US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says that the US and China have made "substantial progress" on de-escalating the trade war as high-level talks wrapped in Geneva, Switzerland.Bessent and China's...

Polls predicted a tight race in Australia's election, but Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has won a second term in a landslide. His rival Peter Dutton has suffered a humiliating...

ReutersRussian President Vladimir Putin has invited Ukraine to take part in "direct talks" on 15 May, hours after European leaders urged Moscow to agree to a 30-day ceasefire.In a...

Anne Okumu & Brian KhisaBBC News, GaboroneLesego Chombo/InstagramLesego Chombo's enthusiasm for life is as infectious as her achievements are impressive: she has won the Miss Botswana 2022 and Miss...

Getty ImagesA dashing batsman, Sharma is widely regarded as a modern day greatRohit Sharma's abrupt retirement from Test cricket has jolted Indian fans, leaving the team without its captain...

Russia has held its annual Victory Day parade marking the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany.Vladimir Putin was joined by China's Xi Jinping for the commemorations, with Russia saying...

Ione WellsSouth America CorrespondentGuillermo D Olmo & Helen SullivanBBC News Mundo and BBC News'Gift from heaven': Peruvians react to the election of Pope Leo XIVHalfway through Leo XIV's first...

Israel's prime minister has said there is "uncertainty" about the condition of three of 24 hostages previously believed to be alive in Hamas captivity in Gaza.Benjamin Netanyahu said he...

Donald Trump has ordered the Department of Homeland Security to add at least 20,000 officers to enforce his deportation policies.The directive was issued on Friday and forms part of...

Tiffanie TurnbullBBC News, SydneyGetty ImagesPeter Dutton's own electorate helped hand his rivals the electionFor the past three years, when peers of Australia's former Liberal Party leader Peter Dutton were...

Deborah GrushkinDeborah Grushkin says she felt panicked when she heard about the end of "de minimis"Earlier this year, Deborah Grushkin, an enthusiastic online shopper from New Jersey, "freaked out".US...

Mohamed Osman & Priya SippyBBC News Arabic & BBC News, Port Sudan & LondonAFP / Getty ImagesBlack smoke has dominated the skyline in Port Sudan in the wake of...