Showing posts from July, 2022

Southern Ukraine city Mykolaiv heavily shelled by Russians

Ukraine says Russian rockets and missiles hit Mykolaiv, a key port city near Od…

Ukraine War: Zelensky orders civilians to evacuate Donetsk region

Ukraine's president warns fighting will intensify as Russia tries to contin…

Kansas: The state where abortion is on the ballot

Opposing sides are in a close race to decide whether women in Kansas have the r…

The woman declared stateless in India, UK and Uganda

Since 1997, Ila Popat has been attempting to get a passport recognising her cit…

Kenya election: The influencers paid to push hashtags

Paying for political influence on social media in Kenya is a shadowy yet lucrat…

US President Joe Biden tests positive for Covid after 'rebound' infection

The US president is not experiencing symptoms, but will isolate again after a f…

Italy: Outcry over killing of African migrant in town centre

The brutal assault on Nigerian trader Alika Ogorchukwu in broad daylight was ca…

Kerala: Indian man who won lottery hours before selling house

A Kerala-based man had taken several loans but was unable to pay them back due …

Rusty Bowers defied Donald Trump - what happens now?

The political fate of a "nobody" Republican will reveal a lot about t…

Monkeypox: First deaths outside Africa in Brazil and Spain

Brazil and Spain report fatalities from the virus, but most infections are mild…

Wildfire spreads to hotel in Turkey

Prosecutors have launched an investigation after the blaze broke out in Turkey&…

Hitler's watch sells for $1.1m in controversial sale

The timepiece along with other Nazi items were auctioned despite condemnation f…

Xi and Biden exchange warnings on Taiwan

The pair also proposed a face-to-face meeting, which would be the first of Mr B…

Washington DC at 'tipping point' as migrants arrive from border

Texas and Arizona have transported thousands of migrants north in protest over …

Mirror: Huge screen falls on dancers at Hong Kong boy band concert

Two dancers are injured in the incident at a concert by the hugely popular boy …

Notre-Dame Cathedral on track to reopen in 2024

A huge restoration project has been under way after a fire destroyed much of bu…

Saudi Crown prince's lavish Macron visit prompts outcry

The fiancée of murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi says she is outraged by the …

Protesters storm Iraqi parliament in Baghdad

Hundreds of people break through barriers into the highly protected Green Zone …

Why Premier League teams are flocking back to Asia

Top football clubs have resumed pre-season Asian summer tours, after three year…

Climate change killing elephants, says Kenya

In the past year the country has recorded 179 elephant deaths due to the ongoin…

Muqtada al-Sadr supporters in Baghdad storm parliament building

Supporters of cleric Muqtada al-Sadr broke into the building after months of po…

Facebook owner Meta sees first ever sales decline

The owner of Instagram and WhatsApp faces increased competition from the likes …

Ukraine war round-up: Rockets hit bridge and warm words for Johnson

A Russian-held bridge comes under fire and Ukraine's leader praises the out…

Every woman's body is beach ready, says Spanish government campaign

The government's campaign urges women worried about their bodies to go to t…

BBC footage reveals abuse of disabled Ukrainians

Widespread abuse of disabled children and adults exposed in BBC investigation. …

In one of the poorest slums in Argentina, families rely on a huge landfill site for food.

In one of the poorest slums in Argentina, hundreds of families rely on a huge l…

UK PM debate scrapped after TV host faints

The Sun and TalkTV programme comes off air after the presenter collapses in the…

DR Congo: Violence flares in anti-UN protests

Demonstrations turn violent after protesters storm a UN headquarters in Goma. …

Viktor Orban adviser Hegedus resigns over 'pure Nazi' speech

A long time adviser to the Hungarian prime minister resigns over speech critici…

Fanfare as Croatia's Chinese-built bridge finally opens

The Peljesac bridge links southern Croatia to the rest of the country and is be…

Kenya Election 2022: A basic guide to the vote

Kenya's President Kenyatta is backing his deputy's rival to win the 9 A…

Paul Sorvino: 'Goodfellas' actor dies at 83

The Tony-nominated character actor was best known for his portrayals of policem…

Utah's Great Salt Lake is running out of water

This July, the largest salt water lake in the Western Hemisphere reached its lo…

Locals evacuate California's largest wildfire in 2022

Thousands of people have had to evacuate the Oak Fire in California that has be…

Zimbabwe launches gold coins to tackle soaring inflation

Each coin will be priced at the international market rate for an ounce of gold …

Ukraine war round-up: UK to host Eurovision as Moscow cuts gas exports

The song contest can't be held in Ukraine, and Russia further reducing gas …

Kenya election: Why health care is such a key issue

The lack of health cover in Kenya means Herima Mwakima used all her savings to …

Lawyer Dan Nguyen travels the world with his three cats

Dan Nguyen's cats have ridden Venice's gondolas and climbed trees in Ne…

Face to face with the bandit warlords of Nigeria

BBC Africa Eye has tracked down the ultra-violent bandit warlords who are raidi…

Afghan trans woman finds new home in Brighton

Bella escaped the Taliban in a secret UK mission and is now settling into Brigh…

France energy: Air-conditioned shops will be told to shut doors to cut waste

New rules will force shops to keep doors shut when air conditioning is on and l…

Brazil election: Bolsonaro launches campaign

He pledges to continue a cash welfare programme if he is returned to office in …

Keanu Reeves' comic book makes history

BRZRKR becomes the first comic book to feature in Comic-Con's prestigious H…

Pope Francis: The pontiff's 'pilgrimage of penance' to Canada

Pope Francis will meet with indigenous communities to apologise for the church&…

House of the Dragon: What we know about the Games of Thrones spin-off

The series is set 200 years before Game of Thrones - but the dragons, death and…

Covid in China: Xi Jinping and other leaders given domestic vaccine

The president and other top politicians have received domestically produced vac…

Wildfire rages near Yosemite National Park

Central and North Eastern regions of the US are also sweltering under extreme h…

Ukraine war: Missile strike puts grain deal in doubt

The deal hangs in the balance after missiles hit the port of Odesa in a widely …

Monkeypox: US confirms first two cases in children

Children are at an elevated risk for severe monkeypox disease, but both childre…

Shinzo Abe killing: Why a religious group has been put in the spotlight

The shooter was said to have targeted Shinzo Abe for allegedly having ties to a…

Thirteen Lives: Thai cave rescue actor Tom Bateman relieves diving fears

Actor Tom Bateman recalls how he overcame his claustrophobia in Ron Howard'…

Pizza delivery man saves children from burning house

Nicholas Bostic saved five people from the home, and was hailed as a hero by th…

Tunisia divided ahead of referendum

President Kais Saied may succeed in tightening his grip through a constitutiona…

Reena Varma: India woman who visited her Pakistan home after 75 years

Reena Varma and her family left their home in 1947, weeks before the India-Paki…

Africa's week in pictures: 15-21 July 2022

A selection of the best photos from across Africa and beyond this week. from …

On the ground as security forces push back protesters in Sri Lanka

Security forces raid the main anti-government protest camp in Colombo in the ea…

Polio: New York reports first US case in nearly a decade

An unvaccinated young adult in New York is experiencing paralysis after contrac…

Comic-Con returns in-person to San Diego after pandemic

More than 100,000 fans are gathering in San Diego for Comic-Con. from BBC New…

Food crisis: Ukraine grain export deal reached with Russia, says Turkey

The UN and Turkey finally reach a deal with Russia to let Ukraine ship grain th…

What next for Italy after fall of Draghi?

Italy is heading for new elections and months of political instability, after i…

How India can save pilgrimages and fragile Himalayas

Experts say regulation is essential to protect people's lives as well as th…

Killed for blasphemy in Nigeria: 'It felt like a spear pierced my heart'

Twelve states in Nigeria's north have Islamic courts that view blasphemy as…

Somalia drought: ‘I remember at least five children died’

Fardhosa is just 13 years old but has lived through three droughts in her life …

Ivana Trump's funeral held in New York City

The funeral of Donald Trump's first wife brings the family together for a r…

Slovak village votes to keep sign honouring fascist leader

Only one councillor votes to change the sign, which honours fascist leader Mons…

Cheetahs to prowl India for first time in 70 years

The mammals are coming from Namibia in a deal that has been in negotiations sin…

Sri Lanka presidential elections: Why India matters to the island nation's political future

How Sri Lankans view India might be changing as the country grapples with polit…

Islamic veil: Why fewer women in North Africa are wearing it

The hijab has become a symbol of the battle between secular and Islamist groups…

Shanghai Covid lockdown: The struggle of blind massage therapists

Blind massage therapists say the lockdown and lack of government support are ma…

US Capitol riot: Steve Bannon felt 'above the law', prosecutors say

As the ex-Trump strategist's trial begins, prosecutors say he rebuffed a &q…

Twitter-Musk takeover dispute heading for October trial

Twitter hopes that the trial will end with a court order for Musk to complete a…

In pictures: Heatwave bakes Western Europe

The continent has faced sweltering temperatures that sent heat records tumbling…

Price rises: Why a simple lunch is costing more in Asia-Pacific

From Singapore, to Seoul, to Sydney - how the cost of living affects lunch hour…

Zimbabwe food crisis: Replacing maize with sorghum and millet

Farmers are urged to grow sorghum and millet, not just maize, to tackle drought…

What is the Marburg virus and how can it be avoided?

Two people in Ghana have died from the infectious Marburg virus, raising fears …

Australian makes history on Fifa game cover

Chelsea striker Sam Kerr will be the first female player to feature on the glob…

Isfahan's Shah Mosque: iconic Iranian site damaged in restoration

The Shah Mosque, hailed as an architectural masterpiece, has suffered defects t…

Heatwave: Are wildfires happening more often?

Wildfires have been burning from Alaska to Greece this month - are they becomin…

Texas shooting: Speak to us! Cowards! - Families yell over report

People react at the end of a press conference about a report into the 24 May sh…

Alaa Abdel Fattah: 'My brother's certain he won't come out of Egypt prison alive'

British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah has been on hunger strike in an Egy…

Europe heatwave: Extreme temperatures grip region

BBC weather forecaster Ben Rich explains what is driving the ferocious heat acr…

Texas shooting: Uvalde report finds 'systemic failures' by authorities

Authorities have been heavily criticised for how they handled the attack that k…

British rugby player found dead in Italy hotel

The former rugby league player is named in Italian media as the Briton found de…

German Documenta art fair chief quits in anti-Semitism row

An Indonesian mural showing anti-Semitic figures caused a scandal at a modern a…

Greece aircraft crash: Footage shows cargo plane on fire before hitting ground

Greek officials are treating the Antonov-12 plane's cargo as potentially da…

Ukraine War: The Donbas body collector who has lost count

For those on the front line of Russia's war in Ukraine, the personal toll i…

Ethiopia's Tigray conflict: The beauty queen who risked her life to reach the UK

Selamawit Teklay fled conflict in Ethiopia, but advises others not to risk cros…

Why an accused Liberian warlord was killed in Canada

An accused Liberian warlord was shot in Canada, and a police officer and his so…

Russia-Ukraine war: Priest detained for criticising Putin

Father Ioann has been held under new laws for criticising the war. from BBC N…

How did a captain survive? - The mysterious death of 21 men on a Spanish fishing boat

Only three people survived, including the captain and his nephew, when a Galici…

Nova Scotia shooting: Gunman's partner describes night of terror

Lisa Banfield, who was with the gunman for 19 years, said she was "so scar…

Sri Lanka: Is a push for organic behind the country's unrest?

Social-media users are blaming the political crisis on "elitist green poli…

‘I thought being black meant I couldn’t get skin cancer’

One woman warns others to learn from her mistakes and use sunscreen. from BBC…

Pacific Islands urge unity in face of China ambition

Climate change and the economic fallout of the pandemic are testing ties in the…

Adam Harry: India transgender pilot's long fight to fly

A young Indian transgender man's fight to become a pilot has hit several ro…

Nigeria's big push to grow its own coconuts

Most of Nigeria has the perfect climate for growing coconuts and yet it imports…

Mexican drugs lord Rafael Caro Quintero arrested - reports

The US has been offering $20m for any information leading to Rafael Caro Quinte…

Saudi Arabia: Biden raised Khashoggi murder with crown prince

The US president is attempting to rebuild ties having promised to make Saudi Ar…

Ivana Trump, Donald Trump's first wife, dies at 73

The former US president described his ex-wife as a "wonderful, beautiful a…

Alex Murdaugh: High-profile lawyer charged with murder of wife and son

The charges are the latest in a long-running crime saga involving the disgraced…

Ukraine round-up: Deadly attack 'act of terrorism' - Zelensky

An attack on a city far from the front line kills more than 20 people, and a Ru…

Europe wildfires: Heatwave fuels blazes across the continent

Blazes have broken out in Portugal, France, Spain and Turkey as a heatwave spre…

New exhibition explores African fantasy and race through art

In the Black Fantastic is a new exhibition bringing together black artists whos…

Ms Marvel: The India-Pakistan trauma at the heart of the show

As the Disney+ series comes to an end, its treatment of the India-Pakistan part…

US prices rising at fastest rate for 40 years

Fuel and food prices are pushing up inflation in the US, which is at a record l…

'We hope for the best, son' - War nears Ukraine maternity ward

Pokrovsk Perinatal Centre is around 40km (25 miles) from the nearest front line…

Sri Lanka: Four key moments from storming of PM's office

Protesters were met with tear gas and water cannon by authorities. from BBC N…

Sri Lanka PM tells military to do whatever necessary to restore order

Thousands of protesters stormed Prime Minister and Acting President Ranil Wickr…

Why Shah Rukh Khan is still 'king of Bollywood'

Thirty years after he began his career, the actor remains among the world's…

Joe Biden heads to Middle East amid faltering US sway

The US president's visit to the turbulent region may highlight the limits o…

Ukraine's rock warrior Slava Vakarchuk: 'We need to be angry.'

Slava Vakarchuk is the lead singer of Okean Elzy, Ukraine's most popular ro…

Twitter sues Elon Musk over $44bn purchase deal

The social media firm is trying to force Elon Musk to buy it after he walked aw…

'Sit down!' Biden heckled at White House by bereaved father

President Joe Biden's speech is interrupted by the dad of a school shooting…

Roe v Wade: Abortion pills a new front in culture wars

Abortion pills - the most common way to end pregnancies in the US - are in acti…

Jenin in the West Bank: Guns and grief on the rise

Tom Bateman spends time with people of Jenin refugee camp, as fears grow of a f…

'We have a zeal to protect our heritage through radio'

Jambo Radio broadcasts in multiple languages to cater for the growing African a…

Nasa telescope snaps 'deepest ever' view of cosmos

The new $10bn space telescope delivers its first full-colour image of the dista…

Ukraine war: Russian military equipment on show in Prague

The exhibition features a damaged Russian tank, a howitzer and defused rockets …

Jafar Panahi: Acclaimed film maker held in Iran amid crackdown

Jafar Panahi is detained after asking Tehran prosecutors about a fellow directo…

The video game prescribed by doctors to treat ADHD

A US game has got regulatory approval to help treat attention deficit hyperacti…

Gujarat: The unusual lion sightings on India's beaches

Overcrowding and territory wars are causing a gradual change in lion habitats i…

Pikku-Finlandia: Helsinki's new building held up by trees

Helsinki's Pikku-Finlandia is a reusable wooden building with load-bearing …

Maine energy: How one hydropower project sparked a $100m 'hoohah'

A proposal to send hydropower from Canada to the US was cancelled after signifi…

Wildfires break out across parts of Portugal

Thousands of firefighters are tackling the blazes, with temperatures expected t…

South Africa: Fourteen shot dead in Soweto township bar

The victims are believed to be between 19 and 35 years old, with nine others in…

Canada's internet outage caused by 'maintenance'

Emergency services, banking and retail were all affected by the outage of a maj…

America's race gap between black and white homeowners

Black Americans are almost twice as likely to be denied a mortgage than their w…

Durban riots: South Africa still bears the scars one year on

More than 300 people died in what the president called an "insurrection&qu…

Ukraine war: A welcome on two wheels for refugee children

Around 30,000 Ukrainian refugees have fled to Denmark, where a nationwide schem…

Tamil Nadu: The Indian man who makes art from sunlight

The artist has thousands of followers on Instagram who love his unique work. …

Roe v Wade: Thousands march to White House for abortion rights

The US Supreme Court last month repealed Roe v Wade, ending the nationwide guar…

Sri Lanka crowd breaks Rajapaksa grip on power

Sri Lanka's leaders flee from an angry crowd - extraordinary for a country …

Flash of light as meteor spotted over Chile

The asteroid, which lit up the night sky in Santiago, was caught on camera. f…

The Aids activists who took on big pharma in South Africa

The fight for affordable HIV/Aids treatment from BBC News - World https://ift…

US border agents' horseback charge on Haiti migrants 'unnecessary'

The US border control agency said the actions of its agents potentially violate…

Syria: Russian UN veto blocks aid deliveries to 3m people

Russia blocks a Security Council resolution keeping open a key cross-border aid…

Roe v Wade: Biden signs executive order on abortion access

It will not fully restore nationwide abortion rights - the president says a fed…

The US army base training Ukrainian fighters

American style training at Fort Leavenworth stands in contrast to Soviet-style …

Derek Chauvin sentenced to 20 years for violating George Floyd's rights

The former police officer is already serving a 22-year prison sentence for the …

Zero Covid holds danger for China's Xi

The president is seeking a historic third term amid an economic slump and growi…

Kiteboarders take to sky in southern Spain

The contenders battle it out in an annual world championship event. from BBC …

Ukraine round-up: Putin dares West as Zelensky pays tribute to Johnson

Russian forces push into the eastern Donetsk where one civilian died on Thursda…

Theranos exec Sunny Balwani convicted of fraud

He and fraudster Elizabeth Holmes ran the Silicon Valley company as a couple be…

Paradise reopened - Bali hopes for tourists to return

The Indonesian island wants holidaymakers to come back as it reopens after two …

How TikTok is fuelling dreams of wealth in the Arab world

The video sharing app is making some Arab youth rich - but for others the dream…

South Africa electricity crisis: No power for up to six hours

In what is described as the biggest ever power crisis, there are blackouts of u…

Chagos Islands FA: The team representing a lost homeland, 6,000 miles away

The Chagos Islands football team are trying to keep the story of their ancestor…

Sidhu Moose Wala: The unsettling legacy of the rapper's protest music

It has been more than a month since the rapper was shot dead. But he is still m…

What does egg freezing have to do with your employer?

More firms are offering so-called 'fertility benefits' but there could …

Arabs believe economy is weak under democracy

People are losing faith in democracy to deliver economic stability across Middl…

Roe v Wade: Mississippi judge refuses to block abortion ban

It is part of an escalation in activity in US courts as states seek to impose a…

Ukraine war: The Russian woman rescued from a Kyiv bomb site

Russian-born Ekaterina Volkova was injured in an air strike on her apartment th…

Suspect charged with murder over 4 July shooting

Suspect in mass shooting at Independence Day parade near Chicago charged with s…

British Airways cancels 1,500 more flights

The airline cancels more flights in July, affecting tens of thousands of passen…

Australia's devastating floods spur new warning systems

Better data and real-time software is allowing companies to improve the precisi…

Peter Obi: The Labour Party candidate electrifying young Nigerians

An army of social media users backs Peter Obi for Nigeria's presidency, but…

Avabai Wadia: The lawyer who became India’s family planning pioneer

Avabai Wadia played a major role in India becoming the first country to officia…

Highland Park shooting: Man arrested after 4 July mass shooting

Police arrest a suspect after a rooftop gunman kills six people at an Independe…

Illinois shooting: 'I hid my son in a dumpster' - witness

Police are still searching for the gunman, who shot dead six people at an Indep…

Illinois shooting: Six dead in 4 July parade shooting near Chicago

The mayor of Highland Park says the situation is "active" and urged p…

Video captures moment glacier collapses in Italian alps

Five people were killed in an avalanche sparked by the glacier collapse on the …

Ukraine war: Australian PM visits Kyiv, pledges more military aid

Anthony Albanese visited the devastated towns of Bucha and Irpin, describing wh…

Kenya's cost-of-living crisis: 'I can't afford rice for my children'

Florence Kambua has no choice but to salvage waste from a dump site in Kenya…

Bihar: Their son vanished - then an imposter took over for 41 years

An Indian man, pretending to be a missing son, deceived the boy's family fo…

Copenhagen shooting: Panic as people flee gunfire inside shopping centre

Several people have been killed in a shooting at a shopping centre in the Danis…

Russian scientist Kolker held in spy probe dies of cancer

FSB officers had flown terminally ill Dmitry Kolker, a top quantum physicist, t…

US woman denied termination in Malta: 'I was terrified'

Andrea was medically evacuated to Spain as doctors in Malta could not terminate…

Nigeria rejects Ukraine online degrees: 'It's not fair'

Distraught medical students who fled Ukraine are told their distance-learning d…

Inside a US abortion clinic in its final days

The BBC spent time with staff before they had to stop work and turn patients aw…

Israel shoots down Hezbollah drones heading for gas rig

The drones are launched from Lebanon, amid border tensions between the nations.…

Russia dredges up landing ship hit by Ukraine missile fire

The Russian troop ship Saratov sank in a Black Sea port after a Ukrainian missi…

Brazil: Rio's residents garden their way out of hunger

Brazilian communities are combatting soaring food prices and a hunger crisis wi…

Unique terror trial that changed France

More than 400 survivors and relatives gave evidence in the unprecedented trial …

Week in pictures: 25 June - 1 July 2022

A selection of powerful images from all over the globe, taken in the past seven…

Texas migrant deaths: Truck driver 'unaware air conditioner had stopped working'

A police informant says he was told that the driver was "unaware" the…

Hot weather dries up swamp, uncovers ancient fort

A historical group was instrumental in discovering a crannog made from stone ne…

Roe v Wade: Women travelling for abortions will be protected - Biden

The US president warns some US states will attempt to arrest women crossing sta…

Ukraine round-up: Elite Russian regiment fights for support and the war for borsch

Support for Russia's elite fighting force looks less certain as the regimen…

Living through Japan's hottest summer on record

Japan is experiencing record-breaking heat - and summer has hardly begun. fro…

Life inside the Dutch earthquake zone

Homes damaged by gas extraction are propped up with wooden beams while resident…

Russia's elite 331st paras regiment fight for public support

In the thick of the Donbas battle, the paras regiment is trapped in a conflict …

How flowers are 'put to sleep' for long sea voyages

Kenya's flower exporters are switching to sea freight as new tech helps kee…

Missing Cryptoqueen: FBI adds Ruja Ignatova to top ten most wanted

Ruja Ignatova is accused of defrauding victims out of $4bn (£3.2bn) through a c…

Assam: 'I saw my husband die as flood water rose around us'

Millions in India’s Assam state are struggling to piece together their lives af…

A Nato summit in Madrid for hawks

The BBC's Frank Gardner speaks to Nato leaders during the first summit sinc…

Danish mink cull: PM Frederiksen and officials heavily criticised

Mette Frederiksen is found to have misled the public while officials are accuse…

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