Paul Kirby,Europe digital editor,and Chris Graham Reuters Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (left), European Council President Antonio Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announce the deal at the summit in Brussels European Union leaders have struck a late-night deal to lend Ukraine €90bn (£79bn; $105bn) over the next two years, after failing

US Air Force/Reuters The US says its military has carried out a “massive strike” against the Islamic State group (IS) in Syria, in response to a deadly attack on American forces in the country. The US Central Command (Centcom) said fighter jets, attack helicopters and artillery “struck more than 70 targets at multiple locations across

EPA Chris Minns, Premier of New South Wales, has pushed for tougher hate speech laws following the Bondi attacks The Australian state where the Bondi shooting occurred plans to ban the phrase “globalise the intifada” as part of a crackdown on “hateful” slogans. New South Wales (NSW) premier Chris Minns has also called for a

Getty Images Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit will likely need a lung transplant as her health has worsened in recent months, the country’s royal household has said. The princess, 52, was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis in 2018. The degenerative disease creates scar tissue that stiffens the lungs making it difficult to breathe and for oxygen to

Watch: Putin tells BBC Western leaders deceived Russia Russian President Vladimir Putin has said there will be no more wars after Ukraine, if Russia is treated with respect – and dismissed claims that Moscow is planning to attack European countries as “nonsense”. In a televised event lasting almost four and a half hours, he was

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement A photo released by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement showing Kemal Mrndzic (right) on 2 November 1992 The US justice department has launched a civil legal case against a man accused of being a Bosnian war criminal to revoke his citizenship. Kemal Mrndzic did not disclose during his US immigration

Jake KwonSeoul correspondent BBC/Hosu Lee Many among South Korea’s anti-government youth protesters are taking cues from the American right’s Maga movement The line for a selfie with South Korea’s disgraced former President Yoon Suk Yeol stretched around Seoul’s iconic Gwanghwamun gate. Except Yoon wasn’t there; it was just a picture of him. The real Yoon

Now-Again Records WITCH was one of Zamrock’s most popular acts in the 1970s Artists and music fans from around the world have been rediscovering the 1970s sound of Zambia known as Zamrock in recent years, and now one of the country’s biggest stars is embracing it, hoping to give it a fresh twist. When devising

Maroof Culmen Biryani in Lucknow is cooked on a low, slow heat, with the pot’s lid tightly sealed with dough Mouth-watering kebabs, fragrant biryani and whipped cloud-like desserts. The northern Indian city of Lucknow has always been a food lovers’ paradise, with locals and visitors swearing by its cuisine. Last month, Unesco recognised it as

BBC Sami al-Saei alleges that he was sexually abused by prison guards while being detained without charge This article contains descriptions of sexual abuse and violence which some readers may find distressing. Two Palestinian men have told the BBC they personally experienced the kind of beatings and sexual abuse highlighted in recent reports into the