China is trying to play peacemaker in the Iran war – will it work?
It’s a turnaround for Beijing, whose official response has been muted so far. Why is China stepping in now?
‘It’s phenomenal!’: Excitement in Florida ahead of Artemis launch
BBC’s Leyla Khodabakhshi speaks to locals and visitors in Florida ahead of the Artemis II mission blast off.
Megan Thee Stallion taken to hospital during Moulin Rouge performance
The rapper “started feeling very ill” mid-way through the show in New York, her representative told US media.
‘My six-year-old has nosebleeds’: Chiang Mai air pollution sparks health fears
It’s peak fire season in the Thai city, which now ranks as one of the world’s most polluted.
US Army pilots who flew near Kid Rock’s home suspended and then reinstated within hours
The crews of two military helicopters were suspended by the army, then told there would be “no investigation” by Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth.
India begins counting more than a billion people in massive census
The two-phase exercise – the world’s most ambitious – will see three million officials count every Indian.
‘Moonshots’ and merch – what it’s like to be on Florida’s Space Coast ahead of Artemis launch
Huge crowds are gathering around the Kennedy Space Centre to see the launch of the historic moon mission.
Woods to ‘step away and seek treatment’ after crash
Tiger Woods says he is “stepping away for a period of time to seek treatment and focus on my health” following an arrest after a car crash.
‘You’re no longer my sister’ – rows erupt as war divides Iranian families
People in Iran describe angry scenes and tense relationships as rifts open up over the war.
‘A million things could go wrong’ – why seizing Iran’s uranium would be so risky for the US
Seizing the stockpile would be one of the “most complicated special operations in history,” a former defence official tells the BBC.
