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Germany's Parliament, the Bundestag, is voting on whether to take the brakes off defence spending. The voting will impact the entire future of Europe's defence and its ongoing support for Ukraine. This could pave the way for a massive uplift in military investment just as Russia makes gains in Ukraine and Washington signals that Europe can no longe…

The Israeli military says it is carrying out "extensive strikes" in the Gaza Strip, with the Hamas-run health ministry reporting that more than 400 people Palestinians have been killed. The biggest wave of strikes since the ceasefire began in January comes after the Israeli military said talks to extend the ceasefire failed. Hamas accuses Israel of…

The Israeli military says it is carrying out "extensive strikes" in the Gaza Strip.A spokesperson for Gaza's Hamas-run Civil Defence agency – the strip's main emergency response service – told the BBC that at least 34 Palestinians have been killed and 70 others injured.The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it was targeting what it called "terror tar…

US President Trump has been speaking to journalists ahead of his phone call with Russia’s President Putin on Tuesday.Trump told reporters that the two men will discuss land and powerplants. James and Alex speak to BBC diplomatic correspondent James Landale in Kyiv where Ukrainian officials will be waiting to hear if the phone call brings Russia any…

Economic organisation has said that President Donald Trump’s tariffs will be bad for global economic growth and living standards. The leading economic think tank the OECD has shared its forecast saying the global economy will only grow by 3.1% this year. The biggest changes will be felt in the United States's neighbours Mexico and Canada. Subscribe…

Bereaved families are calling on the UK’s online regulator to shut down a "vile" website which promotes videos of the deaths of their loved ones. The website, which we are not naming, has more than three million members and contains thousands of graphic photos and videos of real-life killings and suicides as well as executions carried out by extrem…

More than 200 Venezuelans, alleged by the White House to be gang members, have been deported from the US to a super maximum-security prison in El Salvador, even as a US judge blocked the removals. A group of 238 alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua and 23 members of the international MS-13 gang were sent to the notorious Terrorism …

Yemen's Houthi rebels say there have been fresh US strikes against them, with the number of dead rising to 53, including five children. Targets in the Al Jaouf and Hudaydah areas were hit early on Monday, according to the rebel group, while the US Central Command said its forces had continued operations. The US launched what it called a "decisive a…

Since overthrowing President Assad’s regime, Syria’s new authorities have been working to establish their control over the country. But this has brought them into conflict in areas dominated by the Alawite sect, the group from which President Assad drew much of his support. Fighting recently broke out with dozens of casualties in an Alawite village…

Police in North Macedonia have detained 15 people after a fire at a nightclub killed at least 59 people and injured 155 others. Interior Minister Pance Toskovski said the detainees will be questioned, adding that there are "grounds for suspicion that there is bribery and corruption" linked to the fire. Around 1,500 people were watching DNK, a popul…

Police have detained 10 people after a fire at a nightclub in North Macedonia killed at least 59 people.Video inside the club reveals sparks from flares hit the ceiling above the stage where a band was performing, setting fire to highly flammable material. The blaze broke out around 02:30 in the morning at the Pulse club in Kocani, where about 500 …

The US has launched a "decisive and powerful" wave of air strikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen, President Donald Trump has said. He cited the armed group's attacks on shipping in the Red Sea as the reason behind the US move. The Houthi-run health ministry said at least 31 people were killed and 101 others were injured in the strikes. The group - which…

At least 51 people have been killed and more than 100 injured in a nightclub fire in North Macedonia, officials said. The blaze is said to have started around 02:30 (01:30 GMT) at the Pulse club in Kocani, a town around 100 km (60 miles) east of the capital, Skopje. Footage posted on social media shows the building engulfed in flames. As many as 1,…

The BBC has heard evidence of atrocities committed by retreating fighters in a battle raging for control of Sudan's capital city Khartoum. The city has been held by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) since the start of the country's brutal civil war nearly two years ago - but the army has retaken much of it and believes it is on track to s…

Nasa says global sea levels rose by more than expected last year. The water level was expected to rise around 0.43cm, but instead reached 0.59cm. The agency blamed an unusual amount of ocean warming combined with water from melting glaciers. 2024 was the hottest year on record, with average global temperatures around 1.6C higher than pre-industrial…

Adam Fleming, Vicki Young, Faisal Islam and Nick Watt discuss UK Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer’s attempts to rewire the workings of the UK government by scrapping NHS England and reforming the welfare system. Plus is the Prime Minister going to push back more on President Trump as American tariffs on UK aluminium and steel imports come into effe…

Mark Carney said "negativity won't win a trade war" in his first speech as Canada's new prime minister, as the country faces a tariff standoff with US President Donald Trump. Carney says he will visit France and the UK on his first overseas trip in the job, adding that he currently has "no plans" to meet Trump, but "looks forward" to speaking to hi…

The president of Poland, Andrzej Duda, has repeated his call for the US to base nuclear weapons on Polish soil. Duda, who is also commander-in-chief of the Polish armed forces, said today's Russia is at least as aggressive as the former Soviet Union. Positioning US nuclear weapons in Poland would be viewed by Russian President Vladimir Putin as a p…

Jazz legend Wynton Marsalis tells the BBC’s Katty Kay about his journey from young musician in New Orleans to one of the most celebrated figures in both jazz and classical music. He shares how segregation and the influence of his father, Ellis Marsalis, shaped his values and career. You’re watching Influential with Katty Kay, a weekly programme whe…

While US President Donald Trump pushes Russia and Ukraine for a ceasefire, influential voices in Moscow are calling on the Russian authorities to adopt a hard line. Russian President Vladimir Putin has suggested he is ready for a halt in fighting but says "there are nuances" - which he laid out talks with US envoy Steve Witkoff at the Kremlin on Th…

Adam and Henry discuss Starmer’s announcement to abolish NHS England, which handles the day to day running of the health service and has been described by the government as the “world’s largest quango”. Health Secretary Wes Streeting is also on to talk about the plans and what they mean for healthcare in the UK. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUo…

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has cast doubt on Russia’s willingness to agree an initial 30-day ceasefire in the war in UKraine, laying down a string of conditions that will be hard to meet. Mr Putin said he agreed with the idea of a ceasefire in Ukraine but had "many questions” about the proposed US-brokered ceasefire. The Russian leader sugge…

Russian President Vladimir Putin said fighting must end in Ukraine, but adds a ceasefire should lead to "enduring peace and remove underlying causes of this crisis”. He said the idea of a ceasefire is "good and we absolutely support it but there are issues that we need to discuss”. The Russian president spoke at a joint press conference with Belaru…

US President Donald Trump has threatened a 200% tariff on alcohol from EU countries unless a "nasty 50% tariff on whisky" is stopped. It's the latest escalation of a global trade war, which this week has ramped up with 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminium entering the US. The EU responded to the steel and aluminium tariffs by saying it would rais…

Today, we look at responses and retaliations to President Trump’s universal tariffs on steel and aluminium.Adam Fleming is joined by Caitríona Perry, Chief Presenter BBC News in Washington, and Dharshini David, chief economics correspondent to discuss retaliatory tariffs from the EU and Canada, as well as UK Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer’s respo…

A Nasa-SpaceX mission that aimed to clear the way for two "stranded" astronauts to get back to Earth has been postponed. The rocket aimed to fly four new crew members to the International Space Station (ISS) and pave the way for the return of Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore. The two Nasa astronauts flew to space in June 2024 but were not able to re…

US officials are headed to Russia to discuss a potential 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine, according to the White House. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said the country is "determined" to work "as quickly as possible" with its partners towards peace. Russia's Presidnet Vladimir Putin has yet to comment on the offer. Meanwhile, fighting has conti…

President Trump says he’s imposing tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China in part because they’re failing to prevent the smuggling of the synthetic opioid fentanyl into the United States.Fentanyl is used in medical settings for pain relief but when it’s abused the drug is deadly. Fentanyl killed more than 70,000 Americans in 2023 alone. Most of it is …

A new four-lane highway cutting through tens of thousands of acres of protected Amazon rainforest is being built for the COP30 climate summit in the Brazilian city of Belém. It aims to ease traffic to the city, which will host more than 50,000 people - including world leaders - at the conference in November. The state government touts the highway's…

Despite the fans and critics alike praising Split Fiction, the game's director has said the studio is already working on its next game - and plan for it to be "better" than the latest release. Speaking to BBC Newsbeat, Josef Fares revealed how 'Freaky Week' helps the Hazelight team create some of the more quirky aspects of the game (yes, the pigs),…

The captain of the Solong cargo ship arrested after a collision with a tanker in the North Sea is a Russian national, the ship's owner has confirmed. Humberside Police said the 59-year-old man remained in custody after being arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter. The Portuguese-flagged Solong and the US-registered tanker Stena Imma…

Armed militants in Pakistan's Balochistan region have attacked a train carrying more than 400 passengers and taken a number of them hostage, military sources said. The Baloch Liberation Army fired at the Jaffar Express Train as it travelled from Quetta to Peshawar. Military sources claim 155 passengers have been freed and 27 militants killed. The B…

Russia has said it is waiting to be briefed by Washington on the outcome of the US-Ukrainian talks in Saudi Arabia before commenting on the proposed ceasefire. It comes after Ukraine said it was ready to accept a 30-day ceasefire if Russia did the same. The Kremlin's spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, said that he did not rule out the possibility of a phone…

Police in South Africa are "hot on the heels" of the suspects behind the killing of Muhsin Hendricks, dubbed the world's first openly gay imam, Deputy Justice Minister Andries Nel said. The 57-year-old was in a car when he was shot dead in broad daylight in the coastal city of Gqeberha on February 16 2025. The imam was well known for his work in cr…

A plane carrying the former president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, has left Manila after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a warrant accusing him of crimes against humanity over his deadly "war on drugs". He was taken into police custody shortly after his arrival at the capital's international airport from Hong Kong. Duterte, 79…

The European Union says it will impose counter-measures on €26bn (£21.9bn, $28.3bn) worth of US goods in response to President Donald Trump's tariffs on steel and aluminium.Mr Trump's tariffs, which came into effect overnight, mean that US businesses wanting to bring steel and aluminium into the country will have to pay a 25% tax on them.He hopes t…

Ukraine has said it is ready to accept an immediate 30-day ceasefire with Russia proposed by the US, after a day of US-Ukraine talks in Saudi Arabia.US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he would present the offer to Russia and that "the ball is in their court".Ukraine's President Volodomyr Zelensky said it was now up to the US to convince Russia …

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A Kurdish-led militia alliance which controls north-eastern Syria has signed a deal to integrate all military and civilian institutions into the Syrian state, the country's presidency said. The agreement, which includes an end of hostilities, says the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) will hand over control of the region's border posts, airp…

Ukraine has said it is ready to accept a US proposal for an initial 30-day ceasefire with Russia, in a joint statement. Washington will also immediately restore intelligence sharing and "security assistance" to Ukraine. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said "the ball is in the [Russians'] court", and he will take the offer to Moscow.Subscribe here…

Residents of Greenland are going to the polls in a vote that in previous years has drawn little outside attention - but which may prove pivotal for the Arctic territory's future.US President Donald Trump's repeated interest in acquiring Greenland has put it firmly in the spotlight and fuelled the longstanding debate on the island's independence.Gre…

A 59-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter over the North Sea collision, police said. One of the ships, the Solong, is still alight after it collided with a US oil tanker, Stena Immaculate, according to its owners. One crew member of the Solong is unaccounted for and the working assumption is that they have di…

Philippine police have arrested former president Rodrigo Duterte after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a warrant accusing him of crimes against humanity over his deadly "war on drugs". The 79-year-old was taken into police custody shortly after his arrival at Manila airport from Hong Kong. Earlier, his daughter said he was being "forc…

A sell-off in global shares eased in Europe on Tuesday following a sharp fall in US stocks that came as investors raised concerns about the negative economic impact of President Donald Trump's tariffs.It followed the US president saying in a TV interview that the world's biggest economy was in a "period of transition", when asked about suggestions …

A top aide of Ukraine's President Zelensky said talks with the US on ending the war in Ukraine have been "very constructive" so far. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the talks would be "good", as he headed into the meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Meanwhile, three people have been killed in an overnight drone attack on the Moscow region, whic…

The search for a missing crew member has been called off, after a cargo ship collided with a tanker full of jet fuel in the North Sea. The collision involved the US-registered Stena Immaculate - which was transporting fuel on behalf of the US military - and the Portuguese-flagged Solong. Coastguard Divisional Commander Matthew Atkinson said 36 peop…

At least two people have been killed and three injured in the Moscow region, in what appears to be the largest drone attack on the Russian capital Ukraine has launched so far during the war. State news agency Tass reports that 91 of the 337 drones were shot down over the region. The attack comes just hours ahead of a meeting between representatives…