The drills come days after the US announced the sale of one of its largest weapons packages to Taiwan.

The woman who was supposed to care for Saabirin Saylaan was found to have beaten and tortured her.

2025 has been a year of multiple major conflicts and it is becoming clear that one of them has geopolitical implications of unparalleled importance.

An investigation is under way after the train derailed as it rounded a bend near the town of Nizanda.

An investigation is under way after the train derailed as it rounded a bend near the town of Nizanda.

Both the US president and Zelensky describe talks in Florida as "great" and "terrific" but the issue of territory remains "unresolved".

"We cannot live freely. You cannot even play music" - residents tell the BBC of militants' rule.

Although both leaders express optimism in Florida there is no indication of progress, writes the BBC's Vitaliy Shevchenko.

The decisive victory for the Albanian nationalist Vetevendosje party means a third term for leader Albin Kurti.

The decisive victory for the Albanian nationalist Vetevendosje party means a third term for leader Albin Kurti.

Many Indian cities rank at the bottom of liveability indexes despite big government spending on infrastructure.

The BBC catches a man trapping songbirds - selling them is a profitable business because many keep them as pets.

Police detained the male suspect after shooting him in the leg, while two others are seriously injured.

Police detained the male suspect after shooting him in the leg, while two others are seriously injured.

The annual food fight festival ''Els Enfarinats'' has left the Spanish town of Ibi covered in flour and egg shells.

The annual food fight festival ''Els Enfarinats'' has left the Spanish town of Ibi covered in flour and egg shells.

The annual food fight festival ''Els Enfarinats'' has left the Spanish town of Ibi covered in flour and egg shells.

The 70-year-old had suffered with the spasms for nine months, his wife says, and was already in hospital for hernia surgery.

The 70-year-old had suffered with the spasms for nine months, his wife says, and was already in hospital for hernia surgery.

The actress was a symbol of sexual liberation in the 1950s but became increasingly controversial after making homophobic and racist slurs.