Eight people have been killed when a helicopter operated by the United Nations’ peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) went down in the country’s restive east, in an area where there has been fighting this week between rebels and the Congolese army.

Russian and Ukrainian negotiators have ended the first direct talks in more than two weeks in Istanbul, with Moscow saying it was ready to “fundamentally cut back” military activity near the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv and the northern city of Chernihiv. Deputy Defence

Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich has appeared at peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine in Turkey. He was seen talking to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is mediating in the talks in Istanbul. Reports surfaced hours earlier that Mr Abramovich and two Ukrainian

Russian and Ukrainian negotiators will resume face-to-face peace talks as soon as Monday, probing whether a near-stalemate in fighting has forced Moscow to temper its demands.  President Volodymyr Zelensky hailed the new negotiations, saying he hoped they would bring peace

The head of Ukrainian military intelligence, Kyrylo Budanov, says Russia is trying to "create North and South Korea in Ukraine" The White House says President Biden was not calling for regime change when he said Vladimir Putin "cannot remain in power" US

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine’s military has delivered “powerful blows” against Russian forces leading to “significant losses”. Speaking in his nightly video address, he said about 16,000 Russian soldiers had been killed. “The armed

NATO leaders have agreed to bolster defences along the alliance’s eastern flank at an emergency summit in Brussels. The United Nations says more than 1,000 civilians have been killed in Ukraine and that more than half of the country’s 7.5 million children have been

Four Israelis have been killed and several others wounded in an attack in the south of the country, police say. Three were stabbed to death outside the BIG shopping centre in Beersheba, while a fourth was rammed by a vehicle driven by the assailant, they say. The attacker was shot

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday (March 21) it would not be possible to negotiate an end to the war in his country without a meeting with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Mr Zelensky told European public television networks such a meeting could discuss the future

A China Eastern passenger jet carrying 133 people has crashed in southwest China and caused a mountain fire with casualties unknown, state broadcaster CCTV reported Monday. The Boeing 737 plane crashed in the rural countryside near Wuzhou city, Guangxi region and "caused a

Ukraine has rejected a Russian ultimatum offering people in the besieged city of Mariupol safe passage out of the port if they surrender. Under Russia's proposal, civilians would be allowed to leave if the city's defenders laid down arms. But Ukraine has refused, saying

Russian forces stepped up their attacks in Ukraine on Saturday (March 19), advancing into the besieged city of Mariupol in a battle to seize the strategic port, and firing missiles in western Ukraine that destroyed an underground military munitions depot. Russian forces bombed an art

The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced the discovery of five 4,000-year-old ancient tombs in the Saqqara archaeological sites southwest of Cairo. “The Egyptian archaeological mission uncovered five tombs about 100 meters northwest of the Merenre Pyramid in

Syria's president has made his first trip to an Arab country since the Syrian civil war began 11 years ago. Bashar al-Assad arrived in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Friday, and met several influential and controversial rulers who signalled a willingness to strengthen ties with

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called for meaningful peace and security talks "without delay" with Moscow.  He said this would be the only chance for Russia to limit damage from its "mistakes" "It's time to meet, it's time to talk,

A powerful earthquake hit north-east Japan on Wednesday night, temporarily cutting power to two million homes. The magnitude 7.3 tremor struck the same region where a major earthquake triggered the Fukushima nuclear disaster 11 years ago. Two people died and at least 90 were

US President Joe Biden has labelled Russian leader Vladimir Putin “a war criminal” in comments the Kremlin said were “unforgivable” as it insisted the war in Ukraine was “going to plan”. Biden’s accusation came after Ukraine’s foreign

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the British-Iranian woman detained in Iran nearly six years ago, is on her way to the UK, her MP has said. Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe was at the airport in Tehran, Tulip Siddiq told BBC News. She is in a holding room with fellow British-Iranian detainee

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that peace talks with Russia are beginning to "sound more realistic, but time is still needed" to reach a breakthrough. In his latest Facebook video address, he said victory over Russia would require the work of all Ukrainian

The United States has warned China against coming to Russia’s aid in Ukraine, saying there will be “consequences” if Beijing provides support to Moscow’s war effort. US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan made Washington’s concerns “clear”