Zelensky due at Downing Street for high-level Ukraine talks BBC News - World 7 December 2025 at 23:03 Sir Keir Starmer will also welcome the leaders of France and Germany as Europe looks to respond to a US-led push for a peace deal.
Jeremy Bowen: Syria feels lighter without the Assads' crushing weight - but now there are new problems BBC News - World 8 December 2025 at 01:00 One year into his rule Syria's leader has won over Trump and much of the West, but at home people know his weaknesses.
Hong Kong votes in election as city mourns deadly fire BBC News - World 7 December 2025 at 12:45 The Legislative Council election is seen as a test of public sentiment following a deadly fire.
Chernobyl radiation shield 'lost safety function' after drone strike, UN watchdog says BBC News - World 7 December 2025 at 07:09 The protective shield at the site of the 1986 disaster has lost its main safety function, the IAEA says.
White South Africans divided on US refugee offer BBC News - World 8 December 2025 at 00:05 Donald Trump says white South Africans are being persecuted and so qualify for asylum but black farmers are also being killed.
Death of Venezuelan opposition figure in custody 'vile', US says BBC News - World 7 December 2025 at 17:56 Alfredo Dรญaz, 56, died in prison cell on Saturday, human rights groups say, prompting opposition outcry.
Trump criticises Democrat he pardoned over not switching political parties BBC News - World 7 December 2025 at 15:08 Texas Representative Henry Cuellar is running for re-election as a Democrat after Trump pardoned him.
New US security strategy aligns with Russia's vision, Moscow says BBC News - World 7 December 2025 at 10:55 The Kremlin welcomes the starkly worded document, which does not cast Russia as a threat to the US.
Katy Perry goes Instagram official with Justin Trudeau BBC News - World 7 December 2025 at 06:33 The pop star posted a string of photographs of herself and the former Canadian prime minister.
Chernobyl radiation shield 'lost safety function' after drone strike, UN watchdog says BBC News - World 7 December 2025 at 07:09 The protective shield at the site of the 1986 disaster has lost its main safety function, the IAEA says.
Americans to get free entry to parks on Trump's birthday BBC News - World 6 December 2025 at 14:32 At the same time, the Trump administration is withdrawing free entry on Martin Luther King Jr Day and Juneteenth.
Watch: Moment Hawaii volcano eruption engulfs camera BBC News - World 7 December 2025 at 04:44 Kilauea, one of the world's most active volcanoes, has been erupting intermittently since December last year.
Katy Perry goes Instagram official with Justin Trudeau BBC News - World 7 December 2025 at 06:33 The pop star posted a string of photographs of herself and the former Canadian Prime Minster.
Death toll from devastating Indonesia floods passes 900 BBC News - World 6 December 2025 at 22:25 More than 100,000 homes were destroyed when powerful rains lashed the South East Asian country last week.
Watch: Moment Hawaii volcano eruption engulfs camera BBC News - World 7 December 2025 at 04:44 Kilauea, one of the world's most active volcanoes, has been erupting intermittently since December last year.
Benin coup thwarted by loyalist troops, president tells nation BBC News - World 7 December 2025 at 16:53 Patrice Talon says the situation is "totally under control" not long after explosions were heard in Cotonou.
Iran arrests marathon organisers over women not wearing hijab BBC News - World 6 December 2025 at 13:39 Images appeared online of unveiled women competing in the race on Friday.
At least 11 killed in South Africa mass shooting BBC News - World 6 December 2025 at 15:05 Gunmen stormed a hostel near Pretoria and opened fire, killing 11 people including a three-year-old.
Deadly attack on kindergarten reported in Sudan BBC News - World 6 December 2025 at 12:59 Drone strikes on a town in South Kordofan on Thursday are said to have killed at least 50 people.
Bethlehem Christmas tree lights up for first time since start of Gaza war BBC News - World 6 December 2025 at 10:08 For the past two years all public Christmas celebrations have been cancelled in Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank.