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Vladimir Putin announced the truce, which will last from Saturday afternoon on 11 April through Easter Sunday. BBC News

Both sides have reason to end the war but share no common ground. BBC News

In an attempt to allay the fears of voters, the candidate of the ruling coalition, Finance Minister Romuald Wadagni, 49, launched his campaign in March in Kandi, a strategic trading hub near the border with Niger and Nigeria, and then travelled to other parts of the north, including Banikoara and …

The announcement came after a massive wave of Israeli strikes on Lebanon on Wednesday which killed 303 people, according to health officials. BBC News

The first lady went on to say, ‘I am not Epstein’s victim. Epstein did not introduce me to Donald Trump’. BBC News

The BBC has been able to obtain testimony from parents and those trying to help children deal with the distress that comes with war. BBC News

According to her official website, she grew up in Rome, Monte Carlo and Paris and is now “actively involved in cultural, social and humanitarian initiatives that reflect her family’s heritage and values. She also participates in creative and philanthropic projects alongside her sister Princess Maria Chiara.” BBC News

A British man has appeared in court accused of fighting as a platoon leader for Somalia-based Islamist terrorist group Al Shabaab. Jermaine Grant, 43, is charged with directing Al Shabaab, attending commando training camps in the southern port city of Kismayu, in Somalia, and possession of an AK47 assault rifle …

The Irish government has asked the army to help remove vehicles blocking fuel depots as protests entered a third day. Haulage and agricultural businesses are angry about the response to rising fuel costs, and have also set up slow-moving convoys on motorways and disrupted major roads in Dublin. “The blocking …

Few heads of state command a cult following like the young world leader and military ruler of Burkina Faso, President Ibrahim Traoré. Even in the US, Donald Trump’s hypnotic power over his base is flickering as some of his staunchest supporters defect. Beyond their shared charismatic pull, faux-isolationism and nationalist …

A British man has been charged with directing the activities of Somalia-based Islamist terrorist group Al Shabaab. Jermaine Grant, 43, is also accused of attending an Al Shabaab commando training camp in the southern port city of Kismayu, in Somalia, and possession of an AK47 assault rifle for terrorist purposes. …

The four astronauts said they were returning to Earth with “so many more pictures, so many more stories”. BBC News

The BBC’s Science Editor Rebecca Morelle has spoken to the four Artemis II astronauts as they journey back home from their dramatic lunar fly-by that saw them travel further from Earth than any other humans. On what is expected to be their final call from the capsule before splashdown on …

Pope Leo XIV was seen spinning a basketball on his finger at his weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s Square. Players from the US exhibition basketball crew, the Harlem Globetrotters, aided the pontiff, who learned the new skill in front of a cheering crowd. BBC News

The US president says Nato “wasn’t there when we needed them” during the Iran war. BBC News

Donald Trump has repeated his criticism of NATO after holding talks with the alliance’s secretary general in Washington. Mark Rutte travelled to the White House hoping to calm the US president’s annoyance with fellow members for not supporting his war on Iran. Follow live: Iran war latest The conflict has …

Few heads of state command a cult following like the youngest world leader and military ruler of Burkina Faso, President Ibrahim Traoré. Even in the US, Donald Trump’s hypnotic power over his base is flickering as some of his staunchest supporters defect. Beyond their shared charismatic pull, faux-isolationism and nationalist …

A legal order seeking the golfer’s medications – including dosage and warnings about driving on pill bottles – will be issued later this month, court record shows. BBC News

BTS kick off their grandest tour, the largest in K-pop history, in Seoul on Thursday. The BBC is in the South Korean capital to explain everything you need to know about their comeback, after they went on hiatus for over three years to complete their mandatory military services. BBC News

A fire at the velodrome in Rio de Janeiro’s Olympic Park was brought under control early on 8 April, with no risk of it spreading to other parts of the complex and no injuries reported, fire officials said. Around 80 firefighters and 20 fire trucks tackled the blaze, the state’s …