Liz Hurley and Anna Wintour among mourners at Valentino’s funeral in Rome
Crowds have gathered in Rome for the funeral of Italian fashion designer Valentino, who has died at the age of 93.
‘I didn’t hear from my son for seven months’: Inside Yemen’s UAE-run secret prisons
The BBC sees sites on former United Arab Emirates bases in Yemen where detainees say they were abused.
Pakistan mall fire death toll jumps to 67
The process to identify the bodies recovered from the wreckage of Gul Plaza in Karachi continues.
Indian state investigates killings of hundreds of stray dogs
Police say they have confirmed at least 354 killings so far and arrested nine people.
US-TikTok deal: A new reality for China’s tech champions?
It is a challenge for TikTok’s parent company ByteDance as well as global ambitions for other Chinese tech companies.
Does TikTok’s US deal threaten the company’s global ambitions?
TikTok has finalised a deal to allow its American business to continue, by creating a new US entity separate from its global operations. The BBC’s Asia Business Correspondent Suranjana Tewari breaks down what this could mean.
Vietnam’s leader returns to power with bold promises. Can he deliver?
To Lam resumes the role of communist party chief, the post he currently holds, for the next five years.
Eight surprise takeaways from the Oscar nominations
Paul Mescal and Chase Infiniti missed out, while other actors carried their films to a nomination.
Eight surprise takeaways from the Oscar nominations
Paul Mescal and Chase Infiniti missed out, while other actors carried their films to a nomination.
Dozens of sanctioned Russian tankers navigate Channel despite UK vow of ‘assertive’ action
Some 42 sanctioned tankers has passed through the Channel since 11 January, a BBC Verify analysis finds.


