AFP via Getty Images A French national has been found guilty of spying on the military in Azerbaijan and sentenced to 10 years in a maximum security prison, state media report.
Martin Ryan was accused in December 2023 of spying on behalf of Paris and collecting secret information about Baku's military co-operation with Turkey and Pakistan.
He was also accused of helping recruit French-speaking Azerbaijanis to
Frank Gardner Security correspondent, Riyadh
Getty Images Most people, although not everybody, want this war to end as quickly as possible. But on what terms? That is where positions diverge.
President Donald Trump's war aims have been somewhat opaque, appearing to vacillate between a simple curtailment of Iran's nuclear programme, to capitulation to all US and Israeli demands, to the total collapse of the Islamic Republic regime.
So far, Iran has neither capitulated nor
Hugh Schofield Paris correspondent
EPA The emerging strength of the far left and far right is creating awkward choices for mainstream parties after the first round of French mayoral elections.
In many big towns and cities, Socialists and centre-right Republicans are tempted to make electoral pacts on their outside flanks in order to beat the opposition in next Sunday's run-off.
But alliances with the National Rally (RN) on the far right
Marianna Spring , social media investigations correspondent and
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BBC/Getty images Social media giants made decisions which allowed more harmful content on people's feeds, after internal research into their algorithms showed how outrage fuelled engagement, whistleblowers told the BBC.
More than a dozen whistleblowers and insiders have laid bare how the companies took risks with safety on issues including violence, sexual blackmail and terrorism as they battled for users' attention.
An
ANI Ten people have been killed after a fire broke out in the trauma centre of a government hospital in the eastern Indian state of Odisha.
All the victims were patients, while 11 hospital staff are being treated for burns suffered while trying to rescue patients, state Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said.
The fire - suspected to have been caused by an electrical short circuit - started in the trauma care ICU of SCB Medical College
Nardine Saad at the 98th Academy Awards in Hollywood
Getty Images It's Hollywood's biggest night. The 98th Academy Awards featured emotional speeches, comical relief and a bevy of backstage fun.
While movie magic plays a role in the show itself (the ceremony, after all, is actually hosted at the Dolby Theatre in a shopping centre), there is a lot you don't see on TV.
Frankenstein production designer addressed the media with his Oscar statuette in one hand and what appeared to
Ghoncheh Habibiazad Senior reporter, BBC Persian
Supplied Iran is taking steps to prevent anti-establishment protests, with checkpoints appearing across the streets of the capital, internet access restricted, and mass text warnings sent to residents.
In Tehran, people have been telling the BBC about new security checkpoints around the city, where they say residents are stopped and searched.
They have told BBC Persian that some checkpoints are positioned under footbridges and , after reports that several checkpoints in the middle of roads had been targeted by drone strikes.
A number
Getty Images Hollywood's best and brightest have been honoured with the most coveted awards in the movie industry, the Oscars.
One Battle After Another led the way with six wins, while Hamnet's Jessie Buckley and Sinners' Michael B Jordan scooped the top acting honours.
See the full list of winners and nominees below.
Joe Tidy Cyber correspondent, BBC World Service
Getty Organisations worldwide are racing to develop a universally recognised label for "human-made" products and services as part of the growing backlash against AI use.
Declarations like "Proudly Human", "Human-made", '"No A.I" and "AI-free" are appearing across films, marketing, books and websites.
It is in response to fears that jobs or entire professions are being swept away in a wave of AI-powered automation.
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