‘Our job is only killing’ – how Sudan’s brutal militia carried out a massacre
BBC Verify tracks how the RSF killed unarmed people in a massacre that humanitarian officials believe left 2,000 dead. Read More
UN lifts sanctions on Syrian president ahead of White House visit
US ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz said the move sent a “strong political signal” that Syria was in a “new era”. Read More
Nancy Pelosi announces retirement after decades in US Congress
Pelosi made history as the first female Speaker and left an indelible mark on US politics. Read More
COP30: World leaders take aim at Trump for climate inaction
World leaders address COP30 climate summit in Belém and take aim at Trump record on climate change. Read More
Russian soldier sentenced to life in jail in unprecedented Ukrainian trial
In the first ruling of its kind, Dmitry Kurashov was found guilty of killing an unarmed Ukrainian soldier who had surrendered. Read More
Greek coastguard chief to be prosecuted over deadly migrant shipwreck
Vice Adm Tryfon Kontizas is one of four senior coastguard figures to face manslaughter charges over the 2023 disaster. Read More
Sudan’s RSF paramilitaries agree humanitarian ceasefire
The group issued the statement after an 18-month siege of the city of el-Fasher in the western Darfur region. Read More
World’s oldest president sworn in for eighth term in Cameroon
Paul Biya has been in power since 1982 – the opposition says the election was rigged. Read More
Appeal to stop controversial ostrich cull dismissed by Canada’s top court
The decision leaves the farmers fighting to save more than 300 ostriches with few legal options left. Read More
Sudan’s life-saving community kitchens on verge of collapse
This follows confirmation by a global hunger monitor that famine conditions are spreading in conflict zones. Read More