Russia steps up attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure
President Zelensky accuses Moscow of using the coldest days of winter to terrorise Ukrainians, as temperatures drop to -20 degrees celsius. Also: Fren...
India and US strike major trade deal
President Trump says India has agreed to stop buying Russian oil as part of a trade deal with the United States. In return, Washington will lower tari...
Israel opens Rafah border crossing
The reopening of the Rafah crossing is a key part of President Trump’s ceasefire plan for Gaza, but only about 50 Palestinians are being allowed to cr...
Boy, 5, and father detained by ICE in Minnesota are released
Liam Ramos and his father were freed from detention in Texas and are now back in Minneapolis. The detention of the boy, photographed wearing a blue bu...
The Global Story: The mystery of Putin and the apartment bombs
In September 1999, just weeks into Vladimir Putin’s first premiership, four bombs blew up four apartment buildings, over a period of twelve days, kill...
Britain's former prince Andrew faces fresh allegations
A second woman has alleged she was sent to Britain by the late sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein, to have sex with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor who has alwa...
The Happy Pod: What makes people instinctively kind?
We meet a woman whose near death experience as a teenager inspired her to study why some people are willing to risk their lives for others. Dr Abigail...
Epstein files: More than three million new pages released
The US Justice Department releases millions more pages of files in its Epstein investigation. Victims of the late sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein, have ...
Iran says it's ready for talks with US
US President Donald Trump is again threatening military strikes on Iran, saying he has sent a ‘huge armada’ to the Middle East while signalling he is ...
Russia to pause attacks on Ukraine as temperatures plummet
US President Donald Trump says Russia's Vladimir Putin has agreed not to attack Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, and other cities and towns for a week due to ...