The BBC’s Analysis Editor Ros Atkins looks at how relations between the UK and China became so strained.
Suspected ‘witchdoctors’ arrested over attempt to ‘bewitch’ Zambia’s president
The pair were found with magic charms, including a live chameleon, the police say.
Six killed in strike on Russia’s Kursk after deadly missile attack on Kyiv
A reported attack on a Russian town comes after Ukraine said Moscow had launched a new attack on Kyiv.
Who is affected by a US government shutdown?
Here’s how the US got to the brink of yet another funding lapse and what it means for Americans – and Trump.
US diplomats cancel briefing in Damascus over security concerns
The first appearance of a formal US delegation in more than a decade is a sign of dramatic shifts since Assad’s fall.
‘I’d rather die than leave my mum’: Survivors describe Mayotte cyclone horror
The BBC hears how roofs flew off homes as people sheltered inside in the cyclone-hit French territory.
‘I’d rather die than leave my mum’: Survivors describe Mayotte cyclone horror
The BBC hears how roofs flew off homes as people sheltered inside in the cyclone-hit French territory.
US deportations under Biden surpass Trump’s record
President Biden had pledged to pause deportations, but ended up expanding it following a surge in border crossings.
Watch: BBC goes inside Syrian prison holding IS detainees
Orla Guerin visits Al-Sina prison in north-eastern Syria, where many suspected fighters have been held for years.
Child dies in stabbing at Croatian primary school
The alleged attacker has been arrested, police say.


