France has issued red heatwave alerts for around half the country as temperatures soar to record levels.

Temperatures are forecast to peak on Monday, and authorities warn they could match historic highs.

Abiy Ahmed's party retains its huge majority despite unrest in several parts of Ethiopia and tensions with its neighbours.

The face-to-face meeting follows ongoing fighting in Lebanon and Iran's claim to have shut the Strait of Hormuz.

The artist, who passed away at his home in London earlier this month, requested just his partner and great-nephew attend.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi breaks the record for the fastest 50-over List A half-century in history on the same day he was not included in India's one-day international squad.

Millions of candidates face biometric checks and frisking as air force deployed to secure exam papers.

Fuel had already been rationed due to shortages caused by Kyiv's attacks against supply routes in Russian-occupied territories.

There may be about 5,000 miles between the Netherlands and their former colony Curacao but members of the Dutch royal family managed to see both sides play on Saturday.

Davey Hearn says he was simply touching the new paint at the site out of curiosity and did not remove or alter it.

Damon Albarn, De La Soul and Moonchild Sannelly talk backstage as Gorillaz play their biggest show.

Victims' families say there are ways to be an ethical true-crime fan - not an exploitative one.

An AI company is sending free cleaners door-to-door in a bid to train the robots it hopes one day will replace them.

A left-wing senator who backs talks with armed gangs faces an outsider endorsed by Trump.

The Israeli military accused Ahmed Wishah of being a "Hamas sniper operative", without providing evidence.

Mona Khalil, who had refused to leave the beach she had spent years protecting, died after several days in hospital, an environmental group said.

Nearly 1,700 people were evacuated from the huge blaze at Viva Wyndham Dominicus Beach in Bayahibe, a popular resort town on the Caribbean coast.

Travelling with a humanitarian convoy, BBC's Hugo Bachega has been given rare access to a part of Lebanon under Israeli occupation.

Ukraine's president said his country was open to "engagement" about "difficult and painful chapters of our shared past".

The move comes after weeks of anti-government protests that have caused a shortage of basic goods in Bolivia.

There are moments when life in Moscow feels completely normal - Thursday morning wasn't one of them, writes Steve Rosenberg.

Australia was previously the only continent where the H5N1 bird flu strain had not yet been found.

The leaders have asked for apologies from the countries that benefited from the slave trade, as well as debt relief and financial compensation.

Best-known as co-creator of sitcom Cheers, Burrows directed more than 1,000 episodes of other classics including the Big Bang Theory and Will and Grace.

The Japanese pop group have become global stars, after being recruited before they were teenagers.

More than eight million South Africans are living with HIV – the highest number of any country in the world.

The BBC asked Sydney locals if they would take the newly announced, longest ever commercial flight from Sydney to London.

The man was allegedly struck by his 81-year-old opponent, who has since been arrested, the public prosecutor says.

Health facilities have come under attack during the current outbreak as a result of misinformation and fear.

French prosecutors confirm Morocco captain Achraf Hakimi will stand trial for rape, in accusations dating back to 2023.