Ian Aikman andJames ChaterWatch: Palestinians react to Gaza peace deal announcementIsrael and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a peace plan, paving the way for a possible...

Ana Faguy andNardine SaadBBC News, Los AngelesWatch: Palisades Fire spews 'fire devil'A 29-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of starting the Pacific Palisades fire in Los Angeles that...

In the wake of a recent fatal shark attack at a Sydney beach, the BBC's Australia correspondent Katy Watson went off the coast to learn about what measures authorities...

Restrictions have been placed on content on some social media platforms in Afghanistan, Taliban government sources told BBC Afghan.Filters have been applied to restrict certain types of content on...

Somalia is to introduce Swahili, the lingua franca of East Africa, to its national curriculum, the president has announced.English is used as the language of instruction for most subjects...

At least 24 people were killed and 47 wounded while protesting against Myanmar's military government after an army motorised paraglider dropped two bombs on the crowd, a spokesperson for...

The EU has announced plans to hike tariffs on imported steel in a move the UK's steel industry has said could be "perhaps the biggest crisis" it has ever...

Ione WellsSouth America correspondentReutersEcuadorean President Daniel NoboaFive people have been detained after an alleged attempted assassination of Ecuador's president, according to the government.About 500 people threw rocks at the...

US special envoy Steve Witkoff and US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner will join Gaza peace plan talks between Israeli and Hamas negotiators in Egypt on Wednesday.Their arrival...

Dolly Parton's sister has asked fans to pray for the American country singer, who last week postponed a forthcoming Las Vegas residency due to unspecified health issues.The 79-year-old country...

Simon AtkinsonSydney andTiffany WertheimerReutersErin Patterson will be in her 80s when she becomes eligible for parole under her current sentenceProsecutors in Australia have filed an appeal against the sentence...

Paul KirbyEurope digital editor andLaura GozziReutersAfter eight years in office, Emmanuel Macron's position as president is coming under increasing pressure as France's political crisis escalates.Macron once called himself maître...