Former Chief of the Defence Staff Admiral Sir Tony Radakin says defence must be a priority for the next prime minister.

What’s driving the push to isolate Russia from the global internet?

Viktor Orban faces a high-stakes showdown

Can diplomacy alone end the war in Ukraine?

‘Citizen patrols’ and self-styled protective forces are fuelling social fears and the far right, say experts

Why are Poland's young voters turning to the right?

The al-Qaeda offshoot JNIM is one of the deadliest Jihadist groups in the world

Government’s own advisers warn of funding crisis for BBC World Service, British Council and universities

The Israeli government’s push to transform the media landscape

Looking at the world through the lens of its media

YouTube video by BBC World Service

Decoding the Kremlin’s warspeak

What would the potential loss of Syrian bases mean for Russia?

Decoding the Kremlin’s warspeak

Attacks on Russian figures have become more brazen as Ukrainian special services penetrate security in Moscow.

Rights groups say 140,000 people missing since 2011 are now dead, many of them tortured before being dumped in mass graves.

The rebel group H.T.S. was born as an Islamic State branch. But since pivoting from international jihad, it became dominant in Syria’s northwest.

Their first strike in more than 50 years concerns the proposed sale of the Sunday title to Tortoise.

A shock offensive turned Syria’s forgotten conflict into hot war

At lord mayor’s banquet in London, British PM says ‘national interest demands that we work with both’

The Syrian militant leader wanted by the West, but who wants to be its friend

One young woman's story from Taliban controlled Afghanistan

The BBC's Lyse Doucet writes about the horrific effects of the 19-month civil war in Sudan.

The Russian government is considering delisting the Taliban from its terrorist list, opening doors for investment and cooperation with Afghanistan.

The story of the dissident assassinated with a poison tip umbrella in London, 1978.