Mozambique insurgency: Why 24 countries have sent troops
Mozambique is at the heart of a global battle for influence, even though its conflict has local roots....
The curious case of kangaroo spotting in India
The sighting has raised alarms over networks that smuggle exotic animals to India....
Australia election: A great shock to the system
Politics will now be greener, more feminine, and more emphatically Australian, writes Nick Bryant....
Ukraine war: Against the thud of artillery, miners struggle on
Miners in eastern Ukraine on how a difficult job has become even more dangerous....
Afghanistan: Policing faces, bodies and beards on Kabul streets
The BBC goes on patrol with the Taliban’s “moral police”, whose job it is to enforce hard-line rule....
Australia election: How Scott Morrison ran out of miracles
Australia’s defeated PM had a carefully cultivated image, but it failed him in the end....
What beauty parlours reveal about Somali women
Somali women are usually expected to cover up and keep quiet – beauty parlours are a welcome relief....
‘My first court case: Prosecuting my father’s killers’
Shagufta Ahmed’s first job was to get justice for her father, a lecturer murdered after he blew the whistle on a colleague....
Child protection: Without change thousands more kids face care – review
Struggling families need earlier support before they reach crisis point, warns a major review....
Monkeypox contacts advised to isolate for 21 days
Official guidance recommends quarantining for those who have had unprotected direct contact with the virus....