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We ask what a peace deal for Ukraine might look like, as European leaders gather in Paris for an emergency summit.The UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said the UK was "ready and willing to put troops on the ground", while President Trump is expected to be meeting President Putin in Saudi Arabia “very soon”. Adam is joined by our Europe editor…

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 Saturday. The imam was well known for his work in creating a…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he has rejected US President Donald Trump’s proposal to give the US access to $500bn of Ukraine’s vast reserves of critical minerals. Ukraine holds huge deposits of rare earth minerals and natural resources; including lithium, titanium, coal, gas, oil and uranium. Many of the minerals, however, are in are…

Pope Francis is being treated for a "complex clinical situation" and will remain in hospital for as long as necessary, the Vatican has said.The 88-year-old was admitted to Rome's Gemelli hospital on Friday to undergo treatment and tests for bronchitis.The Vatican said the pontiff has a "polymicrobial infection" of his respiratory tract, which has r…

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have entered the second-largest city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Bukavu, after previously capturing Goma in January. Some people were seen lining the streets to clap and cheer the fighters as they marched and drove into the city centre without resistance - seizing the regional governor's office. The Congol…

An Israeli negotiating team is travelling to Cairo on Monday to discuss the second phase of the ceasefire in Gaza, Benjamin Netanyahu's office said. On Monday demonstrations are taking place in Israel by relatives to mark the 500th day Israeli hostages have spent in captivity in Gaza. Meanwhile, Israel's prime minister said he was cooperating with …

Zakaria has spent most of the last year volunteering at Gaza's al-Aqsa hospital. As war raged across the strip, he could be found carrying wounded and traumatised victims into the emergency ward for treatment.He says he hopes the ceasefire will hold and he can go back to school.The BBC followed him and three other young people over nine months to l…

Leaders from France, the UK, Germany, Poland, Italy, Spain and Denmark are gathering in Paris on Monday to discuss their defence policy, the Ukraine war, and how a ceasefire might look. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he was prepared to deploy peacekeeping troops to Ukraine if and when the war ends. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is on his w…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he is working in "full cooperation" with the US on a "common strategy" for Gaza, after talks with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.Netanyahu praised US President Donald Trump's "bold vision" for Gaza's future and said he and Rubio had discussed ways to "ensure that future becomes a reality".President …

The family of a British couple in custody in Iran said they are united in their determination to secure their safe return.Craig and Lindsay Foreman were arrested in January, but news of their detention emerged on Thursday when state-run Iranian media reported they were being held on unspecified security charges.The couple, both aged 52, had been on…

A crush at New Delhi Railway Station has left around 18 people dead and at least 10 injured.Thousands of people reportedly crammed into the railway station on Saturday night as they tried to board delayed trains.Four of the victims were children, while 10 were women, according to a list released by officials.Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said…

Jack Lopresti, a former Conservative MP, has made headlines for announcing he’s moved to Ukraine to serve in the country’s military. He explains to the BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire and Vitaly Shevchenko why he came to that decision. Listen to the full episode here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0kqlfss For more news, analysis and features visit: …

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has called for the creation of an "army of Europe" to guard against Russia as he suggested the US may no longer come to the continent's aid.Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, he said that Ukraine would "never accept deals made behind our backs without our involvement" after US President Donald Trump a…

Hamas has released three Israeli hostages, after days of fears over future of the Gaza ceasefire.The hostages are now back in Israel.Israel is releasing 369 Palestinian prisoners in return - a few went to the West Bank, the majority are now arriving in Gaza.Hamas said on Monday it would not release hostages this weekend, blaming Israel for alleged …

In the first weeks of his second term, President Donald Trump has wasted no time in using Executive Orders to suspend all new asylum claims, freeze government hiring and spending, strip back agencies established by Congress, and offer a buyout deal for thousands of federal workers. So far, the courts have been the only substantive roadblocks to Tru…

President Volodymr Zelensky and US Vice-President JD Vance have been discussing the war in Ukraine in a meeting on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference. It comes after Vance criticised European leaders over free speech and democracy at the summit, telling world leaders "there is a new sheriff in town", referring to US President Donald Tr…

After a frenetic few days of announcements from President Trump over negotiations to end Russia's war in Ukraine, what role can Europe play in supporting Kyiv? The BBC's Victoria Derbyshire and Vitaly Shevchenko discuss whether Ukraine can survive on European aid alone. Listen to the full episode here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0kr3t06 For…

Adam Fleming, Chris Mason, Caitríona Perry and James Landale discuss if the war in Ukraine might be about to end. They look at what American President, Donald Trump’s intervention means for President Zelensky and Ukraine, President Putin and Russia, and the rest of Europe, including the United Kingdom and the EU. Plus, the UK economy unexpectedly g…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has met US officials in Munich for key talks on his country’s future. US President Donald Trump has started talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin about Russia’s war in Ukraine, but Ukrainians themselves are in a state of frozen limbo. Moscow’s invasion has shattered lives and levelled cities across the c…

An Afghan man arrested on suspicion of driving into a crowd of people in Munich has admitted carrying out the attack and appears to have had a religious motivation, German prosecutors say. Munich public prosecutor Gabriele Tilmann told reporters that the suspect had said "Allahu Akbar" (God is greatest) in Arabic when he was detained and she descri…

A Russian drone attack has hit the radiation shelter over the damaged reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. The overnight strike hit the shelter of the plant's destroyed former fourth power unit, causing a fire that has since been extinguished, he added. Russia has not yet commented. Zelensky…

European powers including Germany, France and the UK have said they must be part of any negotiations on the fate of Ukraine. It follows US President Donald Trump’s announcement that he’s agreed with Russia’s President Putin to begin talks to end the war in Ukraine. Seven European nations and the European Commission issued a statement saying their s…

We look at President Donald Trump’s claim that there’s a “good possibility” that the Ukraine war could be about to end. He spoke to Russian President Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during separate phone calls. Chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet and Russia editor Steve Rosenberg talk through what we know. Chris is on to …

Robert F Kennedy Jr, better known as RFK Jr, has been confirmed as President Donald Trump's health secretary, after receiving votes 52-48 from the US Senate.RFK Jr's record of vaccine scepticism came under scrutiny during confirmation hearings. He also pledged to tackle obesity and ultra-processed foods.The Senate also confirmed Trump's pick to lea…

US President Trump has called Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensy, starting negotiations to end the war in Ukraine. But is this bad news for Ukrainians? The BBC's Victoria Derbyshire and Frank Gardner discuss the potential ramifications of this news in the latest episode of Ukrainecast. Listen to the full epis…

Police say the driver of a car which crashed into people in the German city of Munich is a 24-year-old Afghan asylum seeker. At least 28 people have been injured, at least two seriously, police say - they earlier said "several" people were critically hurt. Officers are treating the incident as a "suspected attack", and local officials say the suspe…

US President Donald Trump has said he had a "lengthy and highly productive" phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday in which the leaders agreed to begin negotiations to end the war in Ukraine.Later, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he had spoken with Trump about a "lasting, reliable peace".The calls with the warring…

President Donald Trump has said he had a "lengthy and highly productive" phone call with Vladimir Putin on Wednesday in which the leaders agreed to begin negotiations to end the war in Ukraine.In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump said he and the Russian president had "agreed to have our respective teams start negotiations immediately" and …

We look at a BBC investigation which has revealed that MI5 lied three times in court to protect one of its own violent, neo-Nazi agents. As it was defending its handling of their agent who had attacked his girlfriend with a machete, MI5 lied to three courts when they said they had stuck to its policy of not confirming or denying their agents’ ident…

US defence secretary Pete Hesgeth says it is "unrealistic" to expect Ukraine to return to its pre-2014 borders when Russia first took control of Crimea. He also downplayed suggestions of Ukraine joining Nato and ruled out deploying US troops to Ukraine under any future security arrangements. Ukraine has repeatedly called for Nato membership and has…

Elon Musk denied leading a "hostile takeover" of the US government and defended his cost-cutting plans as he made a surprise first appearance at the White House. US President Donald Trump has signed an order giving Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) more authority to cut the federal workforce, and instructed heads of government agenc…

US President Donald Trump has welcomed home American schoolteacher Marc Fogel after he was released from prison in Russia. Trump said Vladimir Putin had got "not much" in return, and said another detainee would be freed on Wednesday without giving their name. Mr Fogel is a 63-year-old former diplomat who was working at the Anglo-American School of …

Egypt says it plans to present a “comprehensive vision" for the reconstruction of Gaza that does not involve displacing the population, unlike a proposal put forward by US President Donald Trump. In a statement, Egypt’s foreign ministry said they had an "aspiration" to work with the Trump administration on its plan, but stressed that any foreign in…

One person has been killed and four injured in Russia's latest missile attack on Ukraine's capital overnight. Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said a nine-year-old girl was among the injured in the attack in the early hours of Wednesday morning. The Ukrainian military said it had shot down six out of seven ballistic missiles and 71 drones launched by Ru…

Israel's prime minister has warned Hamas it will end the ceasefire in Gaza and resume intense fighting if the Palestinian group "does not return our hostages by Saturday noon".Benjamin Netanyahu said he had ordered Israeli forces to amass inside and around Gaza in response to Hamas's announcement that it was postponing freeing more hostages until f…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the Gaza ceasefire will end if Hamas does not release Israeli hostages on Saturday.Hamas said on Monday it would not release three Israelis as planned this weekend, because of alleged Israeli violations of the ceasefire. Speaking about the current ceasefire situation, President Donald Trump says he doe…

We look at the commissioner of the London Met police Sir Mark Rowley saying they have been left in a “hopeless position” after a High Court ruling.The High Court today ruled the force could not dismiss officers by removing their vetting clearance. The ruling has huge implications for the ability of police chiefs to sack officers and is a major blow…

A final message posted by Eden Knight, a popular online Saudi transgender woman, raised questions across the world. Through access to private messages and a year-long investigation, the BBC has uncovered what happened in the final months before Eden Knight took her own life. Eden's final note, viewed by millions, said a lawyer in the US - where she…

US President Donald Trump has met King Abdullah of Jordan at the White House.Speaking about the current Gaza ceasefire situation, Trump said he did not believe Hamas will meet the Saturday deadline to return Israeli hostages. "I have a Saturday deadline, and I don't think they're going to make the deadline personally," the president says, adding: "…

The UK and US have not signed an international agreement on artificial intelligence (AI) at a global summit in Paris. The statement, signed by France, China and India among other countries, pledges an "open", "inclusive" and "ethical" approach to the technology's development. Downing Street said the UK "hadn't been able to agree all parts of the le…

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban, is due to meet the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party leader, Alice Weidel, in Budapest. Weidel's far right party shares Alban’s desire to rebuild their relations with Russia, despite the ongoing Ukraine war, as well as his strong anti-immigration stance. The meeting comes less than two weeks before a parliam…

US President Donald Trump said if Hamas does not release all remaining hostages from Gaza by midday on Saturday, Israel should cancel the ceasefire and "let hell break out”.Ahead of a meeting with Jordan's King Abdullah, Trump suggested he may withhold aid to Jordan and Egypt if they don't co-operate with his plan to take control of Gaza and resett…

We look at the latest Trump news which includes the announcement that he will impose 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminium imports into the U.S.President Trump made the announcement to reporters aboard Air Force One after becoming the first sitting president to attend the Super Bowl, where he and Taylor Swift got mixed reactions from the crowd.Ada…

A two-day global summit is under way in Paris to discuss the future of AI. The aim of the summit is to unite world leaders, tech executives, and academics to examine AI's impact on society, governance, and the environment.Among those attending are US vice president JD Vance, the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and China's vice-Premier Ding Xue…

Already one of this year's early big hitters, Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 is also hoping to win awards - beginning with its script. The game by Warhorse Studios is being looked at by the Guinness World Records to claim the title of longest script in video game history. As wait and see for the record, the actors who play Henry and Hans spoke to BBC N…

US President Donald Trump has said he is committed to buying and owning Gaza and would possibly give sections of it to other states in the Middle East to rebuild. Palestinians in Gaza would not want to go back after finding better places to live, he claimed. He said he wanted to make it into a good site for future development and take care of the P…

Thousands of Palestinians have been returning to their homes in northern Gaza after Israeli forces withdrew from a key militarised zone that had cut the territory in half. Many of the returning people will find their homes reduced to rubble. Around 700,000 civilians fled their neighbourhoods at the time of Israel’s ground invasion of Gaza.The north…