The major build-up of US air and naval forces close to Iran has been the main focus of BBC Verify Live today. Here are just a few of the stories we've looked at: Flight tracking data showing ...

A British couple detained in Iran since January 2025 have been sentenced to 10 years in jail for espionage, their family announced on Thursday, prompting condemnation from the UK government.

Julia Simon didn’t need to shoot fast when she entered the range on the last leg of the women's 4x6-kilometer biathlon relay race at the Milan Cortina Olympics.

A French court has rejected a compensation claim against US multinationals by Nicaraguan farm workers poisoned by the pesticide Nemagon. Farmers worldwide still rely on noxious chemicals, often ...

France's 2026 budget finally passed the country's parliament, putting an end to months of deadlock. But for some, the bill marks the end of President Macron's pro-business policies.

An Olympic gold medal on snow has long seemed like the impossible for Team GB. But for those in the know, it has been just a matter of time.

Newcastle United beat Aston Villa in the FA Cup fourth round in a match dominated by a number of controversial decisions without VAR.

In an extensive interview with Newsnight, the woman at the heart of France's biggest rape trial speaks about betrayal, ...

Swiss skier Franjo von Allmen joined the Olympic greats on Wednesday, while French pair Guillaume Cizeron and Laurence Fournier Beaudry won a remarkable ice dancing title.

Models dressed in midriff-bearing tops and oversized bottoms of solids, stripes and plaids worn with headresses during the fashion show to benefit the restoration of the Chateau o ...

French artist Marc Ahr focuses on spectators at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games. He captures their reactions as their national ...

Perhaps nothing was more decadent about aristocrats before the French Revolution than their over-the-top meals; the things French aristocrats ate even make modern Americans looks like humble cuisine ...