Jury trial reforms in England and Wales set to be announced | BBC News

The UK government is set to announce plans to restrict the ancient right to a jury trial in England and Wales, in an attempt to clear a record backlog of cases. It... Read more »

Vladimir Putin and US envoy Steve Witkoff set for key Ukraine talks in Moscow | BBC News

Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to meet US special envoy Steve Witkoff in Moscow on Tuesday, after the White House said it was “very optimistic” about reaching a deal to end... Read more »

Pope Leo holds mass on final day of Lebanon trip | BBC News

Pope Leo XIV has been in Lebanon during his first foreign trip, the week after Israeli air strikes hit the Lebanese capital Beirut. The Pope paid his respects by holding a silent... Read more »

Could an AI App help us talk to the dead? | BBC News

Disney star Calum Worthy’s AI start-up claims to help memorialise loved ones by creating interactive digital clones of the deceased. But is this innovation comforting—or dystopian? With the recent AI app going... Read more »

Activist Greta Thunberg and the UN’s Francesca Albanese joined hundreds of pro-…

Activist Greta Thunberg and the UN’s Francesca Albanese joined hundreds of pro-Palestine protesters in Genoa on Friday, as nationwide strikes took place across Italy over Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s proposed military spending... Read more »

Did the US commit war crimes in deadly Venezuela boat strike? | Global News Podcast

The White House says a top US Navy admiral ordered a second round of strikes on an alleged Venezuelan drug boat in September. The Washington Post reported that two people survived the... Read more »

Why is the UK government trying to scrap juries for some trials? | BBC Newscast

Today, the UK’s secretary of state for justice David Lammy has confirmed plans to get rid of jury trials for crimes with sentences of less than three years. The reforms to the... Read more »

Ukrainians in war-ravaged Donbas weigh prospects of peace deal | BBC News

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said territory remains the most difficult issue facing the US-led peace talks. Ukraine has repeatedly rejected Russian demands to give up the regions of Donetsk and Luhansk,... Read more »

Racism, rape and death threats: One weekend of social media abuse in football | BBC News

More than 2,000 extremely abusive social media posts – including death and rape threats – were sent about managers and players in the Premier League and Women’s Super League in a single... Read more »

The divisive legacy of South Korea’s martial law crisis | Global News Podcast

It was one of the most dramatic nights in South Korean history. On 3 December 2024, President Yoon Suk Yeol suspended civilian rule for the first time in more than four decades,... Read more »