Countries are often known by more than just their official names. Over the years, people have given them nicknames that come from all kinds of places - geography, history, culture, local sayings, even pop culture.

BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything explains which countries are on course to win extra qualification spots for the 2026-27 Champions League campaign

InterNations conducted the Expat Insider 2025 survey from February 1 to February 28, 2025 and ranked 46 countries.

When it comes to international travel, some destinations are firmly off-limits for Americans right now. The US State Department has issued its most serious alert — Level 4: Do Not Travel — for 21 countries worldwide.

The chance of dying from chronic illnesses such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes declined in four out of five countries between 2010 and 2019, finds a study of 185 countries published in The Lancet today.

Qatar is the sixth country Israel has attacked since the Hamas massacre on 7 October 2023, when around 1,200 Israelis were killed and 251 taken hostage. The terror attack prompted a major onslaught on Gaza in which Israel has killed around 65,000 Palestinians, according to local health officials, and destroyed large parts of the strip.

Some of Israel’s oldest allies criticized its latest military assault in Gaza and warned of a deepening humanitarian crisis.

Colombia and Venezuela are among a number of countries the U.S. says have "failed demonstrably" to tackle the drug trade.

Among all high-income Western countries, the United States has shown the worst performance in reducing the probability of dying from chronic diseases, a new study finds.