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Hamas says new Gaza talks have begun, hours after Israel launched major offensive

Hamas says new Gaza talks have begun, hours after Israel launched major offensive14 minutes agoWyre Davies@WyreDaviesReporting fromJerusalemCachella SmithBBC NewsAnadolu/Getty ImagesHamas says its...

Putin just dealt Donald Trump a serious blow – now we know exactly where he stands

In a move that will have surprised absolutely no-one, Russian President Vladimir Putin has declined to attend the planned Russo-Ukraine peace talks today in Turkey, sending a delegation of assorted...

Israel denying food to Gaza is 'weapon of war', UN Palestinian refugee agency head tells BBC

Israel denying food to Gaza is 'weapon of war', UN Palestinian refugee agency head tells BBC12 hours agoJeremy BowenInternational editor, BBC NewsHow do you measure misery? For journalists the usual...

Denying food to Gaza is 'weapon of war', says UN refugee agency head

Denying food to Gaza is 'weapon of war', says UN refugee agency head34 minutes agoJeremy BowenInternational editor, BBC NewsHow do you measure misery? For journalists the usual way is to see it, to...

India-Pakistan top military officials to speak as ceasefire holds

India-Pakistan top military officials to speak as ceasefire holds36 minutes agoNeyaz FarooqueeBBC News, DelhiGetty ImagesTop military officials from India and Pakistan are due to speak later on...

'Urgent action needed' to ramp up UK's nuclear arsenal amid soaring Russian tensions

Britain has been told by experts it needs to prioritise expanding its nuclear arsenal, warning "urgent action is needed". They suggest the UK should look at diversifying its nuclear strike...

Palace makes major announcement as King Charles unveils' final stage of transition'

King Charles has approved the new Great Seal of the Realm marking the end of the "final stage" of his transition as a monarch, Buckigham Palace has announced. The Great Seal of the Realm is a symbol...

Pair guilty of cutting down Sycamore Gap tree

Pair guilty of cutting down Sycamore Gap tree33 minutes agoDuncan LeatherdaleBBC News, North East and CumbriaTwo men have been found guilty of the "mindless destruction" of the world famous Sycamore...

Watch: Pope Leo XIV's first Mass as pontiff

Watch: Pope Leo XIV's first Mass as pontiffNewly elected Pope Leo XIV has lead his first Mass as pontiff, in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel. The Pope was joined by cardinals for prayers and hymns, the...

Sycamore Gap tree vandals found guilty in Northumberland

Two former friends who mounted a “moronic mission” to cut down the world-famous Sycamore Gap tree in an act of “deliberate and mindless criminal damage”, face jail. Mindless Daniel Graham and...

Archive: Interview with Pope Leo from 2023 after he was chosen as prefect

Watch 2023 interview with Pope Leo after he was chosen as prefectThe new pope Robert Prevost will be known as Pope Leo XIV - the first American pontiff to be elected leader of the Catholic Church.Two...

'I watched David Attenborough's new Ocean film – one thing he said left me in tears'

2,000 new marine species are being discovered every year - but they are under serious threat. A new documentary film starring the celebrated David Attenborough hits cinemas this Thursday (May 8) and...

Watch: Second black smoke signal as conclave continues

Second black smoke signal as conclave continues Black smoke has risen from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel for the second time, meaning cardinals in the conclave have not yet decided on a successor...

Watch: Moments past conclaves elected new popes

Watch: Moments past conclaves elected new popesSome 133 cardinals from around the globe will come together in Vatican City to elect the next pope, in a conclave starting on 7 May. When white smoke...

Russian propaganda labels UK 'a nation of freaks and degenerates' in latest WW3 threat

Britain has been branded a “nation of freaks and degenerates” and threatened with annihilation during yet another poisonous diatribe by one of Vladimir Putin’s cronies in a Russian state TV...

Watch: How tensions escalated between India and Pakistan

Watch: How tensions escalated between India and PakistanIn the early hours of Wednesday, India said it had launched a series of missile strikes on what it called "terrorist infrastructure sites" in...

Villagers tell BBC they survived shelling in Indian-administered Kashmir

Villagers tell BBC they survived shelling in Indian-administered Kashmir10 hours agoAamir PeerzadaReporting from Indian-administered KashmirBBCIn the village of Salamabad in Indian-administered...

VE Day memories: The mixed emotions of joy and loss among those who survived

On May 8 1945, Peter Marshall, a 20-year old Wireless Operator on Lancaster bombers was on a training sortie. As they headed back to base, he was twiddling the controls of his radio set and came...

Watch: The first day of the conclave in a minute

Watch: The first day of the conclave in a minuteThe first vote of the conclave - the secretive process to choose a new pope - has failed to reach a decision. After a lengthy wait, black smoke emerged...