She was married to Ghana's longest-serving leader Jerry John Rawlings and known for her women's rights work.

Russian and Belarusian para-athletes will not compete at the 2026 Winter Paralympics, despite the International Paralympic Committee lifting a ban on them.

Russian and Belarusian para-athletes will not compete at the 2026 Winter Paralympics, despite the International Paralympic Committee lifting a ban on them.

EU ministers meet hours after the EU and the US announced new sanctions against Russia's oil industry.

Vice-President Vance says the move by far-right lawmakers was "stupid", while Secretary of State Rubio warns of the impact on Gaza peace plan.

King Charles has become the first head of the Church of England to pray publicly with the Pope

The White House and several other buildings are exempt from the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966.

The BBC's Russia editor says Trump's decision to call of his Putin talks and impose oil sanctions will not go down well in Moscow.

Israel has placed boundary markers up to 520m deeper inside Gaza than expected under the ceasefire deal with Hamas.

Thirteen people were shot dead and at least 15 others injured on Bloody Sunday in January 1972 at a civil rights demonstration in the Bogside area of Derry.

Zhang Shengmin heads anti-corruption efforts in the army and is seen as a trusted loyalist of President Xi.

This is the ninth US strike on alleged drug boats near Latin America, and the second in the Pacific.

The commitment has been hit by delays, with political turmoil in France partly to blame.

The theft from the Maison des Lumières in Langres is the latest in as string of cultural institution heists in France.

The theft from the Maison des Lumières in Langres is the latest in as string of cultural institution heists in France.

The contentious proposal would see Kyiv receive €140bn (£121bn) worth of frozen Russian state assets currently held in Belgium.

The contentious proposal would see Kyiv receive €140bn (£121bn) worth of frozen Russian state assets currently held in Belgium.

The US Secretary of State says such a step would threaten Washington's plan to end the conflict in Gaza.

The island off mainland Australia experiences the event every summer, when around 50 million crabs scuttle down from their homes to the beach to lay eggs.

Witnesses described seeing explosions and a fireball at the Plastmass military plant in Kopeisk.