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From regime change to retaliation, the BBC's Frank Gardner outlines possible outcomes of US strikes on Iran
Three months after paramilitary fighters overran the Sudanese city of el-Fasher, a doctor is providing a rare first-person account of the attack
William Brydson, who was "head of care" at a Newton Stewart boarding school, has been jailed for a litany of offences
The BBC's Russia editor reflects on the difficulties of working as a British journalist in Moscow
From regime change to retaliation, the BBC's Frank Gardner outlines possible outcomes of US strikes on Iran
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced the next round of peace talks between Russian and Ukrainian delegations will take place on Wednesday and Thursday in Abu Dhabi
Israel announced it was terminating the operations of Doctors Without Borders in Gaza, accusing the humanitarian group of failing to submit lists of its Palestinian staff
Paris signaled a shift in stance ahead of an EU foreign ministers' meeting, supporting an Italian-led push to blacklist the army corps over its role in Iran's protest crackdown
Taiwan’s absence from the United States’ newly released 2026 National Defence Strategy has fuelled fresh debate on the island over whether Washington is deliberately sidestepping the island as it prioritises bigger interests with Beijing. The omission is in sharp contrast with earlier editions of the Pentagon’s quadrennial flagship strategy, which had explicitly referred to Beijing’s pressure on Taiwan and pledged support for the island’s asymmetric defence. The 2022 iteration mentioned the
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced the next round of peace talks between Russian and Ukrainian delegations will take place on Wednesday and Thursday in Abu Dhabi
Israel announced it was terminating the operations of Doctors Without Borders in Gaza, accusing the humanitarian group of failing to submit lists of its Palestinian staff
Seven others were reported injured in the strike near a bus carrying the workers on Sunday