Donald Trump will host Latin American and Caribbean leaders on Saturday at his golf club for the "Shield of the Americas Summit" — an event aimed at rallying allies around US national security interests and countering China's growing influence in the region.

While the US spent much of the last decade focused elsewhere, China is now the region's top lender and trading partner, financing major projects like the $3.

On 17 February, the Indian Navy posted a cheerful message on X.

"Welcome!" it wrote, greeting the Iranian warship Iris Dena as it steamed into the port of Visakhapatnam to join an international naval gathering.

showed sailors in crisp whites and a grey frigate gliding in the sea harbour on a clear day. The hashtags spoke of "Bridges of Friendship" and "United Through Oceans".

Two weeks later the ship, ,

Since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion, the war in Ukraine has developed into a high-tech conflict.

Swarms of spy and killer drones have set the skies of Ukraine abuzz, and uncrewed boats have crippled the Russian navy in the Black Sea.

Now, Ukraine has embarked on a massive programme to deploy armed robots on the ground.

Uncrewed ground vehicles

An unprecedented wave of AI-generated misinformation about the US-Israel war with Iran is being monetised by online creators with growing access to generative AI technology, experts have told BBC Verify.

Our analysis has found numerous examples of AI-generated videos and fabricated satellite imagery being used to make false and misleading claims about the conflict which have collectively amassed hundreds of millions of views online.

"The scale is truly alarming and this war has made it impossible to ignore now,"

The day after Cuba was crippled by another 24-hour nationwide blackout, US President Donald Trump suggested the country was next on his administration's agenda, saying it was "just a question of time" before there would be change on the island.

Standing in front of an awkward-looking Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and the other stars of the Inter Miami soccer team on Thursday, Trump told the team's owner, Cuban-

One of the first things you might see in Manly, home to some of Sydney's most popular beaches, are groups of carefree teenagers in swimwear riding illegal e-bikes.

Weaving in and out of traffic and careening along footpaths, they're an increasingly familiar sight, infuriating many locals.

"I see the kids riding on the road, I see them riding without helmets. They're clearly not subject to the same strict rules that other modes