Wildfire in southern France forces evacuation of 10,000 people

06.07.2026 21:15 Tour de France organisers ban spectators from stage three as a wildfire hits the Pyrénées-Orientales region.

More than 1,000 arrested as part of global human trafficking crackdown

06.07.2026 21:15 Interpol says the vast majority of the 2,070 victims or potential victims identified were women being trafficked for sex.

Russian attack leaves gaping hole in Kyiv residential building

06.07.2026 21:15 The BBC's Sarah Rainsford is at the scene of one of the blasts to hit Ukraine's capital overnight.

Ukraine warns of interceptor missile shortage as 19 killed in Kyiv region

06.07.2026 15:00 President Zelensky says Sunday's "massive Russian attack" on Kyiv consisted of 68 missiles and 351 strike drones.

Marine Le Pen appeal verdict: Why this moment matters for France

06.07.2026 15:00 The leader of France's National Rally leads the opinion polls ahead of the 2027 presidential election and will now find out if she can stand.

Why Ukrainian strikes on annexed Crimea are a blow to Putin

06.07.2026 08:45 Eastern Europe correspondent Sarah Rainsford explains why Crimea is a target for Kyiv, and why the peninsula matters to Vladimir Putin.

Djokovic breaks Federer's Wimbledon record to reach quarters

06.07.2026 02:45 Novak Djokovic claims the all-time record for most men's singles match wins at Wimbledon by beating qualifier Roman Safiullin to reach the quarter-finals.

France survive Paraguay's 'disgraceful' and 'embarrassing' dark arts

05.07.2026 20:30 After dismantling all before them at this World Cup, France had to find a new way to win against a Paraguay side whose use of the dark arts angered many of those watching.

Moment of destiny for France's Le Pen in verdict to decide her future in presidential race

05.07.2026 14:31 Far-right leader Marine Le Pen is appealing against a verdict which found her guilty of misusing EU funds.

'Flamingo Revolution' takes off as thousands demand Albanian PM's resignation

05.07.2026 14:31 Flamingos have become a national symbol of protest, triggered by opposition to a luxury development.

Ukraine hits major oil terminal in Russia's St Petersburg

04.07.2026 20:15 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says the target is key infrastructure "that generates revenue for Russia's war".

'Hotter and hotter and hotter' - Europe's new climate in seven charts

04.07.2026 20:15 Temperature records were smashed in June - and scientists warn this is a sign of things to come. 

Defending champion Swiatek Rybakina out in Wimbledon shocks

04.07.2026 20:15 Elena Rybakina becomes the highest seed to fall at Wimbledon so far in a straight-set third-round defeat by Elise Mertens.

Former chess champion Kramnik banned over cheating remarks

04.07.2026 20:15 The former Russian world chess champion had accused other players, including the late Daniel Naroditsky, of cheating.

Pope urges Europe to do more for migrants while visiting gateway island

04.07.2026 14:30 The pontiff pays tribute to migrants who lost their lives at sea at a cemetery on the Italian island of Lampedusa.