Belarus frees 123 prisoners as US lifts sanctions
Sarah Rainsford,Vilniusand Dearbail Jordan Watch: BBC captures celebrations as Belarus frees political prisoners Belarus has freed 123 prisoners, including prominent
Italian cooking awarded special Unesco status
Italian cooking has been awarded special cultural heritage status by the United Nations’ cultural agency Unesco. National favourites including pizza
Benin coup attempt to oust President Talon foiled by loyalist troops, minister says
Paul Njie, Thomas Naadi, Chiagozie Nwonwu,BBC Africa reportersand Lucy Fleming BTV The soldiers appeared on state TV early on Sunday
Police arrest suspect in DC pipe bomb incident, ending years-long manhunt
Authorities arrested a Virginia man in connection to two pipe bombs placed outside the headquarters of the Republican and Democratic
Zelensky says Ukraine territory ‘most difficult’ issue, as US envoy prepares to meet Putin
EPA/Shutterstock President Zelensky has said Kyiv’s priorities in peace talks to end the war with Russia are maintaining Ukraine’s sovereignty
Afghans in US issue plea to Trump after ‘tragic’ Washington DC shooting
James FitzGeraldand Mahfouz Zubaide AFP via Getty Images Tens of thousands of Afghans entered the US under special immigration protections
Who is Trump’s ‘drone guy’ taking central role in Ukraine peace talks?
PA Media Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky shakes hands with Dan Driscoll in Kyiv When talks to end the Russia-Ukraine war
Christian converts are among the Iranians being sent home from US
EPA A woman lights a candle at a church in Tehran One Monday in mid-October, after a year in US
Trial opens into North Macedonia nightclub fire that killed 63
Paul Kirby,Europe digital editor and Guy Delauney,Balkans correspondent AFP The club’s owner, nearest the camera, is among those on trial
Iran begins cloud seeding to induce rain during worst drought in decades
Reuters Water levels in Tehran’s Amirkabir dam are at 8% of capacity, officials say Authorities in Iran have sprayed clouds