Ibrahim Traoré/XA charismatic 37-year-old, Burkina Faso's military ruler Capt Ibrahim Traoré has skilfully built the persona of a pan-Africanist leader determined to free his nation from what he regards...

The midterms will impact the future of President Marcos and his rival and VP, Sara Duterte. Source link

Poland has accused Russian intelligence services of orchestrating a massive fire that nearly completely destroyed a shopping centre in the capital Warsaw last year. In a post on X,...

Giulia Granchi and Vitor TavaresBBC Brasil reporters sent to Serrinha dos PintosMariana Castiñeiras/Caroline SouzaAffected families in Serrinha dos Pintos lived without a diagnosis until geneticist Silvana Santos arrived Before...

Sameer HashmiBusiness reporterGetty ImagesPresident Trump, pictured here in 2019, is due to meet Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on TuesdayWith US President Donald Trump due to visit Gulf...

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...