Breaking News

European leaders appeared cautiously optimistic after holding a virtual meeting with Donald Trump on Wednesday, two days before he meets his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Alaska to discuss ending the war in Ukraine.Trump reportedly told the Europeans that...

Paul AdamsBBC Diplomatic CorrespondentBBCPresident Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine says an unconditional ceasefire is needed now. European allies also insist on on a halt in fighting. US President Donald Trump says that is what he has been trying to achieve.But...

Locals tried to put out a wildfire threatening a yard of horses on Chios in Greece.The blaze started earlier this week and quickly spread due to strong winds.In the past 24 hours alone, more than 152 new fires have...

Nikos Papanikolaou & Rachel HaganPatras & LondonReutersThe crisis comes as a heatwave blankets southern Europe, sparking blazes from Portugal to the Balkans.In Spain, a civilian and a volunteer firefighter were killed on Wednesday during the country's tenth consecutive day...

Madeline Halpert, Christal Hayes and Jake LaphamBBC NewsGetty ImagesMeanwhile, Putin has not budged from his territorial demands, Ukraine's neutrality and the future size of its army. Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, in part, over Putin's belief the...

Cape Verde has declared a state of emergency on the islands of São Vicente and Santo Antão, after deadly floods which killed at least nine people and forced 1,500 from their homes.The state of emergency activates crisis funds and...

Three soldiers have been killed in a drone attack in south-west Colombia, which authorities have blamed on a dissident rebel group.The devices dropped explosives on members of Colombia's navy and army, who were manning a checkpoint on the Naya...

Some Alaskans are evacuating their homes as meltwater escapes a basin dammed by the Mendenhall Glacier - raising fears of record-breaking flooding in the US state's capital city. The National Weather Service (NWS) office in Juneau has issued a...

Yolande KnellMiddle East correspondentABIR SULTAN/POOL/AFP via Getty ImagesIsrael's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has indicated that Gaza ceasefire efforts are now focused on a comprehensive deal to release all the remaining hostages at once.The plan previously being pushed was for...

Australian scientists have discovered a razor-toothed whale that prowled the seas 26 million years ago, saying Wednesday the species was "deceptively cute" but a fearsome predator.Museums Victoria pieced together the species from an unusually well-preserved...