Watch: BBC reporter returns to childhood home destroyed in Syria civil war BBC News 23 December 2024 at 14:25 Feras Killani grew up in Yarmouk in Damascus, which saw brutal fighting between rebel and government forces.
Watch: 90-year-old with Parkinson's enters weightlifting contest BBC News 23 December 2024 at 14:35 The woman lifted 45kg with family cheering her on, at a contest organised for the elderly in Taipei.
'I was raped by Assad's thugs – but I'm no longer afraid to show my face' BBC News 23 December 2024 at 14:00 Fergal Keane speaks to two Syrian refugees he met at the height of the migrant crisis in 2015.
Rome to regulate Trevi Fountain crowds after restoration BBC News 23 December 2024 at 07:56 The landmark has been given a spruce-up ahead of the Roman Catholic Church's jubilee, which begins on Tuesday.
Watch: BBC reporter returns to childhood home destroyed in Syria civil war BBC News 23 December 2024 at 14:25 Feras Killani grew up in Yarmouk in Damascus, which saw brutal fighting between rebel and government forces.
'I was raped by Assad's thugs – but I'm no longer afraid to show my face' BBC News 23 December 2024 at 14:00 Fergal Keane speaks to two Syrian refugees he met at the height of the migrant crisis in 2015.
'It's pure beauty' - Italy's largest medieval mosaics restored BBC News 23 December 2024 at 14:01 The mosaics in Monreale cathedral, in Sicily, span over 6,400 square meters and contain 2.2 kilos of solid gold.
Cook Islands wants its own passport. New Zealand says no BBC News 23 December 2024 at 13:39 Cook Islanders are citizens of New Zealand, which oversees the island's foreign affairs and defence.
Trump threatens to try to regain control of Panama Canal BBC News 23 December 2024 at 04:54 It prompts a sharp rebuke from Panama's president, who says "every square metre" of the canal belongs to his country.
France holds day of mourning for Mayotte cyclone dead BBC News 23 December 2024 at 12:46 Flags will be flown at half-mast after President Emmanuel Macron declared a national day of mourning.
Cyclone Chido kills 94 people in Mozambique BBC News 22 December 2024 at 22:57 The storm also devastated Mayotte, where one week on, many residents still lack basic necessities.
Woman dies after being set on fire on New York subway BBC News 23 December 2024 at 18:07 An arrest is made after a woman is set alight on a Brooklyn train by a man she was not thought to know.
Frank Gardner: Saudi warnings about Magdeburg suspect were ignored BBC News 22 December 2024 at 23:43 Saudi authorities said they warned German agencies about the Magdeburg car market attack suspect.
Rome to regulate Trevi Fountain crowds after restoration BBC News 23 December 2024 at 07:56 The landmark has been given a spruce-up ahead of the Roman Catholic Church's jubilee, which begins on Tuesday.
Syria's minorities seek security as country charts new future BBC News 22 December 2024 at 14:16 After the fall of Assad, many are apprehensive about how Syria will next be ruled.
Private plane crash in Brazil kills pilot and his family BBC News 23 December 2024 at 06:30 The plane fell minutes after take-off, hitting an urban area in Rio Grande do Sul and injuring 17 people.
Children among dozens killed in Israeli strikes, Gaza officials say BBC News 23 December 2024 at 02:03 A school sheltering displaced families was hit, according to Gaza's civil defence agency.
Slovak PM meets Putin in unannounced Moscow visit BBC News 23 December 2024 at 18:35 Robert Fico is only the third EU leader to visit Moscow and believes Putin has been demonised by the West.
Russia is executing more and more Ukrainian prisoners of war BBC News 22 December 2024 at 08:03 Ukrainian prosecutors say Russians have executed at least 147 PoWs, 127 of them this year alone.
Trump threatens to try and regain control of Panama Canal BBC News 23 December 2024 at 04:54 It prompts a sharp rebuke from Panama's president, who says "every square metre" of the canal belongs to his country.
Grief and anger in Magdeburg after Christmas market attack BBC News 22 December 2024 at 19:49 Outside the market hit by a speeding car, Germans complain about security and their politicians.
Heroism attributed to suspect Luigi Mangione alarming - Mayorkas BBC News 23 December 2024 at 02:54 The US Homeland Security Secretary says rhetoric about the murder suspect is concerning.
Watch: Police officer dressed as the Grinch leads drug raid BBC News 23 December 2024 at 04:27 An officer in Peru smashed a suspected drug dealer's door in, while clad as Dr Seuss' famous character.
Children among dozens killed in Israeli strikes, Gaza officials say BBC News 23 December 2024 at 02:03 A school sheltering displaced families was hit, according to Gaza's civil defence agency.
Blake Lively accuses co-star Justin Baldoni of smear campaign BBC News 22 December 2024 at 04:35 Mr Baldoni's lawyer says the allegations are "categorically false" and a "desperate attempt to 'fix' her negative reputation".
Tributes to nine-year-old killed in German Christmas market attack BBC News 23 December 2024 at 02:35 André Gleissner was a member of a nearby children's fire brigade, a local fire department said.
Saudi warnings about market attack suspect were ignored BBC News 22 December 2024 at 23:43 Saudi authorities said they warned German agencies about the Magdeburg car market attack suspect.
Grief and anger in Magdeburg after Christmas market attack BBC News 22 December 2024 at 19:49 Outside the market hit by a speeding car, Germans complain about security and their politicians.
Cyclone Chido kills 94 people in Mozambique BBC News 22 December 2024 at 22:57 The storm also devastated Mayotte, where one week on, many residents still lack basic necessities.