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BBC News - World3 d ago

French blood storage impacted by freezer hacks as theories swirl about culprits

French authorities say that fridges used in medical facilities to store blood for donations were impacted by recent cyber-attacks by unknown hackers. The French Blood Establishment (EFS) said cold rooms storing blood were impacted by hackers, with temperatures set to rise - but staff intervened to protect blood supplies. "No health impact has been identified and no loss of blood products is to be reported," the EFS said. Up until now, only supermarkets were known to have bee…

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BBC News - World3 d ago

Israel's president begins consultations with parties after election deadlock

President Isaac Herzog received the official results from the Central Election Committee on Wednesday morning Israel's President Isaac Herzog has begun consultations with political parties on whom to task with forming a new coalition government, after he received the official results of a general election last week he said had no clear winner. Herzog told party leaders that "not every commitment and promise can be fulfilled" if they want to avoid a new election. Neither the…

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BBC News - World3 d ago

Secret police files released in Hungary, 37 years after fall of communism

The files were released on Wednesday as part of a campaign promise by Prime Minister Péter Magyar Hungary has opened communist-era secret police files to the public, in a controversial move the government says will help Hungarian society heal itself from the traumas of 45 years of communist rule. Critics say the move comes too late, that the files themselves are incomplete, and that the move risks sowing division and causing unnecessary anguish to family members. The date of…

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BBC News - World3 d ago

Everything you need to know from the US midterm elections

Democrats have won both the US Senate and House of Representatives, taking control of Congress for the rest of Donald Trump's presidency. Projected results have provided the party with a number of things to celebrate - and rival Republicans some reasons to commiserate. Here is everything you need to know about some of the big Democratic wins and some historic firsts. Democrats have tallied up victories in states that were comfortably won by Trump two years ago in the preside…

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BBC News - World3 d ago

'This is a disaster': Angry Republicans blame Trump for midterms defeat

Inside the Republican Party, initial shock at the stunning election results on Tuesday night quickly gave way to anger with US President Donald Trump. After Democrats won upset after upset in deep-red states like Texas, Kansas and South Carolina, some Republicans focused their ire on Trump, arguing that his focus on his legacy and indifference to voter concerns cost the party control of Congress. "It's on him. It's not on anybody else. It's a total, complete rejection of Pre…

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BBC News - World3 d ago

Nadal set to join Real Madrid board of directors

Rafael Nadal has made a number of appearances on the pitch at Real Madrid matches Tennis great Rafael Nadal is set to join the board of Spanish football giants Real Madrid. Nadal won 22 Grand Slam titles, two Olympic gold medals and helped Spain claim five Davis Cups before retiring in 2024. Real's members will be asked to approve the 40-year-old's appointment to the board at a meeting later this month. In a statement announcing the move, external, the club said Nadal was "o…

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BBC News - World3 d ago

Sharp objects found in Halloween sweets in three European nations

Needles and other sharp metal objects have been found in sweets handed out over Halloween in Germany, Austria and Hungary, prompting police to issue warnings to parents to check what their children have been given. Police in a number of German states have reported cases, from Bavaria in the south-east to Lower Saxony in the north. A girl aged nine hurt her tongue while eating a chocolate bar in Bremervörde, west of Hamburg. A 5cm-long (2in) pin was then found inside it. Mean…

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BBC News - World3 d ago

ANC under pressure to reverse South Africa decline

South Africans are voting in highly contested local elections likely to see a haemorrhaging of votes for the country's biggest party, the African National Congress (ANC). This year's voting season has been marked by intense campaigns that have included politicians spinning cars, watching grannies knit and even wading through giant-sized potholes. Election officials say voting is going smoothly, despite long queues at some polling stations. Leaders are campaigning to head Sou…

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BBC News - World3 d ago

Rwanda's army team removed from Africa league after US sanctions, NBA says

Rwanda's army team APR came third in the Basketball Africa League last year The National Basketball Association (NBA) says it removed Rwanda's army team from its African league because of US sanctions imposed on the country in March. The NBA had previously said the Rwandan army-funded Armée Patriotique Rwandaise (APR) club would not participate in the 2026 Basketball Africa League (BAL). However this is the first time the NBA has revealed the reasons behind the APR's removal…

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BBC News - World3 d ago

How America voted in maps and charts

It's been an extraordinary night for the Democrats in the US midterms. They have taken control of the Senate and the House of Representatives too. The results in the Senate are beyond what the Democrats would have expected. North Carolina was a likely pick-up but the previously deep red state of South Carolina was a huge shock and Kansas had not returned a Democratic senator since 1932. Texas, Iowa, Ohio and Maine also turned blue and the Democrats held Michigan. There are t…

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BBC News - World3 d ago

Tears, celebrations and selfies: US midterms in pictures

Hugs, cheers and smiles broke out as the Democrats picked up a string of victories in Republican strongholds, delivering them the Senate and the House. The win gives them control of Congress for the rest of Donald Trump's presidency. Meanwhile, it was a challenging night for Republican supporters, after a succession of losses in reliably Republican states. Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms defeated Republican Rick Jackson, a billionaire businessman endorsed by President Trump. B…

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BBC News - World3 d ago

Delhi air quality worsens ahead of Diwali as firework restrictions enter force

Air pollution is an annual problem in Delhi and large parts of northern India Delhi is once again battling worsening air pollution as the onset of winter brings a familiar deterioration in air quality to India's capital. The city's air quality index (AQI) - which measures PM2.5, fine particulate matter that can clog lungs - has crossed 300, entering the "very poor" category and raising health concerns for millions of residents. Breathing such polluted air over prolonged peri…

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BBC News - World3 d ago

Anthony Zurcher: Democrats push deep into Trump heartland on historic night

Democrats have torn up Donald Trump's political map on a night that will send shockwaves through American politics for years to come. With a string of major Senate victories in states that have been reliably Republican for decades - and in Kansas's case, nearly a century - a blue tidal wave crashed across the nation, sweeping Republicans out of power. Halfway through President Donald Trump's second term, the Democrats now have decisive control of the House of Representatives…

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BBC News - World3 d ago

'I'm not a quitter': Kim Kardashian on retaking the bar exam

Kim Kardashian has said she will retake the California bar exam with the aim of becoming a lawyer in real life, after playing one in the legal drama All's Fair. The reality TV star and actress discovered she had failed the exam after the first series of the Hulu programme aired last year. She had previously studied law for six years. "I'll take it again and let you guys know once I've passed. I'll be very vocal about that," Kardashian told the BBC's Annabel Rackham, adding:…

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BBC News - World4 d ago

Film star Ranbir Kapoor on AI, movies and fatherhood

This week sees the release of Ramayana: Rise of a Legend, a major new adaptation of the Indian epic Ramayana. The film features Ranbir Kapoor, alongside co-stars Yash, and Sai Pallavi. It's being released in English as well as several Indian languages and is coming out ahead of Diwali - the festival of lights. The BBC's culture correspondent Noor Nanji has been to meet the stars, with Kapoor sharing his thoughts on AI in film, and how he felt making Ramayana as a new father.

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BBC News - World4 d ago

What Florida jet audio and flight data tells us about its final moments

A private jet crashed in Florida on Sunday, killing all nine people on board, according to US authorities. BBC Verify has used air traffic control audio and flight tracking data to reconstruct the final moments before the plane crashed. Produced by Sophie Bott and Jenna Abaakouk. Graphics by Mark Edwards and Mesut Ersoz. This video has been edited due to lack of clarity in one section of audio.

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BBC News - World5 d ago

'All this food is now useless': Piles of rubbish after shop freezers hit by cyber-attack

In dozens of supermarkets across several European countries, a huge amount of food has been dumped after refrigerators and freezers were targeted in a cyber-attack. Belgium and Luxembourg saw some of the worst damage, with 40 Delhaize supermarkets affected, and incidents also took place in stores across Sweden, Ireland, the Netherlands, Estonia and Finland. In a branch of supermarket Delhaize in Hoeilaart, just outside the Belgian capital Brussels, the BBC's Europe correspon…

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BBC News - World5 d ago

What we know about the alert app hack in Ukraine and Russia

Ukraine's emergency alert app issued a nationwide air raid warning, as well as alerts for a radiological threat, a chemical attack and street fighting in Kyiv on Sunday evening - all of which turned out to false. A few hours later, Russia said its equivalent app had also issued false alerts, with both countries claiming their systems had been hacked. It is still unclear who is to blame for the cyber-attacks and whether the two incidents are connected - the BBC's cyber corres…

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