The announcement comes after North Korea confirmed for the first time its soldiers are fighting alongside Russia.

The tech giant had been ordered in 2021 to allow greater competition and open the App Store up to outside payment optio…

Ukraine's deputy leader is heading to Washington to sign an agreement the White House has been pushing for.

Buildings burn and land is scorched as wildfires spread outside of Jerusalem.

The South East Asian country is on a path to prosperity, 50 years after the end of the Vietnam War.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition leader Peter Dutton have had little to say on First Nations issues.

Turkey has been building military bases on Iraqi territory, the BBC finds, raising fears of an occupation.

Historians say there were three popes of North African descent, the last one more than 1,500 years ago.

Spain declares a national emergency as millions of people are left without power amid chaotic scenes.

The Homeland Security chief had her handbag stolen as she was dining out in Washington with her family on Easter Sunday…

Trump's border czar Tom Homan says the mothers had made the choice for their citizen children to be removed with th…

The late pontiff was laid to rest in a private ceremony on Saturday following a public funeral at the Vatican on Saturd…

Organisers of the festival where a car ramming attack killed 11 people say they are "heartbroken".

But the Qatari PM says there was still no "answer for the ultimate question: how to end this war".

A medic sparks a national conversation about the financial abuse some female breadwinners face.

More and more Australians, regardless of where they live, are delaying or going without the care they need.

The FSB say they detained a "Ukrainian special services agent". Kyiv has not commented on the attack.

Visitors have noticed a unique atmosphere at the Vatican in the days before Pope Francis's funeral and the conclave…

Pope Francis will be buried in Rome's church of Santa Maria Maggiore, breaking a 100-year-old tradition.

Humanoid robots are attracting a lot of investment but will China dominate the industry?

Holocaust survivors were part of the crowds taking part in the annual 'March of the Living', 80 years after the…

Israel had previously denied its troops were responsible for the killing of a UN worker with tank fire on 19 March.

The 70-year-old, who remains in intensive care, underwent intestinal surgery earlier this month - and currently faces c…

Tundu Lissu has survived against the political odds over the years but has now been charged with treason.

Weinstein, who has pleaded not guilty to sex crimes, returns to court after a conviction was overturned.

Donald Trump "highly values Africa and African people", says his African envoy, Massad Boulos.

Elections Canada, the organisation which runs federal elections, reports a 25% jump when compared to early voting in 20…

An investigation has been launched into allegations against Gertrude Torkornoo, Ghana's third female chief justice.…

A court argued Tidjane Thiam forfeited his Ivorian nationality when he became a French citizen in 1987.

Amid tariff threats from the US, energy and economic security are at the forefront Canada's federal election.

The president amps up attack against US central bank boss calling him "a major loser" for not lowering intere…

Egyptian and Qatari mediators suggest a truce of up to seven years and a permanent end to the war.

Francis did what he had always done, receiving visitors and meeting people from every walk of life.

India's roads claimed over 172,000 lives in 2023 - averaging 474 deaths daily, or one every three minutes.

Ethiopia's answer to The Bachelor has prompted discussions about dating norms in the conservative country.

The tycoon and Donald Trump advisor has moved his businesses from California to a mostly rural central Texas county. Wh…

At 82, Meenakshi Amma is possibly the oldest woman to practise an ancient Indian martial art.

Fighting between rival forces resumes in South Sudan, while a full-scale civil war rages in neighbouring Sudan.

High-profile detentions and visa revocations are putting students on edge, as Trump tightens his squeeze on US schools.…

As Trump threatens to walk from peace talks, a mineral deal looks unlikely to offer Ukraine security.

Students and journalists are among the 189 people on trial in Istanbul after protests last month.

Witnesses in al-Mawasi told the BBC that people were burned alive as tents were engulfed in flames.

One person was taken into custody after the shooting on Thursday, according to CBS News, the BBC's US partner.

A new initiative aims to boost the local economy by attracting elderly travellers to remote parts of the country.

Could discoveries of alien life ever change the human psyche in how we view ourselves and each other?

Community members in the small town of Chelsea passed the books one-by-one to the bookstore's new location a block …

The Buffy the Vampire Slayer actress was found "unresponsive" at her New York City apartment in February.

The behaviour is known as an 'alert circle', a formation meant to protect elephant calves from threats.

Six women - including pop star Katy Perry - blasted off into space as part of an all-women suborbital mission

The flight, carrying celebrities like Katy Perry and Gayle King, reached a height of about 60 miles (96.6km) above Eart…

The all-female crew are back on Earth after reaching space on Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocket.

The auto sector in Windsor, Ontario, has employed generations of Canadians. Now the future is uncertain and US tariffs …

The BBC's James Waterhouse describes the scene of a Russian strike that has killed at least 34 people.

Children in Africa and South East Asia are most at risk from antibiotics medicines no longer working, a study suggests.…

Ukrainians in Russian-held land tell the BBC about the difficulties of life under occupation.

The Hollywood actor was formally warned by the show earlier this week over "offensive" language he had used.�…

The move comes days after its leader and presidential candidate was arrested and charged with treason.

The story behind the Can’t Get Knafeh of It chocolate bar, which combines the flavours of chocolate, pistachio and tahi…

Mahmoud Khalil was arrested in March for his role in pro-Palestinian protests at the University of Columbia.

Higher prices are worrying independent US coffee shops, which import almost all their beans.

Police say four armed and masked men abducted the pastor in his car on Thursday evening.

Amnesty International says Ahmed Manasra endured "shocking ill-treatment" after he was imprisoned at the age …

The Israeli defence minister says the military is leaving Gaza "smaller" and "more isolated" to pre…

It is unclear how many people were on board the helicopter at the time of the crash.

Pope Francis visits St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, still with an oxygen tube, as he continues to recover from …

The US is now making nice – or at least nicer - with nations that had faced their retaliatory trade fire, writes Anthon…

As the "coalition of the willing" meets at Nato headquarters today, pledging to support Ukraine with a peacek…

But Trump also raises tariffs on goods from China to at least 125% "effective immediately".

Lawyers and experts say the case has the potential to upend due process for immigrants in the US.

The AP was prevented from accessing the White House over its continued use of the term "Gulf of Mexico" in it…

The constitutional court unanimously upheld the impeachment of Yoon Suk Yeol.

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Iran will "never accept coercion" ahead of Saturday's talks in Oman.…

A fire at a waste disposal centre caused smoke to rise above buildings in the French capital city.

The US president says negotiations have taken place at a "very high level" between the two countries.

The US president said he will introduce the extra tariff unless China withdraws its own 34% counter-tariff on American …

The organisation says the attack by Israeli troops on a convoy of ambulances constitutes a "fully-fledged war crim…

The race in Pyongyang to mark the birthday of Kim Il Sung was held every year until the pandemic hit.

Peter Dutton's Liberal-National coalition had said the move would improve efficiency in the public sector.

Palestinian authorities say children were among the dead, while Israel says it hit a Hamas command-and-control centre.�…

The US commerce secretary says a 10% "baseline" tariff on imports will definitely stay in place for weeks.

Israeli forces shot dead 15 emergency workers in a convoy of ambulances near Rafah on 23 March.

Thousands of protesters have gathered for the most visible opposition movement of Trump's second term.

It comes on the largest day of protests against Trump's administration since he returned to office.

High winds and heavy rain were expected to continue into Sunday, delaying clean-up efforts.

The US president, who has vowed to remake the global trade order, dismissed concerns, noting the US jobs market is stro…

Kilmar Abergo Garcia, a long-time US resident who was deported to an El Salvadorian prison, must return by Monday, the …

The president has granted the app a second 75-day extension to comply with a law that requires it to either sell its US…

BBC Verify explains what we know about the incident after reviewing videos that were posted online.

At CinemaCon in Las Vegas, Cruise led the crowd in a moment of silence to honour Kilmer.

North Sentinel is home to a tribe that does not have contact with the outside world.

Mount Marapi erupted on Thursday, sending a column of ash towering into the sky.

Around a quarter of the country's brown bears will be culled after a man was attacked in a forest.

The ex-president of Costa Rica has compared Donald Trump's behaviour with that of a Roman emperor.

Many Palestinians say they are going hungry after Israel stopped all aid deliveries to put pressure on Hamas.

Scores of Muslims died in Sagaing when their mosques collapsed during Friday prayers at the end of Ramadan.

Ms Giuffre 'remains in serious condition' in hospital following a collision with a school bus, her family say.�…

The BBC speaks to people in Mandalay close to where Myanmar's deadly 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck.