US details $6bn military support package for Ukraine | BBC News

The Pentagon says it will "rush" Patriot air defence missiles and artillery ammunition to Ukraine as part of its new military aid package. However Patriot sy...

Russia renews attacks on the Ukrainian energy sector as Kyiv launches drones at southern Russia

Russia has launched a barrage of missiles against Ukraine directed at energy facilities

Hamas is reviewing an Israeli proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza, as possible Rafah offensive looms

Hamas says it is reviewing a new Israeli proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza, as Egypt intensifies efforts to broker a deal to end the months-long war and stave off a possible Israeli ground offensive into the southern Gaza city of Rafah

The US and China talk past each other on most issues, but at least they’re still talking

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrapped up his just-concluded latest visit to China with a stop at a Beijing record store where he bought albums by Taylor Swift and Chinese rocker Dou Wei in a symbolic nod to cross-cultural exchanges and...

Long lines form and frustration grows as Cuba runs short of cash

Alejandro Fonseca stood in line for several hours outside a bank in Havana hoping to withdraw Cuban pesos from an ATM

Long lines form and frustration grows as Cuba runs short of cash

Alejandro Fonseca stood in line for several hours outside a bank in Havana hoping to withdraw Cuban pesos from an ATM

South Africa remembers an historic election every April 27. Here's why this year is so poignant

South Africans celebrate their “Freedom Day” every April 27

Orca calf swims out of Canadian lagoon where it had been trapped more than a month

Officials in Canada say a young killer whale that was trapped for more than a month in a lagoon on Vancouver Island has gotten past a bottleneck at high tide, reaching an inlet that could take it to the open sea

Canadian province will make changes to try to stop drug use in public places, premier says

The British Columbia provincial government is making changes to its drug discrimination policy to stop drug use in public places

King Charles to resume some public engagements as cancer treatment continues | BBC News

King Charles is to resume some public engagements after encouraging progress in his cancer treatment, Buckingham Palace has said.However it won't be a full r...

Blinken says China helping fuel Russian threat to Ukraine | BBC News

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has warned Washington will act if China does not stop supplying Russia with items used in its assault on Ukraine. Speaki...

Baby saved from dead mother's womb in Gaza dies | BBC News

A baby rescued from her dying mother's womb after an Israeli air strike in southern Gaza has died, the BBC has learned. Baby Sabreen al-Sakani was delivered ...

The family of Mexican serial killer's first known victim protest at the site where bones were found

The family and supporters of a missing woman who may have been the Mexico City serial killer’s first known victim are protesting at the site where bones were found last week

A British tourist is in a hospital after a shark attack. Tobago closes several beaches

A shark attack on a British tourist in the southeastern Caribbean prompted the government of Trinidad and Tobago to close seven beaches and a marine park

Mexican film wins top prize at Moscow International Film Festival while major studios boycott Russia

A Mexican film has won the top prize at the Moscow International Film Festival which took place as major Western studios boycott the Russian market and as Russia’s war in Ukraine grinds into its third year

How some AI developers are combatting malicious bots | BBC News

Artificial intelligence poses a threat of disinformation worldwide, via flooding social media with bots and deepfakes.For instance, a campaign using AI to im...

Jury in Abu Ghraib trial says it is deadlocked; judge orders deliberations to continue

A judge ordered jurors Friday to keep deliberating after they said they were deadlocked in a lawsuit alleging a Virginia-based military contractor is liable for abuses suffered by inmates at the Abu Ghraib prion in Iraq two decades ago

Buckingham Palace says Britain's King Charles III will resume his public duties next week after cancer treatment

Buckingham Palace says Britain's King Charles III will resume his public duties next week after cancer treatment

Britain's King Charles III will resume public duties next week after cancer treatment, palace says

Buckingham Palace says King Charles III will resume his public duties next week following treatment for cancer

At least 70 people killed by flooding in Kenya as more rain is expected through the weekend

Flooding and heavy rains in Kenya have killed at least 70 people since mid-March, a government spokesperson, twice as many as were reported earlier this week