Watch: Mineral deal still “ready to sign”, Zelensky tells the BBC Volodymyr Zelensky has said he is still “ready to sign” a US-Ukraine minerals deal after leaving the White House without it being agreed. Ukraine’s president said in response to a question from the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg that, despite a …

For the third week in a row, Pope Francis has been unable to deliver his traditional Angelus prayer in person, with the Vatican publishing his written comments instead. The Vatican said the text, sent from his hospital room in Rome, had been written “in the past few days”. In it, …

George Sandeman and Giulia Imbert BBC News AFP Wikie, pictured with her calf in 2011, needs to be rehoused after her marine zoo home shut in January The uncertain future of two killer whales is no closer to being resolved despite the closure of their marine zoo home two months …

James Waterhouse BBC News, Kyiv Watch: ‘Unpleasant to see’ – Ukrainians react to Trump and Zelensky’s spat Whether or not President Volodymyr Zelensky was ambushed or should have been more diplomatic in the Oval Office, it was a disastrous visit for Ukraine. For those watching in Kyiv, the future of …

European leaders have rallied behind Volodymyr Zelensky after Donald Trump’s furious exchange with the Ukrainian president in the White House. The leaders of Germany, France, Spain, Poland and the Netherlands were among those who posted social media messages backing Ukraine – with Zelensky responding directly to each one to thank …

Friday’s drama in the Oval Office sparked a swift reaction from many world leaders. But not from Vladimir Putin. There’s been no comment so far from the Kremlin leader. Then again, he doesn’t really need to say anything. President Putin can afford to sit back and watch events unfold. Donald …

Ukrainians have reacted to a clash between President Volodymyr Zelensky, US President Donald Trump and Vice-president JD Vance in the Oval Office. During the fiery exchange, the US president accused Zelensky of “gambling with World War Three” and told him that he should be “thankful” to the US. Zelensky was …

Outlawed Kurdish group the PKK has declared a ceasefire with Turkey after its jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan called on the movement to lay down its arms and dissolve itself. In a statement on Saturday, the PKK said it hoped Turkey would release Ocalan, who has been imprisoned in solitary confinement …

Drone footage shows firefighters tackling a huge fire in the eastern Olomouc region of the Czech Republic after a train derailed. The regional fire service said tanks containing the flammable chemical benzene were damaged in the derailment. It added on Friday afternoon that aerial support was at the scene, while …

The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen said EU and India were pushing to get a free trade agreement during this year. “I am well aware it will not be easy. But I also know that timing and determination counts,” von der Leyen said in Delhi, adding …

Romania’s Justice Minister Radu Marinescu has called for a public explanation into why controversial social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate were allowed to leave the country on Thursday. The brothers – who are currently facing charges including human trafficking in Romania – had been under a travel ban for …

Kostas Koukoumakas In Athens Reuters Protesters in Athens held up placards with numbers to remember the 57 who died Greeks are holding their biggest protests for years and taking part in a general strike to mark the second anniversary of a rail disaster that left 57 dead and dozens more …

Georgina Rannard Climate and science reporter Guido Giordano Fragments of the glass brain as big as 2cm were found Nearly 2,000 years after a young man died in the Vesuvius volcanic eruption, scientists have discovered that his brain was preserved when it turned to glass in an extremely hot cloud …

Sceptics feared Zelensky would turn out to be a puppet leader, controlled by oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky who backed his campaign and had been under investigation for fraud and money laundering. But Zelensky proved to be more independent than his doubters thought, and the anti-corruption drive by his administration has had …

Bethany Bell BBC News, Vienna Reuters Christian Stocker of the conservatives (L) poses with the head of the SPÖ Andreas Babler and the Neos party head Beate Meinl-Reisinger Five months after the far-right Freedom Party won Austria’s general election, a three-way coalition looks set to exclude it from power. The …

Nick Thorpe, Mircea Barbu & Paul Kirby In Bucharest & London EPA Andrew Tate, in the foreground, is a former kickboxer who has described himself a misogynist British-American influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate – who are facing trial in Romania on charges of rape, trafficking minors and money laundering – …

Leaked audio instructions by Greek rescue co-ordinators have cast further doubt on Greece’s official version of events in the hours before a migrant boat sank along with up to 650 people onboard. The Adriana went down in the early hours of 14 June 2023 in international waters – but within …

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet US President Donald Trump in Washington on Friday to sign an agreement on sharing his country’s mineral resources, Trump has said. Zelensky has described the bilateral deal as preliminary, and said he wants further agreements which include US security guarantees to deter renewed Russian …

Nato previously described Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as the “most significant and direct threat to allies’ security”., external The alliance has not sent troops to Ukraine or enforced a no-fly zone over the country for fear of being pulled into a direct conflict with Russia. However, individual member states have …

Paris Saint-Germain will be in unfamiliar company in the Coupe de France quarter-finals on Wednesday when they take on Stade Briochin, a fourth-tier club that have gone from narrowly avoiding extinction to a series of giant killings. Stade Briochin have beaten higher-level opposition in each of the past three rounds, …