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Millions of people in Florida are struggling in the aftermath of Storm Idalia, which brought fierce winds and torrential rains. Idalia landed as a powerful hurricane in Florida's Big Bend area, and still poses a major flood threat. Roads and towns were submerged in knee-deep water, and the National Hurricane Center (NHC) warned of "rising water moving inland from the coastline". At least two people have died in the state.

More than 60 people have died and more than 40 are injured following a fire at a building in central Johannesburg. Authorities say it’s unclear what sparked the blaze at the five-storey building in the South African city. Firefighters evacuated the building’s occupants on arrival, and the search and recovery of bodies is continuing.

There has been a dramatic rise in Ukraine's number of dead, according to new estimates by unnamed US officials. Ukraine gives no official toll of its war dead - the figures remain classified. But US officials, quoted by the New York Times, recently put the number at 70,000 dead and as many as 120,000 injured.

In Ukraine's north-east, Russia has recently deployed an estimated 100,000 troops in renewed attacks. But it is the increasingly sophisticated drone attacks that are particularly feared. Russia is seeking to cement its control of the eastern regions where it has captured territory, much of which was recaptured by Ukrainian forces last September.

Burger King must face a lawsuit that alleges it makes its Whopper burger appear larger on its menus than it is in reality, a US judge has ruled. The lawsuit accuses the fast food giant of misleading customers by showing the burger with a meatier patty and ingredients that "overflow over the bun". "The plaintiffs' claims are false," Burger King told the BBC.

Florida's governor has warned residents in the path of Hurricane Idalia to heed evacuation warnings without delay as it approaches the US state. Ron DeSantis said Idalia would hit the state's Gulf coast as a Category 3 storm on Wednesday morning. Much of Florida, including the densely populated Tampa area, is forecast to be affected by severe weather. Idalia is projected to hit an area that Mr DeSantis said has not seen such a major hurricane since the 1800s.

BBC Newsnight is in international waters off the coast of Greece to see how Russian oil continues to be exported around the world. We see evidence that millions of barrels of Russian oil is still going into the production of energy burned by countries imposing the sanctions. For the first time we have a sense of the value to Russia of energy burned by the UK. The figures were calculated by the environmental campaign group Global Witness and reviewed by BBC Verify and independent experts. The story is reported by Newsnight’s International Correspondent Emir Nader. Ayman Oghanna was the producer and directors.

Russia has reported a night of drone attacks on its territory ranging from the south to the northwest. A strike on Pskov airport, hundreds of miles from the war zone in Ukraine, set two military cargo planes on fire. In the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, at least two people were killed during a missile attack blamed on Russia. Russia also reported hitting Ukrainian assault boats in the Black Sea, killing dozens of soldiers.

Army officers have appeared on national television in Gabon to say they have taken power. They said they were annulling the results of Saturday's election, in which President Ali Bongo was declared the winner. His overthrow would end his family's 53-year hold on power in Gabon.

Hurricane Idalia has been upgraded to a Category 3 hurricane as it nears Florida, and is expected to strengthen further into a "catastrophic" Category 4 hurricane. It is forecast to make landfall on Wednesday morning local time. Potentially life-threatening conditions are forecast, including surging seawater up to 15ft (4.5m) above ground level in some areas.

Senior military officers in Gabon say they have seized power and placed President Ali Bongo under house arrest. Soldiers appeared on national television earlier today to declare they had taken control. They also announced they were annulling the results of an election on Saturday, in which President Bongo just been declared the winner.

Hurricane Idalia is nearing landfall in Florida, with likely winds of 125mph (201kmph) and potentially life-threatening conditions. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said storm surges are expected in some areas as fierce winds push seawater inland. Some 30,000 personnel are ready to help restore power in the wake of the storm, Mr DeSantis said, as he warned local residents to be careful of downed power lines.

An 8cm (3in) worm has been found alive in the brain of an Australian woman. In a world first, the creature was pulled from the woman’s damaged frontal lobe during surgery, after she had been suffering an "unusual constellation of symptoms" – including stomach pain, a cough and night sweats, evolving into increasing forgetfulness and depression. Doctors said the parasite could have been there for up to two months.

A man who was kidnapped at birth from his mother in Chile and later adopted the US, has met his biological family for the first time more than four decades later. Until this week, Jimmy Thyden’s mother María Angélica González thought her newborn son had died 42 years ago. Mr Thyden found out the identity of his biological mother after hearing the story of another man who had been stolen as a child in Chile.

The US and China hope to "thaw out" ongoing trade tensions during a three-day visit to Beijing by the US commerce secretary. One of the biggest issues for the US surrounds restrictions on North American businesses, including chip makers, Intel and Micron. Gina Riomondo's visit to China is the latest to the country by top US diplomats in recent months, all aiming to improve relations between the two countries. Meanwhile, China's stock markets remain under pressure as companies pull out billions due to its slowing economy.

Spanish Football Federation regional leaders have called on their president Luis Rubiales to immediately resign after he kissed player Jenni Hermoso. Mr Rubiales has been widely criticised after the incident following Spain's Women's World Cup final win. Jenni Hermoso said the kiss on her lips was not consensual. Spanish prosecutors have opened a preliminary investigation into whether the incident amounts to a crime of sexual assault.

Former US president Donald Trump will face trial on 4 March 2024, for his alleged effort to overturn the 2020 election. This is the day before Super Tuesday, the biggest voting day in the Republican race. The trial would pull Mr Trump off the campaign trail for a pivotal stretch of his campaign. He has vowed to appeal the trial date ruling.

The High Court in Pakistan has suspended former Prime Minister Imran Khan's recent conviction on corruption charges. Mr Khan has been in prison since he was sentenced to three years on 5 August, on charges of unlawfully selling state gifts during his time as prime minister. The suspension of the conviction does not necessarily mean that Mr Khan will be released from prison.

Pupils will be banned from wearing abayas - loose-fitting full-length robes worn by some Muslim women - in France's state-run schools, the education minister has said. The rule will be applied as soon as the new school year starts on 4 September. France has a strict ban on religious signs in state schools and government buildings, arguing that they violate secular laws. Wearing a headscarf has been banned since 2004 in state-run schools.

Safety concerns were raised at Notting Hill Carnival last summer after a crowd surge on Ladbroke Grove. Here’s how you can stay safe this year.

Reduction in sea ice in Antarctica has resulted in the deaths of an estimated 10,000 emperor penguin chicks. In 2022, satellites recorded a colony of emperor penguins disappearing into the Bellingshausen Sea as the ice they were living on melted away. The chicks had not fully developed waterproof feathers and they most likely froze to death. Emperors rely on sea-ice to breed and as the world warms due to climate change - they are increasingly vulnerable.

Fifa has handed a 90-day suspension to the president of the Spanish football federation, Luis Rubiales. The suspension comes after he kissed Spanish midfielder Jenni Hermoso at the World Cup final medal ceremony, which he claims was consensual, but which Hermoso has strongly denied on social media.

Republican contenders clashed on stage at their first 2024 presidential debate, as they vied to displace the absent frontrunner Donald Trump. Eight rivals took to the stage in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to brawl over issues from Ukraine to abortion. While most were reluctant to attack Mr Trump, some of the hopefuls did take aim at the no-show former president. The eventual winner will challenge the Democratic candidate, likely President Joe Biden, in November 2024.

Japan has begun releasing treated radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean - 12 years after the meltdown at the site. The UN's atomic regulator says the discharge meets safety standards and will have a "negligible" impact on humans and the environment. But the decision has fuelled protests locally and in South Korea - while China has imposed a ban on all Japanese seafood.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent his condolences to the families of those who were reportedly killed in a plane crash, including Wagner mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin. In a televised speech, Putin called Prigozhin a “talented businessman”, who "made serious mistakes in life", in an apparent reference to the group's rebellion earlier this year. It is currently unclear what caused the plane to crash - killing all 10 people aboard - though UK defence sources told the BBC that Russia’s FSB intelligence agency is most likely to be responsible. Putin said investigators will look into what happened - but that this will take time.