BBC News Briefing

14 November, 2025

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Sofia Lotto Persio

Hello. Russian drone and missile strikes attacked residential buildings in "practically every district" in Kyiv overnight, Ukrainian officials have said. My colleagues have the latest. We also speak to Canadians who continue to boycott travel to the US. Don't forget to have a go at our weekly news quiz. And finally, watch space company Blue Origin achieve a rocket launch milestone.

TOP OF THE AGENDA

Four people killed in Kyiv, officials say

A woman covered by a thermal blanket stands in front of a smouldering building hit by a Russian strike in Kyiv. She is holding a black dog by a leech. Several vehicles are parked in front of the building, including a firefighter truck.

Emergency workers responded to call-outs across the city following the wave of attacks overnight. Credit: Reuters

Four people have been killed and dozens more wounded in a wave of Russian drone and missile strikes in Kyiv, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Zelensky said about 430 drones and 18 missiles had been launched on the capital and dozens of high-rise buildings damaged. Ukraine's air force said several other regions across the country were also targeted. In Russia, an overnight Ukrainian attack hit the Russian Black Sea port of Novorossiysk. Krasnodar governor Veniamin Kondratyev said four people were hurt in the strike, which damaged the main oil depot and a container terminal.

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BBC Verify: Follow live updates from the team as they examine images showing damage in Kyiv and Russia's Novorossiysk.

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WORLD HEADLINES

President Donald Trump sit at a wooden desk int he Oval Hoffice. Behind him is a display of pictures. In front of him there's papers and several gold objects are lined up to his left.

Swiss push for cut in crippling US tariffs

A Swiss delegation has held talks in the US after industry chiefs visited the Oval Office bearing gold gifts earlier this month.

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In this photograph taken when he was alive, Meny Godard, who has short light-coloured hair, glasses with red frames and is wearing a black t-shirt, smiles at the camera

Israel identifies remains returned by Hamas

The body was identified as Meny Godard, who was 73 when he was killed in the 7 October attacks.

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A female artist making a ''uterus'' model for a Pandal decoration, which is theme about the '' Ritumati'', social awareness about menstrual, ahead of Durga puja festival in Kolkata, India on 01 October 2023.

Indian state becomes first to offer menstrual leave

Karnataka, home to some of the world's biggest IT firms, is offering paid menstrual leave to all working women in formal jobs.

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Man charged after grabbing Ariana Grande

An Australian man has been charged with being a public nuisance after jumping the barricade at a film premiere in Singapore.

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A woman in a red jacket cuddles a small, dog. The dog is looking into the distance and has its tongue out and looks happy. There is a beach in the background and it is a sunny day.

Dogs' diversity traced back to the Stone Age

A new study suggests dogs' physical transformation from wolf to furball began much earlier than previously thought.

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NEWS FROM THE UK

Renters' rights: A new bill's provisions, including a ban on no-fault evictions, will take effect in England from May 2026.

Presidential pardon: UK billionaire Joe Lewis has received a pardon from US President Donald Trump.

Titanic auction: A gold pocket watch belonging to one of the ship's wealthiest passengers could fetch up to £1m ($1.3m).

BEYOND THE HEADLINES

Canadians' boycott of US travel persists

Once a regular visitor, Kristy Gammon now avoids travelling to the US.

October marked the 10th straight month of decline in the number of Canadian travellers to the US. As relations between the two countries remain icy, mostly in response to new tariffs Trump has imposed, Canadians are apparently committed to giving their southern neighbours the cold shoulder.

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An image shows three Korean men and a woman sat on the floor of a bedroom. They are all eating fried chicken and are looking up at something.