Why ex-bank boss Tidjane Thiam has been barred from seeking the Ivorian presidency - and the potential fallout.

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"Pakistan vows to strike back after Indian missile attacks kill dozens" states the Guardian, which reports on concerns about a possible escalation in the conflict. The paper has spoken to Pakistan's ...

Many Syrians who have lost relatives, and lost all trace of them, have told the BBC that they remain unimpressed and ...

An Armagh tree surgeon who races cars in her spare time says the job is "not as scary as you'd imagine". Letisha Conn, 20, ...

Interest rates are widely expected to be cut on Thursday, with further falls predicted for later in the year. Analysts say a ...

Northern Ireland will mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day with a series of events to commemorate the end of fighting in ...

"But I thought just maybe, for Pope Francis, it mattered that we had more cardinals who are really grounded there." Cardinal ...

Match of the Day's Nedum Onuoha and Guilleme Balague discuss what's next for Arsenal after being knocked out of the Champions ...

BBC Sport Champions League analyst Nedum Onuoha examines how PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma was their "key man" during ...