Nervousness is growing among countries neighbouring Russia, with Latvia and Poland limiting access to their airspace.

Foreign nationals are blamed for the incident, which has striking similarities with other recent provocations.

The Irish broadcaster said that Ireland's participation in the contest "would be unconscionable given the ongoing and appalling loss of lives in Gaza".

Italy's Giulio Pellizzari wins stage 17 of the Vuelta a Espana with Britain's Tom Pidcock in second as Jonas Vingegaard extends his overall race lead.

Erdogan's critics claim that he has become a latter-day Sultan in Turkey, dismantling human rights, cracking down on dissent and weaponising the courts

Nato jets were deployed to respond to drones that entered Polish airspace during Russian strikes on Ukraine.

Whether the drone incursion was deliberate or accidental, Moscow will be watching Nato's response to it closely.

A grassroots movement is encouraging people to protest against the political class and proposed budget cuts.

Calais authorities say the three who died were likely crushed to the bottom of the boat.

Ukraine says Russia deliberately hit the main government building in Kyiv with a missile last Sunday.

It comes after a vote of confidence ousted Franois Bayrou.

Franois Bayrou has handed in his resignation, leaving France without a prime minister on the eve of nationwide protests.

John Elkann and two of his siblings will pay 183m to settle an Italian inheritance tax dispute.

The BBC's Sarah Rainsford says Sunday's attack caused "a huge amount of damage".

A Russian air strike on a village in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region has killed multiple civilians, President Zelensky has said.

France's prime minister has lost a confidence vote, sending parliament into another period of chaos and uncertainty.

Labour has a chance of forming a narrow majority if it secures the support of four smaller parties on the centre left.

Franois Bayrou is out, and President Emmanuel Macron now faces the same problem four prime ministers have failed to solve.

Frdric Pchier, considered by colleagues to be a highly-talented practitioner, maintains there is no proof of any poisoning.

Millions of Russians have faced restrictions on popular apps while a new app called Max is aggressively promoted.

Before the US Open, Carlos Alcaraz told himself to "go for it, don't be afraid". He lived by that motto as he went on to take the title.

The six-minute TV slot featured Victor Hugo's house and one of Auguste Renoir's painting spots.

Heather Hall, an instructor at South Carolina's College of Charleston, was in Lisbon for a conference when she died in Wednesday's funicular crash.

Carlos Alcaraz triumphs in the latest chapter of his compelling rivalry with Jannik Sinner, earning a four-set victory to regain the US Open title.

Franois Bayrou called a vote of confidence in himself after nine relatively ineffectual months in office.