Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a truce for Orthodox Easter, with Vladimir Putin saying he's ordered Russian troops to cease fire "in all directions" this weekend. The declaration from Moscow came after Volodymyr Zelensky issued repeated calls for a ceasefire, all ignored by the Kremlin. Now Putin has announced …

Canada's Mark Carney 'so proud' of astronauts in call to Artemis II Jeremy Hansen received a call from the prime minister as Canada's first astronaut to travel into deep space as part of the Artemis II mission. US & Canada Watch: BBC asks Artemis II crew a question in space …

First Lady Melania Trump has denied connections to Jeffrey Epstein, telling reporters at the White House that any claims linking the two "need to end today". There was no prior indication from her office that she would make a statement on Epstein, and the White House did not share the …

Putting up bird feeders in your garden may seem kind but it could be putting some species at serious risk, according to the UK's largest bird charity. Millions of us regularly put out food in the hope of attracting our feathered friends, but the Royal Society for the Protection of …

A man wearing a blank expression was the first in the dock. He had sent intimate pictures of his genitals to a 13-year-old girl and was found in possession of almost 200 indecent images of children. Calling him a "depraved individual", the judge at Nottingham Crown Court handed him a …

The best hope for the ceasefire talks in Pakistan is that both the United States and Iran have strong reasons to call a halt to the war. The biggest obstacle to their success is a total absence of trust, no discernible common ground and the fact that Israel, America's full …

The UK must become more resilient to deal with a "volatile and dangerous" world where "shocks" like the conflict in Iran are frequent, the prime minister has warned. Writing in The Guardian, Sir Keir Starmer said he was "thinking about the long-term, and remaking this country" so that people "are …

Is BTS losing its K-pop identity as it aims for a bigger world stage? "BTS 2. 0 is just getting started!" J-Hope declared as he stood alongside the other six members of the world's biggest band. It was 21 March and, after a long break, J-Hope, RM, Suga, Jin, Jimin, …

'Fragile ceasefire at risk' and 'Putin mocks Starmer' "And still it goes on" says the Daily Mirror, with its main picture showing burning cars following an Israeli strike on Beirut. It says "cracks" are showing in the ceasefire deal, calling Israel's attacks "brutal". The Daily Mail says the ceasefire is …

He's Australia's most decorated soldier. Now he's at the centre of a historic war crimes case One of the most significant moments in Australian military history unfolded without fanfare on a tarmac at Sydney airport, when Ben Roberts-Smith was calmly escorted off a plane and into a waiting police car. …