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The ex-head of Italy's motorway operator Giovanni Castellucci was handed a 12-year term over the 2018 bridge collapse.

Polish security services say the aim was to incite ethnic tensions between Poland and Ukraine.

Ukraine's president has not explained Mykhailo Fedorov's dismissal, which is causing great upset among civil society and the military.

BBC Sport explores a bond between two world-class footballers from different generations who appear bound by destiny

The US military targeted an unladen oil tanker which it said was heading for the key Iranian oil terminal on Kharg island.

Explosions were heard across Iran overnight, shortly after neighbouring Gulf states began to report attacks.

Companies are now required to verify a person's identity electronically to curb theft and forgery.

Along with the fatalities, 19 people suffered injuries, the authorities say.

A US Navy Blue Angels jet sent some beach items up in the air as it flew at a low altitude over a crowd in Pensacola Beach, Florida.

The government of Pakistan says it has "no connection whatsoever" with the case of Shabir Ahmed.

Neill died in Sydney on Monday, with his family saying his death was 'sudden and unexpected'.

There are currently 838 wildfires actively burning across the country, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre.

A former Canadian government nuclear bomb shelter in rural Nova Scotia may soon be home to the country’s first large-scale luxury survival shelter.

Scientists describe "amazing feeling" to look into the face of an animal that so few people knew existed.

A large section of the giant Morandi motorway bridge crumbled and collapsed on to the railway tracks below.

Argentina face the prospect of disciplinary action from Fifa after their players celebrate the World Cup semi-final win against England with a banner in support of their country's claims to...

Authorities in Indian-administered Kashmir have asked educational institutions to review every book on their premises.

Dong Guangping, who has resettled in Canada, recounts his perilous escape from China to South Korea.

The same horrific scenes have played out before, spurring calls for action. So why has this happened again?

Five episodes of the award-winning children’s cartoon have been released in Australian Indigenous language for the first time.

There is more confidence in Xi Jinping than Donald Trump, the US think tank's survey indicates.

Officials say they are suspected of selling "seditious" books which incited "hatred" against authorities.

The March and March provincial leader died of his injuries in hospital several days after being shot.

CN Rail told the BBC that operations were temporarily suspended in the affected area in the province of Ontario.

US President Donald Trump vowed to strike Iran's bridges and power plants next week if the country does not return to talks.

The opposition says the aim of the talks is to strengthen the democratic institutions and the electoral system.

The defeat triggered opposition calls for Meloni to resign ahead of next year's general election.

Ernest Bai Koroma was arrested in 2023 after gunmen broke into an armoury and some jails, freeing inmates.

The court acknowledged the need for a broader national debate on cannabis policy in Kenya.

Weak demand domestically and the impact of the Iran war on oil prices overshadowed the country's strong exports.

The symbolic midnight ceremony was followed by large crowds crossing between Gibraltar and Spain without border checks.

The crash killed 260 people, including 241 on board, with only one passenger surviving.

Chen Youlin's family says he has been wrongfully detained for nearly two years on spying charges.

Twelve of the 13 victims were foreign nationals, Spanish authorities said on Tuesday.

The abrupt about-face from the US president was the latest twist in a conflict that has now lasted more than four months.

The House of Representatives passed a Trump-backed bill that would end decades of Americans having to reset their clocks twice a year.

The free trade agreement between the world's fifth and sixth largest economies has come into effect - can it deliver?

The BBC's Barbara Plett Usher examines the latest tensions over the key international shipping channel.

A man was nearly sucked head-first out of a cabin window mid-air on a Ryanair plane.

Trump drops a 24-hour-old vow to charge cargo ships for using the Strait as the US continues its battle to break Iran's hold on the waterway.