Everything you need to know about BTS's comeback tour
The megastars kick off their grandest tour, the largest in K-pop history, in Seoul on Thursday after a nearly four-year hiatus.
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He's Australia's most decorated soldier. Now he's at the centre of a historic war crimes case
Ben Roberts-Smith's case is not only unprecedented for Australia but "extraordinary" for the globe too, historians say.
At least 182 killed across Lebanon in large wave of Israeli strikes
Attacks hit the southern suburbs of Beirut, southern Lebanon and the eastern Bekaa Valley, hours after a US-Iran ceasefire was announced.
More than 100 killed across Lebanon in large wave of Israeli strikes
Attacks hit the southern suburbs of Beirut, southern Lebanon and the eastern Bekaa Valley, hours after a US-Iran ceasefire was announced.
More than 100 killed in Lebanon as Israel carries out large wave of strikes
Attacks hit the southern suburbs of Beirut, southern Lebanon and the eastern Bekaa Valley, hours after a US-Iran ceasefire was announced.
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'Ketamine Queen' sentenced to 15 years in Matthew Perry overdose death
Jasveen Sangha was found guilty of selling drugs that killed Friends actor Matthew Perry who had struggled with addiction for years.
Gambia appoints British barrister to prosecute gruesome Jammeh-era crimes
Ex-President Yahya Jammeh's 22-year rule was known for enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings.
Iran Strait of Hormuz warning adds to shipping uncertainty
Only a few vessels have crossed the strait since the US-Iran ceasefire deal, according to BBC Verify analysis.
Watch: Fire damages roof of Rio's Olympic velodrome
Around 80 firefighters and 20 fire trucks tackled the blaze, the state's military fire department said, adding that no one was hurt.
Ships still cautious about using Strait of Hormuz as Iran issues warning
Only a few vessels have crossed the strait since the US-Iran ceasefire deal, according to BBC Verify analysis.
Germany suspends military approval for long stays abroad for men under 45
The requirement to obtain permission had gone largely unnoticed until a German newspaper reported on it.
German military suspends overseas travel rule for men under 45
The requirement to obtain permission had gone largely unnoticed until a German newspaper reported on it.
BTS turned millions on to K-pop. But now it's caught between Korea and the world
It boils down to a single, loaded question: Is BTS straying from K-pop in trying to woo the world?
Nigeria begins mass trial of 500 terrorism suspects
Very few people are ever prosecuted following terror attacks with suspects often held without trial.
Cameroon 'military contractors' killed in Russia-Ukraine war - BBC confirms leaked message
The government usually refrains from commenting on the participation of its citizens in the conflict.
What we know about the two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran
The provisional truce comes more than a month after the US and Israel launched coordinated attacks on Iran.
Israel carries out large wave of air strikes across Lebanon
Attacks hit the southern suburbs of Beirut, southern Lebanon and the eastern Bekaa Valley hours after a US-Iran ceasefire was announced.
Israel strikes southern Lebanon after US-Iran ceasefire
Air strikes hit the Tyre and Nabatieh areas hours after the US-Iran ceasefire was announced.
Greece to ban social media for under-15s from next year
It follows similar moves in other European countries, including France and Spain.
Man fined after breaking into viral hippo Moo Deng's enclosure
The director of the Thai zoo where Moo Deng lives said security would be upped after the incident.
Watch: Pro-regime Iranians gather in Tehran
Pro-government demonstrators poured onto the streets of the Iranian capital after the announcement of the two-week conditional ceasefire between the US and Iran.
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The BBC's Nick Marsh takes a look at whether fuel costs will get cheaper now the US and Iran have agreed a ceasefire.
Madagascar declares state of emergency over severe fuel shortages linked to Iran war
The presidency says it is taking action as it fears fuel shortages could lead to public disorder.
Co-founder of Jalisco New Generation drug cartel pleads guilty
Érick Valencia Salazar was among a group of 29 alleged drug lords extradited to the US from Mexico.
Oil prices plunge and shares jump on US-Iran ceasefire plan
Crude prices tumbled by as much as 15% on the conditional pause but remain far higher than before the war.
How Pakistan helped secure a fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran
Pakistan has a historic relationship with Iran, but an agreement was far from certain, writes the BBC’s Caroline Davies
Iran ceasefire deal gives Trump a way out of war - but at a high cost
The path to the two-week ceasefire with Iran may have fundamentally altered the way the rest of the world views the US.
Trump-backed Republican Clay Fuller wins election to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene
He will serve out the rest of Marjorie Taylor Greene's term, which ends in January 2027.
Top Australian soldier charged with war crimes to remain in jail on remand
Ben Roberts-Smith faces five charges of the war crime of murder, which has a penalty of life in prison.
US journalist Shelly Kittleson released after kidnap in Iraq, officials say
US officials say they are now "working to support her safe departure from Iraq".