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...

ReutersPalestinian children in Gaza gather to receive food cooked by a charity kitchenFood prices in Gaza have spiked and aid food parcels could soon run out after Israel blocked...

Trump's Canada 51st state plan 'is not a joke', says foreign ministerCanada's Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly has told the BBC she takes US President Donald Trump's remarks on making...

England's last meeting with Australia was at the World Cup in Sydney eight years ago - where they were beaten 38-0.Barrow and his players knew it was always going...

Volodymyr Zelensky said he was ready to work under Donald Trump's "strong leadership" to achieve a lasting peace days after their explosive Oval Office meeting.The Ukrainian president described the...

A mass trial of around 40 prominent opposition figures began in Tunisia on Tuesday, in a case that lawyers, relatives and rights groups say is politically motivated.Diplomats, politicians, lawyers,...

Laura BickerChina correspondentReutersWill talks take place between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping? "China will fight to the bitter end of any trade war," the foreign ministry spokesperson in Beijing...

A young woman is due to testify in a Spanish court today in a bid to persuade a judge to let her die voluntarily against the wishes of her...

Getty ImagesDonald Trump has imposed new tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada, and has doubled the levy recently put on Chinese goods.The president sees tariffs, which are border...

An Indian woman who worked as a domestic helper in the United Arab Emirates has been executed after she was convicted of killing her employers' baby.Shahzadi Khan, who worked...