The government has increased fines for parents whose children miss school without permission in a new bid to crack down on absences across England. The move comes amid growing concern over declining school attendance...
Central and eastern Europe devastated by deadly floods | BBC News
Torrential rain caused by Storm Boris continues to wreak havoc across central and eastern Europe. Four people were killed and two others are missing in Romania. Several people remain unaccounted for in the Czech...
Wolfgang Ischinger on Ukraine, NATO and the US election | DW News
DW’s Carolina Chimoy caught up with former German Ambassador to the US and former chair of the Munich Security Conference Wolfgang Ischinger in Kyiv. He expressed hope that Ukraine would be allowed to use long...
Protester calls Kamala Harris a ‘war criminal’ at campaign rally
A protester has chanted "war criminal" at Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris as she spoke during a campaign event in Pennsylvania. Harris responded with the usual "I am speaking" and that...
Russia and Ukraine trade 206 POWs in UAE-brokered deal • FRANCE 24 English
Moscow and Kyiv swapped 103 prisoners of war each on Saturday in a deal brokered by the United Arab Emirates, a rare moment of coordination between the two warring sides as Russia pushes ahead in east Ukraine. Citing a...
Lib Dem leader quizzed over extra funding for the NHS after junior doctors given pay increases
Liberal Democrats leader Sir Ed Davey is quizzed on his party’s policy for extra NHS funding after the government agreed pay increases for junior doctors. Sir Ed told Sky News that the NHS needs "investment...
Will CNG motorbikes help India’s air quality? | BBC News
There are 250 million two-wheelers on India’s roads. They emit harmful pollutants that are adding to the worsening air quality of its cities. But one company claims it has a solution: a motorbike that runs on...