Can Pakistan join the Gaza stabilisation force without facing backlash?
Islamabad balances alliances, economic needs and public sentiment as it weighs potential troop deployment to Gaza.
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G20 summit in South Africa: Who’s attending and what’s on the agenda?
US President Donald Trump is boycotting the summit but South African leaders say the meeting will go ahead.
Major MAGA figure Marjorie Taylor Greene resigns after Trump clash
Greene says 'standing up for American women raped at 14' should not lead to being branded a 'traitor' by Trump.
US Supreme Court blocks order on likely racial bias in new Texas voter map
Texas redrew its voting map as part of President Donald Trump's plan to win extra Republican seats in Congress in 2026.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,367
Here are the key events from day 1,367 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
BBC board member Shumeet Banerji resigns
Banerji said in his resignation letter that he was unhappy about governance issues at the organisation.
Trump and Mamdani hope for positive relationship after ‘productive’ meeting
Trump praises Mamdani for 'incredible' victory in New York City mayoral election and focus on affordability.
UN climate talks go into overtime as divisions over fossil fuels persist
COP30 negotiations drag on in Brazil amid divisions over draft proposal that does not include fossil fuel phase-out.
Former President Jair Bolsonaro asks to serve house arrest in Brazil
The right-wing leader has sought to appeal his 27-year sentence for allegedly fomenting a coup after his 2022 defeat.
Mahmood Mamdani says Palestine helped motivate son Zohran’s mayoral run
Postcolonial scholar says Palestinian rights are 'near and dear' to Zohran, who showed 'grit' under campaign pressures.
Students taken from Catholic school in central Nigeria in latest abduction
Attack comes just days after armed men stormed a secondary school in northwestern Nigeria, kidnapping 25 schoolgirls.
Explosion at glue factory in eastern Pakistan kills at least 16
Preliminary investigations show a gas leak triggered the explosion, which also flattened nearby homes, authorities say.
At least five killed as magnitude 5.5 earthquake hits Bangladesh
Dozens more injured as buildings in the capital swayed in the earthquake, sending panicked residents into streets.
Countries sharply split on fossil fuels on COP30 climate summit final day
Brazil's new draft proposal does not contain a roadmap for a transition, nor mention 'fossil fuels' at all.
Ukraine doubts Russia’s desire for peace amid reports of US-drafted plan
As fighting rages and Russia seizes settlements, a US-Russia constructed plan looks set to upset Kyiv and its EU allies.
CAIR sues Texas governor over ‘unconstitutional’ terror designation
US Muslim civil rights group says Greg Abbott's designation of its Texas chapter is 'unconstitutional and defamatory'.
Israel plans to seize major Roman-era historical site in occupied West Bank
Anti-settlement group Peace Now says land grab would become Israel's largest of archaeologically significant land.
How Trump’s absence marks leadership opportunity for China at G20
Beijing is expected to strike a conciliatory tone at this year's G20 and expand its foothold in the African continent.
White House unaware that US ambassador to Israel met with convicted spy
CIA reportedly 'alarmed' by the meeting, which broke a longstanding policy of not speaking with convicted spies.
Cambodia night bus plunges off a bridge, killing 16 passengers
Police say the driver, who was not confirmed among the dead, was asleep when the crash occurred.