Almost 20,000 people visited Sydney's Botanic Gardens to catch a whiff of a rare plant in bloom.

An IDF attack on a Lebanese apartment block targeting Hezbollah killed mostly civilians, BBC finds.

Palestinian health authorities estimate 10,000 people are likely to be dead beneath Gaza's ruins.

Several Afghans tell the BBC the US has "turned its back" on them, despite years of working alongside Americans in Afghanistan.

Analysts say the return suggests that Moscow is preparing to evacuate one of its most valuable overseas bases.

Engineers are working on systems that can turn lunar regolith into useful elements like oxygen.

"I was scared he had come to beat me or finish me off," a government critic tells the BBC about his ordeal.

Since the protests in 2020 the Lukashenko government has brutally repressed political opponents.

Some are moving to so-called "climate havens" in the Great Lakes region to avoid climate disasters.

Several Afghans tell the BBC the US has "turned its back" on them, despite years of working alongside Americans in Afghanistan.

Government employees received emails threatening "consequences" if they did not report DEI work to the White House.

Under the terms, the opioid maker agreed to pay $900m, and the family behind it agreed to pay up to $6.5bn.

Palestinian health authorities estimate 10,000 people are likely to be dead beneath Gaza's ruins.

The BBC spoke to couples who married at a Bangkok mall to ask what the legalisation means to them.

Europe's highest human rights court ruled the refusal of sex is not a valid ground for fault in a divorce.

At least 17 people, mostly children, have died unexplained deaths in the same village in Jammu.

Analysts say the return suggests that Moscow is preparing to evacuate one of its most valuable overseas bases.

Friedrich Merz says he will close Germany's borders to irregular migrants, including those with a right to protection.

Karim Khan is seeking arrest warrants for the Taliban government's Supreme Leader and chief justice.

Celebrity jewellery designer Lynn Ban has died weeks after a ski accident on Christmas Eve.

The BBC spoke to couples who married at a Bangkok mall to ask what the legalisation means to them.

The price to climb the world's tallest peak will soon increase for the first time in almost a decade.

LGBT couples now have the same rights as any other couple - the culmination of a decades-long campaign.

Friedrich Merz says he will close Germany's borders to irregular migrants, including those with a right to protection.

LGBT couples now have the same rights as any other couple - the culmination of a decades-long campaign.

The Facebook and Instagram owner says the official profiles were updated to reflect the new position holders.

More than twice the size of greater London, the expanse of ice is unpredictable and dangerous.

Authorities warn Thursday is "the period of greatest concern" as conditions remain extremely dry.

At least 17 people, mostly children, have died unexplained deaths in the same village in Jammu.