US announces start of phase two of Gaza peace plan
ReutersPhase two of the peace plan should see reconstruction starting in Gaza after two years of warUS envoy Steve Witkoff...
Sting pays Police bandmates £600,000 in royalties
Getty ImagesThe Police, pictured on tour in Japan in 1981, from left to right: Andy Summers, Sting and Stewart Copeland...
Italian influencer Chiara Ferragni cleared of cake fraud
AFPChiara Ferragni told reporters she was very happy her "nightmare" was overAn Italian fashion influencer has been acquitted of aggravated...
Swiss regions ban pyrotechnics after ski bar fire
EPAThe community in Crans-Montana remains in shock two weeks after the fireThe Swiss canton of Valais has banned pyrotechnic devices...
Amateur stuns world's best to win A$1m in Melbourne
Media caption, Watch: Amateur beats Sinner en route to One Point Slam titleByHarry PooleBBC Sport journalistAmateur player Jordan Smith would...
Bowen: Authoritarian regimes die gradually then suddenly, but Iran is not there yet
Mortuary videos shows violent government crackdown in IranHow does an authoritarian regime die? As Ernest Hemingway famously said about going...
Colleen Hoover reveals 'successful' cancer surgery
Getty ImagesHoover's latest novel, Woman Down - her first since 2022 - was released this weekBest-selling author Colleen Hoover has...
Global temperatures dipped in 2025 but more heat records on way, scientists warn
Justin Sullivan / Getty ImagesThe California fires of January 2025 were one of the most expensive weather-related disasters in US...
No power or water and -19C: Kyiv seeks relief from Russian strikes and cold
BBCUkraine's "Invincibility Trains" run their diesel engines to provide relief and boost moraleAt a suburban Kyiv railway station, two carriages...
Ofner loses in Melbourne after celebrating early
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Sebastian Ofner's best performance at a Grand Slam is a fourth-round showing at the 2023...