Month: September 2025

Police in Pakistan say they have found the bodies of three transgender people on a roadside in the southern city of Karachi, in the latest violence against the community. They were shot dead by unidentified assailants and their bodies discovered shortly after midnight on Sunday in the Memon Goth area of Karachi, police said. “The […]

Paul AdamsDiplomatic Correspondent BBC Earlier this month, a Palestinian diplomat called Husam Zomlot was invited to a discussion at the Chatham House think tank in London. Belgium had just joined the UK, France and other countries in promising to recognise a Palestinian state at the United Nations in New York. And Dr Zomlot was clear […]

California’s governor has signed a bill to ban local and federal law enforcement officers, including with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), from wearing face masks while on duty. The ban, which comes into effect on 1 January 2026, is part of a series of bills that aims to protect residents from what Democratic Governor […]

Rohan Mehta – not his real name – spent over $8,000 (£5,900) on flights in his scramble to get back to the US ahead of a deadline that would dramatically increase visa fees for some. He had been in Nagpur, India for the anniversary of his father’s death before he cut his trip short. On […]

Police and anti-corruption protesters clashed on the streets of the Philippines’ capital Manila on Sunday, with videos showing a number of demonstrators being detained. The protesters allege funds assigned to flood control projects have been mismanaged. An unusually fierce monsoon has derailed daily life more than ever in the South East Asian nation. A swell […]

Watch: Sea of people seen at Brussels airport Air travellers are facing another day of disruption at several European airports including Heathrow, after a cyber-attack knocked out a check-in and baggage system. There were hundreds of delays on Saturday after the software used by several airlines failed, with affected airports boarding passengers using pen and […]

Oana Marocico, Seamus MirodanBBC Eye Investigations and Rowan IngsBBC Global Disinformation Unit BBC Network co-ordinator Alina Juk (left), captured by our undercover filming, listens to instructions about the disinformation campaign A secret Russian-funded network is attempting to disrupt upcoming democratic elections in an eastern European state, the BBC has found. Using an undercover reporter, we […]

Harry Farleypolitical correspondent, and Jessica Rawnsley PA Media Sir Keir Starmer is expected to announce the UK’s recognition of a Palestinian state in a statement on Sunday afternoon. The prime minister said in July that the UK would shift its position unless Israel met several conditions, including agreeing to a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip […]

Lucy WilliamsonBBC Middle East correspondent in Jenin BBC Abdel Aziz Majarmeh is grieving his 13-year-old son States are there to protect. But so are fathers. Abdel Aziz Majarmeh was standing next to his 13-year-old son, Islam, as he was shot dead by Israeli forces this month at the entrance to Jenin refugee camp, in the […]

Vietnamese singer Duc Phuc has won Russia’s Intervision song contest, held in Moscow on Saturday. Vietnam was among 23 countries participating in the Soviet-era contest, revived by President Vladimir Putin three years after Russia was banned from Eurovision because of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Putin said he was confident the event would become “one […]