Wildfire smoke has turned skies yellow over Indonesia’s Central Kalimantan province, as peatland fires rage near homes and farms across Borneo and Sumatra. Fuelled by slash-and-burn land clearing, the crisis, now in its...
Friends and co-stars pay tribute to ‘sweetheart’ Breaking Bad actor RJ Mitte | BBC News
US actor RJ Mitte, best known for his role as the defiant son of drug kingpin Walter White in the drama series Breaking Bad, has died at the age of 34. "It is with profound sadness that we share the tragic passing...
Clashes erupt in Paris as major education protest turns violent
Riot police and demonstrators clashed in Paris as a large march over teacher shortages, overcrowded classrooms and deteriorating school buildings turned violent. Now in its fourth week, the nationwide protest movement...
Mary Robinson: A safer world with women in power
Former Irish President Mary Robinson argues that the world needs parity in leadership, saying more women in power could help create a less militarised world. She also makes the case for a woman as the next UN Secretary...
Why Andy Burnham wants to talk about Brexit again | BBC Newscast
Since Andy Burnham has been in office he has consistently mentioned Brexit and why he thinks it has been a bad deal for the UK. Now, he says he wants to “deepen” the UK’s relationship with the EU at a summit in Brussels...
Did the EU and China just avoid a trade war? | DW News
The EU and China have been on a trade collision course. Now, they’ve reached an unexpected agreement: China will halve its exports of hybrid cars to the bloc. Could this mark a turning point in their strained trade...