Meta lay-offs: Facebook owner to cut 10,000 staff
In addition to the culling of 10,000 jobs, 5,000 vacancies at the company will be left unfilled....
French bin strike: Paris holds its nose as waste piles up
Refuse collectors joined the strike a week ago in protest at plans to raise the pension age to 64....
Gun control: Biden to sign executive order on background checks
In the absence of congressional action, the US president pushes a series of gun control measures....
China reopening borders to foreign tourists for first time since Covid erupted
The move marks a major easing of travel curbs in place since the start of the Covid pandemic....
Storm Freddy: Malawi declares state of disaster as more than 200 killed
Dozens of children are among the dead as rescue workers use shovels to find people buried in mud....
Officials investigate latest close call at US airport
The incident in Washington, DC is the latest in a string of reported near-collisions on US airport runways....
Aukus submarine deal: Is conflict with China getting closer?
Beijing has reacted with anger to the details of a UK, US and Australia defence pact known as Aukus....
What do we know about the Silicon Valley and Signature Bank collapse?
Two US banks have collapsed and shares tumbled. So how serious is this and what does it mean for you?...
South Africa’s long wait for justice over apartheid crimes
Lukhanyo Calata remains determined to prosecute the security agents who killed his father 38 years ago....
Liberia’s war and peace: Lessons from 30 years’ reporting
The BBC’s Jonathan Paye-Layleh is retiring after covering Liberia for three tumultuous decades....