Watch: Key moments from China's military paradePresident Xi Jinping showcased China's military might and unveiled new weapons during a parade in Beijing, marking 80 years since Japan's surrender in...

A shocking map of Ukraine pictured behind Russian generals appears to have betrayed Vladimir Putin's aim to seize two extra regions of the country. The Kremlin has laid claim to the regions of...

Hamas refuses to disarm until Palestinian state established4 hours agoThomas MackintoshBBC NewsEPA-EFE/REX/ShutterstockHamas has reaffirmed that it will not agree to disarm unless a sovereign...

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed Sir Keir Starmer’s decision to recognise a Palestinian state if Tel Aviv does not take steps to end the war in Gaza “rewards Hamas’s...

Kurdish PKK burns guns in cauldron in big step towards ending Turkey conflict3 days agoAyse SayinBBC Turkish, AnkaraPaul KirbyEurope digital editorAfter four decades of conflict with the Turkish...

Kurdish PKK to lay down arms in big step towards ending Turkey conflict27 minutes agoAyse SayinBBC Turkish in AnkaraPaul KirbyEurope digital editorDELIL SOULEIMAN/AFPAfter 40 years of armed struggle...