BBC nieuws

• Critical moment to ramp up support for Ukraine, European allies say

  Volodymyr Zelensky and the leaders of France, Germany and the UK held talks in London to discuss the latest US efforts to end the war in Ukraine.

• European leaders walk tightrope between backing Ukraine and keeping US on board

  Europe's leaders are trying to avoid alienating Donald Trump while fighting for Ukrainian sovereignty and future continental stability.

• Thousands flee Thai-Cambodia border after deadly clashes

  At least five people have been killed in the most serious confrontation between both sides since July.

• Israel to review reports that troops killed three-year-old in Gaza

  Israel says it is unaware of a strike, but is investigating the reported death of the child in southern Gaza.

• Paramount launches rival bid for Warner Bros Discovery

  The Hollywood battle to buy Warner Bros Discovery is shaping up to be a blockbuster.

• Elon Musk's X bans European Commission from making ads after €120m fine

  The EU regulator had fined the social media platform over its "deceptive" blue tick badges.

• Major earthquake strikes Japan's north-east coast

  The magnitude 7.6 tremor prompts orders to evacuate residents.

• Hunt under way for Benin coup plotters as two hostages reportedly freed

  Nigeria sent fighter jets to help oust the mutineers from the national broadcaster and a military camp.

• Thieves snatch eight Matisse artworks from library in Brazil

  One of the alleged thieves has been arrested, authorities say, after he was identified using the city's extensive security camera system.

• US Supreme Court appears poised to expand Trump's power to fire federal officials

  Trump v Slaughter, heard by the top court on Monday, is a case that could have major implications for the independence of some federal agencies.

• Man found guilty of Australian beach murder after hiding in India for years

  The half-buried body of 24-year-old Toyah Cordingley was discovered by her father in October 2018.

• About 100 abducted schoolchildren released in Nigeria

  Details of the release of the schoolchildren are still unclear and 165 people remain unaccounted for.

• Woman who blackmailed Son Heung-min gets four years in jail

  The woman claiming she was carrying the ex-Tottenham captain's child and extorted $200,000 from him.

• Japan protests after Chinese fighter jets lock radar on Japanese planes

  Tokyo has vowed a 'calm and resolute' response as tensions with Beijing continue to escalate.

• Death of Venezuelan opposition figure in custody 'vile', US says

  Alfredo Díaz, 56, died in prison cell on Saturday, human rights groups say, prompting opposition outcry.

• Water leak in Louvre damages hundreds of books

  The leak in the Egyptian department comes just weeks after a jewellery heist that put the museum's security infrastructure under scrutiny.

• New US security strategy aligns with Russia's vision, Moscow says

  The Kremlin welcomes the starkly worded document, which does not cast Russia as a threat to the US.

• Nightclub fire in India's Goa kills 25 staff and tourists

  Eyewitnesses described scenes of panic in one of Goa's bustling nightlife areas.

• Ukrainian city hit by 'massive' strike as peace talks in US conclude

  Russia carried out strikes on Kremenchuk, while its defence ministry said it had shot down 77 Ukrainian drones in several locations.

• Hong Kong votes in election as city mourns deadly fire

  The Legislative Council election is seen as a test of public sentiment following a deadly fire.

• Chernobyl radiation shield 'lost safety function' after drone strike, UN watchdog says

  The protective shield at the site of the 1986 disaster has lost its main safety function, the IAEA says.

• Katy Perry goes Instagram official with Justin Trudeau

  The pop star posted a string of photographs of herself and the former Canadian prime minister.

• Death toll from devastating Indonesia floods passes 900

  More than 100,000 homes were destroyed when powerful rains lashed the South East Asian country last week.

• Trump criticises Democrat he pardoned over not switching political parties

  Texas Representative Henry Cuellar is running for re-election as a Democrat after Trump pardoned him.

• Americans to get free entry to parks on Trump's birthday

  At the same time, the Trump administration is withdrawing free entry on Martin Luther King Jr Day and Juneteenth.

• Olympics flame arrives in Rome ahead of Winter Games

  The Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 is set to take place in February.

• Iran arrests marathon organisers over women not wearing hijab

  Images appeared online of unveiled women competing in the race on Friday.

• How Australia found itself battling big tech over social media for children

  Australia's policy is the culmination of years of pressure on tech companies over online safety, experts say.

• Jeremy Bowen: Syria feels lighter without the Assads' crushing weight - but now there are new problems

  One year into his rule Syria's leader has won over Trump and much of the West, but at home people know his weaknesses.

• White South Africans divided on US refugee offer

  Donald Trump says white South Africans are being persecuted and so qualify for asylum but black farmers are also being killed.