The daughter of Jimmy Lai tells the BBC that her father's health is deteriorating in prison. from BBC News https:…

Countries around the world celebrated the new year with colourful shows and long held traditions. from BBC News https…

Using weighted pieces and magnetic boards, players of the hybrid sport must complete each move in one breath. from BB…

The US president also warns Hamas will have "hell to pay" if it does not disarm, after talks with Netanyahu. …

It has been a year of multiple major conflicts - and there are geopolitical implications of unparalleled importance f…

Somaliland wants international recognition - here's why, and what could have driven Israel to recognise it now. f…

Syrians in Turkey are weighing up whether it is the right time to return to their homeland. from BBC News https://ift…

Police detained the male suspect after shooting him in the leg, while two others are seriously injured. from BBC News…

The 70-year-old had suffered with the spasms for nine months, his wife says, and was already in hospital for hernia sur…

Scientists say volcanic activity at the site, which frequently erupts, had intensified this week, with craters continuo…

Nine years after her husband disappeared, Susanna Liew had a stunning legal win in one of Malaysia's biggest myster…

Combs argues his sentence was improperly decided and asked that his conviction also be thrown out. from BBC News http…

Ukraine's leader gives an upbeat assessment after discussing the plan with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. from …

The US Department of Justice says reviewing the material could delay the full release of Epstein documents by a "f…

Authorities are investigating whether a gas leak was to blame for the twin blasts and fire, which caused a partial coll…

A bill passed by parliament expands temporary powers introduced during the Gaza war to shutter outlets seen as a securi…

Those particularly affected are children and pregnant women - some going without food for days. from BBC News https:/…

Police release a tranche of documents allegedly tracing the suspects' movements prior to the deadly shooting. fro…

The BBC's diplomatic correspondent James Landale explains how Trump's appoinment of a special envoy to Greenlan…

US lawmakers who pushed for the documents to be made public have criticised the initial release as incomplete. from B…

New South Wales will look at passing hate speech laws after Australia's deadliest shooting in almost 30 years. fr…

BBC Russia editor Steve Rosenberg had the opportunity to ask Vladimir Putin about his plans for the future of the count…

A father tells the BBC he owes the life of his child to a stranger forced into an impossible decision. from BBC News …

Ex- Miss Universe contestant Sarah Dzafce has drawn backlash in East Asia and in her own country. from BBC News https…

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez says the shelters will be in public buildings across the country. from BBC News https://…

DTEK boss Maxim Timchenko says the intensity of Russian strikes is so frequent there is no time to recover. from BBC …

The couple's son is in custody after the couple was found dead in their home on Sunday. from BBC News https://ift…

Eleven minutes of video capture the moment Bondi beach turns into a scene of horror. Eleven minutes of video capture th…

At least 70 homes have been inundated in Safi's old city centre, officials say. from BBC News https://ift.tt/fW67…

New South Wales Police say that 11 people were killed, plus one gunman, in a shooting at Bondi Beach targeting the Jewi…

As some Somali migrants fear what might happen next, the BBC speaks to one deportee in Mogadishu. from BBC News https…

The gunman is at large after opening fire in a building where exams were taking place at the campus in Providence, Rhod…

It comes despite US President Donald Trump saying both sides had agreed to a ceasefire deal. from BBC News https://if…

Southern & Eastern Europe correspondent Sarah Rainsford reports from Lithuania, where some of the released prisoner…

The idea came from the miners building makeshift altars in the mine in the 1930s, to pray for their safety before start…

A seized tanker accused of smuggling sanctioned oil has long hidden its true location. BBC Verify examines how. from …

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, who lives in hiding, is reportedly on her way to Oslo. from BBC Ne…

The former French president was jailed for taking part in an election campaign funding conspiracy. from BBC News http…

The judge has ordered control of the the troops, which were deployed in June, to be returned to California's govern…

Ukraine barely has a hold on Pokrovsk, but its forces are keen to show they are still resisting Russia's advance. …

The BBC took to the streets of Sydney to find out what young people aged between 18 and 20 think of Australia’s under-1…

Some 118 million women in 12 Indian states receive unconditional cash transfers, one of the world’s largest experiments…

Australia's policy is the culmination of years of pressure on tech companies over online safety, experts say. fro…

Nigeria sent fighter jets to help oust the mutineers from the national broadcaster and a military camp. from BBC News…

Donald Trump says white South Africans are being persecuted and so qualify for asylum but black farmers are also being …

Alfredo Díaz, 56, died in prison cell on Saturday, human rights groups say, prompting opposition outcry. from BBC New…

Texas Representative Henry Cuellar is running for re-election as a Democrat after Trump pardoned him. from BBC News h…

The law comes into effect this week but critics worry it can't be enforced - and shouldn't be either. from BB…

Both sides accuse the other of starting the overnight fighting and breaching a fragile ceasefire agreed in October. f…

The biggest crisis in the Eurovision Song Contest's history raises major questions about its future. from BBC New…

An erroneous alert warning of a major Nevada earthquake reached as far as California before being withdrawn. from BBC…

The US president hopes that a peace deal will pave the way for greater American investment in the resource-rich region.…

Critics have voiced concern over the pervasiveness of stalking and violence against women in South Korea. from BBC Ne…

Republican Matt Van Epps won, but his margin of victory was less than half of what it was just over a year ago for Pres…

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha‎ spoke after high-stakes talks on ending the war failed to produce tangible re…

Kremlin officials described the five hours of talks as "constructive" - but said "a lot of work lies ahe…

Demonstrators said the plan - the country's first in euros - attempted to hide widespread government corruption. …

Juan Orlando Hernández, once called the key figure in a drug trafficking scheme that flooded America with over 400 tonn…

Australia is banning social media for everyone under the age 16 - but will it actually work? Here's everything you …

Rescue efforts in Peru's central Ucayali region are being hindered by strong currents on the river, one official sa…