For 24 years, Shankar endured a lonely existence - including at least 13 spent in solitary confinement.

Washington's representative says the Security Council resolution does not go far enough in condemning Hamas.

The decree also outlaws the teaching of 18 subjects, including human rights and sexual harassment.

The BBC's analysis editor looks at a decision that leading Democrats have called "an abuse of power".

Concerns grow that the Trump administration is curtailing criticism after ABC host Jimmi Kimmel's show was cancelled.

The good-natured state visit demonstrated strong relations, but no ally is likely to change the US president's mind.

Some commercial workers in Afriland Towers jumped out of the third and fourth floors when the fire started.

Israel said it was targeting Hezbollah positions, while Lebanon's PM called for pressure on Israel to stop attacks.

The US president says illegal migration "destroys countries from within", as his two-day state visit to the UK comes to a close.

Despite opposition to the deal, Ghana's president says 40 more deportees will arrive from the US.

The event is as much about diplomacy as it is about fine dining.

A constant of stream of Palestinians flee southwards as Israeli tanks reportedly push further into Gaza's biggest urban centre.

A specialist took the gold artefact from a Cairo museum and sold it through a jeweller, officials say.

The parties of both President Lazarus Chakwera and his main rival, Peter Mutharika, say they won Tuesday's poll.

Bezalel Smotrich, an ultranationalist who has been sanctioned by the UK and others, said he was in discussion with the US over the idea.

The widespread walkouts come less than a fortnight after the government collapsed over a proposed budget.

The two men and a woman were all arrested in Grays, Essex, the Metropolitan Police says.

In an exclusive interview, Brazil's president says Trump is "not emperor of the world".

The US leader said the journalist was "hurting Australia very much" as he said he would meet the country's PM "very soon".

Marguerite Gnakadé has become a vocal critic of Togo's long-serving leader Faure Gnassingbé.

The 20-day-old girl was found by chance when a shepherd heard faint cries from under a mound of earth.

The country is one of the world's biggest carbon emitters per capita.

They accuse the manufacturers of doing "nothing" despite being aware of the plane's risks.

The church is accused of bribing former first lady Kim Keon Hee with Chanel bags and a diamond necklace.

King Charles hosts Donald Trump at Windsor Castle on the first full day of his UK state visit.

An immigration judge ordered Khalil be deported to Algeria or Syria over claims he omitted information on a green card application.

The church is accused of bribing former first lady Kim Keon Hee with Chanel bags and a diamond necklace.

They accuse the manufacturers of doing "nothing" despite being aware of the plane's risks.

The country is one of the world's biggest carbon emitters per capita.

Officials said the suspect has been "neutralised" and there is no further threat to the public.

Air traffic controllers warn Spirit flight after it came too close to President Donald Trump's aircraft as he flew to the United Kingdom for his state visit.

He faces 27 charges which allege that he indecently assaulted or groped nine men from 2001 to 2019.

The Federal Reserve makes its first cut to interest rates since 2024, and signals more to come.

The sight of tanks in Sheikh Radwan has caused widespread alarm among residents, with thousands fleeing south.

This moment has parallels with other periods of discord in US history, but it is more complicated than simply repeating them.

The country's farming and tourism sectors have been heavily affected by a spate of blazes.

Borrowing costs are not guaranteed to come down much more than they already have, even after this week's rate cut.

The BBC spoke to fans who expressed surprise and disappointment after the late night show was taken off air "indefinitely" over Charlie Kirk comments.

President Claudia Sheinbaum and Prime Minister Mark Carney's meeting is meant to kickstart a new economic bilateral relationship.

They have filed a lawsuit against US right-wing influencer Candace Owens who claims the French first lady was born male.

Authorities say the cause and time of the 15-year-old girl's death are still unknown.

The late-night host criticised the Republican response to the killing and his suspension came after pressure from the regulator.

The Sea follows a boy from the occupied West Bank who wants to visit Tel Aviv to see the sea for the first time.

Officials said the suspect has been "neutralised" and there is no further threat to the public.

Air traffic controllers warn Spirit flight after it came too close to President Donald Trump's aircraft as he flew to the United Kingdom for his state visit.

Authorities say the cause and time of the 15-year-old girl's death are still unknown.

Police suspect some of the victims were accused of witchcraft by others on the boat that had travelled from Senegal.

Yulia Navalnaya is urging the two laboratories she says found her husband was poisoned to release their findings.

The former president criticised the response to the shooting by President Trump, who has vowed to tackle "radical leftists".

A photo of the 3,000-year-old bracelet has been sent to airports, seaports and border crossings to stop it being smuggled out of the country.