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Merkel backs 'bridge-builder' for German elections
The outgoing leader strongly endorses her party's candidate Armin Laschet in an unusually tight race.
Merkel backs 'bridge-builder' for German elections
The outgoing leader strongly endorses her party's candidate Armin Laschet in an unusually tight race.
'EU and UK will have to work together as friends'
Olaf Scholz, frontrunner to become German chancellor, says he wants a good relationship with the UK.
Chinese tech executive freed by Canada comes home
Two Canadians detained by China are also freed, bringing to an end a three-year diplomatic row.
Taliban hang bodies as warning in Afghan city
Bodies of alleged kidnappers are hung in public, a day after a warning executions would resume.
Billie Eilish and Ed Sheeran join 24-hour concert
The Global Citizen: Live festival will see performances from more than 60 artists in six continents.
Airport closed as La Palma volcano intensifies
Hundreds of homes have been destroyed on the Spanish island since the eruption began on Sunday.
Hauliers and poultry workers to get UK visas
Some 10,500 foreign lorry drivers and poultry workers will be able to work in the UK until Christmas Eve.
Suicide attack kills seven in Somali capital
The Islamist militant group Al-Shabab has claimed responsibility for the attack in Mogadishu.
Prince accepts being served with US lawsuit papers
Virginia Giuffre is claiming damages from Prince Andrew over allegations he sexually assaulted her.
Ryder Cup - Europe fighting back after US extend lead to 9-3
Follow live text and BBC radio commentary from the second day of the 2021 Ryder Cup in Whistling Straits, Wisconsin.
Prince accepts being served with US lawsuit papers
Virginia Giuffre is claiming damages from Prince Andrew over allegations he sexually assaulted her.
Ryder Cup - Europe fighting back after US extend lead to 9-3
Follow live text and BBC radio commentary from the second day of the 2021 Ryder Cup in Whistling Straits, Wisconsin.
Music company buys NFT of 'Side-eyeing Chloe' meme
The image of two-year-old Chloe Clem making a disapproving face was auctioned in cryptocurrency.
The prison staffed by inmates released by the Taliban
The BBC's Jeremy Bowen goes inside Kabul's main jail, where former Taliban inmates are now caretakers.
Quad countries vow to work for freedom in region
The leaders of the US, Japan, India and Australia also launched a new climate initiative at the US summit.
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