Trump's Gaza peace plan struggles to progress as Israel and Hamas face tough choices
Getting both sides to move onto the second stage is a huge challenge for Washington, as Gazans continue to suffer the longer it takes.
Clair Obscur sweeps The Game Awards with nine wins
The French-made role-playing game is named game of the year and also picks up prizes for music and performance.
Indiana Republicans defy Trump to reject new voting map
Some say they were targeted with death threats and other forms of intimidation over the vote.
US sanctions six more ships after seizing oil tanker off Venezuela
The White House plans to move the tanker to a US port and seize the oil on board, a move Caracas has labelled as an act of "international piracy".
Eurovision winner Nemo to return trophy in protest at Israel
The Swiss singer sees a "clear conflict" between Israel's participation in the event and Eurovision's values.
Famous crocodile wrangler jailed for evidence tampering
Former Netflix star Matt Wright was found guilty of lying to police over a fatal chopper crash in 2022.
Reddit launches High Court challenge to Australia's social media ban for kids
It said the landmark policy has serious implications for Australians' privacy and political rights.
About 200 West African soldiers in Benin for 'clean-up' after failed coup
This is the first time that officials have said how many foreign soldiers were deployed to help thwart the mutiny.
Trump signs order to block states from enforcing own AI rules
California's governor Gavin Newsom issued a strongly-worded statement in response to the executive order.
Chief of S Korea's high-stakes exam quits over 'insane' English test
Some critics say the questions were unnecessarily complex, while others argue that's their intended purpose.
Austria bans headscarves in schools for under-14s
A similar ban for girls under 10 was struck down by the Constitutional Court for specifically targeting Muslims.
Severe disruption hits Portugal in first general strike for 12 years
PM Luís Montenegro appears to have been taken aback by the strength of feeling against his government's labour reforms.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia released from immigration detention after court order
A judge ruled that the government did not have the legal authority to continue detaining the Salvadoran national, who is married to an American citizen.
Crypto fraudster sentenced for 'epic' $40bn stablecoin crash
In August, Do Kwon pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud and wire fraud and apologised for his actions.
US wants 'special economic zone' in Ukraine's frontline region, Zelensky says
Ukraine's president says territory and control of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power remain unresolved issues in a peace plan.
Bulgarian PM and government resign after mass protests
Rosen Zhelyazkov's dramatic move came ahead of a vote of no confidence in parliament, and 20 days before Bulgaria joins the euro.
Venezuela says Trump wants its oil. But is that the case?
The South American nation's output has plummeted and restoring its former glory would be a heavy lift.
Tricked, abducted and abused: Inside China's schools for 'rebellious' teens
Young people tell the BBC that military-style schools deceive and abuse students they claim to help.
Fears grow that world's rarest apes were swept away in Sumatran floods
A carcass thought to belong to a Tapanuli orangutan, the world's rarest ape, has alarmed conservationists.
Myanmar's army says it wants to eradicate scam compounds. Is it really doing that?
The junta has been demolishing buildings in KK Park, one of the largest and most notorious scam compounds.
Venezuelan Nobel winner tells BBC she knows 'risks' of Oslo trip after months in hiding
María Corina Machado, who has been threatened by her home country's government, speaks about her secret journey to Norway.
From Iran to China to Venezuela - how tanker seized by US hid true location
A seized tanker accused of smuggling sanctioned oil has long hidden its true location. BBC Verify examines how.
Panic in France as children fall victim to lethal violence of Marseille drug gangs
The number of teenagers involved in the drugs trade has quadrupled in eight years, the government says.
Elite Coast Guard squad and 'dark fleet' ship - what we know about US seizure of oil tanker
The US seizure of a crude oil ship is the latest in a series of escalations in the Trump administration's pressure campaign on Venezuela.
Venezuelan Nobel winner tells BBC people risked their lives for her to come to Oslo
The Venezuelan opposition leader talked about she escaped Venezuela after months in hiding.
Watch: Canadians and Americans on a social media ban for everyone under 16
The BBC asked people in Toronto and DC if they think an Australian-style, under-16 social media ban would work in Canada and the US.
Watch: Moment hiker is rescued from quicksand in Utah
The hiker said he thought the ground was solid before his leg sank into the muck, trapping him there until a rescue team arrived.
Three things to know after US seizes Venezuelan oil tanker
The BBC's Ione Wells looks at how the incident marks a sharp escalation in an increasingly tense relationship between both countries.
Cameras on killer whales record first evidence of joint hunt with dolphins
Researchers say the footage, captured near the North-West Pacific coast, is the first recorded evidence of the two working together.
Moment skydiver's parachute wraps around plane tail
Footage shows the skydiver stuck on the tail before cutting himself free and continuing with dive.