Sudan's army has launched a major offensive against the powerful paramilitary group it is fighting in the country's civil war, targeting areas in the capital it lost at the...

A Japanese warship has sailed through the Taiwan Strait between Taiwan and China for the first time, prompting Beijing to lodge complaints with Tokyo.The JS Sazanami, a naval destroyer,...

Volodymyr Zelensky is meeting Joe Biden at the White House, as a row with Donald Trump and the broader Republican party escalated ahead of the US presidential election in...

Family handoutJan Franco (left) was stabbed to death in Havana, aged just 19The late leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, once famously called Cuba “the safest country in...

Israel's attacks on Hezbollah targets have had terrifying effects on local civilians, who have been forced to flee place after place in search of safety.Cross-border attacks by Israel and...

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is facing federal criminal charges, according to CBS News, the BBC's US partner.Federal investigators searched Gracie Mansion, the mayor's official residence, on Thursday...

Australian Olympic swimming coach Dick Caine has died, weeks after he was found guilty of raping and sexually abusing six female students.Caine, who had been in palliative care for...

Vladimir Putin says Russia would consider an attack from a non-nuclear state that was backed by a nuclear-armed one to be a "joint attack", in what could be construed...

A Ghanaian activist who was arrested for organising a three-day protest against illegal mining over the weekend has been rushed to hospital to receive urgent medical care. Oliver Barker-Vormawor's...

China says it carried out a rare test-firing of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) into international waters, sparking protests from neighbouring countries.The launch on Wednesday – its first in...

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has told the United Nations that Russia is planning deeper attacks on his country's nuclear power plants, warning of possible "nuclear disaster". He said he...

Getty ImagesTropical Storm Helene has intensified into a hurricane and is predicted to turn into a dangerous Category 3 storm before hitting the US Gulf Coast on Thursday.Forecasters warn...