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President Trump has attacked Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, calling him a "dictator" and deepening the rift between the two leaders. It comes after Zelensky, reacting to US-Russia talks in Saudi Arabia from which Kyiv was excluded, said the US president was "living in a disinformation space" governed by Moscow. The "dictator" slur quickly …
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Hamas has transferred the bodies of four Israeli hostages to the Red Cross in Gaza in the first release of dead hostages since the ceasefire began. Hamas says the dead include three members of the Bibas family - Shiri and her young children Kfir and Ariel, who were aged nine months and four years when Hamas kidnapped them during the 7 October 2023 …
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Donald Trump has accused Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky of being “a dictator without elections” in a further deterioration in relations between the two leaders. President Trump’s comments on social media followed a false claim that Ukraine had started the war with Russia, along with demands for the country to give the US rights to half its …
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Today, we look at what looks like an increasingly hostile relationship between US President Trump and Ukraine President Zelensky.In a press conference on Monday evening, President Donald Trump has appeared to accuse Ukraine of being responsible for the war with Russia. In response President Zelensky has accused Trump of living in “disinformation sp…
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Two months after the fall of the Assad regime in Syria, families are still searching for their missing loved ones. Human rights organisations estimate more than 100,000 Syrians have disappeared since the uprising began in 2011. It is estimated that more than 3,000 children are among the missing. The BBC found evidence that some children who were de…
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President Donald Trump has described Volodymyr Zelensky as a “dictator” after the Ukrainian president said the US leader had been taken in by "Russian disinformation". Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has said it would be a pleasure to hold a meeting with President Trump. This come after talks between Russian and US officials in Saudi Arabia’s cap…
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The US and Russia have been holding high-level talks in Saudi Arabia for the first time in years. General Sir Richard Shirreff, a former Nato commander, said that US President Trump’s plans for Ukraine are “in cloud cuckoo land”. Listen to the full episode here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0ks1tmd For more news, analysis and features visit: …
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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has said Donald Trump is "living in a disinformation space" created by Russia. The US president said he was more confident of a Ukraine peace deal following talks with Russia in Saudi Arabia, from which Kyiv was excluded. On Tuesday, the US and Russia agreed to appoint teams to start negotiating the end of the…
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Donald Trump has blamed Ukraine for Russia’s invasion of its neighbour. Speaking after talks between US and Russia on ending the war, the US President told Ukraine: “You should have never started it, you could have made a deal … I could have made a deal that would have given them almost all of the land.” Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022 afte…
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Russia and the US hold peace talks in Saudi Arabia, but a noticeable absentee was any representative of Ukraine.Russian Foreign Minister Sergi Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio have agreed to appoint teams to start negotiating the end of the war in Ukraine after talks in Saudi Arabia. Speaking after, Lavrov said his country wouldn’t acce…
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Many will be delving into the world of Eora as Avowed is launched on Xbox and Xbox Game Pass - but back on Earth, the reality is that just 10% of gamers complete video games. Speaking to BBC Newsbeat, Obsidian's game director Carrie Patel revealed how they've tried to make Avowed friendly for both seasoned RPG gamers and the casual, time-restricted…
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Hamas says it will hand over the bodies of four hostages on Thursday, including the two youngest people held by the Palestinian armed group. The group's negotiator Khalil al-Hayya said the bodies to be released would include those of the Bibas family. That includes Shiri and her young children Kfir and Ariel, who were aged nine months and four year…
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The US and Russia will appoint teams to negotiate ending the Ukraine war, the US State Department has said. It comes following high-level talks in Saudi Arabia where Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The four-hour meeting was "positive, constructive", a Russian at the talks said. Neither Ukraine nor Euro…
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Detained Britons Craig and Lindsay Foreman have been charged in Iran with espionage, the country's judiciary news agency has said. Mr and Mrs Foreman were arrested in January but news of their detention, on unspecified security charges, emerged last week. Judiciary spokesman Asghar Jahangir said that the couple, both aged 52, had "entered Iran unde…
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The US and Russia are holding talks in Saudi Arabia about the war in Ukraine. It's the first in-person meeting since Moscow's full-scale invasion three years ago. The American side has emphasised that Tuesday's meeting is not about starting negotiations, but to work out if Russia is "serious" about to end the Ukraine war. Russia said its priority i…
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Two sets of talks about the war in Ukraine are taking place in Paris and Riyadh. European leaders are meeting in France as they look for a response to Donald Trump's plan to open negotiations with Vladimir Putin for an end to the conflict. On Tuesday, Russia's foreign minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio are due to meet in t…
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We ask what a peace deal for Ukraine might look like, as European leaders gather in Paris for an emergency summit.The UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said the UK was "ready and willing to put troops on the ground", while President Trump is expected to be meeting President Putin in Saudi Arabia “very soon”. Adam is joined by our Europe editor…
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Police in South Africa are "hot on the heels" of the suspects behind the killing of Muhsin Hendricks, dubbed the world's first openly gay imam, Deputy Justice Minister Andries Nel said. The 57-year-old was in a car when he was shot dead in broad daylight in the coastal city of Gqeberha on Saturday. The imam was well known for his work in creating a…
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he has rejected US President Donald Trump’s proposal to give the US access to $500bn of Ukraine’s vast reserves of critical minerals. Ukraine holds huge deposits of rare earth minerals and natural resources; including lithium, titanium, coal, gas, oil and uranium. Many of the minerals, however, are in are…
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Pope Francis is being treated for a "complex clinical situation" and will remain in hospital for as long as necessary, the Vatican has said.The 88-year-old was admitted to Rome's Gemelli hospital on Friday to undergo treatment and tests for bronchitis.The Vatican said the pontiff has a "polymicrobial infection" of his respiratory tract, which has r…
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Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have entered the second-largest city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Bukavu, after previously capturing Goma in January. Some people were seen lining the streets to clap and cheer the fighters as they marched and drove into the city centre without resistance - seizing the regional governor's office. The Congol…
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An Israeli negotiating team is travelling to Cairo on Monday to discuss the second phase of the ceasefire in Gaza, Benjamin Netanyahu's office said. On Monday demonstrations are taking place in Israel by relatives to mark the 500th day Israeli hostages have spent in captivity in Gaza. Meanwhile, Israel's prime minister said he was cooperating with …
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Zakaria has spent most of the last year volunteering at Gaza's al-Aqsa hospital. As war raged across the strip, he could be found carrying wounded and traumatised victims into the emergency ward for treatment.He says he hopes the ceasefire will hold and he can go back to school.The BBC followed him and three other young people over nine months to l…
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Leaders from France, the UK, Germany, Poland, Italy, Spain and Denmark are gathering in Paris on Monday to discuss their defence policy, the Ukraine war, and how a ceasefire might look. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he was prepared to deploy peacekeeping troops to Ukraine if and when the war ends. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is on his w…
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he is working in "full cooperation" with the US on a "common strategy" for Gaza, after talks with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.Netanyahu praised US President Donald Trump's "bold vision" for Gaza's future and said he and Rubio had discussed ways to "ensure that future becomes a reality".President …
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The family of a British couple in custody in Iran said they are united in their determination to secure their safe return.Craig and Lindsay Foreman were arrested in January, but news of their detention emerged on Thursday when state-run Iranian media reported they were being held on unspecified security charges.The couple, both aged 52, had been on…
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A crush at New Delhi Railway Station has left around 18 people dead and at least 10 injured.Thousands of people reportedly crammed into the railway station on Saturday night as they tried to board delayed trains.Four of the victims were children, while 10 were women, according to a list released by officials.Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said…
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Jack Lopresti, a former Conservative MP, has made headlines for announcing he’s moved to Ukraine to serve in the country’s military. He explains to the BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire and Vitaly Shevchenko why he came to that decision. Listen to the full episode here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0kqlfss For more news, analysis and features visit: …
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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has called for the creation of an "army of Europe" to guard against Russia as he suggested the US may no longer come to the continent's aid.Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, he said that Ukraine would "never accept deals made behind our backs without our involvement" after US President Donald Trump a…
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Hamas has released three Israeli hostages, after days of fears over future of the Gaza ceasefire.The hostages are now back in Israel.Israel is releasing 369 Palestinian prisoners in return - a few went to the West Bank, the majority are now arriving in Gaza.Hamas said on Monday it would not release hostages this weekend, blaming Israel for alleged …
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In the first weeks of his second term, President Donald Trump has wasted no time in using Executive Orders to suspend all new asylum claims, freeze government hiring and spending, strip back agencies established by Congress, and offer a buyout deal for thousands of federal workers. So far, the courts have been the only substantive roadblocks to Tru…
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President Volodymr Zelensky and US Vice-President JD Vance have been discussing the war in Ukraine in a meeting on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference. It comes after Vance criticised European leaders over free speech and democracy at the summit, telling world leaders "there is a new sheriff in town", referring to US President Donald Tr…
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After a frenetic few days of announcements from President Trump over negotiations to end Russia's war in Ukraine, what role can Europe play in supporting Kyiv? The BBC's Victoria Derbyshire and Vitaly Shevchenko discuss whether Ukraine can survive on European aid alone. Listen to the full episode here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0kr3t06 For…
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Adam Fleming, Chris Mason, Caitríona Perry and James Landale discuss if the war in Ukraine might be about to end. They look at what American President, Donald Trump’s intervention means for President Zelensky and Ukraine, President Putin and Russia, and the rest of Europe, including the United Kingdom and the EU. Plus, the UK economy unexpectedly g…
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has met US officials in Munich for key talks on his country’s future. US President Donald Trump has started talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin about Russia’s war in Ukraine, but Ukrainians themselves are in a state of frozen limbo. Moscow’s invasion has shattered lives and levelled cities across the c…
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An Afghan man arrested on suspicion of driving into a crowd of people in Munich has admitted carrying out the attack and appears to have had a religious motivation, German prosecutors say. Munich public prosecutor Gabriele Tilmann told reporters that the suspect had said "Allahu Akbar" (God is greatest) in Arabic when he was detained and she descri…
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A Russian drone attack has hit the radiation shelter over the damaged reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. The overnight strike hit the shelter of the plant's destroyed former fourth power unit, causing a fire that has since been extinguished, he added. Russia has not yet commented. Zelensky…
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European powers including Germany, France and the UK have said they must be part of any negotiations on the fate of Ukraine. It follows US President Donald Trump’s announcement that he’s agreed with Russia’s President Putin to begin talks to end the war in Ukraine. Seven European nations and the European Commission issued a statement saying their s…
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We look at President Donald Trump’s claim that there’s a “good possibility” that the Ukraine war could be about to end. He spoke to Russian President Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during separate phone calls. Chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet and Russia editor Steve Rosenberg talk through what we know. Chris is on to …
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Robert F Kennedy Jr, better known as RFK Jr, has been confirmed as President Donald Trump's health secretary, after receiving votes 52-48 from the US Senate.RFK Jr's record of vaccine scepticism came under scrutiny during confirmation hearings. He also pledged to tackle obesity and ultra-processed foods.The Senate also confirmed Trump's pick to lea…
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US President Trump has called Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensy, starting negotiations to end the war in Ukraine. But is this bad news for Ukrainians? The BBC's Victoria Derbyshire and Frank Gardner discuss the potential ramifications of this news in the latest episode of Ukrainecast. Listen to the full epis…
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Police say the driver of a car which crashed into people in the German city of Munich is a 24-year-old Afghan asylum seeker. At least 28 people have been injured, at least two seriously, police say - they earlier said "several" people were critically hurt. Officers are treating the incident as a "suspected attack", and local officials say the suspe…
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US President Donald Trump has said he had a "lengthy and highly productive" phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday in which the leaders agreed to begin negotiations to end the war in Ukraine.Later, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he had spoken with Trump about a "lasting, reliable peace".The calls with the warring…
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President Donald Trump has said he had a "lengthy and highly productive" phone call with Vladimir Putin on Wednesday in which the leaders agreed to begin negotiations to end the war in Ukraine.In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump said he and the Russian president had "agreed to have our respective teams start negotiations immediately" and …
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We look at a BBC investigation which has revealed that MI5 lied three times in court to protect one of its own violent, neo-Nazi agents. As it was defending its handling of their agent who had attacked his girlfriend with a machete, MI5 lied to three courts when they said they had stuck to its policy of not confirming or denying their agents’ ident…
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US defence secretary Pete Hesgeth says it is "unrealistic" to expect Ukraine to return to its pre-2014 borders when Russia first took control of Crimea. He also downplayed suggestions of Ukraine joining Nato and ruled out deploying US troops to Ukraine under any future security arrangements. Ukraine has repeatedly called for Nato membership and has…
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Elon Musk denied leading a "hostile takeover" of the US government and defended his cost-cutting plans as he made a surprise first appearance at the White House. US President Donald Trump has signed an order giving Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) more authority to cut the federal workforce, and instructed heads of government agenc…
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