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China welcomes Myanmar's embattled leader on first visi...

It's not a state visit, but Beijing's invitation to Min Aung Hlaing is still sig...

Republicans projected to retake control of US Senate

Republican Bernie Moreno takes Ohio seat from veteran Sherrod Brown, ending the ...

Who will control the House? Key races to watch

Every seat in the lower chamber of Congress is up for grabs this election cycle.

Dollar and Bitcoin soar as Trump wins presidency

Investors are also focused on a US central bank rate decision and a key announce...

What Trump's win means for Ukraine, Middle East and China

Trump's promises on China as well as ending wars in Ukraine and the Middle East ...

Netanyahu and Starmer lead congratulations to Trump

Hungary's prime minister hails a "much-needed victory for the world", and France...

Equatorial Guinea VP warns against office sex after vir...

Vice-President Teodoro Obiang Mangue says that anyone found having sex at work w...

Boeing workers end 7-week strike on 38% pay rise deal

The damaging walkout by around 30,000 unionised Boeing workers started on 13 Sep...

Sarah Smith: US braces as two starkly opposing visions ...

After a history-making year, a divided country will soon face the reality of ele...

Algeria silent after civil war book wins top French award

Algerian Kamel Daoud wins the Prix Goncourt for his novel Houris, a searing acco...

Chaos and destruction as Israel strikes deep in Lebanon...

The BBC's Quentin Sommerville spent two weeks with Lebanese Civil Defense Force ...

Killers of Ugandan Olympian sentenced to 35 years

Steeplechaser Benjamin Lagat was stabbed to death in Kenya on New Year's Eve las...

Accusations fly in Spain over who is to blame for flood...

A week on, recriminations fly over who was to blame for Spain's worst natural di...

World's first wood-panelled satellite launched into space

The tiny satellite built in Japan will test the suitability of timber as a renew...

Iran says German-Iranian died before execution was repo...

The judiciary contradicts state media reports from 28 October that Jamshid Sharm...

Germany arrests eight suspected members of far-right mi...

Prosecutors said the group was undertaking training for the collapse of German s...