Revealed: Mistakes that blocked Maui wildfire escape routes.
At least 99 people died when an inferno destroyed the town of Lahaina in the deadliest wildfire in modern US history. Through first-hand accounts, as well as police bodycam footage…
Macron calls on Israel to stop killing Gaza’s women and babies.
Israel must stop killing babies and women in Gaza, French President Emmanuel Macron has told the BBC. In an exclusive interview at the Élysée Palace, he said there was “no…
Diwali 2023: What you need to know about the festival of light.
Diwali runs over five days The festival tends to fall between October and November, but the exact date varies each year. Each day has a different meaning and, in 2023,…
Africa’s week in pictures: 3-9 November 2023.
A selection of the best photos from the African continent and beyond. CREDIT: BBC
Jewish fears as German support for Israel is challenged on streets.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz says he’s “ashamed and outraged” at recent antisemitic attacks in Germany. He was speaking at an event to mark the anniversary of the November pogroms of 1938,…
Fighting in northern Myanmar displaces almost 50,000 civilians, UN says.
Almost 50,000 people have been displaced by fighting in northern Myanmar after an alliance of ethnic armed groups launched an offensive against the military two weeks ago, the United Nations…
The Dnipro River, a key front line between Russian and Ukrainian troops.
A sweeping plain dotted with ruined houses stretched into the horizon and towards the blue expanse of the Dnipro River, where a clutch of Ukrainian forces were poised for Russian…
US Senator Joe Manchin to retire, dealing blow to Democrats.
US Democrats’ chances of holding onto their majority in the Senate in 2024 were thrown into doubt Thursday when the party’s powerful lawmaker Joe Manchin announced he would not run…
‘All lives have equal worth’: Macron urges Israel to protect civilians at Gaza aid conference.
French President Emmanuel Macron opened a Gaza aid conference on Thursday with an appeal for Israel to protect civilians as it fights Hamas, saying “all lives have equal worth” and…
Dream or mirage: Can South Africa’s white-led opposition win in 2024?
South Africa’s largest opposition party believes it is the government in waiting, ahead of the 2024 election. Analysts doubt that. Cape Town, South Africa – On April 1, John Steenhuisen…