BBC World Service - Outside Source

Israel and Hezbollah agree to ceasefire

Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to a ceasefire after a day of intensive hostilities

The pause in fighting was due to begin at 16:00 local time.

US Vice-President JD Vance is holding a news briefing on the Iran deal

Both sides have committed to further talks and to reopening the Strait of Hormuz

Parties held at PM Boris Johnson's office during lockdowns were 'failure of leadership'

A Tennessee school board has defended its ban on a novel about the Holocaust

We answer questions from around the world about the potential Russian invasion

We speak to two coal workers in the US and Canada