Missing Oscar found after Academy Award winner blocked from taking it on flightThe airline said the Academy Award was safely in its care in Frankfurt and was arranging its return.

Venice Biennale jury resigns days before start of top art exhibitionIt follows growing tensions over the return of Russia for the first time since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Israel intercepts Gaza flotilla near Crete and detains 175 activistsPro-Palestinian activists say 22 boats carrying aid for Gaza were illegally intercepted in international waters near the Greek island.

Trump says US studying troop cuts in Germany, as spat with Merz intensifiesHis remarks come after the German chancellor criticised the US approach to the war in Iran.

Belgium plans to nationalise nuclear power plantsPrime Minister Bart De Wever said the move would see "less dependence on fossil fuel imports and more control over our own supply".

Wada investigation finds 300 Russian doping casesMore than 300 sanctions have been handed to Russian athletes following the seizure of Moscow laboratory data in 2019, the World Anti-Doping Agency says.

Trainee driver crashes bus into River SeineThe driver hit a parked car and veered off the road into the river - about 12 miles south of Paris - early on Thursday.

Ukraine expands oil strikes on Russia as Putin proposes brief ceasefireIn a phone call with President Trump, Putin proposed a ceasefire on 9 May, the anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in WW2.

Stranded whale ferried out of German waters in bargeThe final operation to save the whale is being closely followed, after the failure of earlier attempts.

Hungary's next PM says frozen EU funds will be paid out soonPéter Magyar meets EU leaders in Brussels, for the first time since his Tisza party won a landslide election.

France investigates reappearance of website linked to Pelicot crimesAuthorities say the Coco platform has been linked to sexual abuse of children, drug offences, rape and murder.

Russia scales back Moscow Victory Day parade, blaming threat from UkraineRussia says the annual commemoration of Soviet victory in World War Two will not feature military vehicles or cadets.

Can Griezmann end his Atletico love story in style?Antoine Griezmann's long love affair with Atletico Madrid is drawing to a close, but can the Frenchman bid farewell by securing the Champions League?

A record-breaking semi-final - the antidote to modern football?A scintillating semi-final first leg between Paris St-Germain and Bayern Munich left many to wonder if this was the antidote to modern football.

Watch: Elderly woman rescued by robot from Ukraine's frontlineThe Ukrainian army spotted the woman using a drone and sent the machine to her rescue as she was trying to leave her war-torn village.

Russian fighters confirm withdrawal from northern Mali city after separatist attacksEthnic Tuareg fighters say they are in control of Kidal following a weekend of nationwide attacks, alongside Islamist groups.

Ukraine's drone commander has Russian oil, troops and morale in his sightsIn a rare interview, Commander Robert Brovdi shared how his unit accounts for a third of all targets destroyed on the battlefield.

BBC visits Chernobyl ghost city 40 years after world's worst nuclear accidentThe BBC's Jessica Parker visits Pripyat, which was abandoned in 1986 after an explosion at the nearby Chernobyl nuclear power plant.

Katya Adler: Europe's Nato allies push back at reported US threat to SpainSouring relations between Europe and the US have reared their Medusa-like head again, writes the BBC's Europe editor.

Watch: 20,000 teddy bears highlight plight of missing Ukrainian childrenEach bear in the installation in Washington, DC, is meant to represent one of the children Ukraine says have been abducted by Russia.