Marine Le Pen appeal verdict: Why Tuesday’s ruling matters for France
The leader of France’s National Rally leads the opinion polls ahead of the 2027 presidential election and will now find out if she can stand.
India’s landmark Ram temple overhauls board after alleged theft of donations
Questions have been raised over alleged theft of cash, valuable jewellery, gold and silver offered by devotees.
Zelensky to press Nato for air defence systems after intense Russian strikes
The Ukrainian president will use the Nato meeting in Turkey to argue he needs more interceptor missiles.
Fatal Typhoon Maysak floods burst dam wall in China
At least two have been killed by flooding due to Maysak, while another 480,000 have been evacuated across the southern Guangxi province.
Why some African nations are turning down Trump aid money
The Trump administration sees the aid as more transactional – but some say it is not a fair trade.
Resistance and revenge – Iran wanted to send a message with its farewell to Khamenei
Three days of public mourning in Tehran was a political spectacle Iran’s leaders wanted the world to see, writes the BBC’s international correspondent Lyse Doucet.
Jailers and officials at Russia’s ‘torture prisons’ in Ukraine exposed by BBC
Former prisoners accuse the men of abuse in detention centres and want to see them brought to trial.
Why a Diljit Dosanjh film vanished from streaming after two days
The film’s troubled journey spans years of censorship disputes, court battles and an unexpected release on a streaming platform.
Can China repeat its EV success with robotaxis?
China’s self-driving car firms have been given a headstart by the country’s EV supply chain as they expand globally.
Charlie Kirk’s family attends hearing for suspect charged with his murder
Tyler Robinson, 23, is accused of murdering Kirk, a key Trump ally and founder of youth organisation Turning Point USA.
