BBC NEWS – World | World News & Events

Russia's leader apologises over the downing of an Azerbaijani plane in Russian airspace - without directly taking blame. ...[TheTopNews] Read More.

The new president is set to be inaugurated on Sunday, but the current president is refusing to step down. ...[TheTopNews] Read More.

Sir Keir Starmer is invited to an EU summit in February - the first of its type since the Brexit negotiations. ...[TheTopNews] Read More.

Climate change caused 41 additional days of dangerous heat and extreme weather, say scientists. ...[TheTopNews] Read More.

Out of 46 countries where elections were held, nearly two-thirds saw numbers of women elected fall - BBC finds. ...[TheTopNews] Read More.