BBC News:
| Trump-backed challenger defeats Republican senator who voted to convict president | Sun 17th May 2026 17:25 BST |
Trump threw his full support behind Julia Letlow in Louisiana's high-stakes contest, branding the incumbent "disloyal". | |
| Canadian from hantavirus-hit cruise ship tests positive | Sun 17th May 2026 13:07 BST |
The individual is one of four former passengers on the MV Hondius isolating on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. | |
| Rescue diver dies during search for bodies of Italians who drowned in Maldives caves | Sat 16th May 2026 16:01 BST |
Staff Sgt Mohamed Mahdhee died while diving in the search-and-rescue operation, the Maldives government tells the BBC. | |
| Toddlers among more than 50 schoolchildren kidnapped in Nigeria | Sat 16th May 2026 16:50 BST |
No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attacks, which have devastated Mussa town in Borno state. | |
| Inside the 'kill-zone' on Ukraine's front line, where new weapons have transformed war | Mon 18th May 2026 00:02 BST |
Machines are increasingly replacing humans on the front line, but troops are still vital for defending territory. | |
| From escaping child marriage 'to an old pervert' to becoming Sierra Leone's first lady | Mon 18th May 2026 00:01 BST |
The private world of one of Africa's most powerful political women is revealed in a BBC World Service exclusive. | |


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