The move follows similar steps in other European countries, including France and Spain.

Paul Adams explains why it is so dangerous to navigate the strait, one of the world's busiest oil shipping channels.

The US president's commitment to deadlines is fluid but he uses them for a purpose, writes the BBC's James Landale.

The US television presenter will return to hosting the NBC news programme in April.

It is the secretary of state's first foreign trip since the conflict began last month.

The airport is experiencing some of the longest delays in the US as TSA agents work without pay in a partial shutdown.

Mohammad al-Malhi is the seventh Palestinian killed by a settler in a surge of violence since the start of the war with Iran.

The US television presenter will return to hosting her NBC News programme in April.

Noelia Castillo died on Thursday evening in a Barcelona hospital, after a protracted legal battle with her own father.

The strike - which killed at least 168 people, mostly children - "evoked a visceral horror", Volker Türk said.

The late-night vote is a step towards bringing the 40-day partial shutdown - and long security lines at US airports - to an end.

The late-night vote is a step towards bringing the 40-day partial shutdown - and long security lines at US airports - to an end.

It is the secretary of state's first foreign trip since the conflict began last month.

One month since the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran, Tehran residents tell the BBC their lives have been devastated.

Reports say the US pressured France to rescind Ramaphosa’s invitation after Trump threatened to boycott the summit.

Rescue teams now hope the whale will swim out of the shallow waters of Lübeck Bay and into the wider sea.

Women in Kenya and Ghana tell the BBC about being approached by a Russian man who later posts videos of them without their consent.

Women in Kenya and Ghana tell the BBC about being approached by a Russian man who later posts videos of them without their consent.

Balendra Shah won the election by a landslide promising change to Nepalis who are angry at corruption.

Balendra Shah won the election by a landslide promising change to Nepalis who are angry at corruption.