Denmark warns Washington to respect its sovereignty, while Greenland says it will decide its own future.

India’s rural jobs guarantee, a global model, faces controversy as a new law reshapes the original scheme.

People scrambled to safety as the ferry sank on the Mekong River, with a local woman and two children feared dead.

The town of La Bañeza, which has a population of around 11,000, was badly affected by wildfires in the summer.

The BBC’s Analysis Editor Ros Atkins looks at what we know about the "active pursuit" of an oil tanker by the US Coast Guard off the coast of Venezuela.

The town of La Bañeza, which has a population of around 11,000, was badly affected by wildfires in the summer.

The BBC revisits one-year-old Siwar Ashour who was temporarily evacuated to Jordan for medical treatment during the Gaza war.

President Volodymyr Zelensky warned the attacks were an attempt by Moscow to block Ukraine's access to maritime logistics.

The BBC's diplomatic correspondent James Landale explains how Trump's appoinment of a special envoy to Greenland has shaken diplomatic with Denmark.

International organisations not registered by 31 December face closure in Israel, but the Israeli government says aid delivery will not be affected.

International organisations not registered by 31 December face closure in Israel, but the Israeli government says aid delivery will not be affected.

The four boys were picked up by a military patrol and their bodies were later found mutilated and burned.

The four boys were picked up by a military patrol and their bodies were later found mutilated and burned.

The BBC revisits one-year-old Siwar Ashour who was temporarily evacuated to Jordan for medical treatment during the Gaza war.

Photos of former Aum Shinrikyo leader Shoko Asahara, whose real name was Chizuo Matsumoto, have been found inside a facility operated by Aleph, the group regarded as the successor to the Aum Shinrikyo cult, it has been learned. (News On Japan)

Prime Minister Takachi on December 22nd visited a “Press Photo Exhibition” in Tokyo reviewing key events of 2025, smiling for reporters as she recreated a pose from a photograph taken aboard the U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier George Washington alongside President Trump. (News On Japan)

The H3 Rocket No. 8 was launched at 10:51 a.m. on December 22 from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, but the mission ended in failure after the rocket was unable to place its onboard satellite into its planned orbit. (News On Japan)

The government is moving to raise the maximum loan amount under the long-term fixed-rate home mortgage program known as Flat 35 to 120 million yen, as it seeks to respond to the continued rise in housing prices. (News On Japan)

Thomas M is accused of stealing solid silver and porcelain used for state banquets from France's presidential palace. 

Thomas M is accused of stealing solider silver and porcelain used for state banquets from France's presidential palace.