Paul KirbyEurope digital editor in GermanyBBCMerz is convinced he is on track for victory and has exuded confidence in party ralliesGermany's rival political leaders will take their fight for...

Manslaughter charges against a friend of Liam Payne and two members of staff at the hotel where the singer died have been dropped.Rogelio "Roger" Nores and two workers from...

Six Israeli hostages are now back in Israel after being handed over to the Red Cross in Gaza. Avera Mengistu and Tal Shoham were freed by Hamas on Saturday...

Rachel LookerBBC News, WashingtonGetty ImagesCQ Brown with Hegseth at the Pentagon during a visit with Israel's Benjamin NetanyahuUS President Donald Trump has fired the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs...

Tiffanie TurnbullBBC News, SydneyGetty ImagesJackie Woodburne and Ian Smith have been stalwarts of Ramsay St for decadesBeloved Australian soap drama Neighbours has been cancelled again, two years after it...

A man has been seriously injured in a knife attack near Berlin's Holocaust memorial.The incident took place at around 18:00 local time (17:00 GMT), police said on X, adding...

South Africa is set to host Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on a state visit, President Cyril Ramaphosa confirmed on X without giving a specific date.The invite comes at the...

Planes flying between Australia and New Zealand have been diverted as China conducts a closely-scrutinised military exercise in nearby waters that may involve live fire.The rare presence of three...

Getty ImagesA political tidal wave is crashing across Germany. That's what the hard-right nationalist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party firmly believes.It is labelled "radical", "racist" and "anti-democratic" by opponents....

Footage released by Peruvian police shows a man attacking a famous Incan artefact in Cusco, with what they described as a metallic object. According to the city's culture ministry,...

Israel has accused Hamas of violating the ceasefire deal after forensic testing revealed the body returned from Gaza on Thursday was not that of Shiri Bibas.The three other bodies...

An ex-girlfriend of Hollywood star Nicolas Cage is suing him and their son for "life-threatening injuries" she says she sustained in an alleged fight last year. Christina Fulton accuses...