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Woman suspected of Monaco bomb attack found dead in Ukraine

Police had been hunting Anastasiia Berezovska after a Ukrainian millionaire was injured in the blast.

Zimbabwean football star survives gun attack in South Africa

South African police say they are investigating a case of attempted murder but that no arrests have been made so far.

Macron safe after explosions in Syrian capital during French president's visit

As reports of the blasts came in, state television said the Syrian president had welcomed Macron at the presidential palace.

Watch: Moment rare tornado lashes central Chinese cities

Videos shared with the BBC show debris flying through the air as the storm swept through Ezhou and Huanggang in Hubei province.

India's landmark Ram temple overhauls board after alleged theft of donations

Questions have been raised over alleged theft of cash, valuable jewellery, gold and silver offered by devotees.

China sentences official to death for taking $325m in bribes

The 69-year-old helped companies secure valuable contracts in exchange for money, a court heard.

Zelensky to press Nato for air defence systems after intense Russian strikes

The Ukrainian president will use the Nato meeting in Turkey to argue he needs more interceptor missiles.

Fatal Typhoon Maysak floods burst dam wall in China

The reservoir wall in Heng County, Nanning, broke as rivers swelled from the passage of Typhoon Maysak.

Why some African nations are turning down Trump aid money

The Trump administration sees the aid as more transactional - but some say it is not a fair trade.

Resistance and revenge - Iran wanted to send a message with its farewell to Khamenei

Three days of public mourning in Tehran was a political spectacle Iran's leaders wanted the world to see, writes the BBC's international co…

Jailers and officials at Russia's 'torture prisons' in Ukraine exposed by BBC

Former prisoners accuse the men of abuse in detention centres and want to see them brought to trial.

Why a Diljit Dosanjh film vanished from streaming after two days

The film's troubled journey spans years of censorship disputes, court battles and an unexpected release on a streaming platform.

Can China repeat its EV success with robotaxis?

China's self-driving car firms have been given a headstart by the country's EV supply chain as they expand globally.

Charlie Kirk's family attends hearing for suspect charged with his murder

Tyler Robinson, 23, is accused of murdering Kirk, a key Trump ally and founder of youth organisation Turning Point USA.

More than 1,000 arrested as part of global human trafficking crackdown

Interpol says the vast majority of the 2,070 victims or potential victims identified were women being trafficked for sex.

Ex-Syrian intelligence chief found guilty of torture and sexual abuse by Austrian court

Two former Syrian officials went on trial in Vienna, Austria, accused of crimes against opponents of former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad

'It's a very sad day' - Mexican fans react to loss to England

Mexico's World Cup campaign ended with a 3-2 defeat to England in Mexico City.

'The spectacle Iran wants the world to see': Lyse Doucet in Tehran

Huge crowds have lined the streets of Tehran for the funeral procession of Iran's late supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.