Medics made the "life or death" decision with the tourist after multiple attempts to free him from rapids failed.

Jean-Noël Barrot speaks to Laura Kuenssberg after a week of escalation in Ukraine.

Ukraine's President Zelensky has urged a "serious response" to Moscow's use of its Oreshnik ballistic missile.

An eight-storey building in Lebanon's capital was destroyed when it was struck without warning, the BBC's Hugo Bachega says.

The party and its allies are however looking at a defeat in the mining state of Jharkhand.

The US president-elect has emphasised the scale of his win – but data shows that most voters picked someone else.

The US president-elect has emphasised the scale of his win – but data shows that most voters picked someone else.

Russia made its loudest threat yet of nuclear war, as Western powers bolstered Ukraine's arsenal.

A residential building is said to be completely destroyed, and there are also reports of casualties.

The US president-elect has emphasised the scale of his win – but data shows that most voters picked someone else.

The southern African state has been a shaken by a wave of protests and killings since disputed elections.

The southern African state has been a shaken by a wave of protests and killings since disputed elections.

He also announces nominees for labour secretary, housing secretary and surgeon general.

The video went viral after one of India's top designers Sabyasachi Mukherjee shared it.

These caves were unexplored for thousands of years, protected by swirling mists and terrifying tales.

Russia made its loudest threat yet of nuclear war, as Western powers bolstered Ukraine's arsenal.

The weather event has multiplied damages from the 'bomb cyclone' seen in the US north-west earlier this week.

The weather event has multiplied damages from the 'bomb cyclone' seen in the US north-west earlier this week.

A selection of news photographs from around the world.

It ends what has proven to be one of the more protracted decisions for the president-elect as he assembles his team.