The US first lady says that speculation about her marriage to Donald Trump is not "pleasant".

Premier League teams will have one more day's rest in this year's festive period than they did in 2017, but still play four times in two weeks.

When Ikea stopped making Jake the dog's bunny best friend, the internet united to help.

French officials are investigating potential match-fixing in Paris St-Germain's 6-1 Champions League win over Red Star Belgrade this month.

South Korea's president believes North Korea is "changing" after several warm exchanges, including the gift of two "treasured" dogs.

The detention of Andrew Brunson for more than two years strained ties between Turkey and the US.

A man is stabbed to death in Salvador and a woman has a swastika symbol carved onto her torso.

A second-half goal by Marko Arnautovic gives Austria a 1-0 win and deals a major blow to Northern Ireland's Nations League hopes.

England twice hit the woodwork as they fail to avenge their World Cup semi-final defeat by Croatia, in a match played behind closed doors.

Leinster begin the defence of their Champions Cup crown with a thumping 52-3 eight-try defeat of Wasps at the RDS in Dublin.

Some of the 18 newly elected members of the UN Human Rights Council are criticised as rights abusers.

Eddie Pepperell leads at the halfway stage of the British Masters while Tommy Fleetwood struggles in testing conditions.

Mohamed Salah scores direct from a corner before leaving the pitch injured in Egypt's 4-1 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying win over eSwatini.

Former British and Irish Lions Jamie Heaslip and Ugo Monye join BBC Sport's Chris Jones to preview the return of the Champions Cup.

BBC rugby league correspondent Dave Woods previews Saturday's Super League Grand Final between Wigan and Warrington.

Brandon Truaxe is stripped of his job at the skincare company after months of erratic online behaviour.

Descendants of the 15th-Century residents are now fighting to have it recognised as their homeland.

Eleven-year-old Chanelle Wangari has broken into the top 10, making her Africa's top-ranked junior.

How one man used an innovative idea to tackle gangs and bring clean water to the slums of Nairobi.

A selection of the best news photographs from around the world, taken over the past week.

Can the Iran-Iraq war explain today’s conflicts shattering the region?