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South Africa is cracking down on undocumented migrants following widespread anti-immigration protests.

He took power in 1996 after staging a bloodless coup against his father, and went on to transform Qatar into the gas-rich power it is today.

The BBC's Nick Beake sees homes razed to the ground and "a sea of black" in Bédar.

One of the BBC's longest-serving foreign correspondents, he reported on five popes during his career.

Donald Trump paid tribute to the 71-year-old South Carolina senator, calling him a "true American patriot" who will be "greatly missed".

Three cameras caught the moment people ducked then ran for cover in Sumy, in north eastern Ukraine.

The German supermarket's $9bn US push targets urban hubs like Manhattan. Can its discount model match Walmart?

Police have urged the public to stay away from the area.

Tabassum Khan has been facing online abuse after convicting 14 Hindu men in a lynching case.

A 67 million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex will go on sale in New York with a pre-sale value of $30m.

Children often inherit their father's first name as a surname, but traditions are changing and causing upset.

With men’s fertility increasingly in the spotlight, we meet the men using unproven “hacks” promoted by influencers to up their sperm counts.

The five-year-old elephant seal attracted global attention during his recent time ashore in southern Tasmania.

Khanna, 49, was visiting the occupied West Bank when he was held for 90 minutes, he says.

The reporters received the legal summons after they reported on alleged security issues with the president's new plane, which was gifted by Qatar.

"I feel happy and elated… I feel joy," the head of the local teachers' union tells the BBC.

The president had wanted voter ID legislation passed before the housing law, which aims to reduce costs and increase supply.

South Africa and Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder Jayden Adams dies at the age of 25, just weeks after featuring for his country at the World Cup.

US officials and diplomats and their families began reporting a mysterious illness a decade ago.

Hundreds of firefighters in Spain have been battling a deadly wildfire in the south of the country.

Australian police have released bodycam footage showing one of the last attempts to get Bradley Murdoch to reveal the location of Peter Falconio's body, on the 25th anniversary of his murder...

Bradley Murdoch, 67, died in jail without disclosing where Peter Falconio's remains might be.

The White House has hailed the project as giving new generations a stake in the American dream, but the scheme has its critics.

The country's prime minister called the crash, on the country's independence day, a tragedy.

Vice-President JD Vance is among US officials expected to take part in negotiations resuming on Saturday in Oman.

The government says it was set up with a forged letter of appointment but others say there is more to it.

Prosecutors build a vivid picture of the suspect's movements as they seek to try the 23-year-old.

Canadian unity takes centre stage at the Calgary Stampede as fears of a Brexit-style upset looms over the October vote on Alberta's future.

Thirty-year-old Jordan Bardella had been groomed for success as France's next hard-right leader. He will now have to wait longer.

In Zaporizhzhia, the densely populated city close to the front line, the security situation is deteriorating.

Apple said in a Friday lawsuit that OpenAI’s nascent hardware business is “rotten to its core.”

Immigration agents were looking for a different person when they shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo during a traffic stop, officials say.

Dating can be hard in South Korea. A group of monks hope a 30-hour rural retreat can help.

The plant-eating dinosaur, named Uragasaurus kalasinensis, is thought to have lived about 150 million years ago.

A new species of sea slug has been named after Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha to mark his performance against Spain at the World Cup.

A Ukrainian intelligence agent who confessed to killing the woman suspected of trying to assassinate a multimillionaire in Monaco, has now claimed he did not pull the trigger.

The US government published a fourth instalment of unresolved cases, promising to release more files on a rolling basis.

A local official said four of the victims may be British after a fire broke out near Los Gallardos, Almería.

Heading for Taiwan and south-eastern China, the 1,000 km-wide Bavi is forecast to be one of the strongest storms in decades.

Ryanair confirm a passenger was given medical treatment after an incident on a Malta Air flight, which is owned by Ryanair.