Ruchira Ranasingha, 50, has been stranded in the Cook Islands since 2023 and wants to return to Sri Lanka.

More than 320,000 people demonstrated across France against the rising cost of living and poor public services, with clashes between some protesters and police.

More than 320,000 people demonstrated across France against the rising cost of living and poor public services, with clashes between some protesters and police.

Over 320,000 people protested around France in a third weekend of demonstrations against the rising cost of living and poor public services.

One evacuated couple says they crossed minefields in Oleshky in search of food.

One evacuated couple says they crossed minefields in Oleshky in a search for food.

Oleshky residents had been without food, water and electricity, with many resorting to cooking garden weeds to survive.

The BBC's Dan Johnson travelled to the northern Ukrainian border with Belarus after evacuated Oleshky residents arrived in buses and ambulances following a temporary ceasefire.

Two analytics firms say they have robust intelligence pointing to a North Korean state-backed group as the likely culprit.

Government data shows that more than 10,000 people have contracted the rare virus.

Government data shows that more than 10,000 people have contracted the rare virus.

The prime minister has previously emphasised military preparedness as central to his government's ambitions.

The prime minister has previously emphasised military preparedness as central to his government's ambitions.

Thai Red Cross workers dressed up as part of a Halloween-themed blood drive in the country's capital Bangkok.

The American-made interceptors are the only effective weapon for downing Russia's ballistic missiles.

Residents were taken out from the devastated city on Friday during a local ceasefire.

BBC Verify goes to an election centre to get a behind-the-scenes look at how mail-in ballots for the US midterm elections are processed.

Hundreds of people are also understood to have stayed in the front-line town, despite the dangers.

The Spanish PM is hit by a succession of crises just weeks before a snap general election.

The Spanish PM is hit by a succession of crises just weeks before a snap general election.