India slides further to the political right as the country’s prime minister lays the foundation stone of the disputed Ram Temple. This week on Decoded, Ali Mustafa breaks down fact from fiction and lays out why the...
Beirut explosion: Pianist’s homage to the victims – BBC News
A Beirut resident has been paying her own tribute to the warehouse explosion that killed at least 137 people and injured thousands of others. Pianist May Melki says her rendition of Auld Lang Syne is a homage, not a...
Lebanese police tear gas anti-government protesters in wake of devastating blast
Lebanese security forces late Thursday fired tear gas to disperse dozens of anti-government demonstrators angered by a cataclysmic blast widely seen as the most shocking expression yet of their government’s...
Spain infection rates: Madrid denies virus surge as case numbers creep up
Covid-19 cases spike in Spain, but the government still denies the country is seeing a second wave. France 24 Sarah Morris tells us more.
Dust Devil | Sudden whirlwind hits beach in Italy
A violent whirlwind struck the coast, sweeping the town’s beach in Sicily’s Cefalu. It was formed at sea, right near the coast, lifting the sand and vegetation into the air. Beach-goers had to run for cover...
Beirut explosion: Macron mobbed on shattered streets of Lebanon
The French President was surrounded by security guards as he visited the devastated city. The country is reeling from a massive explosion in its capital’s port. It damaged more than half the city and left...
Sunak warns of travel ‘disruption’ risk
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has warned Britons preparing to visit France that there is “always the risk of disruption to travel plans”. It comes amid speculation the country could be next on the UK’s...