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BBC News Russian anti-war teenager faces five years in jail after failed appeal

Arseny Turbin, one of Russia's youngest political prisoners, has lost an appeal to overturn his five-year jail sentence.

BBC News Germany engulfed by political crisis as Scholz coalition falls apart

Europe’s most powerful economy is left rudderless, when EU leaders are nervous about a new Trump presidency.

BBC News Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki spews giant column of ash

New volcanic eruptions have spread fresh panic among residents on the island of Flores.

BBC News Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki spews giant column of ash

New volcanic eruptions have spread fresh panic among residents on the island of Flores.

BBC News Talks under way to wind down Trump criminal cases

The justice department is said to be looking at closing prosecutions brought by special counsel Jack Smith.

BBC News What Elon Musk could gain from Trump's presidency

One of the president-elect's most visible supporters, Musk could be given a role in Trump's White House.

BBC News German coalition collapses after Scholz fires key minister

The chancellor said he would call a vote of confidence in his government early next year.

BBC News Israeli strikes kill at least 40 in east Lebanon - health ministry

An Israeli official said the strikes, in the Baalbek and Bekaa regions, targeted Hezbollah operatives.

BBC News Trump victory a challenge for Europe's leaders converging on Hungary

Leaders meeting in Budapest will be focused on Russia's war and fears of US isolationism.

BBC News German coalition collapses after Scholz fires key minister

The chancellor said he would call a vote of confidence in his government early next year.

BBC News Scot gets dream job as lighthouse keeper on remote Australian island

Sandy Duthie's "dream job" involves solitude, a 160-year history, and a colony of little penguins.

BBC News Whole of Cuba loses power as Hurricane Rafael hits

The category three storm made landfall on Wednesday and is expected to bring storm surges and floods.

BBC News Faeces, drugs and oil: Mystery of Sydney’s ‘tar’ balls solved

Beaches including Bondi were closed for days and a clean-up ordered after thousands of black deposits started appearing.

BBC News 2024 on track to be world's warmest year on record

It is also set to be the world's first breach of 1.5C of warming across an entire calendar year.

BBC News The view from countries where Trump's win really matters

An opportunity, a respite or a security fear - we assess how Trump's return to power is being viewed elsewhere.

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