Getty ImagesSpain is at "extreme risk" of new wildfires, the country's prime minister has warned, as firefighters continue to battle 14 major blazes.In a post on X, Pedro Sanchez...

Peru's president has signed a controversial new law pardoning soldiers, police and civilian militias on trial for atrocities during the country's two-decade armed conflict against Maoist rebels.Dina Boluarte enacted...

Members of Syria's interim government forces as well as fighters linked to the former regime likely committed war crimes during sectarian violence in March that killed around 1,400 people,...

The Trump administration has rescinded an order replacing the District of Columbia's police chief after an emergency court hearing.Washington DC's police chief Pamela Smith will retain control of the...

Childcare workers banned in one Australian state will be prevented from "gaming the system" by moving to another jurisdiction, under proposed new laws. The "banned in one, banned in...

Kennedy GondweBBC News in LusakaGetty Images"It's coming home!" – a phrase indelibly linked to English football fans – has now gained currency among some Zambians in the battle over...

South Africa's army chief has been criticised after he reportedly pledged military and political support to Iran during a recent visit to the country.Members of South Africa's governing coalition...

Getty ImagesPrabowo's flagship free meals programme has become the target of food safety concerns and heated anti-government protestsSome 365 people have fallen ill in an Indonesian town after eating...

Firefighters battle overnight wildfires in SpainThe European Union has sent two firefighting planes to Spain to help battle raging wildfires, after the country activated the bloc's disaster assistance mechanism...

The FBI has returned a 500-year-old stolen document signed by Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés to Mexico.The manuscript page was penned in 1527 and is one of 15 pages thought...

BBCBenjamin Netanyahu, Israel's longest serving prime minister and by far the dominant force in its politics, has not budged from what he believes is the essential truth about the...

California's Democratic governor has unveiled a high-stakes plan to redraw voting lines in America's most populous state, in order to counter similar efforts by Republicans in Texas.Gavin Newsom called...