The soonest the US House of Representatives can vote on the funding deal and end the shutdown is Monday.

Analysts believe PM Netanyahu is urging the US towards maximalist strikes.

The deal will see the gradual integration of Kurdish forces and administration into the Syrian state.

In his first international interview, Sasha Troufanov tells the BBC how he thought he would die in captivity after he was taken hostage on 7 October 2023.

Democrats are pushing to remove funding for the Department of Homeland Security unless new measures are implemented.

Dubbed "the great potato rescue", it is part of a plan to save the spuds from going to waste.

The US Secretary of State remained robustly on message when asked about the legality of Maduro's removal, plans for oil sales, and the future of Venezuela.

The country cut off internet access on 8 January following a government crackdown on protesters.

The country cut off internet access on 8 January following a government crackdown on protesters.

The long-awaited deal comes as both Delhi and Brussels contend with economic and geopolitical pressure from the US.

The Canadian prime minister confirmed that he and the US president spoke by phone after Trump threatened 100% tariffs on Canada.

The discovery of a crack on the Madrid-Barcelona line follows two recent deadly crashes in the country.

The White House has shifted how it talks about Alex Pretti's killing as more Republicans express concern over the deadly encounter.

A powerful winter storm swept across the country, with heavy snow, ice and dangerously low temperatures affecting millions.

The US president's praise follows his claim that allied forces avoided the front lines during the Afghanistan conflict.

The Lebanese man helped helped plan attacks on Jewish and Israeli institutions in Europe, prosecutors say.

Thousands of people are affected when heating plants are targeted by Russian forces.

A severe winter storm that could affect more than 200 million Americans has brought heavy snow, and freezing temperatures.

Mette Frederiksen visits the territory after weeks of tension over the US president's warnings that he could take control of it.

He also met his counterpart from Israel which has recognised the independence of the breakaway region.

The vessel, named Grinch, was stopped by the French navy as it travelled through waters between Spain and Morocco.

Prosecutors are reviewing dozens more suspected deaths linked to a former palliative care nurse.

Heavy rains have ravaged the country's North Island, with a minister comparing it to a "war zone".

Denmark and Greenland have made it clear they will not relinquish sovereignty of the world's largest island.

Some of the president's fellow Republicans oppose him - but it's not clear if they would join Democrats to block a takeover of the island.

The discovery suggests cows may have far greater cognitive abilities than previously assumed.

President Zelensky says Russia has started using "far more" ballistic missiles in its attacks on Ukraine.

Investigators remain baffled by the cause of Sunday's deadly crash in the south of the country.

Passengers recount the moment two trains collided between Málaga and Madrid on Sunday evening.

The BBC's Guy Hedgecoe visited the scene, where a large police cordon is in place.

Israel says it is unhappy it was not consulted, and Palestinians have also been critical.

Final preparations now get underway for the first crewed mission to the Moon in more than 50 years.

The US president says several European allies opposed to his plans to buy Greenland will face 10% tariffs from February.

Yoweri Museveni has won a record seventh term in elections after promising that the fledgling oil sector will boost the economy.

The pair discussed economic opportunities and preventing Venezuela becoming a place for "America's adversaries", a US official said.

BBC Middle East correspondent Hugo Bachega reports from the Iranian-Armenian border as internet shutdown continues following deadly protests.

The tanker, Veronica, was seized in a predawn operation "without incident", the US military's Southern Command says.

At least four people are injured and there are also reports of extensive damage to nearby buildings, he local safety body says.

Distressing footage reveals nearly 200 bodies with one victim identified as young as 16.

The UK-owned, Canadian-made whiskey is testing a united "Team Canada" approach in the face of US tariffs.

The former president didn't show up on Tuesday to testify before a committee investigating Epstein, saying its subpoena wasn't enforceable

His ex-wife announced his death on Tuesday during a live stream of his podcast.

"We had no sense of having committed an offence," France's far-right leader tells an appeal to overturn a ban from contesting the next election.

The BBC has received eyewitness accounts of security forces attacking anti-government protesters across the country.

The new law, which came into effect in December, is aimed at protecting children from online harm.

All flights out of Kittila airport in northern Finland were cancelled on Sunday with temperatures falling as low as -38C.

The deal was announced in the early hours of Sunday morning after a week of violent clashes.

A former gold mining town in Malaysia has seen its riches turn a new shade of yellow, thanks to this pungent fruit.

The New Year's Eve fire at a bar in Crans-Montana killed 40 people and injured 116.

The tanker, the Olina, is on multiple countries' sanctions list and is "suspected of carrying embargoed oil", US officials say.

Some farmers in Europe opposed the deal, but the EU Commission said it had listened to their concerns.

Iranian authorities appear to be unusually restrained in reacting to mass protests, a possible result of Donald Trump's threat to intervene.

Hundreds of people have taken to the streets of Minneapolis to protest the killing of 37-year-old Renee Good.

The incident is threatening to inflame a deeply contentious debate over immigration enforcement.

Donald Trump wants and needs quick victories. Taking Maduro is the decisive win he has craved, writes Jeremy Bowen.

The White House says it is considering a range of options to take the island, including deploying the military.

Were Trump to make good on his ambition to bring Greenland under US control, would it mark not just an existential threat to Nato but also a major crisis for the EU?

The BBC's Madeline Halpert was inside the room as the former Venezuelan president addressed the judge.

US Attorney General Pam Bondi has said Maduro was brought to the US to "face justice". Some experts have concerns.

An extraordinary mission dubbed "Operation Absolute Resolve" saw elite troops breach the Venezuelan president's fortified compound.

Ana Vanessa Herrero is in Caracas and says she began hearing planes at 02:00 local time.

Can the Democratic socialist deliver on the big cost-of-living promises that propelled him to victory?

Inside the K-beauty industry that has made South Korea a major player in worldwide beauty market.

The 6.5 magnitude trembler shook buildings and set off the country's earthquake alert system.

More than 20 million Americans are preparing for steeper healthcare costs in the New Year because of expiring subsidies.

Videos on social media showed cars set on fire during running battles as protests entered their fifth day.