Houthi missile strike injures more than a dozen in Tel Aviv BBC News 21 December 2024 at 22:21 The Israeli military said attempts to shoot down a projectile launched from Yemen had been unsuccessful and that it had landed in a public park.
Boy, 8, saves classmate with Heimlich manoeuvre BBC News 21 December 2024 at 05:16 Thomas Conley was sitting next to Isaiah Rodriguez at lunch when he noticed something was wrong.
Inside the abandoned homes of Assad's ruthless enforcers BBC News 21 December 2024 at 20:04 Jamil Hassan, referred to as "the butcher" by people who lived on his street, is among the senior regime figures who have fled with their families.
Jogging memories: Why some Nigerians in London set up their own running club BBC News 21 December 2024 at 17:47 Young Igbos in the UK meet up weekly to reconnect with their roots.
'We have to be more bold': Syria's musicians await future under new Islamist leaders BBC News 21 December 2024 at 14:53 A lively electronic music scene developed under the Assad regime. Now, it's unclear what comes next.
Faced with turmoil, a defiant Trudeau hangs on - for now BBC News 21 December 2024 at 13:00 As the longest serving G7 leader, the Canadian prime minister has weathered many storms. But this time might be different.
US avoids government shutdown after bill passes BBC News 21 December 2024 at 13:48 Congress votes to pass a budget deal to avert what would be the first US federal government shutdown since 2019.
The drug-trafficking Rio gangsters who see themselves as God's 'soldiers of crime' BBC News 21 December 2024 at 09:13 Brazilian narco gangs say they are taking territory for Jesus, and are barring other faiths from the favelas.
Warriors, water and a white horse: Photos of the week BBC News 21 December 2024 at 09:23 A selection of news photographs from around the world.
Sega considering Netflix-like game subscription service BBC News 21 December 2024 at 06:35 It's another sign the industry is moving away from owning games - some fear that means gamers having to "shell out more."
Volkswagen agrees deal to avoid German plant closures BBC News 21 December 2024 at 04:40 VW and a union have, however, agreed to cut more than 35,000 jobs across the country by 2030.
Five unanswered questions from the Pelicot trial BBC News 21 December 2024 at 09:49 Although the Pelicot trial is over, some questions remain over the case that shook France.
Watch: Relatives of inmates attempt to break into Mexican prison BBC News 21 December 2024 at 08:12 The BBC's Will Grant looks at unrest in which seven people died, leading to family members attempting to break inside to check on their relatives.
US deportations under Biden surpass Trump's record BBC News 20 December 2024 at 23:22 President Biden had pledged to pause deportations, but ended up expanding it following a surge in border crossings.
Watch: Relatives of inmates attempt to break into Mexican prison BBC News 21 December 2024 at 08:12 The BBC's Will Grant looks at unrest in which seven people died, leading to family members attempting to break inside to check on their relatives.
One woman's 56-year fight to free her innocent brother from death sentence BBC News 21 December 2024 at 06:03 Hideko Hakamata spent decades fighting to save her brother: the world's longest-serving death row inmate.
Ros Atkins On... Four reasons why the relationship between the UK and China is strained BBC News 21 December 2024 at 03:07 The BBC's Analysis Editor Ros Atkins looks at how relations between the UK and China became so strained.
Video shows arrest of German Christmas market attack suspect BBC News 21 December 2024 at 05:34 Footage from German broadcaster MDR shows police confronting a man lying on the floor by a car.
Volkswagen agrees deal to avoid German plant closures BBC News 21 December 2024 at 04:40 VW and a union have, however, agreed to cut more than 35,000 jobs across the country by 2030.
Eight sentenced in France for actions that led to teacher beheading BBC News 21 December 2024 at 04:23 The sentences range from three to sixteen years, in a case which started with an online hate campaign.
Don't underestimate North Korean troops in Russia, ex-soldiers tell BBC BBC News 20 December 2024 at 08:11 Army defectors say units sent to fight against Ukraine will have high morale but won't be battle hardened.
Five dead, more than 200 injured in car attack on German Christmas market BBC News 21 December 2024 at 19:16 The Saxony-Anhalt premier said he could not rule out more deaths due to the number of seriously injured.
Macron thanks Gisèle Pelicot for courage and dignity in mass rape trial BBC News 20 December 2024 at 17:05 France's president pays tribute to her strength in the trial of her husband and 50 other men.
Suspected 'witchdoctors' arrested over attempt to 'bewitch' Zambia's president BBC News 21 December 2024 at 01:14 The pair were found with magic charms, including a live chameleon, the police say.
Five killed in strike on Russia's Kursk after deadly missile attack on Kyiv BBC News 21 December 2024 at 12:32 A reported attack on a Russian town comes after Ukraine said Moscow had launched a new attack on Kyiv.
Swimming mouse among 27 new species discovered in Peru BBC News 20 December 2024 at 19:57 The expedition also found a new species of dwarf squirrel and 10 types of butterfly.
'I'd rather die than leave my mum': Survivors describe Mayotte cyclone horror BBC News 21 December 2024 at 00:12 The BBC hears how roofs flew off homes as people sheltered inside in the cyclone-hit French territory.
Is the US government going to shut down? What happens if it does BBC News 21 December 2024 at 05:06 Here's how the US got to the brink of yet another funding lapse and what it means for Americans - and Trump.
'I'd rather die than leave my mum': Survivors describe Mayotte cyclone horror BBC News 21 December 2024 at 00:12 The BBC hears how roofs flew off homes as people sheltered inside in the cyclone-hit French territory.