- Sunday, 24 August 2025
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Facebook and Instagram down in apparent global outage
Tracking website Downdetector indicated more than 300,000 reports of outages for Facebook, while there were more than 20,000 reports for Instagram.
Children starving to death in northern Gaza - WHO
Children are dying of starvation in northern Gaza, the World Health Organization (WHO) chief says. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the agency's visits over the weekend to the Al-Awda and Kamal Adwan hospitals were the first since early October.
Haiti declares emergency after huge jailbreak
Haiti has declared a 72-hour state of emergency and night curfew in and around the capital because of two jailbreaks and spiralling insecurity.
UN says many bullet wounds among Gaza convoy injured
Many of the people treated for injuries following a rush on an aid convoy in Gaza on Thursday suffered gunshot wounds, the UN has said. UN observers visited Gaza City's al-Shifa Hospital and saw some of the roughly 200 people still being treated.
Rihanna among celebrities in India for Ambani gala
Some of the world's most influential people have arrived in India's Gujarat state to attend a wedding party thrown by Asia's richest man. Mark Zuckerberg, Rihanna and Bill Gates are among the guests at the pre-wedding gala hosted by Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani for his son.
India economy beats expectations with 8.4% growth
India has retained its title of the world's fastest-growing major economy as it expanded by 8.4% in the last three months of 2023. The data comes as the country is set to hold a general election this year.
At least 43 dead in Bangladesh building fire
At least 43 people have been killed after a fire broke out in a multi-story building in Bangladesh, the country's health minister says. According to local media, the blaze began in a restaurant at around 22:00 local time (16:00 GMT) on Thursday in the capital, Dhaka.
India names astronauts for maiden space flight
India has unveiled four Air Force pilots who have been shortlisted to travel on the country's maiden space flight scheduled for next year. The Gaganyaan mission aims to send three astronauts to an orbit of 400km and bring them back after three days.
Hope for Gaza ceasefire by next week, says Biden
US President Joe Biden has said he hopes to have a ceasefire "by next Monday" in the Israel-Gaza war. His comments come amid reports of some progress reached in ongoing negotiations involving Israel and Hamas representatives in Qatar.
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India hold off England fightback to win series
England threatened to pull off a famous victory only for India to seal the series with a five-wicket win on the fourth day of the fourth Test in Ranchi.
Gaza children searching for food to keep families alive
In certain places at certain times, just staying alive is something for a boy to be proud of - let alone going out every day to find the food that keeps your family from starving. Every morning, Mohammed Zo'rab, 11, goes out into the southern Gaza city of Rafah on a mission.
Runaway Indian train travels 70km without driver
The Indian Railways has ordered an investigation after a freight train travelled more than 70km (43.4 miles) without drivers. Videos shared on social media showed the train zooming past several stations at high speed.
The school where teachers never shout at children
As schools across the capital are encouraged to sign up for a scheme to reduce absenteeism and suspensions, the BBC visited one primary in east London that is taking a different approach. At Uphall Primary School in Ilford, teachers are told never to shout at pupils who misbehave.
Footballer Dani Alves guilty of nightclub rape
A court in Spain has found former Barcelona and Brazil footballer Dani Alves guilty of raping a woman in a Barcelona nightclub.
India state bans candy floss over cancer risk
Can cotton candy give you cancer? Some Indian states think so and have banned the sale of the pink, wispy, sugary-sweet treat. Last week, the southern state of Tamil Nadu implemented the ban after lab tests confirmed the presence of a cancer-causing substance, Rhodamine-B, in samples sent for testing.
