Putin and Modi in China for summit overshadowed by trade wars with US | BBC News

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are among the twenty world leaders attending a regional security summit in China. The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) was created by China,... Read more »

Opposition mounts in France ahead of Bayeux Tapestry move to UK | BBC News

The Bayeux Tapestry, which documents the Norman invasion of England in 1066, will be closed to the public in France from Monday as opposition mounts ahead of its move to London. The... Read more »

How Denmark ending letter deliveries is a sign of the digital times | BBC News

A steep decline in letters being sent by post means Denmark’s national postal service, PostNord, will cease letter services at the end of the year. It will bring to an end four... Read more »

Is university worth the money? | BBC News

As this year’s graduates head into a historically uncertain jobs market, many are starting their own businesses as they struggle to land more traditional roles. The BBC’s Ben Thompson talks to LinkedIn’s... Read more »

More than 600 killed in Afghanistan earthquake, Taliban interior ministry says | BBC News

More than 600 people have died after a magnitude 6.0 earthquake hit eastern Afghanistan, the Taliban interior ministry reported. The quake struck at a shallow depth of 8km (5 miles) – which... Read more »

Russia’s Vladimir Putin meets India’s Narendra Modi in China for world leaders summit | BBC News

Leaders of Russia and India have met on the sidelines of a key economic summit in China. Vladimir Putin and Narendra Modi are among around 20 world leaders who are attending the... Read more »

Israel pushes tanks further into Gaza city after Hamas spokesman Abu Obeida killed | BBC News

Israel has pushed tanks further into Gaza City and detonated vehicles containing explosives, according to witnesses there. At least 98 people have been killed in Israel’s continued bombardment of Gaza in the... Read more »

UK PM Keir Starmer wants to ‘bring forward’ plan to close asylum hotels by 2029 | BBC News

The UK Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer has told the BBC he understands if some people are frustrated, one year on from Labour taking government. Now, he says, the government is in... Read more »

More than 800 killed after strong earthquake hits Afghanistan | BBC News

More than 800 people have been killed – and nearly 3,000 injured – after a 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan just before midnight on Sunday, the United Nations’ humanitarian agency has... Read more »

The BBC World Service has compiled evidence from over 160 cases in which childr…

The BBC World Service has compiled evidence from over 160 cases in which children were shot by Israeli forces in Gaza, and found that in 95 of them, the child was shot... Read more »