There were plenty of choreographed ceremonies but no sweeping trade breakthrough as Trump met Xi in Beijing.

Africa's top health agency says around 246 cases have been reported.

Four of the Italians were part of a team from the University of Genoa.

The US securities regulator had accused the Adanis of paying bribes and misleading investors, which they denied.

The reported visit to Havana came after the US renewed an offer of aid to ease the effects of its oil blockade.

The Russkaya Obshina group stages raids to look for activities contravening "traditional Russian values".

Abortion pills are the most common method of terminating pregnancies in the US.

Tens of thousands of Israeli celebrants have marched through the area captured by Israel in the 1967 Arab-Israeli war.

A moped had been used in the deadly stray-bullet shooting of a 7-month-old in Brooklyn last month, officials said.

The survivors spent about five hours on a life raft before being rescued by the US Air Force off Florida's coast.

A UN judge admits the 84-year-old is "in the final stages of his life", but says prison conditions in The Hague ensure his maximum comfort.

The nagatitan is the largest dinosaur found in South-East Asia and weighs as much as nine elephants.

Warning of record global temperatures as chance of very strong El Niño grows

As El Niño develops this year, scientists are increasingly confident it could be one of the strongest on record with global consequences, as Simon King explains.

A vessel said to be a “floating armoury” in the Gulf of Oman has been seized by Iranian military personnel, according to reports.

Two children are among at least 16 killed in Ukraine's capital in massive Russian drone and missile attacks, officials say.

Former Power Minister Saleh Mamman was convicted last week - but the authorities do not know his whereabouts.

Drones bound for Russia crashed down in Latvia last week, prompting a political fallout.

Rebel fighters and Rwandan troops are accused of committing atrocities after capturing the DR Congo city of Uvira in December.

The court has ordered a new trial over the June 2021 killings of Paul and Maggie Murdaugh.

Despite continuing Israeli attacks and occupation, many people in the south still believe the armed group is the only force capable of defending them.

Eight children are among those reported dead after a series of air strikes hit the south of Beirut.

The government hopes reforms will help young people enter the market, while critics say it will stifle supply.

Pakistan says it hit 'military and terrorist infrastructure' - but the UN and victims' families reject this claim.

The French president stood up during a conference in Kenya to tell the audience to quieten down, saying it was “impossible” for speakers to be heard.

A specialist team helped supply critical medical support to Tristan da Cunha in the South Atlantic.

Will Grant visited one of the pitches where England captain Harry Kane and his team will call home ahead of the tournament.

Iranian authorities have imposed an internet ban but using trusted sources, special correspondent Fergal Keane hears from those traumatised by conflict and government repression.

The BBC's Russia editor reports from Moscow, where the annual Victory Day display was quieter than usual.