Ten foreign nationals held by Russian-backed forces in Ukraine have been released, it has been announced. Saudi Arabia said it had brokered an exchange between Russia and Ukraine of 10 detainees, including five Britons. The news ended "months of uncertain...

Accounts are emerging of brutality and murders carried out by Russian troops in areas newly liberated by Ukrainian forces.In the Ukrainian city of Balakliya, which was liberated on 8 September after being occupied for more than six months, Russians are sa...

The Prince of Wales says he understands why campaigners from organisations like Extinction Rebellion take to the streets to demand action on climate change. But, Prince Charles said actions like blocking roads "isn't helpful". Speaking in the gardens of h...

Queen Elizabeth II, the UK's longest-serving monarch, has died at Balmoral aged 96, after reigning for 70 years. The Queen came to the throne in 1952 and witnessed enormous social change. With her death, her eldest son Charles, the former Prince of Wales,...

Liz Truss has been chosen as the next Conservative leader and will become the UK’s next prime minister following the resignation of Boris Johnson. She will be the country’s third woman prime minister and was selected in a vote among Tory Party members, wh...

Government forces in Ukraine are trying to seize the initiative from Russian troops before the arrival of winter, with a counter-offensive is already under way in the south. Ukrainians are now preparing to expand this tactic in the east to take back land...

Argentina's vice-president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner has narrowly avoided assassination after a gunman's weapon jammed as he aimed at her. Footage shows the moment de Kirchner - surrounded by a mob of supporters - found herself face-to-face with the...

There are the links between the biggest global series of the year - the cost of living crisis, climate change, China, Covid and the war in Ukraine. The BBC’s analysis editor Ros Atkins looks at the connections.

Swiss glaciers, which attract skiers and climbers and are essential to Europe’s water supply, have been disappearing at record speed. A new study shows that Switzerland’s glaciers have lost more than half their volume in less than 100 years. This year’s h...

The operator of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant has said two reactors have been shut down due to shelling as UN inspectors travel to investigate the stability of the site.

Ukraine's military claims to have broken through Russia's first line of defence in the occupied Kherson region. The reported push appears to form part of a long-awaited offensive being launched by Kyiv in an attempt to retake the country's south.It follow...

Millions of people have been affected by floods in Pakistan, hundreds have been killed, and the government has declared a national emergency.On Friday, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said 33 million people had been hit by the floods - around 15% of the pop...

Aerial images have shown a Russian energy facility near its border with Finland burning off supplies of natural gas worth approximately $10m US dollars. It's said the plant has been burning off gas, which would have previously been exported to Germany, fo...

The world’s largest and most powerful space telescope has revealed unprecedented views of Jupiter.The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) took the pictures of ...

Russia’s Kremlin has launched an extensive campaign for new recruits to join the Ukraine war effort.Russia does not give numbers, but Western officials say between 70,000 and 80,000 Russian troops have been killed or wounded since it launched its invasion...