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Watch: Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd in first appearance on Vatican balcony

Pope Leo XIV waved to the thousands of people gathered in St Peter's Square on Thursday, after being elected as the new pontiff.

Crowds of faithful erupted into cheers as Robert Prevost, 69, appeared for the first time from the famous Vatican balcony.

He becomes the first American to be elected to lead the Catholic Church.

The new pope is seen as a reformer, and worked for many years as a missionary in Peru before being made an archbishop there.

8 May 2025

Roman Catholic Church

Statue of Joseph Stalin carved in white stone

Rosenberg: What a new Stalin statue says about Russia's attempt to reshape history

A brand new statue of of the Soviet dictator Josef Stalin has been unveiled at a Metro station in Moscow.

Image shows moment Macron is shoved in the face by his wife

Watch: Push in the face by wife was joke not domestic dispute, says Macron

Footage shows the moment Emmanuel Macron is shoved in the face by his wife Brigitte as they touch down in Hanoi, Vietnam.

Man standing next to his house with large cargo ship washed up in his front garden

Watch: 'I didn't hear anything' - man who woke to find cargo ship in garden

The 135m-ship (443ft) missed Johan Helberg's house in Norway by metres, but he didn't notice a thing.

Tunnel leading to secret military headquarters in Norwegian mountain

Watch: Deep inside a Norwegian mountain, Nato allies train for Arctic war

Europe editor Katya Adler gains access to a secret HQ and Norwegian warships leading military exercises.

Black vehicle immersed in floodwater

Watch: Fatal storms flood the south of France

At least three people have died in the flooding which swept across southern France.

Rylan and his co-host of the Interstellar Song Contest in Doctor Who stand on stage as people wave flags in the air

'Welcome to the 803rd Interstellar Song Contest!'

Austria's newest Eurovision winner JJ receives a hero's welcome as he lands home in Vienna

Austrian Eurovision winner JJ receives hero's welcome at Vienna airport

The 24-year-old took the title at the Eurovision competition with the song Wasted Love.

Erika Vikman representing Finland performs on stage

Watch: Saunas, espresso and zero points: A look back at Eurovision 2025

A nail-biting finish saw Austrian singer JJ win the contest in Switzerland at the very last minute.

Band of the Irish Guards plays Remember Monday's Eurovision act during the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace.

UK Eurovision entry played outside Buckingham Palace

The Royal Family shared a video of the performance by The Band of the Irish Guards on X.

Kim Kardashian arriving at the court in Paris on Tuesday to give evidenc

BBC reports from Paris court after Kim Kardashian testimony

The BBC's Laura Gozzi stood close to the reality TV star and businesswoman as she gave evidence.

A composite image of British Prime Minister Keir Starker, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Marx greeting each other around a table. The left side of the image shows the three leaders smiling and reaching for each other, standing around a mahogany table inside a large train carriage. On the table are glasses of water, a tissue, a wooden cocktail stick and packs of paperwork in blue binders. The right side of the image is a closer view of the same photo, zooming in on the tissue and wooden cocktail stick.

Debunking claims about cocaine on European leaders' train

Radek Sikorski in the BBC studio

Poland says it has evidence Russia was behind huge 2024 shopping centre fire

In an exclusive BBC interview, the Polish foreign minister accuses Russia of recruiting agents and paying them for acts of sabotage.

Evelyn McLoughlin and Kevin Cooley speaking in front of microphones.

Principals pay tribute to Buncrana students

The teenagers have been named as 18-year-old Matt Sibanda and 16-year-old Emmanuel Familola.

Steve Rosenberg

Watch: Steve Rosenberg reports from Russia's Red Square on Victory Day

Vladimir Putin leads commemorations as Moscow marks its annual parade.

Putin shakes hands with participants in the Red Square military parade

Three things we learned from Putin's Red Square parade

BC Monitoring's Russia Editor Vitaly Shevchenko reflects on the Victory Day spectacle in Moscow.

President of Russia Vladimir Putin (R) and President of China Xi Jinping (L)

Putin 'back on world stage' at Victory Day parade

The Russian president welcomed 27 world leaders to the event in Red Square.

US President Donald Trump speaks about the FIFA World Cup 2026 at the White House.

'World Cup can be incentive for Russia to end war', says Trump

'World Cup can be incentive for Russia to end war', says Trump

A woman holds hailstones in her hand

Watch: Marble-size hailstones and thunderstorms hit Paris

After a week of good weather, Paris was hit by a hailstorm and thunder on Saturday afternoon.

Side on image of Johann Wadephul wearing a suit

Merz defeat 'an obstacle not a catastrophe'

The man expected to be Germany's next foreign minister reacts after Friedrich Merz fell short in a parliamentary vote to be named chancellor.

Skyline of Madrid as power turns back on

People cheer as power comes back on in Madrid

Residents applauded as the lights came back on in Spain's capital, after a huge power cut brought the country to a standstill.