The daughter of Jimmy Lai tells the BBC that her father's health is deteriorating in prison.

Countries around the world celebrated the new year with colourful shows and long-held traditions.

The US president also warns Hamas will have "hell to pay" if it does not disarm, after talks with Netanyahu.

Two of the main sticking points involve territory and the fate of Europe's biggest nuclear plant, which is currently occupied by Russia.

For decades, Zia and ousted PM Sheikh Hasina were bitter rivals - and their feud defined Bangladesh's politics.

Syrians in Turkey are weighing up whether it is the right time to return to their homeland.

The drills come days after the US announced the sale of one of its largest weapons packages to Taiwan.

The 70-year-old had suffered with the spasms for nine months, his wife says, and was already in hospital for hernia surgery.

Police detained the male suspect after shooting him in the leg, while two others are seriously injured.

The annual food fight festival ''Els Enfarinats'' has left the Spanish town of Ibi covered in flour and egg shells.

A search operation was launched after three men and a woman went missing on Christmas Day.

Nine years after her husband disappeared, Susanna Liew had a stunning legal win in one of Malaysia's biggest mysteries.

The decision has been condemned by Somalia, Egypt, Turkey and Djibouti, who call it a dangerous precedent.

A state of emergency is declared in Los Angeles and other southern counties after flash floods and mudslides.

Combs argues his sentence was improperly decided and asked that his conviction also be thrown out.

Ukraine's leader gives an upbeat assessment after discussing the plan with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.

The former leader is serving a 27-year sentence for plotting a coup after losing the 2022 presidential election.

The US Department of Justice says reviewing the material could delay the full release of Epstein documents by a "few more weeks".

Authorities are investigating whether a gas leak was to blame for the twin blasts and fire, which caused a partial collapse.

Lawmakers unanimously approve a law, which demands an apology and reparations from the former colonial power.

The immigration minister said the man is an unwelcome "guest" in Australia.

A bill passed by parliament expands temporary powers introduced during the Gaza war to shutter outlets seen as a security threat.

Those particularly affected are children and pregnant women - some going without food for days.

Investors are flocking to precious metals amid geopolitical tensions and expectations of more US interest rate cuts.

The term is widely used to describe Ghana and Nigeria's wild, end-of-year party seasons.

US lawmakers who pushed for the documents to be made public have criticised the initial release as incomplete.

New South Wales will look at passing hate speech laws after Australia's deadliest shooting in almost 30 years.

"It was the coolest experience!" said Michaela Benthaus after the 10-minute Blue Origin flight.

It introduced stricter gun laws after the 1996 Port Arthur massacre, but some say they now need to be tightened further.

BBC Russia editor Steve Rosenberg had the opportunity to ask Vladimir Putin about his plans for the future of the country.

The company behind President Trump's Truth Social platform makes a surprising move into the energy sector.

A father tells the BBC he owes the life of his child to a stranger forced into an impossible decision.

Ex- Miss Universe contestant Sarah Dzafce has drawn backlash in East Asia and in her own country.

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez says the shelters will be in public buildings across the country.

DTEK boss Maxim Timchenko says the intensity of Russian strikes is so frequent there is no time to recover.

Satellite images show the paramilitary force is burying and burning bodies, Yale University researchers say.

The US accuses Rwanda of backing the rebel advance in breach of a deal brokered by President Trump.

Videos and eyewitness accounts reveal how Australia's worst mass shooting in nearly three decades unfolded.

Narges Mohammadi told her family in a phone call that she was beaten on the head and neck by plainclothes agents in Mashhad last week.

At least 70 homes have been inundated in Safi's old city centre, officials say.

Messi's India tour had a chaotic start after angry fans in Kolkata damaged a stadium after failing to catch a glimpse of him.

New South Wales Police say that 11 people were killed, plus one gunman, in a shooting at Bondi Beach targeting the Jewish community.

The gunman is at large after opening fire in a building where exams were taking place at the campus in Providence, Rhode Island.

It comes despite US President Donald Trump saying both sides had agreed to a ceasefire deal.

Southern & Eastern Europe correspondent Sarah Rainsford reports from Lithuania, where some of the released prisoners were taken.

The idea came from the miners building makeshift altars in the mine in the 1930s, to pray for their safety before starting their shifts.

A seized tanker accused of smuggling sanctioned oil has long hidden its true location. BBC Verify examines how.

Adonay Berhane, Wongelawit Gebre Endrias and four others are accused by police of undermining public morality.

The former French president was jailed for taking part in an election campaign funding conspiracy.

"Intensive work" is continuing, the leaders of Britain, France and Germany say after a joint call with Donald Trump.

The BBC took to the streets of Sydney to find out what young people aged between 18 and 20 think of Australia’s under-16s social media ban.

The roots of the South East Asian neighbours' dispute go back more than a century.

Some 118 million women in 12 Indian states receive unconditional cash transfers, one of the world’s largest experiments.

The child was reportedly playing near her family's tent in Mawasi Rafah when she was shot.

Donald Trump says white South Africans are being persecuted and so qualify for asylum but black farmers are also being killed.

Alfredo Díaz, 56, died in prison cell on Saturday, human rights groups say, prompting opposition outcry.

Texas Representative Henry Cuellar is running for re-election as a Democrat after Trump pardoned him.

The World Cup draw marked the first time that Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has met Trump, and the trio briefly discussed trade.

The biggest crisis in the Eurovision Song Contest's history raises major questions about its future.

The issue of forcing citizens to serve in the military is back as the war between Russia and Ukraine grinds on.

Critics have voiced concern over the pervasiveness of stalking and violence against women in South Korea.

The remains of agricultural worker Suthisak Rintalak were recovered by Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad in northern Gaza.

Republican Matt Van Epps won, but his margin of victory was less than half of what it was just over a year ago for President Trump in the same district.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha‎ spoke after high-stakes talks on ending the war failed to produce tangible results.

Kremlin officials described the five hours of negotiations as "productive".

Demonstrators said the plan - the country's first in euros - attempted to hide widespread government corruption.

Juan Orlando Hernández, once called the key figure in a drug trafficking scheme that flooded America with over 400 tonnes of cocaine, walks free after the pardon.

The BBC visits a camp where people are taking refuge after the fall of el-Fasher city.