Judges have delivered verdicts on the defendants in a case that turned a 72-year-old woman into a feminist icon.
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Defendants face judgement for actions that led to beheading of French teacher
Eight people accused of abetting the jihadist murder of Samuel Paty will learn their fate in a Paris court.
Syria rebel leader dismisses controversy over photo with woman
Both liberals and conservatives criticised Ahmed al-Sharaa, after he asked the woman to cover her hair before the picture.
Italy’s deputy PM Salvini faces verdict in migrant rescue boat kidnap trial
Matteo Salvini is accused of kidnap and dereliction of duty for refusing to let a rescue boat dock in 2019.
Dozens of children killed in crush at Nigerian Christmas funfair
The widely advertised event saw large numbers of children show up, leading to a deadly crush.
Former N Korean soldiers tell BBC how troops fighting in Russia might fare
Army defectors say units sent to fight against Ukraine will have high morale but won’t be battle hardened.
Soldier-spies in Myanmar help pro-democracy rebels make crucial gains
Leaked intelligence from military spies is helping turn the civil war in the resistance’s favour, BBC finds.
Who are the men convicted in the Gisèle Pelicot rape trial?
Dominique Pelicot has been found guilty of drugging his ex-wife, Gisèle, raping her and inviting dozens of men to abuse her.
Watch BBC’s Steve Rosenberg challenge Putin on his 25 years in power in Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin was speaking at an annual end-of-year press conference.
Tate brothers human trafficking case sent back by Romanian court
A court upholds the influencer’s challenge of the human trafficking case against him and his brother.