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BBC News Decades after training, 90-year-old finally goes to space

Ed Dwight was the first black astronaut candidate in 1961 - but was never picked for a Nasa mission.

BBC News Netanyahu denounces bid to arrest him over Gaza war

Israel's prime minister lambasts the ICC, saying it has compared Israel to "mass murderers".

BBC News Ship that hit Baltimore bridge on the move again

The operation to move the Dali to a nearby terminal will take 21 hours, according to engineers.

BBC News Iran declares five days of mourning for president

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Kamenei offered condolences after the deaths of the president and foreign minister.

BBC News Spain demands apology after PM's wife called 'corrupt'

Argentina's president Javier Milei made the remarks at a far-right political rally in Madrid.

BBC News Ship that hit Baltimore bridge on the move again

The operation to move the Dali to a nearby terminal will take 21 hours, according to engineers.

BBC News ICC prosecutor seeks arrest of Israeli and Hamas leaders

They are wanted for alleged war crimes committed in the 7 October attacks and the war which followed.

BBC News President Ebrahim Raisi's mixed legacy in Iran

While some support his hard line stance, President Raisi also has many detractors.

BBC News Assange wins right to challenge US extradition

It means Mr Assange can remain in the UK for now and challenge US assurances over his prospective trial.

BBC News ChatGPT to lose voice over Johansson similarity

The flirty, conversational upgrade to OpenAI's chatbot has been compared by some to 2013 film Her.

BBC News South Africa's top court bars Zuma from standing in election

Ex-President Jacob Zuma's 15-month prison sentence disqualifies him from being a lawmaker.

BBC News Ship that hit Baltimore bridge on the move again

The operation to move the Dali to a nearby terminal will take 21 hours, according to engineers.

BBC News Assange wins right to challenge US extradition

The decision means Mr Assange will remain in the UK and be able to challenge US assurances over his prospective trial.

BBC News Ebrahim Raisi: What we know about deadly Iran helicopter crash

Authorities have not yet given a cause for the crash that killed Iran's president and seven others.

BBC News South Africa's top court bars Zuma from standing in election

Ex-President Jacob Zuma's 15-month prison sentence disqualifies him from being a lawmaker.