World News
- South African opposition figure Malema sentenced to five years in prisonon April 16, 2026 at 9:41 am
Malema is appealing against the decision to prevent him from being taken to prison on Thursday.
- Turkish police order 83 arrests over online praise for school shootingson April 16, 2026 at 9:20 am
At least nine were killed in a school shooting in southern Turkey on Wednesday, a day after another attack injured 16 people at a high school.
- Satellite images reveal scale of Israeli demolitions as Lebanese villages destroyedon April 16, 2026 at 8:28 am
BBC Verify analysis found more than 1,400 buildings had been destroyed since 2 March.
- Meghan says she was 'most trolled person in the world'on April 16, 2026 at 8:24 am
Alongside her husband, the Duchess of Sussex was speaking to young people in Melbourne about the harms of social media.
- India to decide women's quota bill as row over parliamentary seats intensifieson April 16, 2026 at 8:20 am
Southern Indian leaders urge mass mobilisation over concerns about redrawing electoral boundaries.
- China's economy grows faster than expected despite Iran waron April 16, 2026 at 7:08 am
The better-than-expected GDP data comes as Asian countries have been hit hard by the impact of the conflict.
- Cool Hand Luke actress Joy Harmon dies aged 87on April 16, 2026 at 5:52 am
Harmon was best known for a car-washing scene in the Paul Newman prison drama.
- Shakespeare's 'missing' home mapped with discoveryon April 16, 2026 at 5:02 am
A Shakespeare expert identifies the location and size of the property the playwright bought in1613.
- 'Unprecedented' fire at Australian oil refinery to impact nation's petrol supplieson April 16, 2026 at 3:45 am
The fire has deepened fears over the nation's petrol supplies amid a global crunch.
- Former US Marine pilot loses appeal against extradition from Australiaon April 16, 2026 at 2:17 am
Daniel Duggan was arrested in 2022 over claims he illegally trained the Chinese military in South Africa.