Spanish town bans black cat adoptions during Halloween BBC News 19 October 2025 at 08:04 In an effort to ward off potentially sinister rituals, the Catalonian town of Terrassa hopes to keep its black cats safe during the occult-themed holiday.
Grand Theft Auto made him a legend. His latest game was a disaster BBC News 19 October 2025 at 07:48 Lesley Benzies was one of the architects behind one of the most successful video games in history.
'I'm 89 and I saw my homeland rebuilt before - but now I don't believe Gaza has a future' BBC News 19 October 2025 at 07:27 One Palestinian family shares their story of life coming full circle - and what they believe lies ahead as talk turns to rebuilding Gaza
Mystery deepens after missing schoolgirl found dead in pop star D4vd's Tesla BBC News 19 October 2025 at 07:34 Questions around the up-and-coming TikTok star's connection to a teenage girl's death have eclipsed his career's rise.
Afghanistan pulls out of cricket series after it says Pakistan air strike killed local players BBC News 19 October 2025 at 00:01 Pakistan said the strike targeted militants and denied attacking civilians.
Zelensky fails to secure Tomahawk missiles at talks with Trump BBC News 18 October 2025 at 15:42 Following the meeting, Trump calls for Kyiv and Moscow to "stop where they are" and end the war.
Why I fell in love with a book called I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki BBC News 19 October 2025 at 07:47 In reflecting on a gentle melancholy many can relate to, this book teaches us to appreciate the small joys in life.
'I miss the past, but we like the money': The Bali-fication of a laidback surfers' island BBC News 19 October 2025 at 06:09 For locals, the promise of more tourism is a welcome opportunity - but they are also wary.
Watch: Aerials show thousands attending No Kings protests across the US BBC News 19 October 2025 at 05:54 Protesters took to the streets of American cities to demonstrate against President Trump's policies.
Israel receives two bodies that Hamas says are Gaza hostages BBC News 19 October 2025 at 05:19 There is outrage in Israel that the armed group has not returned all deceased hostages from Gaza.
US to repatriate survivors of strike on 'drug-carrying submarine', Trump says BBC News 19 October 2025 at 04:42 The latest attack is at least the sixth US strike on ships in waters off Venezuela in recent weeks.
Wrongfully imprisoned for more than 40 years, US man now faces deportation to India BBC News 19 October 2025 at 04:12 Subramanyam "Subu" Vedam was freed from prison after being wrongfully convicted for a 1980 murder.
'We are orphans': Kenyans bid farewell to ex-PM Odinga in his political heartland BBC News 18 October 2025 at 23:03 Kisumu mourners flock to see Raila Odinga's body as Barack Obama remembers "a true champion of democracy".
Red Cross receives two bodies that Hamas says are Gaza hostages BBC News 19 October 2025 at 04:52 It comes after outrage in Israel that the armed group has not returned all deceased hostages from Gaza.
US to repatriate survivors of strike on 'drug-carrying submarine', Trump says BBC News 19 October 2025 at 04:42 The latest attack is at least the sixth US strike on Venezuelan ships in recent weeks.
Wrongfully imprisoned for more than 40 years, US man now faces deportation to India BBC News 19 October 2025 at 04:12 Subramanyam "Subu" Vedam was freed from prison after being wrongfully convicted for a 1980 murder.
Zelensky fails to secure Tomahawk missiles at talks with Trump BBC News 18 October 2025 at 15:42 Following the meeting, Trump calls for Kyiv and Moscow to "stop where they are" and end the war.
Eleven killed after Israel hits bus in Gaza, Hamas-run civil defence says BBC News 18 October 2025 at 22:39 The Israeli military said it had fired at a "suspicious vehicle" it said had crossed the line demarcating the area occupied by its forces.
No Kings protests draw huge crowds as anti-Trump rallies sweep across US BBC News 19 October 2025 at 03:53 Protests are planned in over 2,500 cities across the US, including New York, DC, Atlanta and Los Angeles.
Afghanistan pulls out of cricket series after it says Pakistan air strike killed local players BBC News 18 October 2025 at 23:15 Pakistan said the strike targeted militants and denied attacking civilians.
New blood test may speed up diagnosis of 50 cancer types, study says BBC News 18 October 2025 at 15:13 The Galleri test looks for fragments of DNA that have broken off a tumour and are circulating in the blood.
'We are orphans': Kenyans bid farewell to ex-PM Odinga in his political heartland BBC News 18 October 2025 at 23:03 Kisumu mourners flock to see Raila Odinga's body as Barack Obama remembers "a true champion of democracy".
Chinese Nobel laureate and physicist Chen Ning Yang dies aged 103 BBC News 18 October 2025 at 14:49 Yang, one of the world's most influential scientists, earned global recognition for his work in theoretical physics.
Smuggler jailed for 40 years after shipping ballistic missile parts from Iran BBC News 18 October 2025 at 07:10 The Pakistani convict called himself a "walking dead person" just days before his last voyage destined for Houthi rebels in Yemen.
Can Putin's 'Flying Kremlin' travel through EU airspace to Budapest? BBC News 18 October 2025 at 20:08 If Putin does go to Budapest to meet Trump in the next two weeks, he would need to clear a few hurdles first.
Skeletons found in mass grave are ancient Roman soldiers, study finds BBC News 18 October 2025 at 17:03 The archaeological discovery in Croatia contains seven male skeletons scientists believe are 1,700 years old.
Israel confirms latest body returned from Gaza is dead hostage BBC News 18 October 2025 at 19:35 Eliyahu Margalit is the 10th dead hostage Hamas has returned - out of 28.
'Have a great life!' Trump orders prison release of disgraced ex-lawmaker Santos BBC News 18 October 2025 at 13:45 George Santos was jailed for seven years for stealing identities, including from members of his own family.
Mystery heatwave warms Pacific Ocean to new record BBC News 18 October 2025 at 07:26 Temperatures have surged across a large area of the north Pacific - and scientists don't know exactly why.