Catherine EllisBusiness reporter, Riohacha, ColombiaBBCIn the Colombian city of Riohacha there are numerous street sellers of traditional bags called mochilasFor every handwoven bag she sells on the palm-lined promenade...

Rushdi AbualoufGaza correspondent, andMallory MoenchWatch: Hostages could be freed 'very soon', says TrumpUS President Donald Trump has urged everyone involved in efforts to end the Gaza war to "move...

A US federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deploying National Guard troops from Texas and California to Portland, Oregon.The decision late on Sunday comes after the...

Rayhan DemytrieCaucasus correspondent in Tbilisi andHenri AstierWatch: Anti-government protesters attempt to storm presidential palacePolice in Georgia have arrested five people after clashes with anti-government protesters trying to storm the...

Seven al-Shabab militants who attacked a high-security prison in Somalia's capital have all been killed, the country's government has said.A huge explosion and gunfire were heard coming from Godka...

Aman/BBCFaiyaz Ali Khan is among the 1,200 recipients of the wasika given to descendants of the Awadh royal familyIn Hussainabad, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, 90-year-old...

Rob CameronPrague CorrespondentReutersBillionaire businessman Andrej Babis has won parliamentary elections in the Czech Republic, although his populist ANO party fell short of an overall majority.ANO received just under 35%...

Dogs, cats, tortoises and even a rooster were blessed on 4 October, in celebrations to mark the Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi. Churches around the world hold special...

ReutersThe elections are the first in Syria since Ahmed al-Sharaa ousted Bashar al-Assad last DecemberSyria will hold its first parliamentary elections on Sunday since the fall of Bashar al-Assad,...

Getty ImagesYou could be forgiven for thinking that electric cars might finally be gaining momentum in the US. After all, sales of battery cars topped 1.2 million last year,...

Katy WatsonAustralia correspondent, SydneyWatch: How Australia is trying to protect beachgoers from shark attacksThe ocean has always been a big part of Glen Butler's life.He's been a surfer for...

Watch: Video shared by the Ukrainian president shows the aftermath of the strike in ShostkaAt least 30 people have been injured following a Russian drone strike on a railway...