Ukraine's president plans to use the Nato meeting in Turkey to urge Kyiv's allies to deliver the air defence systems it urgently needs to protect it from escalating Russian attacks. Volodymyr Zelensky's call for help rings with extra intensity after Russian missiles rained down on the Ukrainian capital twice in less than a week,

Cuba has suffered a nationwide blackout after the country's national electricity grid collapsed. The blackout in the country of some 10 million people was reported on Monday by the state-run Electric Union,

Macron arrives in Syria as first major western leader to visit war-torn country under new leadership - French President Emmanuel Macron has arrived in Syria, becoming the first major western leader to

Russian plane intercepted by UK fighter jets after 'repeatedly approaching' in the Arctic - RAF fighter jets intercept Russian patrol aircraft 'repeatedly approaching' UK carrier strike group

The son of a Palestinian doctor detained without charge by Israeli authorities tells Sky News of his fears for his father's health and his feelings of helplessness.

Three days of public mourning in Tehran was a political spectacle Iran's leaders wanted the world to see, writes the BBC's international correspondent Lyse Doucet.

International affairs editor Dominic Waghorn reports from Tehran.

US President Donald Trump has said he is building a granite helipad on the White House lawn to accommodate new and more powerful choppers. Confirmation of the project came as construction crews had already begun working on the helipad on the South Lawn.