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The star died in California on Friday after being diagnosed with cancer, her publicist says.

The response is seen as neither an explicit rejection nor clear acceptance of the proposal, but US envoy Steve Witkoff has branded it "unacceptable".

The tech mogul, whose time as a special government employee has ended, attributed the bruise to rough-housing with his five-year-old son.

The French president spoke at the Shangri-la Dialogue, a high-level Asia defence summit in Singapore.

Data shows that Russian fossil fuel revenues are three times higher than aid allocated to Ukraine.

Tariffs will remain in place while a legal battle over Trump's tariffs continues.

The case pits the government's power over student visas against Harvard's free speech rights

The couple filed for divorce this month after announcing their separation in September 2023.

The Kenyan author sent shockwaves through African literature by refusing to write in English.

The two men were arrested after a high-speed chase in Texas, just days after they fled a Louisiana jail with eighth other inmates.

The advance may be linked to Moscow's attempts to create "buffer zones" along the border, Ukrainian regional authorities say.

Criticism is growing after several top positions go to members of the president's ethnic Yoruba group.

The vote comes after the impeachment and removal of former president Yoon Suk Yeol.

Joseph Kabila is now in rebel-held Goma, according to the M23 armed group and a party official.

Israeli opposition leaders condemned attacks on Palestinians as "racist" and a disgrace to Judaism.

Taree, a city in New South Wales, Australia has been among the worst impacted by record levels of rainfall.

Malnourished five-month-old baby Siwar is now out of hospital in Gaza - but as we found, she and her family are struggling.

Iranian officials say the remarks are “blatant interference” in the country’s internal affairs.

Anna Holligan transformed her bike into a mobile studio for the BBC in Amsterdam - now it has vanished.

The Ferrari driven to victory by Formula One legend Michael Schumacher at the 2001 Monaco Grand Prix is sold for £13.43m at auction.

The prestigious film festival was disrupted, about 160,000 homes were without power and businesses were left without power.

As Arctic ice melts, global powers seize new opportunities to extract oil, speed up trade and boost their military presence.

The robbers have been given jail time for stealing millions of dollars' worth of jewellery belonging to the US celebrity.

This has been a tumultuous week for the Jewish state, the BBC's Paul Adams writes.

"If I'm wrong, I'm ready to be punished by law," wrote Kenishaa Francis

All six presidential candidates' names are banned in Starbucks stores to "maintain neutrality".

The German military has not permanently stationed troops on foreign soil since World War Two.

The move escalates the administration's row with America's oldest university over hiring, admissions and teaching practices.

The Trump administration says it is deporting eight criminal "monsters", as immigration attorneys challenge the move.

Protesters were seen in videos calling for an end to the war and the removal of the armed group from Gaza

The PM sounded genuinely angry at Israel's aid blockade and expanded Gaza offensive, writes diplomatic correspondent Paul Adams.

At least three people have died in the flooding which swept across southern France.

The US president holds talks with leaders of both countries in the latest efforts to end the fighting.

A deal between the UK and European Union (EU) has been agreed at a post-Brexit leaders summit in London.

"Fear managed to defeat fury" is how one analyst interpreted liberal Nicusor Dan beating hard-right George Simion to the presidency.

The 24-year-old took the title at the Eurovision competition with the song Wasted Love.

Rafal Trzaskowski is set to face conservative historian Karol Nawrocki in a second round run-off.

Authorities are examining the site in New York to determine how the collision, which killed two, occurred.

PK Rosy, the first actress in Malayalam cinema, was hounded out of her home after playing the role of an upper caste woman.

No one from a nearby fertility clinic was harmed, but one person was killed and several were injured.

Police have not confirmed the number of deaths but said there were five people on board in total.

Authorities say they never allowed Mr Beast to film at their pyramid heritage sites for profit.

The man, described as a high-ranking diplomat, was arrested on Sunday and released on Wednesday.

A manuscript, once considered an unofficial copy of Magna Carta, is now believed to be genuine and ''one of the world's most valuable documents''.

The singer was taken into custody in Manchester over an alleged altercation at a Mayfair nightclub.

Marco Rubio says he does not have high expectations for Ukraine-Russia peace talks due to be held in Turkey.

Several other people have been injured and are receiving medical treatment, a local official says.

Israel alleges several buildings are being used by Hamas. Local authorities and aid agencies say thousands of civilians are sheltering there.

Syria's interim leader met the US president in Riyadh after he announced he would lift sanctions on Syria.

Prime Minister Mark Carney's cabinet reshuffle includes changes to the core team overseeing the currently fraught US-Canada relationship.

President Trump's visit comes after years of strained relations between the Saudis and Joe Biden.

The celebrity businesswoman grew tearful as she gave evidence in the trial of 10 people accused of robbing her at gunpoint.

A masked gang tried to abduct the woman and her young son in the latest gang attack in France.

The rapper has pleaded not guilty to charges including racketeering, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution.

The Canadian hip-hop artist is serving a 10-year sentence for shooting and injuring Megan Thee Stallion.

The 21-year-old is the first hostage to be released since a ceasefire came to an end in March.

Israeli settler Moshe Sharvit established a so-called 'outpost' in occupied West Bank

"I will be waiting for Putin in Türkiye on Thursday. Personally," the Ukrainian leader writes after Trump urged him to "have the meeting, now!"

The aircraft is intended for use as a presidential plane, which will then be donated to Trump's library.

Since the trade war began, crossings between the US and Canada are down some 17%. What has that cost towns such as Port Huron and Michigan?

Eurovision songwriters, judges and more discuss crafting the ideal anthem.

Delhi and Islamabad accused each other of breaching a ceasefire brokered after four days of cross-border attacks.

Scrutiny about the way the latest pope might run the Catholic Church started the moment he stepped on to the balcony.

He was arrested in 2004 after being part of a failed coup to overthrow Equatorial Guinea's ruler.

Her arrest follows the White House's crackdown on what it has classified as antisemitism on US campuses.

Both sides accuse each other of military attacks as the international community calls for calm.

Speaking from the Vatican balcony just after being unveiled as the new pontiff, he paid tribute to his predecessor and called for unity.

The signal means more voting will take place tomorrow as a new pope has not yet been chosen.

The UK Home Office was unable to process Julius Malema's application in time for his trip, the High Commission says.

A new people-smuggling route opens up crossing a lake into Kenya, but it is proving deadly for some Eritreans.

The Canadian PM responds firmly as the president proposes a "wonderful marriage" of incorporating Canada into the US.

The European Union vowed to end energy relations with Russia after Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

The 81-year-old man said he had no choice but to shoot the animal after it attacked him during a hunt.

Experts say the federal government would have to overcome enormous hurdles to turn Alcatraz back into a prison.

A spokesman for the Houthi-run health ministry said at least 21 people were injured in the attack.

Kyiv says it struck a drone command centre in border village and insists forces remain inside Russian region

This is the first Met Gala in more than two decades to focus exclusively on menswear.

Miners were kidnapped and killed in a Peruvian gold mine after a confrontation with a criminal gang.

A large-scale bomb attack was thwarted by police before Gaga's first concert in Brazil since 2012.

One man accused of killing an Alawite during the sectarian violence in March tells the BBC that armed civilians were advised and monitored by government forces.

'This is not something I'm looking to do,' Trump says about speculation he may run again in 2028.

The Spanish grid operator said the preliminary assessment suggests there was no cyber attack.

The People's Action Party won by a landslide in an election dominated by concerns over the cost of living and the economy.

Thirty crew members were rescued from the vessel, while one person remains missing, Peru's defence ministry says.

Joseph Czuba was convicted for targeting the child and his mother over their Muslim faith shortly after the start of the Israel-Gaza war.

The announcement comes after North Korea confirmed for the first time its soldiers are fighting alongside Russia.

Chinese Australians are a crucial group that deserted the conservative Liberal-National coalition in the last election.

The levies will weigh on the iPhone maker, despite Trump's decision to spare key electronics from the new import taxes.

More than 50,000 police officers are deployed to the Turkish capital and public transport is shut down.