- Wednesday, 3 June 2026
BBC
Hundreds arrested and dozens of police injured after Champions League riots in France
Nuñez said 780 people had been arrested over the violence - with more than 450 in custody. A person was found dead after an accident on Paris's ring road, which rioters tried to block overnight.
Iran condemns US strikes as 'gross violation' of ceasefire
Iran says the US has committed a "gross violation" of the ceasefire with new air strikes it launched on the country in the past 48 hours.
At least 90 killed in Chinese coal mine explosion, state media reports
At least 90 people have been killed in a coal mine blast in northern China, according to state media.
Ebola vaccine could take nine months as death toll rises further, WHO warns
The World Health Organization (WHO) says it could take up to nine months before a vaccine against this particular species of Ebola is ready.
WHO declares Ebola outbreak in DR Congo a global health emergency
The agency said the outbreak in DR Congo's eastern Ituri province, which has seen around 246 suspected cases and 80 deaths reported, does not meet the criteria of a pandemic emergency.
Putin denounces Nato at scaled back Victory Day parade
Vladimir Putin has used his annual Victory Day speech in Moscow's Red Square to justify his war in Ukraine and denounce Nato.
Man kills seven of his children, and an eighth child, in Louisiana mass shooting
A father has killed seven of his children and an unrelated child in a mass shooting in Shreveport in the US state of Louisiana that police have described as a "domestic disturbance".
The insider trading suspicions looming over Trump's presidency
Throughout US President Donald Trump's second term in office, traders have been betting millions of dollars just before he makes major announcements.
Taiwan opposition leader meets Xi Jinping in Beijing
China's President Xi Jinping received Taiwan's main opposition party leader on Friday, in a rare meeting which saw both sides stress a desire for cross-strait peace.
US submarine sank Iranian warship in Indian Ocean with torpedo, defence secretary says
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says a US submarine sank an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean with a torpedo
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been killed, state media says
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been killed, state media confirms
Britney Spears sells rights to entire music catalogue
Pop superstar Britney Spears has sold the rights to her entire music catalogue, the BBC has learned.
Canada dispatches senior officials to open Greenland consulate
A delegation of senior Canadian officials, including Governor General Mary Simon, and foreign minister Anita Anand, are travelling to Nuuk on Friday to formally open Canada's consulate, accompanied by a Canadian Coast Guard ship.
Russian general shot several times in Moscow
A high-profile general in Russia's military has been shot several times and wounded in Moscow. Lt Gen Vladimir Alexeyev was immediately taken to hospital after the attack in a residential building on the north-western outskirts of the city and his condition is unknown.
US and Iran talks to begin as fears of direct conflict continue
Senior US and Iranian officials are expected to meet in Oman later for direct talks amid a crisis that has raised fears of a military confrontation between the two countries.
