Are global oil reserves sufficient to withstand renewed US-Iran war?
With emergency stocks at multidecade lows, analysts say the world may have only a month or two if Hormuz shuts again.
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Hospitals deliberately targeted by Sudan’s RSF fighters, BBC finds
The UN human rights chief Volker Türk says the multiple attacks may amount to war crimes.
Attack on actor Tiger Shroff is dark reminder of Bollywood’s gangster past
The attack on Shroff has revived memories of the 1990s, when gangsters wielded influence over the industry.
L’Oreal says weight loss drugs are impacting beauty and skincare sales
The beauty giant’s CEO says the use of GLP-1s is “a very important phenomenon for us”.
AI discovered a massive cyber-security flaw – here’s what happened
The BBC’s technology correspondent Joe Tidy explains how it happened, and what it means for you.
N.Y. AG James files opposition to effort to bar her from Cornell investigation
One of the men named in an explosive lawsuit alleging sexual assault at a Cornell fraternity house opposed Letitia James’ appointment as special prosecutor.
Hegseth staff damaged WWII-era Eisenhower globe trying to move it to his office
The globe was especially notable because it had green pen or marker notations where Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower marked areas in Europe, three U.S. officials
Grenade exercise sparked deadly fire at Canada military base, army says
High winds propelled the blaze across the army base in Wainwright, killing four soldiers and injuring dozens more.
Keeping Madhubala alive: The fight for Karachi’s captive elephants
Karachi’s last two African elephants remain in captivity. Their sisters are already dead. Will they survive?
Israel arrests 36 Palestinians in the West Bank, attacks on farmers ramp up
Israeli pogroms on Palestinian farmers and their lands during the olive harvest season intensify.
Nigeria and Kenya Ebola patients may have crossed paths at Uganda airport, officials say
Officials say they both travelled through Entebbe International Airport on 3 October.
Crowd of 50 beats foreigner to death in South Africa
The attack on the unidentified victim follows a wave of anti-migrants protests in South Africa this year.
Newborn twins fight for survival as conflict fuels Yemen’s hunger crisis
Raghad and Raad’s family had to flee their home on foot because of the fighting between pro-government forces and the Houthis.
Damaging hail pelts Phoenix in rare storm
Videos from the Arizona capital show people sheltering inside a car as hail smashes the windscreen, while intense downpours covered neighbourhoods in ice.