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BBC News Global markets jittery after sharp share price falls

UK and European stock markets are subdued despite a rebound on Japan's Nikkei index.

BBC News Kamala Harris poised to announce her running mate

The vice-president's running mate will join her on a whirlwind five-day tour of battleground states this week.

BBC News US funeral home fined $950m in decaying bodies case

Some 190 decaying bodies were discovered at the Return to Nature home by authorities last year.

BBC News Global markets steady after sharp share price falls

The Nikkei 225 in Tokyo regained most of its losses, while UK and European stock markets rose.

BBC News Japan stocks jump in record daily gain after slump

The Nikkei 225 in Tokyo regained most of its losses on Tuesday after slumping the previous day.

BBC News The small African country with the world's highest suicide rate

A look at Lesotho, where more people take their own lives than anywhere else in the world.

BBC News Japan stocks jump in record daily gain after slump

The Nikkei 225 in Tokyo regained most of its losses on Tuesday after slumping the previous day.

BBC News India steps up border security after Bangladesh crisis

India shares a long border with Bangladesh and is worried that tensions could spill over.

BBC News Japan stocks jump 10% after global markets slump

Shares on the Tokyo Stock Exchange recover some of its losses after Monday's global market sell-off

BBC News 'No choice' but to shut X San Francisco office - Musk

X chief executive, Linda Yaccarino, reportedly told employees they would be moving to other offices

BBC News Biden convenes national security team as fears of Iran attack grow

Iran has vowed to respond to the killing of Hamas' political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran last week.

BBC News Sheikh Hasina: The pro-democracy icon who became an autocrat

Sheikh Hasina is credited for the country's economic progress but also accused of authoritarianism.

BBC News Biden convenes national security team as fears of Iran attack grow

Iran has vowed to respond to the killing of Hamas' political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran last week.

BBC News Five dead as Tropical Storm Debby soaks south-eastern US

The storm is now expected to bring heavy flooding to parts of Georgia and the Carolinas in the coming days.

BBC News Japan stocks jump 10% after global markets slump

Shares on the Tokyo Stock Exchange recover some of its losses after Monday's global market sell-off