- Tuesday, 23 December 2025
BBC
At least 78 dead and dozens missing in Texas floods as more rain looms
At least 78 people have been confirmed dead in central Texas and another 41 are missing following flash floods on Friday.
At least 24 dead and up to 25 children missing in 'terrible' Texas floods
At least 24 people have died, and up to 25 people at a girls' camp remained missing, as flash floods hit the US state of Texas on Friday, according to officials.
Hundreds of kids to be tested for disease after childcare rape charge
About 1,200 children are being urged to undergo testing for infectious diseases after a Melbourne childcare worker was charged with a string of offences including child rape.
Trump global aid cuts risk 14 million deaths in five years, report says
Donald Trump's move to cut most of the US funding towards foreign humanitarian aid could cause more than 14 million additional deaths by 2030, according to research published in The Lancet medical journal on Monday.
DR Congo and Rwanda sign long-awaited peace deal in Washington
Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have signed a peace deal in Washington aimed at ending decades of devastating conflict between the two neighbours, and potentially granting the US lucrative mineral access.
South Korea banned dog meat. So what happens to the dogs?
When he isn't preaching the word of God, Reverend Joo Yeong-bong is raising dogs for slaughter.
Remembering India's iconic crocodile-hunting tigress
Indian wildlife photographer Sachin Rai still remembers tigress "Arrowhead" pouncing on a crocodile and tearing away its leathery flesh with her teeth. Rai had been photographing the iconic tigress in western Rajasthan state's Ranthambore National Park since she was a cub. Last week, Arrowhead, also known as T-84, died at the age of 11 near a stretch of lakes in the scenic park, the very territory she had gloriously ruled over in her prime.
Iran launches missiles at US bases in Qatar and Iraq in response to strikes, state media reports
Iran has launched missiles at US airbases in Qatar and Iraq in response to strikes on its nuclear sites on Saturday, state media reports
Trump says US has bombed Fordo nuclear plant in attack on Iran
Trump says the US has bombed nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordo
US joining Israeli strikes would cause hell, Iranian minister tells BBC
Saeed Khatibzadeh said this is "not America's war" and if US President Donald Trump does get involved, he will always be remembered as "a president who entered a war he doesn't belong in".
Thai PM faces calls to quit after leaked phone call
Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra's coalition government is on the brink of collapse after a leaked phone call between her and Cambodia's strongman ex-leader Hun Sen.
Three years left to limit warming to 1.5C, leading scientists warn
The Earth could be doomed to breach the symbolic 1.5C warming limit in as little as three years at current levels of carbon dioxide emissions.
Trump approves Iran attack plan but has not made final decision, US media says
Donald Trump has approved plans to attack Iran, but has not made a final decision on whether to strike the country, the BBC's US partner CBS reports.
Starmer to announce new sanctions targeting Russia
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said the measures would increase economic pressure on the Kremlin to show Vladimir Putin "it is in his and Russia's interests to demonstrate he is serious about peace".
Trump leaves G7 summit early as Iran-Israel conflict intensifies
US President Donald Trump has cut short his visit to the Group of Seven summit in Canada, with the White House saying he must return to Washington to deal with the escalating conflict between Iran and Israel.
