BBC nieuws

1. Blinken says China helping fuel Russian threat to Ukraine

   The US Secretary of State was speaking to the BBC at the end of a three-day trip to China.

2. Trump witness more uncomfortable in cross-examination

   Ex-tabloid publisher David Pecker is facing questions about how he worked with Trump during the 2016 election.

3. Pentagon to 'rush' Patriot missiles to Ukraine

   Ukrainian President Zelensky says munitions in $6bn package "can save lives right now".

4. Far-right Israeli minister Ben-Gvir in car crash

   The controversial National Security Minister was taken to hospital after his car overturned.

5. MeToo founder defiant after Weinstein wins rape appeal

   Tarana Burke says the overturning of Harvey Weinstein's 2020 conviction in New York is not a blow to MeToo.

6. Tate sexual assault trial to go ahead in Romania

   Controversial influencer Andrew Tate and his brother deny allegations of rape and human trafficking.

7. Vomiting bug infects 800 at German spring festival

   They are thought to have caught the norovirus at a festival marquee in Stuttgart last weekend.

8. Burkina Faso suspends BBC over HRW massacre report

   BBC websites and radio are blocked for two weeks over a Human Rights Watch report on alleged mass killings.

9. Baby saved from dead mother's womb in Gaza dies

   Sabreen was born by emergency C-section after Israel bombed a house in Rafah, killing her family.

10. US teacher accused of racist deepfake of principal

    The Baltimore-area principal was placed on leave and received death threats over the hoax clip.

11. Ellen DeGeneres: I got kicked out of showbusiness

    DeGeneres returns to the spotlight with a new stand-up show - two years after her talk show ended.

12. Home and Away star arrested after Australian manhunt

    The actor was taken into custody on Thursday after failing to front court on assault charges.

13. Surgery for Indian woman who inhaled nose pin

    A doctor who removed the pin from Varsha Sahu's lung last month described it as an "extremely rare" case.

14. Scout jamboree disaster blamed on S Korea government

    An independent report says authorities failed to deliver a safe event for thousands of children.

15. Conservation is saving species, global study says

    A first-of-its-kind study shows conservation is worth investing in, researchers say.

16. Japan comes face to face with its own space junk

    A Tokyo company's satellite encounters a big lump of space debris high above the Earth.

17. If China won't act, we will - Blinken

    Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the US will act if China does not stop sending parts to Russia.

18. Former ICJ head explains court’s ruling on Gaza genocide case

    Joan Donoghue speaks to BBC Hardtalk about the case brought by South Africa to the ICJ over alleged violations of the Genocide Convention by Israel.

19. Would you pay a tourist fee to enter Venice?

    From Thursday visitors making a trip to the famous city at peak times will be charged a trial entrance fee.

20. Watch: Rescuers rush to get stranded whales into the sea

    Around 160 long-finned pilot whales washed up on the western Australian coast, wildlife officials say.

21. Gaza protesters clash with police at US universities

    Demonstrators in Texas were met with state troopers as protests lead to arrests on campuses across the country.

22. BBC Verify examines reported strikes on Russian oil depots

    The reported strikes have been geolocated to the Smolensk region of western Russia.

23. Inside Columbia's campus as students protest

    Hundreds of students have been camping on the university lawn, sparking a nationwide wave of campus protests.

24. Gag orders and tabloid schemes at Trump trial

    Day six of Donald Trump's hush-money trial in New York heard damaging testimony from a tabloid publisher.

25. Arrests and anger at US university pro-Palestinian demos

    Dozens of student protesters have been arrested at Columbia, Yale and New York University in recent days.

26. First Saudi-penned opera opens in Riyadh

    Once unthinkable, the pioneering production marks the latest cultural expansion in the desert kingdom.

27. NewJeans: The controversy shaking the K-pop world

    The infighting between K-pop powerhouse Hybe and its label Ador has put fans on edge.

28. What's behind a dramatic fall in Indian families' savings

    Indians, traditionally known as avid savers, are now stashing away less money and borrowing more.

29. Ballet dancers and yawning lions: Africa's top shots

    A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent and beyond.

30. Major Gaza protests at US universities

    Protests have erupted across more than two dozen campuses, including New York, Texas and California.