An 86-year-old French woman who moved to the US last year after rekindling a 1960s romance is being detained at an immigration enforcement centre in Louisiana. The son of Marie-Thérèse,...
China has called the US naval blockade of Iranian ports “irresponsible and dangerous”. Beijing’s foreign ministry said the move would “undermine the already fragile ceasefire agreement” and further jeopardise the...
The US has started a naval blockade of maritime traffic entering and leaving Iranian ports. Washington says it will allow ships coming or going from elsewhere to pass through the...
Hamas has rejected the disarmament plan of a top figure in President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace efforts, a senior Palestinian official familiar with the negotiations has told the BBC. He...
At least 16 people have been injured after an ex-student opened fire at a high school in south-eastern Turkey. The attacker, who was in his late teens, fired “indiscriminately with...
Anglophone separatists in Cameroon have announced a period of “safe travel passage” and halted fighting ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s visit to the conflict‑hit region this week. Leaders of several...
A retrial into the death of the football great Diego Maradona, who died aged 60 after suffering heart failure, starts on Tuesday. The first trial in May 2025 collapsed after...
Seven people have been arrested in connection with a deadly stampede at a popular tourist destination in Haiti, the country’s national police force says. The incident took place on Saturday...
BBC News journalist Simon Atkinson explains how the couple’s tour will be different compared to their last visit.
A 90-year-old woman in South Korea has been sentenced to a year in jail for helping her son to launder profits from drug trafficking. The woman, unnamed in local media...