The US defence secretary called on Asian countries to boost spending and work with the US to deter war.

The star died in California on Friday after being diagnosed with cancer, her publicist says.

The response is seen as neither an explicit rejection nor clear acceptance of the proposal, but US envoy Steve Witkoff has branded it "unacceptable".

The tech mogul, whose time as a special government employee has ended, attributed the bruise to rough-housing with his five-year-old son.

The French president spoke at the Shangri-la Dialogue, a high-level Asia defence summit in Singapore.

The couple filed for divorce this month after announcing their separation in September 2023.

The Kenyan author sent shockwaves through African literature by refusing to write in English.

The two men were arrested after a high-speed chase in Texas, just days after they fled a Louisiana jail with eight other inmates.

The advance may be linked to Moscow's attempts to create "buffer zones" along the border, Ukrainian regional authorities say.

The vote comes after the impeachment and removal of former president Yoon Suk Yeol.

Joseph Kabila is now in rebel-held Goma, according to the M23 armed group and a party official.

Taree, a city in New South Wales, Australia has been among the worst impacted by record levels of rainfall.

Malnourished five-month-old baby Siwar is now out of hospital in Gaza - but as we found, she and her family are struggling.

Iranian officials say the remarks are “blatant interference” in the country’s internal affairs.

Anna Holligan transformed her bike into a mobile studio for the BBC in Amsterdam - now it has vanished.

The Ferrari driven to victory by Formula One legend Michael Schumacher at the 2001 Monaco Grand Prix is sold for £13.43m at auction.

The prestigious film festival was disrupted, about 160,000 homes were without power and businesses were left without power.

The robbers have been given jail time for stealing millions of dollars' worth of jewellery belonging to the US celebrity.

The German military has not permanently stationed troops on foreign soil since World War Two.

The move escalates the administration's row with America's oldest university over hiring, admissions and teaching practices.

Protesters were seen in videos calling for an end to the war and the removal of the armed group from Gaza

In an extraordinary Oval Office meeting, Trump pressed Cyril Ramaphosa on widely discredited claims of a white genocide in South Africa.

At least three people have died in the flooding which swept across southern France.

A deal between the UK and European Union (EU) has been agreed at a post-Brexit leaders summit in London.

"Fear managed to defeat fury" is how one analyst interpreted liberal Nicusor Dan beating hard-right George Simion to the presidency.

Rafal Trzaskowski is set to face conservative historian Karol Nawrocki in a second round run-off.

Biden, 82, was diagnosed on Friday after seeing a doctor for urinary symptoms.

Authorities are examining the site in New York to determine how the collision, which killed two, occurred.

PK Rosy, the first actress in Malayalam cinema, was hounded out of her home after playing the role of an upper caste woman.

No one from a nearby fertility clinic was harmed, but one person was killed and several were injured.

Police have not confirmed the number of deaths but said there were five people on board in total.

Authorities say they never allowed Mr Beast to film at their pyramid heritage sites for profit.

The man, described as a high-ranking diplomat, was arrested on Sunday and released on Wednesday.

A manuscript, once considered an unofficial copy of Magna Carta, is now believed to be genuine and ''one of the world's most valuable documents''.

The singer was taken into custody in Manchester over an alleged altercation at a Mayfair nightclub.

Marco Rubio says he does not have high expectations for Ukraine-Russia peace talks due to be held in Turkey.

Dozens say they have been abused in public, bullied in schools and seen increasing xenophobic material online.

The foreign minister says raising concerns publicly amounts to interference in domestic affairs.

The celebrity businesswoman grew tearful as she gave evidence in the trial of 10 people accused of robbing her at gunpoint.

Israeli warplanes dropped six bombs simultaneously on the hospital, according to local sources.

Two months after all humanitarian aid was blocked, Philippe Lazzarini tells international editor Jeremy Bowen “starvation is spreading” inside Gaza.

Neither Putin nor Zelensky want to be seen by Trump as the obstacle to peace, writes Frank Gardner.

The 21-year-old is the first hostage to be released since a ceasefire came to an end in March.

Israeli settler Moshe Sharvit established a so-called 'outpost' in occupied West Bank

It comes as a senior Palestinian official confirms direct talks between Hamas and the US in Qatar.

The aircraft is intended for use as a presidential plane, which will then be donated to Trump's library.

Charlie Hopkins was imprisoned in Alcatraz in the 1950s, where he spent three "lonely" years.

Eurovision songwriters, judges and more discuss crafting the ideal anthem.

Delhi and Islamabad accused each other of breaching a ceasefire brokered after four days of cross-border attacks.

He was arrested in 2004 after being part of a failed coup to overthrow Equatorial Guinea's ruler.

Her arrest follows the White House's crackdown on what it has classified as antisemitism on US campuses.

Speaking from the Vatican balcony just after being unveiled as the new pontiff, he paid tribute to his predecessor and called for unity.

US spy agencies have been told to step up espionage around Greenland, according to The Wall Street Journal.

The Canadian PM responds firmly as the president proposes a "wonderful marriage" of incorporating Canada into the US.

The 81-year-old man said he had no choice but to shoot the animal after it attacked him during a hunt.

A spokesman for the Houthi-run health ministry said at least 21 people were injured in the attack.

Kyiv says it struck a drone command centre in border village and insists forces remain inside Russian region

A large-scale bomb attack was thwarted by police before Gaga's first concert in Brazil since 2012.

One man accused of killing an Alawite during the sectarian violence in March tells the BBC that armed civilians were advised and monitored by government forces.

'This is not something I'm looking to do,' Trump says about speculation he may run again in 2028.

The People's Action Party won by a landslide in an election dominated by concerns over the cost of living and the economy.

A pickup truck and a tourist van collide on a highway near the famous park in eastern Idaho.

The announcement comes after North Korea confirmed for the first time its soldiers are fighting alongside Russia.

BBC Verify tracks a man accused of selling places on a migrant boat which left dozens dead after getting lost at sea.

More than 50,000 police officers are deployed to the Turkish capital and public transport is shut down.