China’s Xi Jinping to make rare visit to North Korea
Xi will be in North Korea from 8-9 June, a rare visit to the isolated regime that is a longstanding ally of Beijing.
US plans to fight flesh-eating screwworm outbreak with flies and dogs
The insect, which has been found in America for the first time since 1966, is a growing concern in the southern US.
How Trump’s White House ballroom plan has doubled in size and cost over a year
BBC Verify examines how the biggest change to the White House in decades has transformed in the last year.
Mangrove forests are healing after decades of human destruction
Swampy mangrove forests are staging a surprise comeback – which is good news for coastal communities and the climate.
Tough cookies: How pop group Le Sserafim overcame internal conflict and internet trolls
The K-pop band say accepting their flaws and embracing humour took them to a new level of success.
Here’s why election results in the second largest US city are so slow
It could take weeks – or even a month – before we know who won elections in California and Los Angeles.
‘It looks black’ – Americans react to Reflecting Pool’s completed paint job
After weeks of renovation, water has begun refilling the historic pool, which has been coated in a colour named “American flag blue”.
Ex-wife of Dubai ruler’s nephew in custody, prosecutors say
Zeynab Javadli had not been in contact with any of her friends since Tuesday.
Zelensky proposes face-to-face talks in open letter to Putin
Ukraine’s president tells the Russian leader that only “direct engagement” between the two countries could end the war, with the US focused on Iran.
Watch: Guide stranded on Everest for six days rescued
The BBC’s Rajini Vaidyanathan pieces together how events unfolded.
