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The Sea Lion oilfield, around 130 miles (209 km) from the Falkland Islands, contains an estimated 1.7 billion barrels of oil.The Falkland Islands government extended exploration licences last month and the field is expected to start pumping in 2028,...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s grip on power in the world’s largest democracy — long thought to be unshakable — is loosening, as massive youth protests crowd cities across the country and deliver Modi the most serious challenge he...

Cardinal Kikuchi Tarcisio Isao of Tokyo wrote on social media that he'd had an audience with Pope Leo on Monday, and said the pontiff felt "nothing wrong" physically.He said the Pope had decided to check in for surgery as...

Hurricane Simon continued to move slowly up the coast of west-central Mexico on Tuesday on a path expected to continue for another day or so. Strong winds and flooding rain spun out from the hurricane,...

Yemen's Houthi rebels have morphed over the last decade from being a little-known group in northwest Yemen, to Iran's most potent ally in the region and a central opponent of the United States and its...

Claims that Ukrainian strikes on Russian data centres reduced Kremlin-linked bot networks have spread widely online, but experts have told BBC Verify there is no evidence the attacks have significantly reduced them.Viral social media posts have claimed there has...

The Hungarian parliament has voted to amend child protection laws, scrapping measures that stigmatise gay and transgender people. LGBTQ and human rights activists warmly welcomed the move, but called for changes to other Orbán-era laws.The 2021 Child Protection Law,...

For weeks, Saudi Arabia has touted the presence of boldface-name business leaders, from JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon to Blackrock’s Larry Fink, at lavish investment conferences in Riyadh that showcase Saudi Arabia’s economic potential, even amid regional war. Source link...

Several hundred people gathered at Rome's Gemelli Hospital before the pope's operation, news of which had caught many in Vatican City off guard. Source link

The announcement of the new group comes days after Kabila delivered an address in which he said he would set out how Congolese people should act to "rescue" their country.On Friday, Kabila accused President Félix Tshisekedi's government of disregarding...