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One of the busiest airports cancels 500 flights after Typhoon Wipha causes 145mph winds

Hundreds of passengers found themselves stranded in Hong Kong International Airport after a major typhoon smashed into the city on Sunday (July 20) causing widespread disruption, damage, and dozens...

One of the busiest airports cancels 500 flights after Typhoon Wipha causes 145mph winds

WATCH: Russia earthquake caught on camera before tsunami warning

Chilling video footage has emerged showing the moment Russia was rocked by two powerful earthquakes, one of them a massive magnitude 7.4, sparking a tsunami warning for the country’s Kamchatka...

Moscow airports temporarily closed after Ukraine drone attacks

Moscow airports temporarily closed after Ukraine drone attacks24 minutes agoKathryn ArmstrongBBC NewsEPA/ShutterstockA sustained Ukrainian drone attack on Russia caused Moscow's major airports to be...

Parades, flags and songs: The campaign to force Ukrainian children to love Russia

Parades, flags and songs: The campaign to force Ukrainian children to love Russia6 hours agoVitaly ShevchenkoRussia editor, BBC MonitoringYunarmia branch of the Zaporizhzhya regionBeing taught to...

Man who jumped from edge of space dies paragliding

Man who jumped from edge of space dies paragliding2 days agoOttilie Mitchell & Hollie ColeBBC NewsFelix Baumgartner, who once broke the world record for the highest skydive by jumping from the...

Buildings burn as another wave of Russian attacks hits Ukraine

Buildings burn as another wave of Russian attacks hits Ukraine4 hours agoDanny AeberhardEurope Regional Editor, BBC World ServiceGetty ImagesAt least three people have died following another...

Ukraine seeks new round of talks with Russia

Ukraine seeks new round of talks with Russia17 minutes agoTom McArthurBBC NewsReporting fromLondonReutersUkraine has proposed a new round of peace talks with Russia, President Volodymyr Zelensky has...

Buildings burn as another wave of Russian attacks hits Ukraine

Buildings burn as another wave of Russian attacks hits Ukraine8 minutes agoDanny AeberhardEurope Regional Editor, BBC World ServiceState Emergency Services of UkraineAt least three people have died...

Vietnam boat capsizes LIVE: At least 27 dead after tourist vessel overturns

At least 27 people are dead after a tourist boat carrying 53 people overturned in Vietnam, it has been reported. Of the bodies recovered, there are eight children, according to the state-run Vietnam...

Tourist says popular Greek island is 'dead' this summer – now is time to book

If you're looking for a last-minmute European holiday in the sun, one tourist believes he has the ideal location after highlighting it is full of vacancies.Robert Sherman claims popular Greek islands...

'The village will die' - Italy looks for answers to decline in number of babies

'The village will die' - Italy looks for answers to decline in number of babies29 minutes agoSarah RainsfordSouthern and Eastern Europe correspondentReporting fromVeneto region, ItalyBBCWinding down...

UK weather chaos: Met Office advises emergency kits as storms threaten 80 areas

Britons are being urged to prepare an "emergency" kit with three essential household items as thunderstorms threaten to wreak havoc across the nation this weekend.The Met Office has issued a slew of...

Two dead and many injured in Russian strike on Ukrainian shopping centre

Two dead and many injured in Russian strike on Ukrainian shopping centre2 days agoJessica RawnsleyBBC NewsVadym FilashkinAt least two people have been killed and a further 27 injured following a...

Man who jumped from edge of space dies paragliding

Man who jumped from edge of space dies paragliding6 hours agoOttilie Mitchell & Hollie ColeBBC NewsGetty ImagesFelix Baumgartner, who once broke the world record for the highest skydive by...