The daughter of Jimmy Lai tells the BBC that her father's health is deteriorating in prison.

Countries around the world celebrated the new year with colourful shows and long held traditions.

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

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

Syrians in Turkey are weighing up whether it is the right time to return to their homeland.

The drills come days after the US announced the sale of one of its largest weapons packages to Taiwan.

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

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

The annual food fight festival ''Els Enfarinats'' has left the Spanish town of Ibi covered in flour and…

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…

A state of emergency is declared in Los Angeles and other southern counties after flash floods and mudslides.

Combs argues his sentence was improperly decided and asked that his conviction also be thrown out.

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

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.

The BBC’s Analysis Editor Ros Atkins looks at what we know about the "active pursuit" of an oil tanker by the…

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.

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

It introduced stricter gun laws after the 1996 Port Arthur massacre, but some say they now need to be tightened further…

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

The company behind President Trump's Truth Social platform makes a surprising move into the energy sector.

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

Ex- Miss Universe contestant Sarah Dzafce has drawn backlash in East Asia and in her own country.

It's only the 13th known case of adoption out of the 4,600 bears studied for nearly five decades in the northern Ca…

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez says the shelters will be in public buildings across the country.

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

The couple's son is in custody after the couple was found dead in their home on Sunday.

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.

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.

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.

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.

PM Luís Montenegro appears to have been taken aback by the strength of feeling against his government's labour refo…

The former French president was jailed for taking part in an election campaign funding conspiracy.

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.

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

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.

Texas Representative Henry Cuellar is running for re-election as a Democrat after Trump pardoned him.

Frank Gehry was acclaimed for his love of jagged angles and use of industrial materials.

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

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

The remains of agricultural worker Suthisak Rintalak were recovered by Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad in northern …

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…