Executions in Iran estimated to have doubled in 2025, report says
The Iran Human Rights (IHR) group says it has verified at least 1,500 executions up until the start of December. Read More
Nine arrested in Italy for allegedly raising millions for Hamas
Police say the suspects raised around €7m (£6m) for the militant group over more than two years. Read More
Brigitte Bardot: The blonde bombshell who revolutionised cinema in the 1950s
The cocktail of kittenish charm and continental sensuality who swept away the cinematic cobwebs of the 1950s. Read More
Polls close on first day of Myanmar’s widely criticised ‘sham’ election
Observers say the vote, accompanied by a renewed crackdown on dissent, is meant to entrench the junta’s power. Read More
Cruise ship hits reef on first trip since leaving passenger on island
The Coral Adventurer is under investigation for the death of Suzanne Rees, who was found dead on a remote island after being left behind by the ship. Read More
BBC visits Myanmar polling station as civil war rages on
Voters in Myanmar’s election say the poll is taking place in a “climate of fear”, the BBC’s South East Asia Correspondent Jonathan Head reports. Read More
Snow-capped Mount Etna erupts as skiers use its slopes
Volcanic activity at the mountain intensified on 27 December, according to Italian scientists. Read More
Fearing deportation, Hondurans in the US send more cash home than ever before
There’s been a surge in remittances going back to Honduras amid Trump’s immigration crackdown. Read More
UK restricts DR Congo visas over migrant return policy
The Home Office says Kinshasa has failed to agree to measures allowing the return of illegal immigrants and foreign national offenders. Read More
Annette Dionne, last surviving Dionne quintuplet, dies aged 91
The sisters, who were the first known quintuplets to survive past infancy, became a global phenomenon after their 1934 birth. Read More