Category: News

Freedom and democracy have been steadily eroded in the Erdogan era, writes Orla Guerin.

The pair will make separate trips this week, after threats from the US president to take over the island.

More than 50,000 Palestinians have been killed during Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, the Hamas-run health ministry says.

Ekrem Imamoglu, a rival of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has been charged with corruption.

Salah al-Bardaweel and his wife died in the southern city of Khan Younis, a Hamas source told the BBC.

Benjamin Netanyahu has promised “to act forcefully” after the rocket attack into northern Israel.

Certain migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela will lose their deportation shield.

Foreman won his first world heavyweight championship in 1973 then did it again in 1994 when he was 45.

Sudan’s army has retaken the presidential palace from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), but what’s next after two years of…

It follows days of heavy fighting as the army took control of areas previously held by a rival force.

The Israeli PM cited Shin Bet’s failure to anticipate the 7 October attack – but the move has sparked outrage…

Volodymyr Zelensky says Vladimir Putin “must stop making unnecessary demands” to achieve a peace deal.

The US president says peace efforts are “very much on track” after an hour-long conversation.

The attacks came hours after Vladimir Putin said Russia would stop targeting Ukrainian energy sites.

The Russian leader declines to sign up to a plan that Ukraine had accepted for a month-long ceasefire.

The move alters the German constitution, allowing the country to increase its military spending.

The Hamas-run Civil Defence agency says that at least 34 Palestinians have been killed.

The UK and France challenge Russia’s president to agree a ceasefire, ahead of Trump-Putin talks on Tuesday.

The King, who is also head of state of Canada, meets the country’s new prime minister Mark Carney amid a…

People in Kocani blame corruption after 59 people – many of them teenagers – died in a nightclub inferno.

Five soldiers tell the BBC of their withdrawal in the face of overwhelming firepower and drones.

Fifty-nine people have been killed following a fire at a nightclub in North Macedonia.

As many as 1,500 people were attending a concert when the fire broke out.

The unpredictable storms have hit Missouri, Texas and Oklahoma, whipping up fires and overturning trucks.

US President Donald Trump cited the armed group’s recent attacks in the Red Sea as justification.

Military chiefs will meet on Thursday to discuss practical plans to ensure Ukraine’s security.

The US Secretary of State called the ambassador a “race-baiting politician who hates America”.

US envoy Steve Witkoff met Putin in Moscow on Thursday where they discussed the peace process.

An angry mob set fire to the house where the rape is alleged to have taken place.

Footage shows passengers huddled on the wing of the commercial airliner, which was on the tarmac, as flames burn under…

The Russian president agrees fighting must end, but calls for the removal of the “root causes” of the crisis.

Russia is ready for a halt in fighting, says Vladimir Putin, but he says there are “nuances”.

Ukrainian soldiers on the battlefield say they don’t expect to see the war end any time soon.

President Trump says he can “do things financially” that would be painful for Russia if the war continues.

One cartel member tells the BBC’s Quentin Sommerville the impact of the illegal drug is “not my problem”.

More than 30 militants were killed in the operation, a military spokesperson says.

The US is expected to present a 30-day ceasefire proposal to Russia in the coming days.

It’s time for Russia’s intentions towards Ukraine to be tested in public, writes the BBC’s Paul Adams.

President Zelensky said it was now up to the US to convince Russia to agree to the truce.