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The former German chancellor, who quit politics three years ago, speaks to the BBC in a rare interview.

The deaths of six tourists sent shock waves through the backpacker scene in Vang Vieng.

Fraught debate revealed the divide between rich and poor as the UN conference sealed a climate finance deal.

The Israeli-Moldovan national went missing on Thursday, sparking a joint Mossad and Emirates investigation.

Gisèle Pelicot, 71, is the woman at the centre of this trial, but no-one has emerged unscathed in her family.

A deal is salvaged at the UN summit as poorer nations are promised record funding for climate action.

Jean-Noël Barrot speaks to Laura Kuenssberg after a week of escalation in Ukraine.

A residential building is said to be completely destroyed, and there are also reports of several deaths.

Six foreign tourists have died after drinking contaminated alcohol in a remote Laos party town.

Holly Bowles died in hospital more than a week after first falling ill in a Laos tourist town.

Bondi is a former Florida attorney general and long-time ally of Trump.

Satellite image analysis shows several North Korean tankers visiting Russia dozens of times since March.

Russia’s president says the attack on Dnipro is a response to Ukraine’s use of long-range US and UK weaponry.

Russia is advancing at its fastest pace since 2022. Will Trump help or hinder Ukraine’s defence?

International Criminal Court judges say there are “reasonable grounds” they bore “criminal responsibility” for alleged war crimes and crimes against…

Several crowded buildings in Beit Lahia and Gaza City were hit overnight, medics and local media say.

Moscow appears to be maximising its gains while Joe Biden abandons long-held red lines at the end of his presidency.

A US official tells the BBC the mines will be given soon, as Russia advances steadily in the east.

Moscow’s forces have taken more ground since September than they did over the course of 2023, analysts say.

Six missiles were used in a strike on an ammunitions depot on Tuesday morning, Moscow says.

‘The Russian military will be punished,’ Ukraine’s foreign ministry says as it marks the milestone.

Joshua Wong and Benny Tai were convicted for attempting subversion in a controversial national security trial.

US approval for Ukraine to strike inside Russia is a key move in the war as it reaches its 1,000th…

It is not clear if Biden’s decision will be endorsed by Donald Trump who has promised to end the Ukraine…

The move may not change the course of the war but it could restore balance, writes the BBC’s Paul Adams.

What really counts is what President Putin does next, writes the BBC’s Steve Rosenberg.

The US has never allowed Kyiv to use long-range missiles for attacks inside Russia proper – until now.

The move is a major change in US policy after months of entreaties from Kyiv.

The “massive” overnight missile attack was the largest in months, officials said.

The incoming Trump administration loomed over the final meeting between the two leaders.

The Ukrainian president also said his country “must do everything” to ensure the war ends next year.

The president-elect’s nominees for defence secretary, attorney general and health secretary are under heavy scrutiny.

This week has revealed much about Trump’s ambition but also hinted at tests and headaches that may lay ahead.

The residents of Rmeish have decided to stay despite the fighting raging all around them.

A new China-backed megaport in Peru may create whole new trade routes that will bypass North America entirely.

It is not clear if President-elect Trump or his national security team were aware of the meeting.

Human rights groups have called for a review of how countries are chosen to host the COP climate summits.

Call for change comes after host country Azerbaijan’s president calls oil and gas a ‘gift of God’

John Smyth, a known child abuser in the UK, went to Zimbabwe and set up Christian holiday camps.

Thousands of police are deployed in Paris to ensure security at a France-Israel football international.

A Turkish man, 44, was detained at Schipol Airport in Amsterdam on Wednesday.