Reporter in Caracas describes hearing loud bangs and planes

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

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BBC Analysis Editor Ros Atkins examines allegations of links between the UAE and Sudan’s RSF in the civil war, as international efforts continue to seek an end to the fighting.

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The two US soldiers and a US civilian interpreter were killed in Syria in an ambush by an Islamic State (IS) gunman.

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

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The BBC asked people in Toronto and DC if they think an Australian-style, under-16 social media ban would work in Canada and the US.

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The BBC's Ione Wells looks at how the incident marks a sharp escalation in an increasingly tense relationship between both countries.

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According to US Attorney General Pam Bondi, who shared the footage, the tanker was used to transport sanctioned oil from Venezuela and Iran.

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Nasa's Jonny Kim and cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky have touched down in Earth after 245 days on the ISS.

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A bar in Richmond, New Zealand had a surprise visitor when the marine mammal popped in.

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Democrats released a new tranche of materials obtained through a subpoena to the US Virgin Islands, where the residence is located.

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It took several attemps for Pope Leo and church clergy to unveil a plaque covered by a white sheet at an Istanbul cathedral.

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The claim contradicts a 2021 US intelligence report, which said the de facto leader "approved an operation" to "capture or kill" the journalist.

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Saving System has developed a device that it says can help firms save electricity.

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Miss Mexico, Fatima Bosch, said Nawat Itsaragrisil was 'not respectful' at a pre-pageant ceremony on Tuesday

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The BBC’s Nada Tawfik reports from Black River, where the strongest storm to hit the country in modern history has left scenes of desperation.

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The BBC's Laura Bicker explains how the two nation's have reported on the trade negotiations.

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Trump says the meeting with President Xi, which was their first face-to-face interaction since 2019, was a "great success".

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The US and Chinese leaders shook hands when they met face-to-face for the first time since 2019.

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At least four people in Jamaica are confirmed dead and at least 20 people have died in Haiti flooding.

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The two world leaders are set to hold talks in South Korea, after months of escalating trade tension between the US and China.

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