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All mention of fossil fuels, by far the largest contributor to climate change, has been dropped from the draft deal under negotiation at the COP30 UN climate talks in Belém, Brazil enter their final stretch.Draft agreements at the meeting...

Matt Spivey and Olga MalchevskaGRIGORY SYSOYEV/POOL/AFP via Getty ImagesRussia has said it is yet to receive anything official from the US on its peace plan, after Ukraine's Volodymr Zelensky said he was ready to work with the Trump administration...

A Canadian man has lost a 16-year legal battle to reclaim more than C$1.2m (£651,000) in cash seized from his home.Police found the large amount of money stashed in various places around Marcel Breton's north-western Ontario home during a...

Donald Trump has accused six Democratic lawmakers of "seditious behaviour, punishable by death", after they released a video urging US service members to refuse unlawful commands."This is really bad, and Dangerous to our Country. Their words cannot be allowed...

A pilot has died after an Indian fighter jet crashed while performing a display at an airshow in Dubai, officials have said.The Indian Air Force said in a statement: "IAF deeply regrets the loss of life and stands firmly...

Lucy WilliamsonMiddle East correspondent, JerusalemYasser Abu Shabab/FacebookAside from helping to weaken Hamas, Israel's support for armed groups could make it easier to divide Palestinian opposition to Israel, and maintain influence inside Gaza once its forces withdraw.Some critics say that...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been careful not to criticise or reject this US draft peace deal - even though it appears to heavily reflect many of Moscow's demands. On Thursday, the White House pushed back on claims Ukraine...

An unknown number of pupils have been abducted by armed men from a Catholic school in central Nigeria, marking the second school kidnapping in less than a week. The latest attack targeted St Mary's School in Papiri, Niger state,...

Khanyisile Ngcobo, Nomsa Maseko,BBC Africa, Johannesburg and Danai Nesta KupembaAFP via Getty ImagesPrudence joined the group after she was raped in 2022. "I said: 'No'. I screamed, I cried but he didn't take no for an answer," she told...

Armed men posing as officials from India's central bank have robbed a vehicle transporting 70m rupees ($800,000; £600,000) in the southern state of Karnataka, police say.A massive operation has been launched to find the men who robbed the van...