Dominique Pelicot, who drugged and raped his then wife Gisèle and recruited dozens of men to abuse her over almost a decade, has been questioned over two other attacks...

Tom GerkenTechnology reporterGetty ImagesMexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has written a letter to Google asking the firm to reconsider its decision to rename the Gulf of Mexico.US President Donald Trump...

ReutersAhmed al-Sharaa has been Syria's de facto leader since leading the overthrow of Bashar al-AssadSyria's new president Ahmed al-Sharaa has vowed to "pursue the criminals who shed Syrian blood...

A pair of 16-year-old skaters, their mothers, and two Russian coaches are among the victims of the deadly midair collision in Washington DC, a "horrific tragedy" that has cast...

Australia batter Steve Smith passed the 10,000-run mark in Test cricket as he scored a century on the first day of his side's opening match in Sri Lanka.The 35-year-old...

AFPMohammed Deif was killed in an Israeli air strike in the Gaza StripHamas has confirmed that its military chief, Mohammed Deif, has been killed. Israel's military said it had...

Uganda's ministry of health has confirmed a new outbreak of the Ebola virus in the capital, Kampala, with one reported death.The victim was a 32-year-old male nurse whose symptoms...

Hostages and Missing Families ForumIsraeli hostages Arbel Yehud, Agam Berger and Gadi Moses were released on Thursday along with five Thai nationals Three Israeli hostages and five Thai nationals...

Germany's former Chancellor Angela Merkel has criticised her own party leader for passing a motion in parliament with support from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD).In a statement, Merkel...

Emma SaundersCulture reporterWatch: Selena Gomez says her people are 'being attacked' in tearful videoDonald Trump's "border tsar" has vehemently defended a drive to deport unlawful migrants after singer and...

Raffi BergBBC News, LondonReutersAgam Berger, an Israeli soldier, was the first to be released on ThursdayEight more hostages held by Hamas in Gaza have been released amid chaotic scenes...

Joel Guinto and James FitzGeraldBBC NewsWatch: Rescue efforts as passenger jet and helicopter collide in DCNo survivors are expected after a passenger plane collided in mid air with a...