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The 25-year-old man was arrested in the London borough of Westminster on Thursday.

Golfer Tom Kim wins gold at the Asian Games to secure an exemption from mandatory service in South Korea's military.

Wang Cong dismisses critics who say she she is not deserving of facing Natalia Silva for the flyweight world title at UFC 332 on Saturday.

Research shows there are several reasons people might experience motion sickness in electric vehicles.

The discovery of 12 women's bodies near Johannesburg has again highlighted South Africa's problem with violence against women.

For the first time in three decades there has not been a single Atlantic hurricane in September, normally the most active month.

The step at the Munich festival comes after thousands of voyeuristic videos emerged on social media.

The Arizona appeals court ruled that airing an AI message from the dead victim "crossed that line".

About 735 schools have faced disruption as violent protests over standards and lack of teachers continue.

The lava rock formation protruding from the rocky cliffs of Volcanoes National Park crumbled some time last weekend.

The bodycam footage also shows a police officer finding a gun in Mangione's backpack, days after the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

As of Thursday night, Pike remained critically ill and is being treated at a hospital in Nashville, Tennessee.

The death penalty is back in the news after Christa Pike survived two lethal injection attempts in Tennessee - but how widely used is it in the US?

The defeat raises pressure on Sánchez to call a snap election, after a series of scandals affecting his party and allies.

Vitaliy Klitschko says Ukraine's capital is in a "very dramatic situation" as Russia hits critical infrastructure.

Demonstrations started in the French capital, then spread across the country in the days that followed.

A movement that started nearly two weeks ago has spread, and in France young people on the streets spells trouble, writes Hugh Schofield.

The diplomatic fallout comes as Ethiopian forces battle rebel fighters across its northern region.

Students tell the BBC that the tension on campus has become palpable since allegations from 2024 resurfaced.

Capt Smit Machchhar tells Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi he opened the cockpit door to let others in during the attack.

The former employees were investigated for sharing data with an outside AI evaluation group.

Shoko Kawata's maternity leave drew mixed reactions in Japan, a country struggling to lift birth rates.

Fortnite and Minecraft also told to 'lift their game' by online safety regulator.

President Lee Jae Myung also accused Kyiv of "attempting to provoke a war on the Korean Peninsula".

A voter mobilisation campaign has registered huge numbers of young people but it is not clear who they are backing.

Amid global tumult, the two countries' alliance is not the only unlikely pairing.

Several self-inflicted mistakes have cost the biggest sportswear brand on the planet in recent years.

Cuban exiles in Florida are increasingly hopeful that regime change in Cuba is now on the horizon.

The sudden influx of Bogong moths has caused a stir in cities like Sydney and Canberra, with people filming them infiltrating their homes and cars.

Lawyers for Good's family say US officials created "an unprecedented environment for state sponsored violence" in Minneapolis.

The BBC’s Ione Wells reports from outside the Tennessee hospital where Pike is said to have arrived Wednesday night after surviving two lethal injection attempts.

Israel's prime minister says the pilot who tried to take over the Flydubai plane clearly intended to "down the plane".

The French government holds a crisis meeting as demonstrations grow and become violent in places.

It is estimated more than 200 people have died in blazes in the north-east of the country over the summer.

"My family and I will not truly be safe as long as Putin is in power," says the former chess world champion.

Adam Polovincik tells the BBC he told his young children "everything is going to be all right" as flight plunged more than 17,000ft (5,200m).

The convicted killer is in hospital in Tennessee after surviving two lethal injections, in a case that has raised many questions.

It comes a week after fighting erupted north of the capital between the army and a new alliance of armed groups.

The BBC's Hugh Schofield is in Paris as a wave of school protests over overcrowded classes and teacher shortages spreads across France.

Chaos has surrounded the St Petersburg shows since the stadium said it had not agreed to host the rapper.