Russia has stepped up attacks in recent days as the US paused military and intelligence aid to Kyiv.
US President Donald Trump has said he plans to speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday and discuss ending the war in Ukraine, after positive talks between US and Russian officials in Moscow.
Ukraine on Tuesday backed a US proposal for a 30-day general ceasefire with Russia, with the United States in turn agreeing to "immediately" lift restrictions on military aid and intelligence sharing, a joint statement said. Read our liveblog to see how the day's events unfolded.
The United States has paused intelligence-sharing with Ukraine, CIA Director John Ratcliffe said, piling pressure on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to cooperate with US President Donald Trump in convening peace talks with Russia.
The U.S. is now temporarily suspending all military aid to Ukraine
A powerful earthquake killed more than 140 people in Myanmar on Friday, authorities said, toppling buildings and wrecking infrastructure across a wide area, including a skyscraper under construction in neighbouring Thailand. Much of the devastation was in Myanmar’s second-largest city, Mandalay, which lies close to the epicentre of the 7.7 magnitude quake that struck at […]
A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar near Mandalay on March 28, 2025, causing widespread devastation. The tremors were strongly felt in neighboring Thailand, including Bangkok, where a 30-story building under construction collapsed, resulting in multiple casualties. Both countries have declared states of emergency, and thousands are feared dead, as Matt Hunt explains from Thailand.
Palestinian officials on Sunday put the death toll from nearly 18 months of conflict at over 50000.
Arab leaders meeting in Cairo on March 4 are set to endorse a counterproposal to US President Donald Trump’s call for the Gaza Strip to be depopulated and transformed into a beach destination, even as the continuation of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire is uncertain.
Hundreds of Palestinians have protested in northern Gaza to demand an end to war, chanting "Hamas out," social media posts showed, in a rare public show of opposition to the militant group that sparked the latest war with its 7 October 2023 raid on Israel.
The president also appeared to threaten civilians in Gaza, saying they would be "dead" if they held hostages.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected the allegations, accusing the UN Human Rights Council of antisemitism.
Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank have beaten up one of the Palestinian co-directors of the Oscar-winning documentary film No Other Land.
The Israeli military says it has started a series of ground operations to create a partial buffer zone between the north and the south of the Gaza Strip.
Israel insists that Hamas can play no part in the postwar future of Gaza.
South Korea's deadliest wildfires in decades killed at least 24 people and caused widespread devastation. The government declared its highest-level crisis alert, mobilising a national response as fires ravaged villages and a historic temple, the acting president announced.
Cyclone Alfred stalled off Australia’s east coast delaying landfall as officials shut airports, schools and public transport and residents stockpiled supplies and sandbagged homes against floodwaters expected when the category-two storm hits. Satellite timelapse footage showed the cyclone stalling as it approached the east coast of Australia over the week. The storm is now expected […]
Tornadoes killed at least 32 people across several states in the U.S. Midwest and Southeast on Saturday night, part of a monster storm strong enough to topple tractor-trailers and wipe out hundreds of buildings.
Tariffs are a central part of Trump's political vision, but economists fear they could spark a trade war.
Canada's new Prime Minister Mark Carney has told US President Donald Trump that his government will impose retaliatory tariffs on American goods from 2 April, when sweeping US levies come into place.
Denmark's prime minister said the visit by the US VP and other top officials showed a "lack of respect".
The US said it launched a "decisive and powerful" wave of air strikes on Houthi targets on Saturday.
The move, which he promised to do on the campaign trail, is already facing legal challenges.
US President Donald Trump said in an interview that aired on Fox News on Friday that he has written to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, pressing him to enter negotiations on preventing the development of Iran's nuclear program. The comments come as both Israel and the United States have said they will never allow Iran to acquire a nuclear weapon.
US Supreme Court won't let Trump withhold payment for foreign aid
The Trump administration deported alleged members of a Venezuelan gang despite a court order.
BBC Verify has looked into several claims made by Trump during his speech to Congress.
The Democrats party wants a gradual move to independence but the second-placed party is keen to speed it up.
Republican Oklahoma Senator James Lankford said on Sunday that a probe is "entirely appropriate".
Donald Trump said he was using the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport Venezuelan members of the criminal gang Tren de Aragua. However, a judge halted the move hours after it was announced.
A National Security Council spokesman said in a statement the reported chat "appears to be authentic"
The New York university has said it will implement policy changes after an ultimatum by the Trump administration. The move is the latest in Trump's crackdown on pro-Palestinian demonstrations at universities.
Tornadoes killed at least 32 people across several states in the U.S. Midwest and Southeast on Saturday night, part of a monster storm strong enough to topple tractor-trailers and wipe out hundreds of buildings.
The US president says protesters against Elon Musk's electric car firm should be labelled "domestic terrorists".
Pope Francis, who has been battling pneumonia for more than five weeks, will be discharged from hospital today but will need a further two months of rest at the Vatican, the head of his medical team said.
Turkish officials warned there would be "no tolerance for those who seek to violate societal order" amid escalating outrage over the arrest of Ekrem Imamoglu, the main rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul, has been arrested just days before becoming presidential candidate.
Canada's new Prime Minister Mark Carney has told US President Donald Trump that his government will impose retaliatory tariffs on American goods from 2 April, when sweeping US levies come into place.
Mark Carney will be sworn in as Canada’s next prime minister on Friday morning, marking the final day of Justin Trudeau’s more than nine years in power. Governor General Mary Simon will preside over the swearing-in of Carney and his cabinet ministers Friday at 11 a.m., her office said in a statement. Carney, a former […]
South Korea's deadliest wildfires in decades killed at least 24 people and caused widespread devastation. The government declared its highest-level crisis alert, mobilising a national response as fires ravaged villages and a historic temple, the acting president announced.
Yoon Suk Yeol still faces trial on insurrection charges for his failed attempt to impose martial law.
South Korea's Constitutional Court ruled on Monday to reinstate Prime Minister Han Duck-soo's powers, marking the latest twist in the country's turbulent politics after his impeachment as acting president more than two months ago.
South Korea and the United States will kick off their annual “Freedom Shield” military exercise from next week, Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff announced. The joint drills, which will last until March 20, will strengthen the readiness of the alliance for realistic threats such as North Korea’s military strategy and tactics, the JCS said. The […]
The US said it launched a "decisive and powerful" wave of air strikes on Houthi targets on Saturday.
A National Security Council spokesman said in a statement the reported chat "appears to be authentic"
An Israeli drone targeted a car in a southern Lebanese town, state media reported, a day after the most intense escalation since a November ceasefire.
Anthony Albanese has announced that Australia's federal election will be held in May, setting up a closely contested race between Labor and the Coalition.
Cyclone Alfred stalled off Australia’s east coast delaying landfall as officials shut airports, schools and public transport and residents stockpiled supplies and sandbagged homes against floodwaters expected when the category-two storm hits. Satellite timelapse footage showed the cyclone stalling as it approached the east coast of Australia over the week. The storm is now expected […]
Armed militants in Pakistan’s Balochistan region have attacked a train carrying hundreds of passengers and taken a number of hostages, military sources have told the BBC. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) fired at the Jaffar Express Train as it travelled from Quetta to Peshawar. A statement from the separatist group said it had bombed the […]
Pakistani security forces stormed a train that had been hijacked by separatist militants, killing all 33 attackers and ending a day-long standoff involving hundreds of hostages, the military said.
Tens of thousands of protesters converged on Serbia's capital Belgrade on Saturday for what could be the largest single rally since the start of an anti-corruption protest movement triggered by a deadly railway station roof collapse in the city of Novi Sad last November.
Duterte, who led a "drug war" that killed thousands, was arrested for alleged crimes against humanity.
A pair of NASA astronauts unexpectedly stuck in space for more than nine months have splashed down off the Florida coast, closing out a mission that has captured the world's attention.
The war erupted two years ago as Sudan was planning a transition to democratic rule.
A massive fire tore through a nightclub in North Macedonia’s eastern town of Kocani on March 16, killing 59 people and injuring 155, authorities said. The blaze broke out around 2:30 a.m. local time during a concert by a local pop group at Club Pulse, Interior Minister Panche Toshkovski told reporters. Officials said 39 of the dead had so far been identified, adding that 18 of those injured were in critical condition.
A 59-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of "gross negligence manslaughter" in connection with the collision between a tanker and a container ship in the North Sea yesterday, according to British police.
Foreman won his first world heavyweight championship in 1973 and lost it a year later to Muhammad Ali in the famous Rumble in the Jungle fight.
Buckingham Palace said the side effects required a short period of observation in hospital, but King Charles has since returned to Clarence House.
Gerard Depardieu has been accused of sexually assaulting two women on a film set in 2021. The trial had been postponed for health reasons.
“Direct peace talks” between M23 rebels and Democratic Republic of Congo are set to start in Luanda on March 18, Angola’s presidency announced in a statement Wednesday. In January, the Rwanda-backed rebels launched a lightning advance in eastern DRC, moving in on the key cities of Goma and Bukavu.
Syria's interim president Ahmed Sharaa has called for national unity after security forces allegedly killed hundreds of civilians from the Alawite minority in recent days. France has condemned violence targeting "civilians because of their faith, and prisoners".