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09/01/2026 01:01 GMT
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
09/01/2026 01:06 GMT
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
09/01/2026 01:30 GMT
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Will Trump take control of Greenland?
Trump’s refusal to rule out military force is causing anxiety in Europe and Nato.
09/01/2026 05:01 GMT
ICE protests continue in Minneapolis
It follows the fatal shooting of a women by immigration agents yesterday.
09/01/2026
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Iran Protests Spread
Iran’s supreme leader says protesters ‘trying to please Trump’.
09/01/2026 14:01 GMT
Iranian Supreme Leader denounces protests
Ayatollah Khamenei described demonstrators as vandals aiming to please a foreign power
Iran's supreme leader vows protest crackdown
After 12 days of unrest, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called protesters 'a bunch of vandals'.
A round-up of the day's top news and sport with Chris Warburton and Sarah Mulkerrins.
Gerard Baker, Baroness Fall, Andrew Fisher, Baroness Hazarika
Alex Forsyth presents political debate from M Shed in Bristol.
5th to 11th January
Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life.
09/01/2026 21:01 GMT
Reports suggest growing protests in Iran
Mass protests: but how will the Iranian authorities respond?
Calls to ban Elon Musk’s Grok AI tool over sexual images
Some people have used Grok to create sexualised images of children and women.
Could the Iran regime really fall?
Insights and global interviews on the crucial news stories of the day.
with Qasa Alom
Qasa Alom sits in with the day's main news stories, topical debate and interviews.