Brazil judge blocks Sugarloaf Mountain zipline BBC News 1 April 2026 at 19:17 The project to build a zipline linking the popular Rio tourist spot to Morro da Urca proved controversial.
South African army arrive in crime hotspots to help tackle gangs BBC News 1 April 2026 at 22:35 The army has been deployed to five of South Africa's nine provinces for a year-long operation.
Devastated Italians reckon with 'third apocalypse' of World Cup failure BBC News 1 April 2026 at 20:05 Azzurri fans and management alike are pondering what went wrong after Italy fail to qualify for third World Cup in a row.
DR Congo declares national holiday after reaching World Cup for first time in 52 years BBC News 1 April 2026 at 21:50 This is just the second time that DR Congo have reached the World Cup finals, sparking celebrations in Kinshasa.
Peter Magyar, the former Orban ally vying for power in Hungary BBC News 1 April 2026 at 21:43 Magyar represents the biggest threat to Viktor Orban's rule in Hungary since he won the first of four consecutive victories in 2010.
Mass robotaxi malfunction halts traffic in Chinese city BBC News 1 April 2026 at 19:34 Baidu has not responded to a request for comment about the outage, which affected at least 100 cars.
US journalist Shelly Kittleson kidnapped in Baghdad BBC News 1 April 2026 at 05:08 The US state department says a suspect in her abduction has ties to an Iran-backed militia group, Kataib Hezbollah.
Israel says it will keep control over part of southern Lebanon after war with Hezbollah ends BBC News 1 April 2026 at 02:57 Defence Minister Israel Katz also says houses in Lebanese villages near the Israeli border will be demolished.
Mass robotaxi malfunction halts traffic in Chinese city BBC News 1 April 2026 at 19:34 Baidu has not responded to a request for comment about the outage, which affected at least 100 cars.
DR Congo declares national holiday after reaching World Cup for first time in 52 years BBC News 1 April 2026 at 18:55 This is just the second time that DR Congo have reached the World Cup finals, sparking celebrations in Kinshasa.
Israel intensifies Lebanon attacks and hits areas not in Hezbollah's control BBC News 1 April 2026 at 18:33 Attacks have continued as Israel has announced its intention to control swathes of south Lebanon.
Iran war economic shocks will last 'months', says Australia's PM BBC News 1 April 2026 at 18:53 Anthony Albanese used a rare TV address to tell Australians that the "months ahead may not be easy" amid the global effects of the war.
Peacekeepers killed by roadside explosion in Lebanon, initial report finds BBC News 1 April 2026 at 06:07 The deaths of the two Indonesian nationals came less than a day after another UN peacekeeper - also Indonesian - was killed in Lebanon.
Russian military plane crash kills 29 in occupied Crimea BBC News 1 April 2026 at 17:55 Russian authorities say a technical malfunction caused the An-26 to crash into a cliff.
Megan Thee Stallion taken to hospital during Moulin Rouge performance BBC News 1 April 2026 at 13:30 The rapper "started feeling very ill" mid-way through the show in New York, her representative told US media.
Divorced couples in Japan can now share custody of their children BBC News 1 April 2026 at 12:11 Japan was, until recently, the only G7 country to not recognise the legal concept of joint custody.
Iran using children in security roles in war, reports and witnesses say BBC News 31 March 2026 at 20:56 An 11-year-old is reported to have been killed in an air strike while manning a checkpoint in Tehran.
Billion-plus people, three million officials, 33 questions - India begins huge census BBC News 1 April 2026 at 08:11 The two-phase exercise - the world’s most ambitious - will see three million officials count every Indian.
China is trying to play peacemaker in the Iran war - will it work? BBC News 1 April 2026 at 15:16 It's a turnaround for Beijing, whose official response has been muted so far. Why is China stepping in now?
Italian Christmas meal tragedy turns into murder inquiry BBC News 1 April 2026 at 03:52 Tests results suggest the two women may have been killed with ricin, according to Italian media, but police still do not have a suspect.
'It's phenomenal!': Excitement in Florida ahead of Artemis launch BBC News 1 April 2026 at 14:37 BBC’s Leyla Khodabakhshi speaks to locals and visitors in Florida ahead of the Artemis II mission blast off.
Megan Thee Stallion taken to hospital during Moulin Rouge performance BBC News 1 April 2026 at 13:30 The rapper "started feeling very ill" mid-way through the show in New York, her representative told US media.
'My six-year-old has nosebleeds': Chiang Mai air pollution sparks health fears BBC News 1 April 2026 at 11:19 It's peak fire season in the Thai city, which now ranks as one of the world's most polluted.
India begins counting more than a billion people in massive census BBC News 1 April 2026 at 08:11 The two-phase exercise - the world’s most ambitious - will see three million officials count every Indian.
US Army pilots who flew near Kid Rock's home suspended and then reinstated within hours BBC News 1 April 2026 at 08:51 The crews of two military helicopters were suspended by the army, then told there would be "no investigation" by Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth.
'Moonshots' and merch - what it's like to be on Florida's Space Coast ahead of Artemis launch BBC News 1 April 2026 at 08:00 Huge crowds are gathering around the Kennedy Space Centre to see the launch of the historic moon mission.
Tiger Woods to 'step away and seek treatment' after crash BBC News 1 April 2026 at 07:44 The golf champion was arrested and charged with driving under the influence after clipping a truck and rolling his car in Florida on Friday.
'You're no longer my sister' - rows erupt as war divides Iranian families BBC News 1 April 2026 at 07:25 People in Iran describe angry scenes and tense relationships as rifts open up over the war.
'A million things could go wrong' - why seizing Iran's uranium would be so risky for the US BBC News 1 April 2026 at 07:16 Seizing the stockpile would be one of the "most complicated special operations in history", a former defence official tells the BBC.