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Two residents in Mekelle tell the BBC pro-government forces have taken control of the city.

The president named his national intelligence chief as the taskforce's head as worries over AI grow.

The president named his national intelligence chief as the taskforce's head as worries over AI grow.

Thousands have taken to the streets after talks between authorities and Khan's party ended in deadlock.

Millions of Brazilians took to the polls on Sunday for the first round of the country's presidential elections.

Millions of Brazilians took to the polls on Sunday for the first round of the country's presidential elections.

Lessons will be "totally or partly suspended" in some high schools after clashes between riot police and student protesters, France's education minister says.

The aircraft lost communication with flight controllers after significantly dropping in altitude, according to flight data.

The aircraft lost communication with flight controllers after significantly dropping in altitude, according to flight data.

With neither candidate getting more than 50% of the vote, the election will go to a run-off on 25 October.

With neither candidate getting more than 50% of the vote, the election will go to a run-off on 25 October.

India’s toy shops provide an unlikely barometer by which to measure its economic relationship with China.

The BBC spoke to one of three residents at a care home who were sexually assaulted by a staff member.

The allegations were made after police detained dozens of protesters demanding the resignation of the election chief over changes to voter rolls.

The Yemeni president's announcement comes amid an exchange of strikes between the Houthis and the Saudi-led coalition.

Pike's lawyer says doctors are still trying to clear two lethal doses of pentobarbital from her body.

BBC Ukraine correspondent Dan Johnson is near Kyiv's Northern Bridge, which has been hit for the second day in a row.

Footage shows a drone hitting the Pivnichyi (Northern) Bridge as vehicles move across it, creating a large fireball.

The twister was caught on camera in Ulladulla, New South Wales, damaging property and downing trees.

Ghana is a predominantly Christian country where preaching on public transport is widespread.

Prime Minister Mark Carney has said the military is running scenarios in the unlikely case the US invades Canada.

The Latin American country will vote for its next president, as Lula da Silva and Bolsonaro clash over sovereignty, security and ties with Washington.

The BBC's Guy Hedgecoe is in Madrid, where a series of marches have been scheduled, after Spain's Congress rejected measures aimed at tackling the country's housing crisis.

For the first time in three decades there has not been a single Atlantic hurricane in September, normally the most active month.

The bodycam footage also shows a police officer finding a gun in Mangione's backpack, days after the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

The death penalty is back in the news after Christa Pike survived two lethal injection attempts in Tennessee - but how widely used is it in the US?

A movement that started nearly two weeks ago has spread, and in France young people on the streets spells trouble, writes Hugh Schofield.

Students tell the BBC that the tension on campus has become palpable since allegations from 2024 resurfaced.

He has been hailed a hero for opening the cockpit door, allowing passengers to overpower his co-pilot.

The former employees were investigated for sharing data with an outside AI evaluation group.

Capt Smit Machchhar, who was stabbed on the Israel-bound flight, has been hailed as a hero.

Shoko Kawata's maternity leave drew mixed reactions in Japan, a country struggling to lift birth rates.

Shoko Kawata's maternity leave drew mixed reactions in Japan, a country struggling to lift birth rates.

The diplomatic fallout comes as Ethiopian forces battle rebel fighters across northern region.

Fortnite and Minecraft also told to 'lift their game' by online safety regulator.

President Lee Jae Myung also accused Kyiv of "attempting to provoke a war on the Korean Peninsula".

The governor said she'd lost faith in prosecutors overseeing the case and handed it over to New York Attorney General Letitia James.

The convicted killer is in hospital in Tennessee after surviving two lethal injections, in a case that has raised many questions.

The former employees were investigated for sharing data with an outside AI evaluation group.

The BBC's Nada Tawfik was at the hearing, where the university's Student Assembly led a discussion around safety concerns and sexual violence on campus.

A voter mobilisation campaign has registered huge numbers of young people but it is not clear who they are backing.

Amid global tumult, the two countries alliance is not the only unlikely pairing.

Several self-inflicted mistakes have cost the biggest sportswear brand on the planet in recent years.

Cuban exiles in Florida are increasingly hopeful that regime change in Cuba is now on the horizon.

The sudden influx of Bogong moths has caused a stir in cities like Sydney and Canberra, with people filming them infiltrating their homes and cars.

President Donald Trump has threatened to ban diesel exports in a bid to ease prices in the US ahead of the November elections.

Lawyers for Good's family say US officials created "an unprecedented environment for state sponsored violence" in Minneapolis.

The BBC’s Ione Wells reports from outside the Tennessee hospital where Pike is said to have arrived Wednesday night after surviving two lethal injection attempts.

Israel's prime minister says the pilot who tried to take over the Flydubai plane clearly intended to "down the plane".

The Russian leader insists Moscow is "not threatening anyone" and is merely responding to statements by Western leaders.