Odeh's parents and two brothers were shot dead as they drove home from a shopping trip in the occupied West Bank.

UN receives reports alleging torture of detainees in Venezuela continues

16. März 2026, 19:08

The UN is deeply concerned by allegations there have been incidents of torture after Nicolás Maduro's ouster.

Russia agrees to stop using Kenyan recruits in Ukraine conflict, Kenya says

16. März 2026, 14:09

Some 1,000 Kenyans are believed to have recruited to fight in Ukraine - many say they were lured under false pretences.