Parastoo Ahmadi was convicted of "offending public decency" after singing while wearing a sleeveless dress during a livestreamed concert.

Russia has been accused of launching sabotage attacks across a number of European Nato countries which have been helping Ukraine.

The deaths sparked a national outcry about the scale of violence against women in the country.

Her appointment by the king makes her only the second woman to lead a government in the Arab world.

Last week Zelensky revealed Ukraine had sent two captured North Koreans to South Korea - which Seoul says was meant to be a secret.

Students have been protesting conditions and resources in high schools since last week.

The meeting at the White House came as some tech bosses and experts have called for tighter rules around AI.

Mindgard said it discovered in July that Kimi models K2.6 and K3 Swarm could evade developer's safety limits.

The prime minister tells the BBC the current Brexit settlement has caused "more harm than good".

The threatened proposal aims to protect US consumers from rising costs, but it could trigger major economic waves if it were to happen.

The government says it is bearing down on dangerous small boat crossings.

President Javier Milei set a two-week deadline for the Sea Lion oilfield project to be scrapped.

The firm also issued an update on incidents in which its models accessed Australian government systems.

The reports says some criminals are waiting up to five months to be fitted with an electronic tag.

Police are exploring whether proxies or individuals working on behalf of a foreign state are involved.

Exploring the issues behind the escalation of tensions between the TPLF and the national army.

The deaths have sparked a national outcry about the scale of violence against women in the country.

Germany's education minister has branded the ban on the small brass memorial plaques a "scandal".

The BBC's financial situation "may well mean" some channels and stations close, Matt Brittin says.

A slew of dissidents being released from long-term detention comes days after the nation's interim leader met the US president.

Aleksandar Vučić's administration has been dogged by prolonged protests over allegations of corruption.

The dispute over the controversial parade is a reminder that the peace process is not over.

Aberdeen is launching an ambitious bid to revive its struggling centre. Could it offer lessons for other high streets?

In rare access to Yemen's conflict zone the BBC travels to the front line with pro-government soldiers.

Assistant chief constable Richard Ocone says the force received a call early Sunday morning relating to "three suspicious vehicles" travelling toward the RAF base.

Thirty-seven-year-old in custody on suspicion of crimes including criminal damage with intent to endanger life

Shipping along the Russian Arctic coast is bustling as the Arctic sea ice begins to freeze again.

North Korea's foreign ministry on Thursday rejected an international statement urging it to halt nuclear ​tests, with a spokesperson calling it "a grave ‌political provocation against our state" by "hostile forces".

Mr. Weinstein still faces a lawsuit in New York and a resentencing in a separate case in California.

The late singer's Imagination Library posts children a free book every month until they turn five.

Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman both have close ties to President Putin, and Kyiv said the move sent Moscow the wrong signals.

Scientists say the developing El Niño is now the strongest on record with weather impacts already being felt around the world.

The defence deal signed at the UN General Assembly also re-affirms Denmark's sovereignty over its semi-autonomous Arctic territory.

The alleged sexual offences date back to 1991 and 2004.

The UN Population Fund also says there has been a "severe escalation" in the number of early and forced marriages.

The BBC visits Inner Mongolia, where Beijing's AI infrastructure is progressing at "China speed", says one worker.

Protesters had earlier gathered in Gosport after an initial report that the small boat would be brought further west.

Auto executives across Europe hope rearmament can help them flex their industrial muscles once more.

In an interview with the BBC, Kristalina Georgieva says economic shocks had pushed "debt levels up like a staircase not to heaven".

The UK could act as "an honest broker" on AI and other global challenges, the prime minister tells world leaders at the UN.

New report predicts a heavy toll from Nigeria to the US – and comes on top of existing impacts of the climate crisis

The delivery driver was transferred from a hospital to a detention centre, his lawyer tells US media.

The groups have been active in Ethiopia's most populous regions for years and now say they will work together.

The chancellor has come under increasing pressure after resounding state election defeats, but says the results "go far beyond my own person"

Major US networks later suspended White House TV coverage of Trump as he headed to New York for a UN summit.

The BBC's Frank Gardner speaks to some of those who have fled the war by crossing the Red Sea to Djibouti.

Dr Vincent Brown, formerly Dr Vincent Bajinya, 65, will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday charged with seven offences.