India’s delayed action plan raises eyebrows at COP30 climate summit
India says it has met a key target of its previous climate action plan, but many say it needs to do more.
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Fire prompts evacuations at U.N. climate talks in Brazil; 13 suffer smoke inhalation
Officials say a fire that spread through pavilions being used for U.N. climate talks in Brazil has prompted evacuations on the next-to-last day of the conference.
South African women call purple protest over gender violence
Nearly 1,000 women were raped and 137 murdered in the first three months of this year.
Tears, walkouts and drama: New Miss Universe to be crowned as chaotic season ends
A beloved pageant tries to maintain its footing as its owners change and the media landscape evolves.
The EU indicates it won’t accept the U.S.’s Russia-Ukraine peace deal
The U.S. has proposed a peace plan for Russia and Ukraine, but the EU has already indicated it won’t accept the deal.
News24 | South Korea charges two with ‘gross negligence’ after ferry runs aground
South Korea’s coast guard launched an investigation into a ferry that ran aground overnight, arresting the first officer and an Indonesian crew member for suspected gross negligence, officers said.
‘Huge columns of smoke’: BBC at the scene of massive fire at COP30
Climate Editor Justin Rowlatt was at the UN climate talks in Brazil when a fire broke out.
News24 | COP30 fire is under control: Brazilian minister
A fire that forced the evacuation on Thursday of the site hosting the UN’s COP30 climate talks in Belem, Brazil, has been brought under control, causing no injuries, tourism minister Celso Sabino said.
Bush lauds Dick Cheney as a ‘thinker and listener’ at funeral
Cheney died aged 84 from complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease in early November.
Spain’s attorney general convicted in controversial leak case
Álvaro García Ortiz is barred from the post for two years and must pay €10,000 in compensation.
More than 250 arrested in Charlotte as US immigration crackdown escalates
Charlotte’s Democratic leaders say border agents are “stoking fear” in the city.
Surf’s down! Munich, until now an inland surfing hotspot, has lost its biggest wave
Munich’s famous river wave, the Eisbachwelle, vanished after a dredging in early November. Authorities are working to resurrect the beloved wave but impatient surfers have also tried their own methods.
BBC visits US-led Gaza ceasefire monitoring centre in Israel
Soldiers from more than 20 countries, diplomats and aid workers are based at the Civil-Military Coordination Centre (CMCC).
What do we know about the Epstein files?
US President Donald Trump has approved a bill that orders the release of material from investigations into Epstein, the late sex offender.
Alleged mastermind behind Mexican mayor’s murder arrested
The assassination of Uruapan mayor Carlos Manzo at a Day of the Dead ceremony triggered mass protests.
DOJ case against Comey faces troubles. And, powerful figures in latest Epstein docs
The DOJ’s case against former FBI Director James Comey faces new challenges. And, newly released emails name powerful figures who stayed close to Jeffrey Epstein even after his conviction.
Woman jailed for 20 years over murder of Australian surfer brothers
Ari Gisell instigated the carjacking that killed three surfers in Mexico last April, a court has heard.
Who are Afrikaners, the group at the center of Trump’s dispute with South Africa?
Trump has repeated debunked claims that Afrikaners are facing a “white genocide” in South Africa. Critics say the false statements are causing conflict in a country still recovering from apartheid.
Venezuelans share their concerns amid U.S. military buildup near the country
As Venezuela braces for potential U.S. military intervention, residents at the Colombia border tell NPR about their fears and hopes.
News24 | Trump to meet ‘communist’ New York mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani at White House
US President Donald Trump said he will host New York’s mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani for a meeting, after fiercely attacking the 34-year-old self-described Democratic Socialist during his recent campaign.
News24 | Larry Summers quits Harvard, OpenAI to ‘repair relationships’ after Epstein emails
Former US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers stepped down from positions at Harvard University and the OpenAI board amid the continuing fallout from his ties to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.