On the front line of Ecuador’s drugs war, police fight gangs, guns and corruption
The BBC goes on patrol with Ecuador’s police, who are grappling with a huge surge in drug crime....
Trump says Iran war talks taking place during lull in strikes
The US president says “there is a good chance that something could happen”, as Iran denies direct talks are taking place....
Johnson & Johnson offers up to $5.5bn to settle US baby powder lawsuits
The proposed settlement aims to close a years-long legal battle over claims its talcs products cause cancer....
US singer D4vd to go on trial for murder in death of 14-year-old
The star is accused of killing Celeste Rivas Hernandez, whose remains were found in a Tesla registered to his address....
China’s new challenge as natural disasters strike – fake AI videos
Storms and flooding incidents over the last few months have seen fake videos inundating social media....
A Japanese town wrestles with identity after protests over its first mosque
As Japan increasingly relies on foreign workers, it is also grappling with how to integrate new cultures and religions....
Ukraine dismisses Iranian threats as Caspian Sea strike directly links wars
Iran has reacted with fury to the assault on the vessel, with Tehran’s foreign minister saying it “cannot go unanswered”....
Shots fired at US consulate in Toronto for a second time this year
Police said they engaged in a high-speed car chase but failed to arrest the suspect, who remains at large. Three people were arrested in June...
Chile captures fugitive convicted of singer Victor Jara’s murder under Pinochet
Nelson Haase was one of those convicted over the kidnap and murder of folk singer Victor Jara after Chile’s military coup in 1973....
Anger as Berlin Pride attacker revealed to have been freed weeks earlier
As details emerge about the suspected Berlin Pride attacker’s past, many are asking why he was not in prison....