ReutersThe RSF has been accused of committing a genocide in Darfur - against the region's non-Arabic groupsSudan is taking the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to the International Court of...

Katy WatsonAustralia correspondentReporting fromsouthern QueenslandWatch: Australia's east coast prepares for rare cycloneThe wind has been kicking up along the Gold Coast and so too has the swell. But while...

Hugh SchofieldBBC News, ParisMacron says France is open to extending nuclear deterrent to protect European AlliesSo in the end Charles de Gaulle was right.As president of France in the...

US President Donald Trump has said Mexico will not be required to pay tariffs on goods that come under the trade pact between the two countries and Canada until...

Syria's foreign minister has told the global chemical weapons watchdog that the new government is committed to destroying any remaining stockpiles produced under ousted president Bashar al-Assad.Addressing a meeting...

A man accused of helping to plan the Kabul airport bombing during the US military withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021 appeared in court on Wednesday.The US Department of...

Cyclone Alfred is set to bring severe flooding to Australia's east coast with landfall expected on Friday near Brisbane.On average four cyclones hit Australia each year but what makes...

The US is holding talks with Hamas over the hostages held in Gaza, the White House has confirmed.Washington has until now avoided direct engagement with the group, and there...

Basillioh RukangaBBC NewsAFPPeople from Lesotho are called BasothoUS President Donald Trump has said that "nobody has ever heard of" the African country of Lesotho - a comment that has...

Japanese World Cup-winner and trailblazer Yuki Nagasato, who made history by playing for a senior men's team in 2020, has announced her retirement from football.The 37-year-old former Chelsea striker...

Nick ThorpeEastern Europe correspondent in BucharestBBCTens of thousands of Romanians marched on Bucharest's Victory Square, the seat of the Romanian government, at the weekend, after the presidential election favourite...

Pope Francis was well-rested and woke up just after 08:00 local time (07:00 GMT) on Wednesday, the Vatican said.The Vatican said the Pontiff - who has been in hospital...