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Ghastly Motor Accident at Damascus Airport Highway on Sunday Night
- Craig Bellamy: 'I'm not a lunatic' says Wales boss after Nations League winby @BBCSport on November 19, 2024 at 11:49 pm
Craig Bellamy hopes his successful start as Wales head coach has proved he is not the “lunatic” some expected him to be.
- Ukraine-Russia latest: Biden approves anti-personnel mines for Ukraine as US closes Kyiv embassy over attack threatby @BBCWorld on November 20, 2024 at 12:00 am
A US official tells the BBC the mines will be given soon, as Russia advances steadily in the east.
- Nations League: What next as group stage ends and how is World Cup affected?by @BBCSport on November 20, 2024 at 12:02 am
The group stage for the new-look Nations League is over, so what next for the Home Nations and who is through to the quarter-finals?
- John Mahama: The veteran taking a second shot at Ghana's presidencyby bbc.com on November 20, 2024 at 12:05 am
Mahama's colourful story involves a historic coup, a stay in Moscow and a surprise dancehall hit.
- Trump picks TV host Dr Oz to run massive healthcare agencyby bbc.com on November 20, 2024 at 12:25 am
Mehmet Oz has been criticised by experts for promoting what they called was bad health advice and "miracle" cures.
- Farmers protest against inheritance tax changesby bbc.com on November 20, 2024 at 12:27 am
Why has the inheritance tax for farmers argument got so noisy, so quickly?
- Sabrina Carpenter music video leads to New York priest losing jobby bbc.com on November 20, 2024 at 12:34 am
An inquiry into Carpenter's video in a Brooklyn church led to a host of findings against the priest
- Republican moves to bar trans colleague from women's bathroomsby bbc.com on November 20, 2024 at 1:00 am
The measure is introduced just weeks after Sarah McBride became the first-ever openly transgender lawmaker elected to the House.
- Rafael Nadal: 'A kid who followed their dreams' - tennis great retires at Davis Cupby @BBCSport on November 20, 2024 at 1:26 am
Rafael Nadal says he would like to be remembered as "a kid who followed their dreams" as the tennis great says a poignant farewell to the sport.
- Uganda opposition figure Kizza Besigye kidnappedby bbc.com on November 20, 2024 at 1:59 am
Kizza Besigye's wife says he is being held in a military jail and demands the government free him.
- Delhi pollution: Living in Indian capital is like watching a dystopian film again and againby bbc.com on November 20, 2024 at 2:34 am
Toxic, deadly, poisonous - these words are back in the headlines as Delhi’s pollution spikes again.
- Comcast to spin off NBCUniversal TV networksby bbc.com on November 20, 2024 at 3:33 am
MSNBC, CNBC, USA, E!, Syfy and the Golf Channel will be moved to the new company.
- Hong Kong mogul Jimmy Lai testifies in collusion trialby bbc.com on November 20, 2024 at 3:46 am
Lai is one of the most influential pro-democracy figures in the city, which has come under an increasingly severe crackdown from Beijing.
- Haiti: MSF charity halts work in Port-au-Prince over attacksby bbc.com on November 20, 2024 at 4:15 am
The charity acts after an attack on its staff in the capital and the alleged killing of two patients by police.
- Biden agrees to give Ukraine anti-personnel minesby bbc.com on November 20, 2024 at 4:47 am
A US official tells the BBC the mines will be given soon, as Russia advances steadily in the east.
- Palestinian olive harvest under threat from Israeli settler attacks and restrictionsby bbc.com on November 20, 2024 at 5:59 am
Harvesting olives is an economic necessity for many Palestinians, but it is increasingly precarious.
- Israel Gaza war | Latest News & Updatesby bbc.com on November 20, 2024 at 6:00 am
Follow the latest news on the Israel Gaza war. Get live updates, maps, verified video reports and expert analysis from BBC journalists on the ground.
- Logan Paul accused of misleading fans over cryptocurrency investmentsby bbc.com on November 20, 2024 at 6:00 am
New evidence suggests the YouTuber promoted investments without revealing his financial interest in them.
- Liam Payne's funeral to be held on Wednesdayby bbc.com on November 20, 2024 at 6:52 am
A private service will be held for the star, who died last month after falling from a hotel balcony.
- Brandi Chastain: The story behind iconic photo of USA's World Cup winby @BBCSport on November 20, 2024 at 7:21 am
BBC World Service's World Football has been uncovering the story behind the iconic photo of Brandi Chastain and the impact it had on women's football.
- Comcast to spin off its cable channels, including MSNBC and CNBC, into separate companyby Brian Stelter on November 20, 2024 at 12:00 am
Comcast is planning to spin off most of its cable television networks, including MSNBC and CNBC, into a separate publicly traded company, according to executives with knowledge of the plan.
- Erin Burnett on what Dr. Oz and Trump’s other cabinet picks have in commonby Erin Burnett on November 20, 2024 at 12:43 am
- Rafael Nadal: Farewell to the ‘King of Clay’by Matias Grez on November 20, 2024 at 1:19 am
With tears in his eyes, Rafael Nadal said goodbye to professional tennis on Tuesday.
- René Magritte’s ‘L’empire des lumières’ sells for record $121 millionby Karina Tsui on November 20, 2024 at 1:21 am
A René Magritte painting depicting an eerily lit streetscape has smashed the auction record for the Surrealist artist’s work.
- House has ‘numerous’ photos from women who say they were paid a total of more than $10,000 by Gaetz for sex, lawyer saysby Tierney Sneed on November 20, 2024 at 1:26 am
Two women who claim they were paid for sex by former Rep. Matt Gaetz provided House ethics investigators with “numerous” photos related to time they spent with the Florida Republican, a lawyer for the women said Tuesday, including from an alleged 2019 trip to New York.
- Putin rattles nuclear saber over US role in Ukraineby Brian Todd on November 20, 2024 at 1:26 am
- CNN cameras capture migrants attempting to scale southern border fenceby Sarah Jorgensen on November 20, 2024 at 1:30 am
- Hegseth tells Republicans that ‘this is a battle that is just beginning’by Kaitlan Collins on November 20, 2024 at 2:00 am
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, told Republicans on a prayer call Tuesday that “the battle is just beginning,” as he faces questions about his confirmation after a past sexual assault allegation surfaced that he denies.
- A mother’s agony: What Allyson Phillips has endured during the trial of the man accused of killing her daughter, Laken Rileyby Holly Yan on November 20, 2024 at 3:00 am
For Laken Riley’s mother, the anguish of losing a child in a gruesome attack is amplified by the horror of hearing details about the final minutes of her life.
- Biden administration approves sending anti-personnel mines to Ukraine in another major policy shiftby Oren Liebermann on November 20, 2024 at 4:02 am
The Biden administration has approved sending anti-personnel mines to Ukraine for the first time in another major policy shift, according to two US officials. The decision comes just days after the US gave Ukraine permission to fire long-range US missiles at targets in Russia, a shift that only occurred after months of lobbying from Kyiv.
- Analysis: Trump’s turn to bask in Musk’s reflected gloryby Stephen Collinson on November 20, 2024 at 5:00 am
All eyes should have been on the sky over a launchpad in Texas on Tuesday as the world’s largest rocket streaked thunderously toward space.
- CEO of new social media company competing with X describes users’ experiencesby AK Pohlers on November 20, 2024 at 7:52 am
- Cheaper turkeys help bring down Thanksgiving dinner costs this yearby Vanessa Yurkevich on November 20, 2024 at 10:00 am
Thanksgiving dinner will cost less this year than last but will still be 19% higher than before the pandemic, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation’s annual Thanksgiving survey out Wednesday.
- Republican’s effort to block first transgender House member from using women’s bathrooms brings campaign issue to the Capitolby Annie Grayer on November 20, 2024 at 10:00 am
On one side of the Capitol, Republican Rep. Nancy Mace vowed to “stand in the way” of Democratic Rep.-elect Sarah McBride, the first out transgender woman elected to Congress, using women’s bathrooms in the US Capitol.
- Funeral for former One Direction member Liam Payne to be held in Englandby Sana Noor Haq on November 20, 2024 at 10:09 am
Mourners will gather to remember Liam Payne in England on Wednesday, according to PA Media, after the British singer died last month.
- Jay Leno ‘all black and blue’ after falling down a hillby Lianne Kolirin on November 20, 2024 at 10:24 am
Jay Leno is “black and blue” after falling down a 60-foot hill on his way out for dinner.
- Susan Smith killed her 2 young children by pushing her car into a lake. 30 years later, she’s up for paroleby Chris Boyette on November 20, 2024 at 10:29 am
“I want to say to my babies that your mama loves you so much…” Susan Smith, then 23 years old, tearfully said to the scrum of news cameras.
- Can the sporty be Godly? Why the Vatican is in the race to become a global sporting presenceby George Ramsay, Christopher Lamb on November 20, 2024 at 10:41 am
Rien Schuurhuis never expected to win this year’s cycling world championships. For the sole representative of the Vatican City in the 200-strong field, simply being at the race in Switzerland was enough.
- Every hurricane this season was turbocharged and made more intense than it should have been, study findsby Rachel Ramirez on November 20, 2024 at 11:00 am
Every hurricane in the Atlantic was made more intense, part of a growing trend for Earth’s most powerful storms, two new analyses have found.
- Catastrophic damage closed swaths of the Appalachian Trail. Now thousands are working to restore itby Graham Hurley on November 20, 2024 at 11:00 am
Nearly two months after Hurricane Helene left a fatal path of destruction across Southern states, volunteers and federal agencies are spearheading a massive cleanup operation in the Appalachian Trail.