Gender equality remains a challenge across the globe and particularly in Africa. Despite progress, women continue to face persistent barriers on the continent: limited access to education, ...

More than 200 Palestinian journalists have been killed by the Israeli army in Gaza. Their colleagues across the Palestinian ...

As France welcomes Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to Paris for a state visit, France is also celebrating a ...

Over 20 years after receiving his OBE, David Beckham is set to finally receive a knighthood in the King's birthday honours.

The transfer window is heating up, and the big teams are already making bold moves. Arsenal, Man City, Man United, Liverpool, ...

When asked about reports that Israeli forces opened fire near an aid distribution centre in Gaza, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt criticised the BBC's coverage of the deadly incident. She ...

Can South Korea turn the page on its most turbulent time since democracy was installed? An election held this Tuesday looks like a landslide victory for the Democratic Party of Lee Jae-myung. What is ...

August 6 will mark 80 years since the US dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Little Boy, as the bomb was nicknamed, killed 80,000 people instantly.

Recent student visa pauses by the US have left thousands of Indian and Chinese students in the lurch. On this week's show we bring you a report on how students in New Delhi are being forced to look ...

The White House has said US President Donald Trump will likely hold talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping this week, following similar comments by top US officials over the weekend.

Ahead of the United Nations Oceans Conference in Nice, our reporters went to meet some of the French scientists working to better understand and preserve the ocean. From high-tech robots 6,000m below ...

In Pakistan, more than 2 million children frequently attend madrasas – Koranic schools that offer free religious education to ...