US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson described the exchanges as "robust". Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Mr Trump had accepted Mr Putin's assertions that his country was not responsible. But Mr Tillerson said it was not clear whether...
A state television announcement said the missile, which landed in the Sea of Japan on Tuesday, could hit targets anywhere in the world. But the US and Russia said the missile had a medium range and presented no threat to either country. North Korea...
Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain are asking the Gulf state to shut down its broadcaster, Al Jazeera. They are also asking Qatar to reduce ties with Iran and close a Turkish military base - all within 10 days. Qatar, which...
Lipolelo Thabane, 58, was travelling home with a friend when both women were shot by an unknown assailant, the police say. The police add the motive is unknown and an investigation is continuing. The couple had been living separately since 2012 and...
They say Qatar backs militant groups including so-called Islamic State (IS) and al-Qaeda, which Qatar has denied. The Saudi state news agency SPA said Riyadh had closed its borders, severing land, sea and air contact with the tiny peninsula of...
UN chief Antonio Guterres's spokesman called it "a major disappointment" while the European Union said it was "a sad day for the world". However, senior Republicans and the US coal industry backed the move. Mr Trump said the accord "punished" the...
The player, who was charged with Driving Under the Influence (DUI), blamed "an unexpected reaction to prescribed medication". "I understand the severity of what I did and I take full responsibility for my actions," he said. Police released a...
In naming Robert Mueller, the deputy attorney general said it was in the public interest to have an outsider. The appointment was widely endorsed by politicians from both sides. Calls for a special investigation had mounted since President Donald...
The White House shocked Washington by announcing that James Comey "has been terminated and removed from office". But Democrats said he was fired because the FBI was investigating alleged links between the Trump campaign and Russia. The move came as...
His party has announced it is changing name from En Marche to La Republique En Marche (Republic on the Move). It must pick candidates quickly ahead of parliamentary elections on 11 and 18 June. It wants to be the biggest party but at the moment has...
First things first: theirs is not a common relationship. That is paraphrased from words Mr Macron himself said on the couple's wedding day: that they were "not quite common, a couple not quite normal - not that I like this adjective very much - but...
That's the story of the couple who could become France's next president and first lady. Emmanuel Macron's victory in the first round of the French election has sparked global interest in Brigitte Trogneux, the frontrunner's wife and former...
MH370 disappeared while flying to Beijing from Kuala Lumpur with 239 people on board in 2014. Australia, Malaysia and China called off their hunt for the jet in January. Analysing drift modelling of a real Boeing 777 wing part for the first time,...
North Korea's vice-foreign minister told the BBC Pyongyang would continue to test missiles and would launch a pre-emptive nuclear strike if it thought the US was planning an attack. Foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang said China opposed words or...
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that strikes on Khan Sheikhoun by Syrian government or Russian jets had caused many people to choke. Later, aircraft fired rockets at local clinics treating survivors, medics and activists said. A...
Nine other ministers were sacked as the president overhauled his cabinet. Mr Gordhan was seen by many as a bulwark against corruption in an administration that is facing growing criticism. President Jacob Zuma said in a statement that his midnight...
Judge Derrick Watson's ruling means Mr Trump will be barred from enforcing the ban on six mostly Muslim nations while it is contested in court. In a lawsuit, the US state says the ban would harm tourism and the ability to recruit foreign students...
Ahmad, head of Madagascar’s football federation, won the election in the Ethiopian capital by 34 votes to Hayatou’s 20, official results showed. Delegates cheered and pumped their fists in the plenary hall after the announcement of the...
The diamond, weighing 709 carats, is now locked up in Sierra Leone's central bank in Freetown. It is one of the 20 largest diamonds ever found. Freelance, or artisanal, miners are common in Sierra Leone's diamond-rich areas, reports the BBC's Umaru...
The article appeared on a website called Fox Channel. The story, which was broadcast last week, said Mr Trump called Mr Magufuli an "African hero" compared to other leaders who are "doing nothing". A statement from TBC said editorial procedures had...
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