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Children often inherit their father's first name as a surname, but traditions are changing and causing upset.

With men’s fertility increasingly in the spotlight, we meet the men using unproven “hacks” promoted by influencers to up their sperm counts.

Warsaw and Kyiv have for decades been at loggerheads over the killings of many thousands of civilians during World War Two.

The five-year-old elephant seal attracted global attention during his recent time ashore in southern Tasmania.

The reporters received the legal summons after they reported on alleged security issues with the president's new plane, which was gifted by Qatar.

"I feel happy and elated… I feel joy," the head of the local teachers' union tells the BBC.

Local media say 21 people were saved after the boat overturned in rough seas near an island in south Vietnam.

The president had wanted voter ID legislation passed before the housing law, which aims to reduce costs and increase supply.

US officials and diplomats and their families began reporting a mysterious illness a decade ago.

Hundreds of firefighters in Spain have been battling a deadly wildfire in the south of the country.

At least four Britons are believed to be among the victims of the blaze, which left another 23 people missing.

Australian police have released bodycam footage showing one of the last attempts to get Bradley Murdoch to reveal the location of Peter Falconio's body, on the 25th anniversary of his murder...

The White House has hailed the project as giving new generations a stake in the American dream, but the scheme has its critics.

The country's prime minister called the crash, on the country's independence day, a tragedy.

Meta's release this week of an AI feature that let people alter Instagram content drew swift blowback.

Vice-President JD Vance is among US officials expected to take part in negotiations resuming on Saturday in Oman.

Prosecutors build a vivid picture of the suspect's movements as they seek to try the 23-year-old.

Canadian unity takes centre stage at the Calgary Stampede as fears of a Brexit-style upset looms over the October vote on Alberta's future.

They think democracy has run its course - so they're setting up their own nations instead.

Thirty-year-old Jordan Bardella had been groomed for success as France's next hard-right leader. He will now have to wait longer.

Apple said in a Friday lawsuit that OpenAI’s nascent hardware business is “rotten to its core.”

Immigration agents were looking for a different person when they shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo during a traffic stop, officials say.

Forget coffee or drinks, the latest dating trend in South Korea takes place somewhere very different, a Buddhist temple.

Dating can be hard in South Korea. A group of monks hope a 30-hour rural retreat can help.

A new species of sea slug has been named after Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha to mark his performance against Spain at the World Cup.

A Ukrainian intelligence agent who confessed to killing the woman suspected of trying to assassinate a multimillionaire in Monaco, has now claimed he did not pull the trigger.

In the footage widely shared in South Africa, King Misuzulu threatens to physically assault his wife and accuses her of cheating.

The US government published a fourth instalment of unresolved cases, promising to release more files on a rolling basis.

Heading for Taiwan and south-eastern China, the 1,000 km-wide Bavi is forecast to be one of the strongest storms in decades.

Ryanair confirm a passenger was given medical treatment after an incident on a Malta Air flight, which is owned by Ryanair.

It follows similar landings of reusable rockets by US-owned companies SpaceX and Blue Origin.

The shares are set to start trading on the Nasdaq on Friday in what will be the largest ever debut by a foreign firm.

Scorching temperatures in the French capital accompanied the hottest week in haute couture.

A lawsuit demands that the Port of Rotterdam moves faster to cut its dependence on fossil fuel firms.

The BBC looks at the growing trend of people swapping homes to cut holiday costs.

As a society, we take mothers for granted and raising children is a thankless job, says actor Kalki Koechlin.

Aid worker Mohammed al-Wahidi had become a prominent humanitarian figure during the Israel-Hamas war.

Two men with links to Ukraine's security services are accused of killing Anastasiia Berezovska and dumping her body in woods.

The BBC's chief international correspondent looks at how Iran's new leadership will respond to several issues affecting the country.

A former US Olympian canoeist denies accusations that he deliberately damaged the lining of the refurbished Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.