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A couple in the US have filed a lawsuit against tech company Lovo after they allegedly found AI copies of their own voices online."A tech company stole our voices, made AI clones of them, and sold them possibly hundreds of thousands of times," Linnea Sage said.The firm has not yet responded to their claims or the BBC's requests for comment.Lovo co-…

With short summers, a cold climate, and a landscape of lava fields and glaciers, Iceland's not the first place you'd link with food production. But pioneering entrepreneurs are growing some surprising crops, and doing it sustainably.Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUogFor more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #Algae #Iceland #BB…

Formula Student is a world series of events featuring electric cars built by teams of students.Could this be the future of motor racing?Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUogFor more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #FormulaStudent #ElectricCar #BBCNewsVon BBC News

A "barrage" of rockets have been fired into northern Israel from Lebanon, according to the Israeli army, as Hezbollah targeted industrial and military sites. Most of the 105 rockets were intercepted, though some homes were hit, the Israel Defense Forces said. Video posted online overnight, so far unverified by the BBC, appears to show a fire in a r…

After a second assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump, Americast hears from a former Secret Service agent on what goes into protecting a secret service agent, particularly on a golf course. Sarah, Justin and Marianna are joined by Bill Gage, who helped protect President George W. Bush and President Obama. They discuss what went wron…

Hezbollah has confirmed its senior commanders Ibrahim Aqil and Ahmed Wahbi were both killed in a strike on the Lebanese capital of Beirut on Friday. The Lebanese health ministry says the attack by Israel killed at least 31 people, including three children. The Israel Defense Forces said the strike targeted the Iran-backed group's Radwan forces. The…

Lawyers representing 37 women who say they were raped or sexually assaulted by Mohammed Al-Fayed say he was a monster and sexual predator, whose behaviour was enabled by Harrods, the luxury London department store he owned until 2010. Mohamed Al-Fayed was an Egyptian billionaire businessmen, who residence and main business interests were in the UK …

You’re watching Path to the Presidency with Sumi, Caitríona and Katty – a weekly discussion about the 2024 US election with the BBC’s official election night anchors. This week, Sumi and Caitríona discuss voter sentiment in Michigan, how race and gender are affecting the election campaign, and the aftermath of a second apparent assassination attemp…

Twelve people have been killed and dozens injured after Israel's military said it carried out a "targeted strike" on the Lebanese capital Beirut. The IDF said it killed Hezbollah's operations commander Ibrahim Aqil in the attack, alongside other senior members of the group's Radwan unit. It is Israel's third strike on Beirut this year. Cross-border…

Mohamed Al Fayed, the former owner of department store Harrods, "was a monster" enabled by a system that "pervaded" the London store, a lawyer for his accusers has said. Al Fayed, who died in 2023, was described as a "sexual predator" who assaulted staff and threatened them over a 25-year-period, barristers representing dozens of women told a press…

China has been supporting the military junta in Myanmar since the start of the civil war more than three years ago. But the military regime is now fighting for control in large areas of the country, including Shan State along China’s border, where it has suffered some of its biggest losses. The crisis at its doorstep - a nearly 2,000km (1,240-mile)…

More than 70,000 people fighting in Russia’s military have now died in Ukraine, according to data analysed by the BBC. For the first time, volunteers - civilians who joined the armed forces after the start of the war - now make up the highest number of people killed on the battlefield since Russia’s full-scale invasion began in 2022. BBC Russian an…

Storm Boris is battering the north-east and central regions of Italy, days after causing widespread flooding in central Europe.More than 1,000 residents in the north-eastern region of Emilia Romagna have been evacuated, while towns in the central region of Marche reported serious flooding and disruption.The European Union said it will provide €10bn…

Israel has launched extensive air strikes on southern Lebanon. The Israeli military said its warplanes struck more than 100 Hezbollah sites, including a weapons storage facility. Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said Israel is embarking on a "new phase of the war”. Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said deadly explosions earlier in the week "c…

The United States election result will have major implications around the world, meaning many countries have an incentive to try and interfere to either support a particular candidate or simply destabilise America. This week’s AI Decoded explores the growing threat of generative artificial intelligence in creating deepfakes, which can undermine dem…

Israel has launched air strikes on southern Lebanon as Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah condemns this week’s fatal exploding devices attacks. Moments before Nasrallah’s televised speech, Israel confirmed the strikes. Nasrallah says the device attacks - which killed at least 37 - crossed “all limits, rules and red lines.” More than 2,600 people wer…

Israel has launched air strikes on southern Lebanon as Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah condemned this week’s fatal exploding devices attacks. Israel confirmed fresh strikes on Lebanon before Israeli fighter jets could be heard flying over Beirut during Nasrallah’s televised speech. In a statement, the Israel Defense Forces says it's working to “d…

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has called the fatal device attacks in Lebanon as "war crimes or at least a declaration of war". Israel launched strikes in southern Lebanon as Hezbollah's chief said radio and pager attacks "crossed all red lines". He blamed Israel for the pager and walkie-talkie attacks. About 4,000 pagers were targeted, he added…

Lebanon has banned all pagers and walkie-talkies from all flights at Beirut airport. According to Lebanon's National News Agency, which quoted the aviation agency, passengers have been told that they may not carry such devices in their carry-ons, and they will be confiscated immediately if found.At least 20 people were killed and 450 injured after …

One of America's most influential labour unions has declined to issue a US presidential endorsement for the first time since 1996.The International Brotherhood of Teamsters has 1.3 million members across the US and Canada and said it had received "few commitments on top Teamsters issues" from either Democratic nominee Kamala Harris or Republican no…

Five women say they were raped by former Harrods boss Mohamed Al Fayed when they worked at the luxury London department store. The BBC has heard testimony from more than 20 female ex-employees who say the billionaire, who died last year aged 94, sexually assaulted them - including rape. The documentary and podcast - Al-Fayed: Predator at Harrods - …

The United States says it is involved in intensive diplomatic efforts to prevent a further escalation in the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.More than 32 people were killed and 2,450 people injured after thousands of walkie-talkies and pagers exploded in Lebanon.Multiple sources say Israel's Mossad spy agency was targeting Hezbollah members, …

Fears are growing of all-out conflict between Israel and Lebanon, as Israel's defence minister said his country was “opening a new phase in the war” and more troops were sent to the border. Yoav Gallant said the "centre of gravity is shifting to the north”.His warning came hours after a new wave of explosions killed 14 people and injured at least 4…

Radio waves from Elon Musk’s growing network of satellites are blocking scientists’ ability to peer into the universe, according to researchers in the Netherlands. The new generation of Starlink satellites, which provide fast internet around the world, are interfering more with radio telescopes than earlier versions, they say. The thousands of orbi…

Exploding walkie-talkies have killed 14 and injured at least 450 people across Lebanon, the country's health ministry says.The blasts come a day after exploding pagers killed 12 people, including two children, and left almost 3,000 in hospital.Media reports say walkie-talkies used by the armed group Hezbollah blew up in the southern suburbs of the …

More than 100 have been wounded and at least three people are reported to have been killed in the latest wave of walkie-talkie blasts in Lebanon, the health ministry says, as quoted by the AFP and AP news agencies.The Lebanese Red Cross says its teams are responding to "multiple explosions in different areas", including in the country's south and e…

More blasts have been reported in Beirut, a day after exploding pagers killed 12 and injured thousands across Lebanon.A BBC reporter says one blast happened at a funeral, other sources say "communication devices" seem to have explodedMultiple sources say Mossad, the Israeli spy agency, was behind the attack on Tuesday - Israel has not commented. Su…

A partial evacuation has been ordered in Russia's Tver region after a "massive" Ukrainian drone attack sparked a fire there, the local governor has said.Igor Rudenya said emergency services in the town of Toropets were trying to "localise" the blaze caused by falling drone wreckage. He did not say whether there were any casualties. Unverified foota…

Somalia may be one of the poorest countries in the world and beset by violence, but it is “fixable”, according to its top climate official.The country has been torn apart by more than 30 years of overlapping conflicts - including an Islamist insurgency, a civil war, and a series of regional and clan confrontations. Yet Abdihakim Ainte, the Somali p…

Thousands of people have been injured in Lebanon, after pagers used by the armed group Hezbollah to communicate dramatically exploded almost simultaneously across the country on Tuesday.It is unclear how the attack - which looks to have been highly sophisticated - occurred, though Hezbollah has blamed its adversary Israel.Israeli officials have so …

Israel's Mossad spy agency placed explosives in thousands of Hezbollah pagers before they detonated across Lebanon, multiple reports say. So far Israel hasn't commented. At least nine people were killed and thousands injured when the pagers went off on Tuesday.It is unclear how the attack - which looks to have been highly sophisticated - occurred, …

The militia group Hezbollah promised revenge against Israel after accusing it of detonating pagers across Lebanon on Tuesday, killing nine people and wounding nearly 3,000 others including Iran's envoy to Beirut. A girl of eight was reported to be among the dead and at least 200 people were said to be critically injured. Lebanon’s Information Minis…

The mayor of a Polish city has asked all 44,000 residents to evacuate, as widespread flooding continues to batter central Europe. Nysa mayor Kordian Kolbiarz asked people to head for higher ground, citing the risk of an embankment breaching and releasing a cascade of water into the town from a nearby lake. The death toll from the floods that hit ov…

Bulldozers are traditionally used across the world to build homes, offices, roads and other infrastructures.But in recent years, many say they have become a weapon in the hands of India's Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government to destroy the homes and livelihoods of the minority Muslim community.BJP leaders have defended their ac…

Hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs is expected in court today after he was arrested in New York City on Monday. He faces three charges - racketeering, sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion and transportation to engage in prostitution.During a hearing from prosecutors in New York, Nathan Williams, the district attorney, outlined the newly-releas…

You've built up excitement among fans and you have a release date for your game - but what do you do if you feel it isn't quite ready? Former Pokemon developer and co-founder of studio All Possible Futures, James Turner, has revealed what it's like to have those "uncomfortable" talks about delaying a video game. James spoke to BBC's Newsbeat how he…

Hundreds of members of the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah have reportedly been injured after handheld pagers they use to communicate exploded. Lebanon’s state news agency said there were blasts in the southern suburbs of Beirut and several other areas. Hezbollah's al-Manar TV also said many pagers had exploded, without identifying those hurt.Videos…

Donald Trump has spoken for the first time about what appeared to be the second assassination attempt on his life.Speaking in a livestream on social media platform X, the Republican presidential candidate said he and a friend were "grabbed" by agents and bundled into golf carts as gunfire rang out. Secret Service personnel several hundred metres aw…

Warning: This story contains distressing details from the start. Dominique Pelicot, the 71-year-old man accused of drugging his wife to sleep and recruiting dozens of men to abuse her for over 10 years, has admitted to all the charges against him in his first testimony since the trial opened on 2 September. Referring to the 50 co-defendants who are…

More than 5,000 troops have been deployed to support people in southern Poland, as floods threaten parts of central Europe. At least 18 people have died in the flooding in Poland, the Czech Republic, Romania and Austria. Water levels in Nysa, southern Poland, have started receding after the mayor of the town of more than 40,000 people ordered resid…

One of the final messages from the five-person crew of the Titan submersible before it imploded, killing all inside, has been revealed. Investigators with the US Coast Guard said a message reading, “all good here”, was among the final communications between the Titan and its mother ship, before they lost contact for good. Also shown at the hearing …

The UN’s most senior official overseeing aid and reconstruction in Gaza has told the BBC that the international community is collectively failing innocent civilians in the territory. Sigrid Kaag, who was appointed nine months ago to improve the delivery of urgently needed aid, said a report she is due to make to the UN Security Council today would …

The Secret Service, FBI, and other authorities held a news conference regarding the apparent assassination attempt on former US President Donald Trump.The Secret Service said its agent’s "swift" action and "hyper vigilance" prevented the suspected gunman from getting a line of sight to Trump.Ron Rowe, acting Secret Service director, stated that Tru…

Donald Trump has blamed President Biden and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris for the latest apparent assassination attempt against him, claiming that their rhetoric was inspiring violence against him.It follows the arrest of Ryan Wesley Routh in Florida, after secret service officers opened fire on a man armed with an assault rifle, …

TikTok argued in court on Monday that a US law - which would see it banned unless it is sold by ByteDance - would have a “staggering” impact on the free speech of its US users. The law was prompted by concerns that US users' data is vulnerable to exploitation by China's government. TikTok and ByteDance have repeatedly denied links to the Chinese au…

The suspected gunman in the apparent assassination attempt of former US President Donald Trump appeared before a court in Florida today.Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, has been charged with federal gun crimes - possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a firearm with an obstructed serial number.Court documents show that Routh was hiding…

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said he is “interested” in learning about Italy’s scheme to send migrants rescued at sea to Albania to process asylum claims. The British leader is meeting Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, as Italy receives the highest number of migrant arrivals, but has recently seen a dramatic fall. "I've long believed that p…