The blockade is due to begin at 10:00 ET (14:00 GMT / 15:00 BST), with PM Keir Starmer saying the UK is "not supporting" it. Twenty-one hours was not enough to end 47 years of hostility between Iran ...

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The Nigerian Air Force has not addressed reports it struck a village market while targeting militants. Ismail Omar Guelleh, 78, has extended his already 27-year rule in a poll boycotted by the main ...

The 19-year-old is the first person to be charged under a new national law. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are on a four-day visit to Australia - their first since 2018. Tighter rules, rising costs ...

Being filmed in my home was torturous, voyeurism victim says Lucy Domaille was filmed by Kirk Bishop through a gap in the curtains of her home. Newspaper ferry service's request for funds denied ...

Tighter rules, rising costs and visa risks are forcing Indian students to rethink studying in Canada. Veteran leader Nitish Kumar, who moved to the upper house of parliament, resigned as chief ...

Keba Seba is known for opposing French influence in Africa and backing West Africa's military leaders. Abubakar Malami was seen as one of the most influential ministers under former President ...

Péter Magyar has said he has already spoken to 10 European leaders after his landslide victory. The BBC's Europe Editor Katya Adler reports from Prime Minister Victor Orbán's home town of Felscút.

Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party is trying to expand into regions where it has struggled to gain a foothold. India’s aviation market is set to grow but is held back by limited long-haul capacity, says ...

BBC Middle East correspondent Hugo Bachega joins paramedics on duty in Nabatieh - a city that was once vibrant, but is now abandoned. Lebanon's government condemns as a "flagrant crime" the killing of ...

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are on a four-day visit to Australia - their first since 2018. Six people were killed and ten injured after a man went on a stabbing rampage in an Australian mall.