It all sounded so promising: A NATO-style mutual defence guarantee for Ukraine, provided by the US, and agreed to by Vladimir Putin.

Gaza City residents say Israel carried out intense overnight bombardments as it prepares a controversial offensive to take control of the area.

Tourists have been warned not to enter the sea on the Costa Blanca in southern Spain after a poisonous sea creature was spotted.

Italian police have arrested a Ukrainian man suspected of coordinating the 2022 attacks on the Nord Stream pipelines, Germany's prosecutor general said on Thursday.

Vienna has been chosen to host the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest.

Blindfolded and under armed guard, a captured ISIS fighter is brought before us.

Israel has said it has begun the first stages of its takeover of Gaza City - as the UK condemned the approval of plans for a new West Bank settlement.

Boxers who want to compete in the women's division at next month's World Boxing Championships in Liverpool will need to undergo tests to determine their sex.

The UK has condemned Israel's approval of plans for a new West Bank settlement, which has been hailed as "erasing" the idea of a Palestinian state by an Israeli minister.

The family of a father who disappeared with his three children nearly four years ago in New Zealand have broken their silence to appeal for him to return home.

Israel will call up 60,000 reservists as it prepares to launch an expanded military operation in Gaza City.

The makers of Labubu dolls - popular with celebrities including Rihanna and David Beckham - reported a near 400% increase in profits in the first half of this year after demand for the ugly-cute toys soared.

An actor and musician whose mother was the victim of a suspected murder-suicide in France has urged her friends not to attend his stepfather's funeral.

An investigation has been launched into the death of an internet streamer who was known for taking part in extreme online challenges.

A new tiny moon has been identified orbiting the planet Uranus, according to NASA.

A man suspected of ramming a car into a Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg has been charged with murder.

Promises of security guarantees for Ukraine have been lauded as "game-changing" and "historic" in the hope of bringing an end to the war with Russia.

One of Sweden's most famous wooden churches is being moved to a new site - to prevent it from being swallowed by the world's largest underground iron-ore mine.

Thousands have fled parts of Gaza City in recent days amid airstrikes and advancing Israeli troops, new satellite imagery shows.

The family of a British couple, detained in Iran on espionage charges, says they are "seriously worried" after the pair were moved to the country's "harshest prisons".

A latest Gaza ceasefire proposal approved by Hamas is "almost identical" to that put forward by US special envoy Steve Witkoff, a spokesperson for Qatar's foreign ministry has said.

A woman who was sexually assaulted on a flight to London has challenged government rules that disqualify her from a compensation scheme.

Kim Jong Un has toured his country's latest battleship - three months after he lambasted the botched launch of another vessel.

It's always wise to let the dust settle before reaching conclusions with this presidency.