A global agreement designed to protect the world's oceans and reverse damage to marine life is set to become international law. The High Seas Treaty received its 60th ratification ...

Jake Horton & Lucy GilderBBC VerifyBBCPresident Donald Trump's flagship piece of legislation - which he's labelled the "big beautiful bill" - has faced major objections from Democrats as well ...

Jake Horton & Lucy GilderBBC VerifyBBCPresident Donald Trump's flagship piece of legislation - which he's labelled the "big beautiful bill" - has faced major objections from Democrats as well ...

ReutersChancellor Rachel Reeves has unveiled the contents of the UK's first multi-year spending review since 2021.The review sets the day-to-day budgets of government departments over the next three years, ...

An Australian woman accused of poisoning relatives with beef Wellington laced with toxic mushrooms is being cross examined in a murder trial. On Thursday, prosecutors claimed that photos on ...

Tom Edgington and Tamara KovacevicBBC VerifyBBCThe right of young people to move freely between the UK and EU has emerged as a key negotiating point - along with fishing ...

BBCThe Sudanese army has regained control of key areas of the capital, Khartoum, from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary faction seeking to overthrow the overthrow the UN-recognised ...

Brian WheelerPolitical reporterPA MediaThe government has announced plans for major changes to the benefits system aimed at cutting the growing amount the UK spends on welfare. Stricter tests for ...

Ben Chu and Tamara KovacevicBBC VerifyGetty ImagesFive years ago, on 31 January 2020, the UK left the European Union.On that day, Great Britain severed the political ties it had ...

Rebel forces in Syria say they have taken full control of the city of Hama and appear to be moving towards Homs.BBC Verify has been tracking the territory captured ...

The world’s top court has begun hearing evidence in a significant case that may clarify the legal responsibilities of governments in relation to climate change.The International Court of Justice ...

BBCActivists from different groups and communities joined the summit demanding that richer countries "pay up"COP29 is over, with developing countries complaining that the $300bn (about £240bn) a year in ...