The move follows renewed tensions between the US and EU, as Donald Trump pushes to acquire Greenland.

In a speech in Davos, the US president said that he would not use force to take the island.

Seven Muslim-majority countries accept an invitation to Trump's new organisation, while Russia's Putin says he's considering joining.

Another eight Palestinians were killed by Israeli artillery and gunfire across Gaza on Wednesday, according to medics.

The convicted sex trafficker has previously said she would decline to answer questions unless she is granted immunity.

Our economics editor says there was mixed reaction in the room during Trump's Davos speech.

Faisal Islam said there was mixed reaction in the room during Trump's Davos speech.

The US president made a series of contested claims, ranging from the status of Greenland to Nato spending.

Parts of Kamchatka Peninsula have been buried under its heaviest snowfall in 60 years, as scientists say the winter blast could be due to climate change.

The ball is in the court of European leaders ahead of Thursday's emergency EU meeting in Brussels, writes Nick Beake.

One conservative justice warned that the White House interpretation of the law could "shatter" Federal Reserve independence.

The US pop superstar is among nine songwriters who have been inducted into the 2026 class.

Another eight Palestinians were killed by Israeli artillery and gunfire across Gaza on Wednesday, according to medics.

The move comes as Syrian government forces take control of north-eastern areas where Kurdish-led forces have long controlled.

The move comes as Syrian government forces take control of north-eastern areas where Kurdish-led forces have long controlled.

The BBC's Faisal Islam was in the room when President Trump told his audience that he would not use force in Greenland, but also launched a long argument for why the US should own it.

Japan restarts a reactor at the world's largest nuclear plant nearly 15 years after the Fukushima meltdown.

A stencilled outline of a hand found on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi is the world's oldest known cave painting, researchers say.

A stencilled outline of a hand found on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi is the world's oldest known cave painting, researchers say.

An international campaign to save the pitch in the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem appears to have forced the authorities to reconsider.