'Greatest feeling ever': Cape Verdeans tell BBC of joy at holding Spain to draw

16.06.2026 11:30 The streets of the capital, Praia, shook with wild celebrations as the small island nation held Spain to a shock 0-0 draw.

Captain of Russian shadow fleet tanker intercepted in Channel charged

16.06.2026 11:30 An Indian national is charged with contravening sanctions after the tanker was detained.

Russia was behind arson attacks targeting PM, BBC reveals

15.06.2026 17:45 Evidence shows Russians directing the plot and stoking tensions with fake far-right and Muslim groups.

Fresh search under way for Irish women missing since 1990s

15.06.2026 17:45 The two Irish women have been missing since the 1990s and a fresh search is under way on the Kildare/Wicklow border.

Tourist train overturns and injures 17 during Cártama tapas festival

15.06.2026 17:45 Nobody was seriously hurt as a result of the accident in the Spanish town, local authorities say.

France star Mbappe vows to increase defensive work

15.06.2026 17:45 French captain Kylian Mbappe vows to increase his defensive efforts at the World Cup in the face of criticism.

Dublin-born Cape Verde star recruited on LinkedIn gets World Cup chance

15.06.2026 17:45 They are one of the smallest countries to play in a World Cup, but Cape Verde are aiming high, with a Dublin-born defender who used to work in a bank among their ranks.

Norwegian crown princess's son found guilty of two counts of rape

15.06.2026 11:31 Marius Borg Høiby, the 29-year-old son of Norway's Crown Princess Mette Marit, has been found guilty of two counts of rape and given four years in jail.

Russian strikes kill nine and set historic cathedral in Kyiv ablaze

15.06.2026 11:31 A Ukrainian drone attack in the Russian city of Tula, south of Moscow, killed three people and wounded three others.

Swiss voters reject 10 million population cap, early projections say

14.06.2026 17:45 Not all votes have been counted, but the current trend suggests 55% of participants voted against the proposal.

Switzerland votes on plan to cap population at 10 million

14.06.2026 11:45 The right-wing Swiss People's Party calls the plan a "sustainability initiative", but opponents say it is a recipe for chaos.

UK armed forces board Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in English Channel, PM says

14.06.2026 11:45 Royal Marine Commandos and NCA officers boarded the vessel in a six-hour operation in the early hours of Sunday.

Norway braces for verdict in rape trial of crown princess's son Høiby

14.06.2026 11:45 Marius Borg Høiby will appear via video link, almost three months after his trial came to an end on 40 charges, including four counts of rape.

Russian families use AI to 'resurrect' loved ones killed in Ukraine

14.06.2026 11:45 The highly controversial trend lies at the intersection of Russia's war on Ukraine, new AI technologies and grief.

The college scam that promised students fleeing war a new life in Finland

14.06.2026 11:45 BBC speaks to students from war-torn Myanmar who say they were cheated after paying to study abroad.