Why has Israel recognised the breakaway African state as independent?

Wedaeli Chibelushi, Ameyu Etana,BBC Afaan Oromooand Farah Lamane,BBC Somali AFP via Getty Images Residents of Somaliland’s…

Nepal to scrap ‘failed’ Mount Everest waste deposit scheme

Navin Singh KhadkaEnvironment correspondent, BBC World Service David Liano Officials say the problem of waste piling…

Mexico train crash kills 13 and injures almost 100

Watch: Stranded passengers walk past derailed train as wounded are carried from carriages At least 13…

Home secretary urged to strip activist of British citizenship

Alex Kleidermanand Harry Sekulich MOHAMED EL-RAAI/AFP via Getty Images British-Egyptian democracy activist Alaa Abd El Fattah…

Thailand accuses Cambodia of breaking newly signed ceasefire

Getty Images The Thai army said more than 250 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) were detected flying…

Trump says progress made in Ukraine talks but ‘thorny issues’ remain

Bernd Debusmann Jr,Washington DCand Harry Sekulich Reuters Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky said progress had been…

‘Why I’ve never seen a year like 2025′

John SimpsonBBC world affairs editor BBC Sensitive content: This article contains a graphic description of death…

Syrians in Turkey consider return after fall of Assad

Orla GuerinSenior International Correspondent in Gaziantep, Turkey BBC Aya Mustafa wants to return home but not…

An orphan’s murder shines a spotlight on child abuse in Somalia

Radio Gaalkacyo Saabirin’s death sparked calls for child protection measures to be properly implemented A woman…

China to hold military drills around Taiwan as warning to ‘separatist forces’

Reuters Since 2022 Beijing has ramped up military drills in the Taiwan Strait China has announced…