There is nothing routine about John Ratcliffe making a secret, 10,000-mile return dash to Moscow, writes Frank Gardner.

BBC Verify traces the path of the destructive Nepal-Tibet flash flood using verified video.

Cullen voiced the heroic Optimus Prime in the Transformers TV series and then the Hollywood films.

Police have arrested a 19-year-old male suspect after an incident in which two people were killed near the German capital.

It is the second consecutive year that jellyfish has forced the closure of the Gravelines power station in northern France.

Nickolay Mladenov warns that a collapse of last October's ceasefire would be "a point of no return" for the region.

The Bosnian Serb commander led a campaign of ethnic cleansing during the Bosnian conflict.

A Jerusalem court said the Jewish attacker was having a psychotic episode when he assaulted the nun, in an incident which caused outrage.

He was jailed for life in 2017 for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity during the wars in the ex-Yugoslavia in 1992-95.

The killing of at least eight women in a week has sparked outrage in Cameroon.

The Treasure of Villena is a unique trove of almost ten kilos of gold, bowls, bottles and bracelets dating back to the Bronze Age.

The hospital tells the BBC the ward door was not locked but manned with security guards, to protect the babies.

BBC music correspondent Mark Savage looks back on the legacy of the "irreplaceable" late singer.

A Jerusalem court said the Jewish attacker was having a psychotic episode when he assaulted the nun, in an incident which caused outrage.

Nchimbi announced his resignation earlier this week after reportedly falling out with President Samia.

Nchimbi announced his resignation earlier this week after reportedly falling out with President Samia.

At least 270 people have died in the massive flash floods, while more than 800 others are missing.

At least 160 people have been killed along the Nepal-Tibet border as rescuers struggle to reach the disaster zone.

The justice department has also asked for Trump's name to be put back on the building after it was removed in June following a court order.

The 89-year-old's condition is described as "extremely serious" and members of his family have visited him in hospital.

Preliminary investigations by scientists have pointed to a collapsed glacier as the cause, highlighting the issue of rapidly melting Himalayan ice.

Hundreds have died in flooding and landslides on the border of Nepal and Tibet.

One woman says her father, mother, sister and sister's children were carried away before her eyes.

A suspect was arrested after the incident in Caen, police said, following a reported fight at a nearby bar.

Northern Africa has experienced severe heatwaves this summer, leading to hundreds of fires across the region.

Experts have hailed the drug, daraxonrasib, as a game changer for one of the world's deadliest cancers.

This video has been edited by the BBC with white flashes, due to the distressing content.

Closing arguments are about to start in a trial which has drawn global attention to the rare condition postpartum psychosis.

Northern Africa has experienced severe heatwaves this summer, leading to hundreds of fires across the region.

A suspect was arrested after the incident in Caen, police said, following a reported fight at a nearby bar.

Zvi Sukkot's actions have drawn widespread condemnation, including from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The latest escalation in an ongoing trade war between the US and Canada will see new levies on goods from steel to furniture, fresh tuna and makeup.

Many communities are living in fear of being kidnapped for ransom as the crisis spreads further south.

On Saturday, Iceland will vote on EU membership talks, amid economic and geopolitical tensions.

Rahul Gandhi's comments renew the debate over gender disparity in reactions to insults hurled at PM Narendra Modi.

Experts have hailed the drug, daraxonrasib, as a game changer for one of the world's deadliest cancers.

A 50-year-old Thai suspect was arrested with the eggs in a "homemade incubator" carried as hand luggage.

The justice department has also asked for Trump's name to be put back on the building after it was removed in June following a court order.

A Facebook post by Libyan Airlines announced the death of Al Amin Khalifah Fhimah and expressed the company's condolences to his family.

It is believed the mosquitoes arrived at Germany's busiest airport on a plane, according to German public health officials.

It is thought to be part of efforts to consolidate the former coup leader's control.

Former Air France stewardess Sophie Lainault has had her cancer recognised as an occupational disease.

BBC music correspondent Mark Savage looks back on the legacy of the "irreplaceable" late singer.

The BBC's Helena Humphrey is outside the Country Music Hall of Fame where fans gathered to mourn Dolly Parton.

Eswatini is one of 12 countries, and the only one in Africa, that has diplomatic relations with Taiwan.

The hospital tells the BBC the ward door was not locked but manned with security guards, to protect the babies.

BBC music correspondent Mark Savage looks back on the legacy of the "irreplaceable" late singer.

Five other airport workers are also receiving treatment following the rare outbreak at German's busiest airport.

The fire broke out in an air conditioning unit at the mother and child unit in one of Islamabad's main hospitals.

Former Air France stewardess Sophie Lainault has had her cancer recognised as an occupational disease.