Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump have met in Rome ahead of Pope Francis' funeral.Officials from both parties confirmed the meeting had taken place, with the White…

Lucy Gilder, Jake Horton and the Data Science teamBBC VerifyBBCElon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) - set up to cut US government spending - claims to have saved, on…

Virginia Giuffre, who accused Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein of sexual abuse, has died by suicide aged 41, her family has said.Giuffre was one of the most outspoken accusers of…

Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have signed an agreement to respect each other's sovereignty and come up with a draft peace deal by 2 May. The deal was…

Pope Francis refused to heed advice to slow down in his final few years, preferring to "die with his boots on", according to a close aide.In an exclusive interview with…

Luigi Mangione has pleaded not guilty to all federal charges brought over the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York last year.The 26 year old, who was…

BBC News correspondent Maryam Moshiri explains why the late Pope Francis won't be buried in the Vatican, breaking a 100-year-old tradition. Instead, on Saturday he will be buried at one…

ReutersWorld leaders may be gathering on Saturday to pay their respects to a fellow statesman whose church has more members than their states have citizens.But they may also use the…

APThe seat at the Vatican had been vacant for two days when a group of grey-clad nuns stood on St Peter's Square and started to sing.Softly at first then louder,…

Sammy AwamiBBC News, KarongaBBC / Sammy AwamiJeniffa Mshani says small traders, mostly women, are being harassed at the borderTraders are counting their losses as Tanzania clamps down on people trying…