Japan is reeling from a major 7.1 earthquake that hit Kyushu island. Here is what we know so far.

The man accused of killing four students in Idaho is taking back his plea, which was made to avoid the death penalty.

Families grieved on Monday as they remembered the three people killed in a shooting at a food festival.

The quake struck Kumamoto prefecture in the south-west and briefly triggered a tsunami alert.

The film has won rave reviews from film critics but a translator of Homer’s work was less than impressed.

Just 21 Madeiran land snails were found clinging to a rock on Portugal’s Bugio Island, say conservationists.

The meeting comes amid signs of friction between the two leaders and decreasing public support for Israel in the US.

The pop star is suing to discover the identity of hackers who obtained unreleased photos and songs.

Republican Senator Lindsay Graham’s funeral is bringing the two world leaders to town, where they’ll separately visit the White House to discuss their region’s wars.

As Japan increasingly relies on foreign workers, it is also grappling with how to integrate new cultures and religions.

Storms and flooding incidents over the last few months have seen fake videos inundating social media.

The star is accused of killing Celeste Rivas Hernandez, whose remains were found in a Tesla registered to his address.

The US president says “there is a good chance that something could happen”, as Iran denies direct talks are taking place.

The US has fired thousands of hard-to-replace missiles during its war with Iran. We unpack whether its “arsenal of freedom” is perilously low.

The BBC’s cost of living correspondent explains how to handle holiday cancellations as a result of European wildfires.

Police said they engaged in a high-speed car chase but failed to arrest the suspect, who remains at large. Three people were arrested in June after a similar attack.

A Tshwane University of Technology alumnus is using artificial intelligence to help young South Africans prepare for one of the most challenging aspects of entering the workplace — the interview process. Banele Mgwevu, a software developer from Etwatwa on the East Rand, studied Information and Communication Technology at TUT’s Faculty of Information and Communication Technology, […]

Ghana has launched a joint programme with the World Health Organization and the United Nations Development Programme — funded by the Government of Japan through the United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security — to harness artificial intelligence in improving health outcomes, strengthening system resilience and protecting vulnerable populations. The programme is implemented in collaboration […]

Linen scarves, cotton aprons and dishtowels adorn the entrances to souvenir shops, many of which are run by Bangladeshis whose home country shares Portugal’s rich tradition of textile manufacturing.

Ukrainian drones struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg and set it ablaze, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, as the city hosted an annual economic forum promoted by President Putin.

The U.S. military said that Iran fired missiles at Kuwait and Bahrain that failed or were shot down, and that the U.S. launched strikes on an Iranian facility in response.