Top news1Hospitals deliberately targeted by Sudan's RSF fighters, BBC finds2LIVEHundreds of flights cancelled across East Asia as Typhoon Champi roars toward Taiwan3Trump says Musk has restored access to Ukraine's Starlink network4Powerful earthquake hits Tibet killing 16 people, reports say5Surveillance and 'constant paranoia': Western diplomats tell BBC of life in war-time Moscow6Watch: 'It's part of the culture' - New York bans horse-drawn carriages after more than 160 years7Detective raped by colleague says Met handling of case 'like being raped again'8Paris extends curfew as Marseille and Lyon ban protests after riots9L'Oreal says weight loss drugs are impacting beauty and skincare sales10Race to update services' computer systems after cyber-security flaw foundMore news'This is despicable': Amy Acton responds to Ohio attack ad featuring her estranged motherHer Republican opponent Vivek Ramaswamy is airing the ad featuring her mother, whose husband was charged with sexual abuse in her childhood.Trump says NBA star LeBron James 'disrespected' US anthemThe basketball star recently appeared to be practising a golf swing and basketball shots while the national anthem was performed.US actor Tom Skerritt, star of Top Gun, Steel Magnolias and Alien, dies aged 93The moustachioed star of several 20th Century hit films died on Wednesday of natural causes, his family says.Latest updates6 mins agoWhy a student protest movement is challenging 12 years of Vučić rule in SerbiaAfter two years of student protests, Serbians vote on Sunday in elections that could bring down the ruling party.6 mins ago2 hrs agoNigeria and Kenya Ebola patients may have crossed paths at Uganda airport, officials sayOfficials say they both travelled through Entebbe International Airport on 3 October.2 hrs ago10 hrs agoNew York bans horse-drawn carriages after 160 years over safety and abuse concernsAs the council voted to banish the carriages, views in Central Park were divided over the 160-year-old tradition.10 hrs ago10 hrs agoProminent Virginia senator charged over allegations she ran criminal marijuana schemeDemocratic Senator L Louise Lucas and six other people, including her family members, are accused of illegally distributing the drug. 10 hrs ago10 hrs agoFlorida officer accused of stealing dead man's identity and moving into his homeAuthorities uncovered the plot when the man's heirs tried to sell the south Florida home, police say.10 hrs ago12 hrs agoWeekly quiz: How long did Katie Zacharia last as White House press secretary?How much attention did you pay to what happened in the world over the past seven days?12 hrs ago13 hrs agoUkraine hit by strikes after Russia agrees to new peace talksThe three waves of Russian missiles were launched at hours after Russia said it was "ready in principle" to resume peace talks with the US and Ukraine. 13 hrs ago13 hrs ago'Looksmaxxing' influencer Clavicular pleads not guilty to rape chargeThe influencer, whose real name is Braden Peters, is accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl in 2025.13 hrs ago13 hrs ago'Demeaning' and 'absurd': The backlash against a hugging grandparents consent adJim O'Callaghan described the video as "inappropriate and demeaning to grandparents".13 hrs ago13 hrs agoGermany target of 'intensive' espionage, Merz says after suspected Russian spy arrestA Ukrainian man was arrested on suspicion of spying for Russia - one of several such cases in Germany this year.13 hrs ago14 hrs agoCrowd of 50 beats foreigner to death in South AfricaThe attack on the unidentified victim follows a wave of anti-migrants protests in South Africa this year.14 hrs ago15 hrs agoNewborn twins fight for survival as conflict fuels Yemen's hunger crisisRaghad and Raad's family had to flee their home on foot because of the fighting between pro-government forces and the Houthis.15 hrs ago15 hrs agoDamaging hail pelts Phoenix in rare stormVideos from the Arizona capital show people sheltering inside a car as hail smashes the windscreen, while intense downpours covered neighbourhoods in ice.15 hrs ago16 hrs agoTeacher in Oregon shooting said she pretended to be dead to surviveThe teacher said she could not help children because she was badly injured by the attacker. 16 hrs ago17 hrs agoFirst human case of Shamonda virus detected in France, officials sayThe disease, which usually affects cattle, has been identified in a patient who died in early October.17 hrs ago...
