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How airports took off

The history and evolution of airports, from military airstrips to luxury shopping outlets

US and Ukraine sign ‘historic’ minerals deal

But how will the work be done with a war going on?

01/05/2025 01:06 GMT

The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen

The call of Anastasia

The new quasi-religious movement that is spreading across villages in

Surviving one of Uganda's oldest anti-homosexuality laws

Rihanna faced life imprisonment for her sexuality in an historic LGBTQ trial

The Cu Chi tunnels of the Vietnam War

The story of North Vietnam’s underground tunnel network in South Vietnam

01/05/2025 03:06 GMT

The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen

A fresh start

The bakeries and eateries employing staff with criminal records or history of addiction

Deal signed on Ukraine mineral resources

After months of negotiations, Kyiv and Washington have signed a deal.

US and Ukraine sign long awaited minerals deal

They will persue the t exploitation of Ukraine's mineral resources.

US Ukraine sign mineral deal

The deal will exploit and tly develop Ukraine's mineral resources.

Is extinction a thing of the past?

Scientists have used new technology to extract ancient DNA

From guerrillas to entrepreneurs

How Colombia's former Farc rebels are being reintegrated into the workforce

Ten countries the EU in one night

On 1 May 2004, the European Union went through its biggest ever enlargement

01/05/2025 08:06 GMT

The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen

The call of Anastasia

The new quasi-religious movement that is spreading across villages in

The Media Show: Piers Morgan’s YouTube bet

Why the former tabloid journalist believes online is his future

The Kurdish issue: Part three

What does the future hold for Kurdish people?

01/05/2025 10:06 GMT

The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen

A fresh start

The bakeries and eateries employing staff with criminal records or history of addiction

The ex-Special Forces officer and the hostage rescue of a friend

Gene Yu’s US Army training helped him plan an unsanctioned mission in the Philippines.

Ten countries the EU in one night

On 1 May 2004, the European Union went through its biggest ever enlargement

01/05/2025 12:06 GMT

The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen

Mycetoma’s only research centre destroyed

What happens when the world’s only research centre for a neglected disease is destroyed?

Ukraine hopes resources deal with US will enable 'just peace'- adviser

Ukraine and the US have signed a much-anticipated natural resources deal

Is extinction a thing of the past?

Scientists have used new technology to extract ancient DNA

A deal on Ukraine minerals: but what’s in the small print?

The US and Ukraine sign a minerals deal – but how will they benefit?

Transgender women's football ban

The FA in England has banned transgender women from women's football

US-Ukraine resources deal

The US and Ukraine have signed a deal giving access to some of Ukraine's resources

The ex-Special Forces officer and the hostage rescue of a friend

Gene Yu’s US Army training helped him plan an unsanctioned mission in the Philippines.

Ten countries the EU in one night

On 1 May 2004, the European Union went through its biggest ever enlargement

01/05/2025 18:06 GMT

The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen

2025/05/01 GMT

BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.

The call of Anastasia

The new quasi-religious movement that is spreading across villages in

Scientists of the world unite

Earth science in every direction from the European Geosciences Union’s 2025 assembly

Mike Waltz replaced as national security adviser

Waltz mistakenly included a journalist on a group chat discussing airstrikes on Yemen

Is extinction a thing of the past?

Scientists have used new technology to extract ancient DNA

A fresh start

The bakeries and eateries employing staff with criminal records or history of addiction

01/05/2025 22:06 GMT

The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen

Tariffs: How can American businesses survive?

As trade wars continue, we explore how businesses - big and small - are surviving

The Media Show: Piers Morgan’s YouTube bet

Why the former tabloid journalist believes online is his future

What part did Trump play in Canada’s election?

John Simpson analyses US President Donald Trump’s role in the Liberals’ surprise comeback