A third of Bangladesh is under water after some of the heaviest monsoon rains in a decade. More than a million people have been forced from their homes by heavy flooding. Forecasters warn that major rivers are expected...
Coronavirus in a devolved UK: Scotland – BBC News
The four nations of the UK have each had strikingly different responses to the coronavirus crisis. Devolution has meant different policies in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland – from easing lockdown...
South Africa endures coronavirus crisis as health services collapse – BBC News
Chronic failures in the health system of South Africa’s Eastern Cape have been exposed by the coronavirus pandemic. Key staff are on strike or sick with Covid-19 and there are reports of unborn babies dying in...
Malian jihadist police chief on trial at ICC over Timbuktu destruction
A Malian jihadist police chief appear in court in the Hague accused of overseeing ‘unimaginable crimes’ in Timbuktu in 2012. Al Hassan’s been charged with war crimes by the International Criminal Court...
Hong Kong dissidents flee to Taiwan over China’s security law | DW News
China’s new security law has brought a new level of fear to Hong Kong – especially to those seeking democracy and human rights. Many of them have fled the city, and some have chosen Taiwan as their...
Tea, drugs and war: Hong Kong’s British history explained – BBC News
Up to three million Hong Kong residents could have the chance to settle in the UK and ultimately apply for citizenship. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s offer came after China imposed a controversial new security...
Ghislaine Maxwell refused bail as she denies helping Jeffrey Epstein abuse girls – BBC News
Ghislaine Maxwell has been refused bail after pleading not guilty to charges that she helped Jeffrey Epstein abuse underage girls. The former girlfriend of the late American financier and convicted paedophile appeared...