EPAPresident Macron said the new form of voluntary service was an "act of trust in our youth"A limited form of military service will be re-introduced in France in response...

European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen has described the situation surrounding the war in Ukraine as "volatile" and "dangerous" and accused Russia of having no "real intent" of...

Watch: Explosions rock Kyiv after overnight Russian strikesUkraine's security chief says he is hoping to arrange for President Volodymyr Zelensky to visit the US "at the earliest suitable date"...

Paul KirbyEurope digital editorMarharyta Fal/Frontliner/Getty ImagesTalks in Geneva aimed at discussing a US-backed draft peace plan to end the war in Ukraine have concluded after a day.US and Ukrainian...

Sofia Bettiza,BBC Global Health Reporter and Woody Morris,BBC World Service, DenmarkBBCKeira says she sobbed uncontrollably when her baby was taken away from herWhen Keira's daughter was born last November,...

James Chater and Jaroslav LukivPA MediaThe leaders of the UK, France and Germany met Zelensky in Kyiv earlier this yearUkraine's allies will seek to "strengthen" a US plan to...

Paul Kirby,Europe digital editor and BBC MonitoringBloomberg via Getty ImagesKirill Dmitriev has played a prominent role in Russia's return from diplomatic isolation in 2025Kirill Dmitriev is a rare breed...

Ethiopia's Ministry of TourismThe collection includes crowns, shields and paintings all considered culturally and historically significantTwelve historical artefacts have been formally returned to Ethiopia after being kept by a...

A Russian spy ship is on the edge of UK waters north of Scotland and has pointed lasers at pilots of surveillance aircraft monitoring its activities, the defence secretary...

Poland's prime minister has said an explosion on a railway line leading to the Ukraine border this weekend was caused by "an unprecedented act of sabotage", and vowed to...

Vital supplies of US liquefied natural gas are due to start flowing into war-ravaged Ukraine this winter via a pipeline across the Balkans.The deal was announced after Ukrainian President...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has vowed to "overhaul" state-owned energy companies, after a major corruption scandal engulfed the country's energy sector.Around $100 million (£76m) has been embezzled, anti-graft investigators...