Each side claims to have fended off an incursion in the disputed waters near Taiwan. The sudden cancellation of Japanese events in Shanghai have sparked criticism and fanned nationalist sentiment.

For the past two years all public Christmas celebrations have been cancelled in Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank. Images appeared online of unveiled women competing in the race on Friday. The ...

The deaths of more than a dozen poll workers amid India's massive voter roll revision exercise have set off a controversy. The court convicted six others, but cleared Dileep who was accused of ...

The World Cup draw marked the first time that Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has met Trump, and the trio briefly discussed trade. Equipment on the tarmac at Brazil’s São Paulo airport caught fire ...

Repair scheme an 'antidote to throwaway culture' A restoration and repair scheme at an eastern tip will upcycle items destined for the scrap heap. Digital artwork offers 'modern spin' on folklore ...

The BBC spoke to under-16s who will be banned from social media from December 10 to get their thoughts on the world-first policy. More than 100,000 homes were destroyed when powerful rains lashed the ...

'Stereotypes do not define young people' Ben Small is named one of the Lions Club of Jersey's Senior Young Ambassadors. Nowacki breaks European junior record again Views sought on hospital dementia ...

The BBC spoke to under-16s who will be banned from social media from December 10 to get their thoughts on the world-first policy. The law comes into effect this week but critics worry it can't be ...

The Kremlin welcomes the starkly worded document, which does not cast Russia as a threat to the US. The protective shield at the site of the 1986 disaster has lost its main safety function, the IAEA ...

Work related stress in teaching 'a real problem' Education President Paul Montague says there needs to be more support for teachers. Museum to auction exhibition portraits for charity Weekly quiz: ...

Drone strikes on a town in South Kordofan on Thursday are said to have killed at least 50 people. Gunmen stormed a hostel near Pretoria and opened fire, killing 11 people including a three-year-old.

Two of Friday's sailings between the Isle of Man and Lancashire are cancelled due to expected gales. Part of Mountain Road closes for tree removal Call for clinical leadership in health service Second ...