French jails have come under attack. Are violent drug gangs to blame?
Hugh Schofield BBC News, Paris Reuters Cars have been torched in a series of attacks on French jails since Sunday night Officially, all lines of enquiry are still open into…
Ex-Russian general jailed for seven years over bribes
A former top Russian general has been jailed for seven years after being accused of taking bribes. Lt Gen Vadim Shamarin was arrested last year during a crackdown on corruption…
BBC joins retirees aboard China’s ‘silver trains’ that aim to boost economy
China is encouraging it’s retirees to spend their savings on fun initiatives to help boost its economy – including “silver trains”. They take older travellers to underdeveloped areas they might…
Fyre Festival 2 location and dates uncertain, US media reports
The scheduled dates and location of Fyre Festival 2 have been thrown into doubt, according to US media reports. The reboot of the 2017 Fyre Festival, which made international headlines,…
Erik and Lyle Menendez resentencing hearing to begin in Los Angeles
Christal Hayes and Regan Morris BBC News Reporting fromLos Angeles, California Getty Images After decades spent in prison by Erik and Lyle Menendez – and months of contentious court fights…
Colombia declares health emergency after dozens die
Colombia has declared a nationwide health emergency after at least 34 people died of yellow fever, according to official figures. Yellow fever is caused by a virus transmitted to humans…
Could faraway planet K2-18b be home to life?
Scientists have found new, but tentative, evidence that a faraway world orbiting another star may be home to life. Researchers studying planet K2-18b’s atmosphere have detected signs of molecules which…
Trump administration threatens Harvard with foreign student ban
Getty Images Harvard President Alan Garber has flatly rejected the White House’s sweeping list of demands The US government has threatened to ban Harvard University from enrolling foreign students, after…
US to hold talks in Paris with Europeans
Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and top diplomat Marco Rubio will hold talks with European counterparts in Paris today to discuss efforts to end the war in Ukraine. The…
Canada party leaders grilled in election debate on how to tackle Trump
The leaders of Canada’s four major federal parties have been grilled about their response to US President Donald Trump and clashed over energy and housing in their first televised debate…