Syria's leader suggested he would continue to allow Russia access to its military bases in Syria.

The Pentagon says Hegseth and other military leaders on board, who were travelling back from a Nato meeting, are safe.

This will be the fourth consecutive winter of outages since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022.

Palestinians in Gaza are reported to be stockpiling food, amid anxiety that the ceasefire will unravel.

BBC Verify investigates the damage done by two years of war, which could take $70bn and decades to repair.

BBC Verify investigates the damage done by two years of war, which could take $70bn and decades to repair.

Evidence of the intentional targeting of civilians in el-Fasher amounts to war crimes, researchers say.

Evidence of the intentional targeting of civilians in el-Fasher amounts to war crimes, researchers say.

Under the Gaza ceasefire deal, Israel has agreed to hand over the bodies of 15 Palestinians in return for every dead Israeli hostage.

Plans to re-introduce military service have been thrown into chaos because of an 11th hour disagreement.

Shadi Abu Sido told the BBC an Israeli prison officer said his family had been killed.