BBC at the scene of Ukrainian government building strike
One of Kyiv’s main government buildings has been damaged in overnight missile and drone strikes by Russia. Until now, no government building has been hit with the centre of Kyiv…
Recognition of Palestinian state is ‘disastrous’, US ambassador says
Mike Huckabee, the United States Ambassador to Israel, has told the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg that plans to recognise a Palestinian state have had “disastrous consequences”. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer…
Baby among two killed in Russian drone attack on Kyiv, officials say
At least two people have been killed and 11 injured in a new Russian overnight drone attack on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv, local officials have said. One of the victims was…
India’s iconic Parsi magazine to shut down after 60 years
Cherylann MollanBBC News, Mumbai BBC The magazine was started in 1964 to chronicle the community in Mumbai In an old, neo-gothic building in Fort, an upmarket area in India’s financial…
Reform UK hopefuls vie to share spotlight with Farage
For a party that makes a lot of noise in British politics, Reform UK has relatively few senior elected politicians. And one man, its leader Nigel Farage, who’s a true…
Ethiopia outfoxes Egypt over Nile waters with its mighty dam
Farouk Chothia & Yemane NagishBBC News & BBC Tigrinya AFP/Getty Images After outfoxing Egypt on the diplomatic stage for more than a decade, Ethiopia is set to officially inaugurate one…
One of the world’s most sacred places is being turned into a mega-resort
Yolande KnellBBC News, Jerusalem Universal Images Group via Getty Images The 6th Century St Catherine’s is the world’s oldest continuously used Christian monastery For years, visitors would venture up Mount…
Tight vote in Norway to decide whether to stick with Labour or turn right
Alex MaxiaBBC News, in Norway STIAN LYSBERG SOLUM/NTB/AFP Conservative Erna Solberg is challenged by Labour’s Jonas Gahr Støre during a TV debate in the run-up to the election Norwegians go…
Inflatable tanks and flat-pack guns
Vitaly ShevchenkoRussia editor, BBC Monitoring Na Chasi From the air, these look just like an M777 Howitzer, a Himars missile launcher and a Humvee vehicle used by Ukraine In June…
LGBTQ+ Catholics make historic pilgrimage at Vatican
AFP via Getty Images Pilgrims march to pass the holy door of St Peter’s basilica during the LGTB jubilee, at the Vatican Some 1,400 Catholics donning rainbow attire and carrying…