Moody's said successive US administrations had failed to reverse ballooning deficits and interest costs.

Lawmakers from the president's own party joined all Democrats to reject a key domestic bill, demanding deeper budget cuts.

Breaking down in sobs on the stand, Diddy's former girlfriend says the sex parties made her feel "worthless".

The Alpaiwala Museum in Mumbai city traces the origins and history of the fast-dwindling Parsi community.

The public antivenom programme saving lives in a place where, the joke goes, everything wants to kill you.

Meet the five artists who are tipped to take the Eurovision trophy, as Saturday's final draws near.

After seven breathless days of diplomatic hurly burly, we have a clearer idea of the US president's global ideology - and the limits of his 'art of a deal'.

Authorities say they never allowed Mr Beast to film at their pyramid heritage sites for profit.

The man, described as a high-ranking diplomat, was arrested on Sunday and released on Wednesday.

The bronze depiction of the US First Lady is a replacement for a previous wooden version, which was set on fire in 2019.

The BBC speaks to people in Gaza during a 10-week blockade on food, medical supplies and other aid.

Sylvia Bongo and her son was freed from prison last week despite facing charges of embezzling public funds.

The talks lasted just over 90 minutes and there were few signs of any progress on ending the war.

Masra's party the Transformers say their leader's detention took place "outside of any known judicial procedure".

Karim Khan takes leave until an investigation into allegations ends, the International Criminal Court says.

Sunday's first-round is expected to set up a run-off between Warsaw's liberal mayor and a conservative historian.

Sir Salman was on a New York lecture stage, when he was stabbed multiple times in the face and neck leaving him partially blinded.

Oscar Jenkins, 33, is sentenced to 13 years by a Russian-controlled court in eastern Ukraine.

Trump says the image was a call to assassinate him - but the former FBI chief says he opposes violence.

The American singer was arrested on Thursday over an alleged assault at a London nightclub in 2023.

US President Donald Trump says a genocide is taking place in South Africa, a claim a judge dismissed as "imaginary".

The TPLF fought a two-year civil war against the federal government, which ended in 2022.

The skeleton had been kept in a makeshift shed since its excavation in 2019 due to bureaucratic wrangling.

Thirteen men were kidnapped and killed at a gold mine in Pataz district earlier in May.

Ben Roberts-Smith says he now intends to appeal the landmark judgement in the High Court.

The secretary of state's comments come as Israeli strikes across Gaza kill 114 people, according to hospitals and rescuers

The aircraft still aren't commercially approved but could offer a way around Los Angeles' notoriously poor traffic.

City officials say they are acting to rescue and save the lives of the affected animals.

Prosecutors say they are treating the killing of 23-year-old Valeria Marquez as a femicide.

The Motown legend has denied the allegations and his lawyer welcomed the probe "because exposure to the truth is a powerful thing".