Why is it so hard to pass through the Strait of Hormuz?Around 20% of the world’s oil supply normally passes through the Strait of Hormuz - the narrow waterway between Iran and the horn-like tip of...

How Russia's threat forced Germany to radically rethink its military2 hours agoAlan LittleSenior correspondentBBCGeneral Carsten Breuer is a man in a hurry. As head of Germany's armed forces he's the...

Milou Verhoof was 17 when Oosterhoff administered his lethal injection (Image: Illumina Films)A Dutch psychiatrist reportedly faces examination after a profile revealed how he administered lethal...

Noelia Castillo Ramos died on Thursday at the age of 25 (Image: -)A 25 year old Spanish woman, who was left quadriplegic after leaping from a fifth-floor window following a gang rape, was euthanised...

A Russian soldier has claimed that men from rehabilitation centres are being sent to fight on the front lines in Ukraine. In a recent video, the unnamed serviceman described a steady influx of new...

Estonia and Latvia say territories hit by stray Ukrainian drones1 day agoLaura GozziEstonian Public BroadcastingUkrainian drones entered Estonian and Latvian air spaces from Russia overnight, with...

Russia launches 948 drones at Ukraine in largest attack over 24-hour period21 hours agoLaura GozziandJaroslav LukivRussia has launched the largest aerial attack on Ukraine over a 24-hour period since...

Estonia and Latvia say territories hit by stray Ukrainian drones47 minutes agoLaura GozziEstonian Public BroadcastingUkrainian drones entered Estonian and Latvian air spaces from Russia overnight,...

Ukraine Unesco site damaged as Russia launches 400 drones in deadly daytime attack29 minutes agoLaura GozziRussia has launched an unusual daytime attack on Ukraine, hitting cities across the west of...

Irish government to cut excise duty on diesel and petrol27 minutes agoJohn CampbellEconomics and business editor, BBC News NIGetty ImagesExcise duty on petrol and diesel is set to be cut by the Irish...

Slovenia becomes first EU country to introduce fuel rationing14 hours agoGuy DelauneyBBC Balkans correspondent in LjubljanaReutersSlovenia has become the first EU member state to implement fuel...

Slovenia becomes first EU country to introduce fuel rationing9 minutes agoGuy DelauneyBBC Balkans correspondent in LjubljanaReutersSlovenia has become the first EU member state to implement fuel...

Germany has a shortage of workers - so it's turning to India for help27 minutes agoTim ManselBusiness reporter, Weil am Rhein, southwest GermanyBBCGermany is continuing to struggle with a shortage of...