He used the girls' mother's life-threatening illness as an opportunity to demand sex, said the US Office of Public Affairs.

This is the highest number of confirmed casualties from a single African country in the Ukraine-Russia war.

This is the highest number of confirmed casualties from a single African country in the Ukraine-Russia war.

Bombings by Pakistan are the most significant development in tensions between the two neighbours - though the physical impact remains unclear.

Arvind Kejriwal was arrested in March 2024, weeks before India's general election, and spent months in jail.

Sweden's defence minister says there is likely a "strong link" between the drone and a Russian naval vessel in the area.

Sweden's defence minister says there is likely a "strong link" between the drone and a Russian naval vessel in the area.

Aid groups - a lifeline for millions of Yemenis - are being squeezed out of existence in areas under the control of the rebels, the BBC hears.

Opposition parties have criticised Modi's visit and accused the government of abandoning the Palestinian cause.

Security experts have warned that Western governments are poorly equipped to counter a new frontier of online disinformation.

The ex-secretary of state called for President Trump to be questioned under oath about his past association with the sex offender.

The disgraced financier was in talks to buy luxury abode Bin Ennakhi - but the purchase was never completed.

The disgraced financier was in talks to buy luxury abode Bin Ennakhi - but the purchase was never completed.

Will a worsening internal crisis create the conditions for the Cuban Revolution to unravel from within?

Will a worsening internal crisis create the conditions for the Cuban Revolution to unravel from within?

Netflix's decision to back down from the bidding war clears the path for Paramount to win the takeover battle.

Netflix's decision to back down from the bidding war clears the path for Paramount to win the takeover battle.

No official reason for the removal was given, but it comes ahead of the country's key Two Sessions meeting.

No official reason for the removal was given, but it comes ahead of the country's key Two Sessions meeting.

The BBC's North America correspondent Nada Tawfik, reporting from Chappaqua, New York, explains what we know about Clinton's closed-door testimony.