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Three Saudi nationals killed in Houthi attacks on Riyadh airport
The missile attacks come amid an escalation in fighting between the Iran-backed group and Saudi Arabia, which backs Yemen's government.
Mourinho calls criticism of Mbappe 'ridiculous'
Jose Mourinho defends Kylian Mbappe who has been scrutinised during the international break.
Firing squad execution to be livestreamed, Pentagon says
Pete Hegseth says the execution will be public, but a legal expert says the "unprecedented" decision is on "uncertain legal terrain".
Cars torched and shops looted as anti-migrant violence erupts in South Africa
South Africa has experienced recurrent outbreaks of violence, often targeting migrants from neighbouring countries.
Russian strikes and approaching winter force some in Kyiv to pack bags and flee
A renewed Russian campaign of strikes on power and energy infrastructure has made some contemplate leaving Ukraine's capital.
White House blocks Microsoft from foreign worker hiring programme
An international visa programme has for years allowed US tech companies to hire highly skilled workers from abroad.
Sutton's predictions v Starsailor frontman James Walsh
BBC Sport football expert Chris Sutton takes on Starsailor frontman James Walsh, plus the BBC readers and AI with his predictions for this weekend's Premier League fixtures.
'Bold and inventive' Canadian poet Anne Carson wins Nobel Literature Prize
Carson, 76, is celebrated for works that often cross boundaries between poetry, fiction and scholarship.
Margaret Hamilton, whose software helped land Apollo 11 on the Moon, dies at 90
Pioneering computer scientist led the development of the software for Nasa's Apollo mission and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
The Social Reckoning lacks power or thrills
This middling drama depicts how a Facebook whistleblower exposed its secrets
New global guidelines warn against obesity drugs for children under 10
Care should focus on healthy eating and exercise, not medicines such as weight-loss injections, says the World Health Organization
Sent to the UK from the world's most remote island
Tristan da Cunha's islanders had their first taste of modern British life
Why a new TV version of Carrie is annoying people
The latest take on Stephen King's novel has been criticised for its casting
Ethan Hawke on the role that 'changed my life'
The beloved star reflects on the part that means the most to him in his career
18 of the best podcasts of 2026 so far
From A Great Book with Barack Obama to provocative drama Intimacy
Tom Cruise takes the 'biggest risk of his career'
It's "the weirdest film he's ever made"