Kyiv has not responded to the invitation, which comes hours after European leaders urged Moscow to commit to a 30-day ceasefire.
The pontiff calls for a "lasting peace" in Ukraine and says he is "deeply hurt" by events in Gaza....
"I will be waiting for Putin in Türkiye on Thursday. Personally," the Ukrainian leader writes after Trump urged him to "have the meeting, now!"...
A yellow warning has been issued for thunderstorms and floods, despite the UK experiencing its driest spring for nearly 70 years....
This was clearly his response to the ultimatum set by European leaders in Kyiv, the BBC's Russia Editor writes....
The Russian leader called for "direct talks" with Ukraine in a late night address....
Neither Putin nor Zelensky want to be seen by Trump as the obstacle to peace, writes Frank Gardner....
Since the trade war began, crossings between the US and Canada are down some 17%. What has that cost towns such as Port Huron and Michigan?...
Global leaders urge Russia to agree to an unconditional 30-day ceasefire from Monday, warning of further sanctions if it does not comply....
France, Britain, Germany and Poland met President Vlodomyr Zelensky to discuss an unconditional ceasefire....
And European leaders push for another for Ukraine....
A historian believes a man in Wolverhampton was helping Jews flee persecution on the eve of war....
The arthropods are more commonly found in warmer climates than the UK....
Hollywood blockbusters such and World War Z and Spider-Man, were made closer to home than you think....
Economic pressures are forcing Donald Trump and Xi Jinping to seek an off-ramp in the trade war....
The prime minister will join world leaders as they vow to "ratchet up pressure on Russia's war machine"....
Six Bulgarians will be sentenced at the Old Bailey in London on Monday for their part in a Russian spy ring....
Vladimir Putin leads commemorations as Moscow marks its annual parade....
Putin used his speech to tie Russia's three-year war in Ukraine to the war against Nazi Germany 80 years ago....
The relationship between China and Russia is no longer one of equals....
BC Monitoring's Russia Editor Vitaly Shevchenko reflects on the Victory Day spectacle in Moscow....
Chicago-born Robert Prevost, 69, is the first North American to be elected pontiff....
Ukraine's security service says the state-backed spy network sought to obtain information about military defences on its border with Hungary....
Experts say the tit-for-tat attacks mark a dangerous new phase in the decades-old rivalry. What next?...
The meeting is the strongest sign yet that the world's two biggest economies are ready to deescalate their trade war....
Officials say action will be taken against up to 100 oil tankers that have been carrying cargo....
The BBC's Yogita Limaye went to the Donetsk region of Ukraine to speak to soldiers about life on the frontline....
Rory McIlroy finishes five shots behind leader Keith Mitchell after the first round of the Truist Championship in Philadelphia as he warms up for next week's US PGA Championship....
The service, held at Westminster Abbey, marks 80 years since the end of World War Two in Europe...
The BBC’s Laura Bicker explains what to look out for during the Chinese leader's state visit to Russia....
Events are taking place across the UK to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two in Europe....
