Category: News

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.

Gary O’Donoghue looks at Trump’s “trifecta” of power, and how far it will help him keep his promises.

The tech billionaire joins the incoming administration to “dismantle government bureaucracy” – but what’s in it for both of them?

The contours and priorities of his new presidency are starting to take shape as he fills key positions.

Russia is launching mass drone strikes on Ukraine. A 14-year-old girl was one of the latest victims.

At least 35 people are killed and 43 injured after a car ploughed into a crowd of people in Zhuhai.

The president-elect is expected to choose Rep. Mike Waltz, a veteran of the war in Afghanistan, to be his national…

Several Capitol riot defendants have asked for hearings to be delayed in anticipation of pardons.

COP29 climate summit opens amid fears the US election will derail efforts to stop the planet heating up.

All eyes are on the president-elect’s picks for his top team as his party closes in on full control of…

At least 20 children are among the dead in attacks north of Beirut and in northern Gaza, officials rescuers and…

Both countries said they shot down multiple drones over their territories.

Putin’s troops suffered on average about 1,500 dead or injured a day in October, Admiral Sir Tony Radakin claims.

Mackenzie Michalski’s body was hidden in woodland in the country’s west, police say.

Bryan Lanza’s comments come days after Trump had a phone call with Ukraine’s Zelensky and billionaire Elon Musk.

The move appears to be an effort to pressurise the Palestinian group to accept a limited Gaza ceasefire.

The powerful Democrat says the party might have beaten Donald Trump if the president had “gotten out sooner”.

The 67-year-old – whose father was an American football star – will be the first woman in the job.

Maccabi Tel Aviv fans describe being beaten and kicked by gangs of young men.

Dozens are arrested and the Dutch PM condemns “antisemitic attacks” on Israeli fans.

The president-elect’s transition team starts vetting potential candidates to serve in key posts.

The Russian president Putin also said that Trump’s claim that he can help end the war in Ukraine “deserves attention…

Leaders meeting in Budapest will be focused on Russia’s war and fears of US isolationism.

An opportunity, a respite or a security fear – we assess how Trump’s return to power is being viewed elsewhere.

The vice-president failed to make the case that she would be different from her boss, President Joe Biden.