How Indian scientists are mapping the brain’s last frontier
India’s new brainstem atlas offers scientists an unprecedented map of one of the brain’s least known regions.
10 years of Pokémon Go and the millions still trying to catch ’em all
Michael Steranka, vice president at the mobile game’s owner Scopely, says it has always been about bringing people together.
The Chinese graduate accused of being Mexico’s ‘fentanyl king’
Cartel members and ex-colleagues describe how Zhang Zhidong allegedly linked Chinese chemicals to Mexican drug labs.
US Senator Mitch McConnell says absence due to fall and pneumonia
The veteran Republican says he will not return to work “quite yet”, in his first statement following weeks of speculation about his health.
At least 27 killed in Bangkok bar fire, Thai authorities say
Firefighters were called to the scene just after midnight local time and discovered patrons fleeing through the flame-enveloped front door of the venue.
Anthony Zurcher: From Trump critic to ally, Lindsey Graham was a political survivor of the Maga era
The senator’s career was marked by a willingness to adapt to America’s dramatically changing political climate, writes the BBC’s North America correspondent.
South Africa says more than 53,000 foreigners deported in migration campaign
South Africa is cracking down on undocumented migrants following widespread anti-immigration protests.
Former Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani dies aged 74
He took power in 1996 after staging a bloodless coup against his father, and went on to transform Qatar into the gas-rich power it is today.
‘This landscape is completely charred’: Inside the village at epicentre of Spain’s wildfires
The BBC’s Nick Beake sees homes razed to the ground and “a sea of black” in Bédar.
David Willey, esteemed BBC foreign correspondent, dies aged 93
Willey is best known for covering the Vatican, and reported on five popes during his long career.
