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Death toll from devastating Indonesia floods passes 900

07/12 03:25

BBC News

Death toll from devastating Indonesia floods passes 900

More than 100,000 homes were destroyed when powerful rains lashed the South East Asian country last week.

Staff and tourists among 23 killed in Goa nightclub fire, officials say

07/12 02:51

BBC News

Staff and tourists among 23 killed in Goa nightclub fire, officials say

The fire was caused by a gas cylinder exploding in the club's kitchen, authorities say, with the nationalities of those killed not yet known.

Magnitude 7.0 earthquake strikes remote area near Alaska-Canada border

07/12 00:21

The Guardian

Magnitude 7.0 earthquake strikes remote area near Alaska-Canada border

Although people reported ‘things falling off shelves and walls’, no injuries or structural damage were reportedA powerful, magnitude-7.0 earthquake struck a remote area near the border between Alaska and the Canadian territory of Yukon on Saturday. There was no tsunami warning, and officials said th

Qatar and Egypt urge Israeli withdrawal to secure next step in Gaza peace deal

06/12 21:58

The Guardian

Qatar and Egypt urge Israeli withdrawal to secure next step in Gaza peace deal

Mediators of delicate truce say troop removal and deployment of international force crucial to second phaseQatar and Egypt, the guarantors of the Gaza ceasefire, called on Saturday for the withdrawal of Israeli troops and the deployment of an international stabilisation force as the necessary next s

Deadly attack on kindergarten reported in Sudan

06/12 17:59

BBC News

Deadly attack on kindergarten reported in Sudan

Drone strikes on a town in South Kordofan on Thursday are said to have killed at least 50 people.

Syria interim president accuses Israel of fighting ‘ghosts’ and exporting crises

06/12 17:31

The Guardian

Syria interim president accuses Israel of fighting ‘ghosts’ and exporting crises

Ahmed al-Sharaa says Israel justifies aggression in the name of security amid airstrikes on southern SyriaSyria’s interim president has accused Israel of fighting “ghosts” and exporting its crises to other countries after the war in Gaza.President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s comments come amid persistent airs

Watch: Australia wildfire rips through homes

06/12 15:43

BBC News

Watch: Australia wildfire rips through homes

Multiple homes were left damaged after a wildfire swept through a coastal area north of Sydney.

Bethlehem Christmas tree lights up for first time since start of Gaza war

06/12 15:08

BBC News

Bethlehem Christmas tree lights up for first time since start of Gaza war

For the past two years all public Christmas celebrations have been cancelled in Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank.

EU says US ‘still our biggest ally’ despite release of policy paper supporting Europe’s far-right – as it happened

06/12 12:30

The Guardian

EU says US ‘still our biggest ally’ despite release of policy paper supporting Europe’s far-right – as it happened

This blog is now closed, you can read more of our European news coverage hereOvernight Russian missile and drone strikes left parts of Ukraine without power on Saturday morning, Ukraine’s energy ministry said.The Russian defense ministry confirmed that Russian forces attacked energy facilities that

Russia launches attacks across Ukraine as Miami peace talks continue

06/12 12:27

The Guardian

Russia launches attacks across Ukraine as Miami peace talks continue

More than 650 drones target locations across Ukraine including western regions with sirens sounding in eastern PolandRussia launched a massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine in the early hours of Saturday as US and Ukrainian officials continued talks in Miami which the White House hopes will br

Gunmen kill at least 11 people including three-year-old in hostel in South Africa

06/12 12:03

The Guardian

Gunmen kill at least 11 people including three-year-old in hostel in South Africa

Police launch ‘manhunt’ after 25 people are shot in early morning Saulsville township attackGunmen have stormed into a hostel in South Africa’s capital and killed at least 11 people, including a three-year-old child, and injured more than a dozen others.Police said they had launched a “manhunt” for

At least 11 killed in South Africa mass shooting

06/12 10:51

BBC News

At least 11 killed in South Africa mass shooting

Gunmen stormed a hostel near Pretoria and opened fire, killing 11 people including a three-year-old.

Deadly border fighting breaks out between Pakistan and Afghanistan

06/12 08:23

BBC News

Deadly border fighting breaks out between Pakistan and Afghanistan

Both sides accuse the other of starting the overnight fighting and breaching a fragile ceasefire agreed in October.

Swedish navy encountering Russian submarines ‘almost weekly’ – and more could be on the way

06/12 07:00

The Guardian

Swedish navy encountering Russian submarines ‘almost weekly’ – and more could be on the way

Moscow ‘continuously reinforcing’ its presence in the region, says Swedish chief of operations Capt Marko PetkovicThe Swedish navy encounters Russian submarines in the Baltic Sea on an “almost weekly” basis, its chief of operations has said, and is preparing for a further increase in the event of ce

‘Bloodshed was supposed to stop’: no sign of normal life as Gaza’s killing and misery grind on

06/12 06:00

The Guardian

‘Bloodshed was supposed to stop’: no sign of normal life as Gaza’s killing and misery grind on

The term ceasefire ‘risks creating a dangerous illusion life is returning to normal’ for Palestinians squeezed into the remaining 42% of their land behind Israel’s ‘yellow line’ When Jumaa and Fadi Abu Assi went to look for firewood their parents thought they would be safe. They were just young boys

Chornobyl disaster shelter no longer blocks radiation and needs major repair – IAEA

06/12 05:52

The Guardian

Chornobyl disaster shelter no longer blocks radiation and needs major repair – IAEA

Drone attack that Ukraine blamed on Russia blew hole in painstakingly erected €1.5bn shield meant to allow for final clean-up of 1986 meltdown siteThe protective shield over the Chornobyl disaster nuclear reactor in Ukraine, which was hit by a drone in February, can no longer perform its main functi

Deadly border fighting breaks out between Pakistan and Taliban

06/12 04:58

BBC News

Deadly border fighting breaks out between Pakistan and Taliban

Both sides accuse the other of starting the overnight fighting and breaching a fragile ceasefire agreed in October.

Lured by lucrative job offers and sent to fight for Russia - Kenyans want their sons back

06/12 00:57

BBC News

Lured by lucrative job offers and sent to fight for Russia - Kenyans want their sons back

Kenyan families whose sons have been duped into fighting for Russia demand they be brought home.

People flee DR Congo fighting one day after peace deal signed in Washington

05/12 22:17

The Guardian

People flee DR Congo fighting one day after peace deal signed in Washington

Hundreds driven into Rwanda as M23 militia battles Congolese army and Burundian soldiers for border town of KamanyolaFresh fighting in eastern DR Congo has forced hundreds to flee across the border into Rwanda, a day after a peace deal was signed in Washington DC.Thursday’s agreement was meant to st

US leader of global neo-Nazi terrorist group signals retribution for arrests

05/12 12:00

The Guardian

US leader of global neo-Nazi terrorist group signals retribution for arrests

Rinaldo Nazzaro says detention of suspected Base members in Spain justifies ‘resistance … by any means necessary’After Spanish police and Europol’s counter-terrorism section arrested three suspected members of the Base – a globally proscribed neo-Nazi terrorist group – in the eastern province of Cas

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