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Maia Davies and Laura Gozzi Five hours of talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump's senior negotiator appear to have failed to produce a breakthrough on securing a Ukraine peace deal. A Kremlin spokesman said the Moscow meeting was "constructive", but parts of the plan remained unacceptable to Russia. Trump's special

Five South Africans have appeared in court on charges relating to recruitment and fighting for Russia in its war with Ukraine, amid allegations that 17 South Africans had been tricked on to the frontlines of the conflict. A female suspect was arrested on Thursday on her return to South Africa at OR Tambo international airport

Archie Mitchell and Rachel Clun, Business reporters BBC/House of Commons Richard Hughes said he took "full responsibility" for the shortcomings identified in the report; Rachel Reeves thanked him for his service The chairman of the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has resigned following the Budget day error which saw a key document published early. Richard

African leaders are pushing to have colonial-era crimes recognised, criminalised and addressed through reparations. At a conference in the Algerian capital, Algiers, diplomats and leaders convened to advance an African Union resolution passed at a meeting earlier this year calling for justice and reparations for victims of colonialism. Algerian foreign minister Ahmed Attaf said Algeria’s

Joel Gunter, Hannah O'Grady & Rory Tinman BBC Two former heads of all UK Special Forces suppressed evidence of possible SAS war crimes, a former high-ranking officer has told a public inquiry in closed evidence sessions. The officer, who was among the most senior in special forces, said he had passed what he called "explosive"

Seher Asaf and Patrick Jackson Matt Humphrey Sir Tom Stoppard, one of the UK’s best-known playwrights, has died aged 88, his agents have announced. Sir Tom, who won an Oscar and a Golden Globe for the screenplay for Shakespeare In Love, "died peacefully at home in Dorset, surrounded by his family". King Charles III and

A daughter of the former South African president Jacob Zuma has resigned as an MP, after being accused of tricking 17 South African men into fighting for Russia in Ukraine by telling them they were travelling to Russia to train as bodyguards for the Zumas’ uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party. Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, 43, the most visible

Theo Leggett, International business correspondent and Yang Tian, BBC News Thousands of Airbus planes have been grounded after it was discovered that intense solar radiation could interfere with onboard flight control computers, leading to delays around the world. Around 6,000 A320 planes are thought to be affected, half the European firm's global fleet, but it

Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau have announced they are taking “total control” of the west African country, three days after elections that both the two main presidential contenders claim to have won. Military officers said they were suspending Guinea-Bissau’s electoral process and closing its borders, in a statement read out at the army’s headquarters in the capital

Henry Zeffman, Chief political correspondent and Paul Seddon, Political reporter Getty Images The government has U-turned on its manifesto commitment to offer all workers the right to claim unfair dismissal from their first day in a job. Ministers now plan to introduce the right after six months instead, after business groups voiced concerns it would