The BBC's Washington correspondent Daniel Bush explains why the US president's comments are causing a stir in a midterm election year.

Andrea Bocelli and Mariah Carey perform as part of vibrant opening ceremony for the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.

Andrea Bocelli and Mariah Carey perform as part of vibrant opening ceremony for the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.

Mette-Marit says she is sorry to Norwegians for not realising what kind of person the late sex offender was.

Mette-Marit says she is sorry to Norwegians for not realising what kind of person the late sex offender was.

One Palestinian woman said members of the Israel-linked militia searched them and their belongings at an Israeli checkpoint inside Gaza.

One Palestinian woman said members of the Israel-linked militia searched them and their belongings at an Israeli checkpoint inside Gaza.

Almost 170 were injured in the explosion, which took place during Friday prayers in the capital Islamabad.

NFL fans have flocked to California for Super Bowl LX, where the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks will face off at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara.

Nazar Daletskyi's family were sure he had been killed and had buried what they thought was his body in 2023.

Nazar Daletskyi's family were sure he had been killed and had buried what they thought was his body in 2023.

Abbas Aragchi spoke after hours of talks in Oman ended, which the two countries entered with significantly different positions.

Health experts fear that as testing and monitoring drops the risk of the further spread of HIV rises.

Health experts fear that as testing and monitoring drops the risk of the further spread of HIV rises.

As a black Republican senator calls it "the most racist thing I've seen out of this White House", the administration says "stop the fake outrage".  

Intelligence experts believe south-west France's proximity to defence and aerospace sites makes it a target for espionage.

Lt Gen Vladimir Alexeyev is a senior figure in the main directorate of Russia's military general staff.

Armed jihadists devastate a community that refused to convert to their hard-line interpretation of Islam.

The colonial police, made up of Nigerians and Europeans, shot dead workers striking for better conditions.

Nazar Daletskyi's relatives were told he had been killed in 2022, the first year of Russia’s full-scale invasion.