Marine Le Pen to run for French presidency and appeal conviction in top court
Tue, 07 Jul 2026 19:55:59 GMTThe hard-right National Rally leader has ended months of speculation, after a court ruled she could run but would have to wear a tag for a year.
Russian fuel shortages bite – but will Putin change tack in Ukraine war?
Wed, 08 Jul 2026 05:05:31 GMTEven in Moscow, authorities are unable to guarantee fuel supplies, but will economic pressure lead to talks or escalation?
Hungary's public news broadcasts halted in bid to scrap Orban-era propaganda
Tue, 07 Jul 2026 18:34:45 GMTThe country's main state TV channel displayed a message saying it was "sorry" for lying on Tuesday.
Will Le Pen rise again? French nationalist leader defiant after court's ruling
Wed, 08 Jul 2026 03:22:46 GMTWithin hours of a court of appeal confirming a guilty verdict, Marine Le Pen had already launched her presidential campaign.
France's Marine Le Pen, fighting court conviction and running for presidency
Tue, 07 Jul 2026 21:22:25 GMTA profile of France's hard-right leader who leads the polls - but now faces a court challenge to her conviction for embezzlement.
Nato allies announce £37bn for new missile project
Wed, 08 Jul 2026 05:57:53 GMTPrime Minister Sir Keir Starmer will convene around a dozen leaders to discuss the programme in Ankara.
Woman suspected of Monaco bomb attack found dead in Ukraine
Tue, 07 Jul 2026 17:58:48 GMTPolice had been hunting Anastasiia Berezovska after a Ukrainian millionaire was injured in the blast.
Zelensky presses Nato for air defence systems after intense Russian strikes
Tue, 07 Jul 2026 13:24:52 GMTThe Ukrainian president says "decisions for air defence" should be "one of the key outcomes" of this week's summit in Turkey.
'Overturn this' - Belgium taunt US and say Trump move fired them up
Tue, 07 Jul 2026 07:07:29 GMTBelgium's Nicolas Raskin says Fifa's decision to allow US striker Folarin Balogun to play against them fired them up for the last-16 tie in Seattle.
Mbappe condemns racist posts from Paraguay senator
Tue, 07 Jul 2026 08:51:24 GMTFrance forward Kylian Mbappe condemns a Paraguayan senator as "despicable" and unworthy of her position after she made a number of racist remarks mocking his origin and education.
Frenchman convicted of 2020 murder of wife confesses from jail
Mon, 06 Jul 2026 15:14:43 GMTCédric Jubillar, who previously denied killing his wife, was convicted despite her body not being found.
Ukraine warns of interceptor missile shortage as 23 killed in Kyiv region
Mon, 06 Jul 2026 21:02:37 GMTPresident Zelensky says Sunday's "massive Russian attack" on Kyiv consisted of 68 missiles and 351 strike drones.
Presidency bid while continuing court fight a gamble for Le Pen
Tue, 07 Jul 2026 20:13:13 GMTHard-right leader Marine Le Pen is appealing her case to France's top civil court, but it could backfire.
Jordan Bardella: The 'blank canvas' who could be France's youngest president
Tue, 07 Jul 2026 06:37:31 GMTNow president of National Rally, Bardella could become the party's candidate for next year's presidential election if Marine Le Pen is barred.
Jailers and officials at Russia's 'torture prisons' in Ukraine exposed by BBC
Mon, 06 Jul 2026 23:55:53 GMTFormer prisoners accuse the men of abuse in detention centres and want to see them brought to trial.
'It is not normal' - but extraordinary Djokovic defies odds once again
Tue, 07 Jul 2026 23:46:39 GMTIt is worth remembering that what you are watching is not normal - but Novak Djokovic is anything but ordinary in another thrilling Wimbledon match.
Why European backlash over Trump intervention won't worry Infantino
Tue, 07 Jul 2026 08:02:38 GMTAfter 10 years as Fifa president, could the Folarin Balogun controversy tip the balance against Gianni Infantino? Don't bet on it.
Watch: Marine Le Pen confirms run for French presidency
Tue, 07 Jul 2026 20:21:11 GMTThe National Rally leader also said she will attempt to appeal an embezzlement conviction.
Russian attack leaves gaping hole in Kyiv residential building
Mon, 06 Jul 2026 13:07:23 GMTThe BBC's Sarah Rainsford is at the scene of one of the blasts to hit Ukraine's capital overnight.
Why Ukrainian strikes on annexed Crimea are a blow to Putin
Mon, 06 Jul 2026 06:00:05 GMTEastern Europe correspondent Sarah Rainsford explains why Crimea is a target for Kyiv, and why the peninsula matters to Vladimir Putin.
Moment huge waterspout twirls over lake in Germany
Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:54:46 GMTThe phenomenon formed over a Lake Constance near the southern German city of Friedrichshafen.
